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Haven't seen it here yet but The Effect was absolutely thrilling when I saw it in London last September. Couldn't recommend it enough and really hoping I have the chance to go again at The Shed!

Did anyone see this in London?

Chaim Topol, the spirited Israeli actor and singer who, one season following another, portrayed Tevye the milkman in Fiddler on the Roof on stages all around the world and in an Oscar-nominated turn in Norman Jewison’s 1971 film adaptation, has died. He was 87.

Topol by his own estimation connected with Tevye more than 3,500 times over more than four decades, starting with a Hebrew-language production in his home country when he was 30.

“How many people are known for one part? How many people in my profession are known worldwide? So, I am not complaining,” he said in a 2015 interview. “Sometimes I am surprised when I come to China or when I come to Tokyo or when I come to France or when I come wherever and the clerk at the immigration says, ‘Topol, Topol, are you Topol?’ So yes, many people saw it [Fiddler], and it is not a bad thing.”

Read his obituary here.

 

TaffyDavenport said: "https://entertainmentcommunity.org/performances-and-events/ragtime-25th-anniversary-reunion-concert"

If anyone is looking to sell a ticket to this please message me, absolutely dying to see this!

Kristin is doing a workshop this spring of an adaptation of a documentary from the past 15 years with a score by a previous collaborator of hers. 

I’m seeing it in a few days, will report back!

NoItAll said: "ACL2006 said: "The show will close before this year's Tony Awards. Michele isn't anywhere near the level of Garland, Kaye, Minnelli, etc to warranty a special Tony Award."

Minnelli?ThisMinnelli? Compared toLea? Reputation and reality are not always the same."

Michele? “Sh*t in your wig” Michele? Compared to Liza? EG*OT winner? Queen of the Nepo Babies? One of the greatest entertainers of our time? Please exit the standom and get yourself an education because clearly your “reality” is not the same as the one we’re all living in.

Into the Woods just posted this on their instagram.

Could this be them teasing an extension/new theater announcement as some have previously speculated on here? 

This is happening. A 4 week developmental lab started this week, Michael Greif is directing with choreography by Camille A Brown, Alicia Keys is doing the music and lyrics and Kristoffer Diaz, who wrote the book for Hercules at The Public, is writing the book. It’s a coming of age story about a young woman in Hell’s Kitchen in the 90’s named Ali — which highly suggests this piece is at least semi autobiographical if not fully.

Donna Murphy just posted this: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck-BrYKuV7-/

Did anyone attend? It must've been a truly beautiful evening.

bobby bubby said: "Just wanted to add to the theory about the "new direction" being the proposal for Julie and Beanie to split shows until end of September (which I suspect is what happened):
 

• Earlier this year, there were discussions about Julie taking all the matinees and having her contract adjusted for this. Confirmed by someone who worked in the theater, so this arrangement must have fell through somehow. So this proposal has been discussed in some form before.

• Beanie and Julie seem to have something brewing behind the scenes. They don't have the typical social media exchange that most leads do with understudies whenever they have to go on. Beanie posted on Instagram rooting for Ephie when she was covering for Fanny, and I don't believe she's ever done something like this for Julie despite the multitude of times she's covered for her. That perhaps explains why Beanie was upset about this proposal.

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Beanie and Julie seemed to have a really great relationship, at least at first. When Julie made her Fanny debut she posted on instagram that Beanie left her a gift and called her a mensch. 

However today, Ephie posted on her instagram story praising Beanie calling her an exceptional human being, while Julie hasn't posted anything about it. Several cast members have shared absolutely glowing and kind comments and that's not to say the people who haven't don't like Beanie, but its certainly something to note. 

 

 

A clip of the curtain call from tonight’s final dress popped up on twitter

INVITED DRESS CURTAIN CALL

Just got an email from the Atlantic announcing a 1 week extension for The Bedwetter with Jessica Vosk replacing Caissie for 5 days only. Bebe Neuwirth will also be replaced by Elizabeth Ward Land for those 5 days. 

Seems odd to bring in a name like Vosk for only 5 days. Nonetheless, hoping to catch her take in the role, I loved this the first time I saw it.

JBroadway said: "Tag said: "Zy-IN"

Not quite - or at least not how it should be written out. There' no emphasis on the IN.

It's closer to "ZINE," rhyming with "MINE," but I have sometimes heard it said with a slight separation between the vowels, to create a very light, almost imperceptible 2nd syllable, starting with a schwa sound. A little bit like when you say the word "lion" very quickly. But it's closer to rhyming with "mine" than "lion."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXgeuFnYL-o"

I would say its like Mayan with a Z. I feel like that kind of falls in between mine and lion. 

Zayan.

I'm surprised Barbra hasn't made any comment about this production so far, when Lauren Ambrose was cast in the aborted Bart Sher revival she had mentioned something nice, but non-committal, to acknowledge her casting in an interview. As we approach her 80th Birthday, if she gives some sort of interview, I could see her being asked about it.

Papi2013 said: "Is the invited dress tonight? Pictures of the merch stand are popping up."

Where are you seeing this? I looked on instagram and didn't see anything. Could you share a link?