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Reeve and Eva's Wedding Featured in Vogue
 Feb 6 2026, 10:54:56 AM

If while Noblezada was walking down the aisle, the officiant didn't tell Carney to not turn around - to not look - to trust that she was there,   well, that was a missed opportunity. 


AMERICAN CLASSIC tv show
 Feb 5 2026, 01:47:27 PM

I presume, despite the involvement of Bob Martin, this has no connection to "Slings and Arrows" which was about an actor who has a public meltdown (multiple) and then returns to his "family" in New Burbage to save it with a production of a classic play. 

Per the website, this show is about an actor who has a public meltdown and returns home to his family theatre to save it with a production of a classic play. https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/mgm-plus-series/american-classic/1

I do wonder if the British playwright, Richard Bean, is okay with his name being used in this show. 


Bring it to Broadway! German Opera Humiliates Trump
 Feb 5 2026, 10:05:25 AM

Just the trailer:

 


Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz confirms Oz sequel film in the works | The National
 Jan 31 2026, 10:50:26 PM

I'm guessing Maguire sold the rights to his other Oz books to someone other than Universal.  Because, if you want to do a sequel to Wicked, there already are three actual sequels plus a handful of other works connected to Wicked. 


Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/25/26
 Jan 27 2026, 06:48:52 PM

Rob said: "Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/25/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past. Click Here to Visit the Broadway Grosses...

Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT AMBITION (0.4%), Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: HAMILTON (-101%), HADESTOWN (-100.4%), WICKED (-100%), MAMMA MIA! (-100%), RAGTIME (-99.8%), OH, MARY! (-99.4%), STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (-99%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-98.4%), OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL (-97.3%), MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (-96.6%), MARJORIE PRIME (-96.1%), THE OUTSIDERS (-95.8%), THE LION KING (-95.1%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-94.8%), MJ (-93.6%), CHESS (-92.6%), JUST IN TIME (-92.4%), DEATH BECOMES HER (-92.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-89.3%), OEDIPUS (-88.8%), LIBERATION (-87.3%), TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) (-85.3%), THE GREAT GATSBY (-83%), HELL'S KITCHEN (-82.4%), SIX: THE MUSICAL (-79.1%), CHICAGO (-75.5%), BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (-7.5%), & JULIET (-4.6%), BUG (-3.8%), ALADDIN (-2.8%), Click Here to Visit the BroadwayWorld Grosses...
"

How can a show be down 101% in capacity? 


Great Tony Awards Performances
 Jan 23 2026, 08:16:24 PM

There will also be a small place in my heart for the Starmites Tony performance (never seen the show)

 

 


Great Tony Awards Performances
 Jan 23 2026, 09:21:47 AM

Besides Dreamgirls, Grand Hotel and the two Anything Goes, I’d add Contact (but I think it is off YouTube), Big Deal, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, The Apple Tree and Applause.


The Bodyguard tour stops/dates
 Jan 20 2026, 10:40:27 PM

Call_me_jorge said: "Can’t believe I’m resurrecting this decade old thread.

The Bodyguard was just announced as a part of the upcoming season for Broadway in Atlanta. I’m sure more stops are to follow…
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Hasn't Atlanta suffered enough?


Movie Adaptions that Got Stuck Out-of-Town
 Jan 17 2026, 11:53:03 AM

Adding to the list:

Robin and the 7 Hoods - Old Globe San Diego

Note: in the last year, the UK has had musical adaptation of 50 First Dates and 13 Going on 30 (neither in a "west end" theatre, although 50 First Dates was in London)

This does seem like a ripe topic for a "Not Since Carrie" book. 

 


"Messy White Gays" reviews
 Jan 2 2026, 09:03:17 AM

quizking101 said: "The boatload of cash appears to have come primarily from The Fabulous Invalid Pro.Co. (and podcast) and the D’Angora’s (the new owners of the Laurie Beechman/WBC)"

According to the BWW profile article, newbie investor Sean Nyberg has money in the show. 

 


ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT AMBITION Reviews
 Dec 18 2025, 05:48:48 PM

On Facebook, Sean Nyberg announced he was a co-producer as of December 9. 


Kennedy Center Honors
 Dec 10 2025, 01:19:46 AM

Don't know if this article from The Atlantic is behind a paywall

Trump's Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors

 


Jason Robert Brown Says Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Is Still Waiting for a Broadway Theatre
 Dec 7 2025, 01:10:42 AM

Sutton Ross said: "The man owes us from last season's horror show he decided to stage. Jason is a brilliant artist but I don't think he's ever had a hit on Broadway (?).I don't know who this show would be for, but I think that about a lot of his work."

Didn't the Parade revival recoup?

 


TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Reviews
 Nov 21 2025, 06:07:04 PM

ACL2006 said: "

Just five new musicals this season has to be a all-time low. Wondering if something like BENJAMIN BUTTON slides in because of this. Or BULL DURHAM."

Looking through Wikipedia, the 94-95 season appears to have had only two new musicals - Sunset Blvd and Smoky Joe's Cafe. I think I've read that they almost cancelled the category that year.

 


Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nypng'o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sandra Oh to star in Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT
 Nov 14 2025, 02:08:23 PM

My local PBS station is showing this on Great Performances tonite - 14 November. I think it's the "national" feed as well, but, as they say, "check your local stations". My DVR is set.  The clips I have seen (including a boxing scene) are very very funny. 


ROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS Previews
 Nov 13 2025, 04:20:19 PM

Someone else had this short review:

"Rob Lake Magic show. Poof! It's gone."


Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025
 Nov 13 2025, 04:18:17 PM

binau said: "With over 2,200 seats every night of course not everyone is likely to love Evita. "

At the performance we attended (Sat evening 28 June) six seats in front of us that had been full were empty for Act II. When I mentioned this to the person seated to my left, she explained that she had seen the original with Page and was not enjoying this version stating (slightly paraphrasing now) "This is not in my top 10. Not even top 50, Probably not top 100


Duet or Trio Songs from Musicals that was a Book First
 Nov 11 2025, 12:48:39 PM

Do you need to look further than Wicked? 


TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Previews
 Nov 10 2025, 10:29:28 AM

I think the audience sympathizes with her because, at first, we don't know what she did wrong.  She is trying to make right/amends for whatever she did wrong. She is being abused by her sister - who is having Robin do all manner of things for the wedding that Robin is not invited to. Robin is in a not great employment situation - and getting no help from family - and that is something an audience can sympathize with. it is not until later - after we have followed Robin and her semi-g


NYT: 15 Off Broadway Shows to Catch in November
 Nov 2 2025, 11:45:26 AM

Does Gotta Dance at the York fit "November" with first preview on 25 November?

I'm curious what "iconic" dances they are going to do. Promotional material just says works by Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Gene Kelly, Michael Bennett, Susan Stroman, Billy Wilson, and others. 


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