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She was rumored, but my current understanding from people on the ground is that they just lost yet another Mary and are having trouble keeping one. They're looking to surprise people with the casting of Herod too, either as a special surprise on the night or because they hope to avoid another incident like those erupting at cinemas from his recent video game-related flick. (Suffice it to say he's a logical choice and has done the role in a similarly special concert before.)

Did no one see Sunset's Plan B? They'll stick it on the roof of the theater instead. Problem solved.

They evidently have a morbid fascination with what the waiting room for the latest Boys in the Band auditions would sound like.

CJRochester said: "Erin V said: "Tveit’s One Night In Bangkok is going to be fire."

How do you figure? I worked on a production of Chess 30 years ago. The Arbiter sings this song, not Freddy."

Found the one who did it Off-Broadway with Artist's Perspective. Patrick Jude sang that number well!

And then it became a triopoly.

Now it's Concord Theatricals, MTI, and TRW. Massive shift to the landscape!

Update: music star for Svetlana no longer the case. Am hearing Solea, but of course cannot confirm or deny the veracity of that.

Meanwhile, we're glossing right over the fact that BWW's favorite punching bag was jam on target with his gossip again.

Ah. In that case, which JCS revival? All three (1977, 2000, 2012) have run far shorter than the original run.

On the other hand, it is fully in keeping with NBC's last bold move of a black Jesus during the first administration.

Seven. Seven years ago. It'll be 10 in 2028.

An autumn 2025 curtain date for Chess is also mentioned in his program bio in a local opera company's staging of JCS in Manhattan. I know that's not exactly the most reliable source, but if he's talking about it publicly and it's in his handouts...

rosscoe, let me give it a try:

George Abbott, Broadway's greatest all-time musical comedy director, once said, "If you play it for comedy, it won't work; if you play it for real, it will."

When Rocky played it for real, the result was camp brilliance. When Rocky plays it for comedy now, the result is schlock.

Am I in the ballpark?

It's a good guess, solid evidence too, but I can neither confirm nor deny. All I know is "Lea Michele as Florence, major music star as Svetlana, stacking the deck so it might print money even if the show is still a hot mess."

GirlFromOz68 said: "Are we talking Broadway bigger like a Tony nominee/winner or someone who has a big profile outside of Broadway in a similar way that Lea has through her TV work?"

Last I heard, the latter, specifically someone of some renown in music.

 

inception said: "In what world is Chess bigger at the box office than Moulin Rouge?"

The world where they're stacking the deck with stars as Florence and Svetlana.

Al H. has it!

The word I hear is that an audience favorite is about to close to make way for Chess. Guess they wanna get the last bit of coin they can out of the one who walked onstage with an AirPod in first, though...

Perhaps reading the Playboy article itself would lend some perspective.