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SMASH To Close June 22, 2025
 Jun 10 2025, 10:14:27 PM

SeymourInBrooklyn said: "Can someone explain to a noob like myself why producers/composers said it wasn't possible to do 'Bombshell'?"

The vocal demand of the role of Marilyn would be insane. The songs for Bombshell in Smash were written to capture moments but if you actually line them all up back to back to back it's it would be an inhuman feat for one actress to sing the role of Marilyn. It would need to be severely cut down and then people would co


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Jun 10 2025, 03:18:22 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "The choreographer is Lorin Latarro."

I LOVED her work on Tommy and Heart of Rock and Roll so that's really promising in my eyes.


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Jun 10 2025, 02:45:55 PM

In a strangely timely fashion, Wait in the Wings over on YT just dropped a doc on the OG Chess. 

I always have loved the music of Chess from the concert recording but never knew what when down to make it flop so hard back in the 80s. Dang. What a mess. But now it kinda gives me a bar that has been set (in my own mind) for this revival. The original ORIGINAL vision sounded amazing to me. So now... can/will this revival fix what got broken between London and Broadway back then? Do we know yet who the choreographer on the revival is? I'm curious if movement is going to be a big part of it or not now.

 


Tony Awards Predictions (All Categories)
 Apr 24 2025, 06:08:00 PM

I have a preliminary predictions list but I feel like there are still a LOT of eligibility question marks for musicals on performances that are gonna factor in to most of the categories. Well... mainly the rulings for Pirates and Smash. In truth, having seen both show.... Ramin, DHP, Brooks and Robyn should ALL be featured performances and depending on who gets pushed up to leading will matter so much. If Smash can somehow finesse things and get Robyn considered to be featured, not only


Broadway Flops you love that everybody else hates
 Mar 31 2025, 09:17:30 PM

I'm gonna throw Ghost into the conversation. Is it basically a moment for moment adaptation of the movie? Yeah, sure. But what a score! I also feel like back then that show got torn apart for the use of screens being one of the early shows to make heavy use of them in the set and now it's kinda common practice.


THE LAST FIVE YEARS Previews
 Mar 19 2025, 10:27:13 AM

binau said: "The fact that the reddit post described the first preview as ‘opening night’ makes me wince in a pearl clutching way similar to when people call cast recordings soundtracks. But it is true the first preview buzz is more positive than first thought. Surprising no one has posted here yet. IS THIS BOARD DYING????"

I wish my friend that went last night had an account here to report because I got a full earful from them and it's


THE LAST FIVE YEARS Previews
 Mar 18 2025, 10:14:38 PM

I am getting some accounts from a friend that was there..... buckle up kids this topic is about to be wild!


OPERATION MINCEMEAT Previews
 Mar 16 2025, 11:06:31 PM

I didn't know how I was going to react to this one but I liked it. Did I LOVE it, not really. I am still soul seeking why it didn't fully land with me. It might be the bit of whiplash I kept feeling between genuinely clever scenes and total unhinged absurdism ones. It might also be the struggle to make out half of what was being said. This was my first time in the Golden... is the sound system always that bad? Anytime they were singing a group number it was like... noise gumbo to my e


SMASH Previews
 Mar 16 2025, 10:57:42 PM

Disclaimer. I have not seen it in previews yet but I did see the open rehearsal. While I am happy they altered the ending, it seems like they did not alter it enough. I don't get why they seem to resistant to divorce themselves of the ultra meta idea of a show within a show within a show within a show ending. It really seems like it's a no brain to just go with the obvious and satisfying ending.

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SMASH Previews
 Mar 11 2025, 10:13:16 PM

Wayman_Wong said: "Are there many new songs in ''Smash''?

Just wondering if there are enough of them that'll allow itto be Tony-eligible for Best Original Score.
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Someone posted the song list in the playbill earlier in the topic. No new songs from what can be seen though the last song might be a new one as while there is a song called "Smash" from the TV show, it's already in act one and the last song is titled differently


Hotel recommendation for future trip
 Nov 21 2024, 09:20:21 PM

Stayed with some friends at the Rui Times Square (the one across from the Palace) last year and loved it. From location to the rooms. A lot of the reviews when I looked it up talk about long waits at the elevators but I never had that happen. The price we got at the time was also very reasonable.


SUNSET BLVD. Reviews
 Nov 21 2024, 09:04:43 PM

It appears that Nicole has added a vacation or another engagement in January. A friend bought tickets last night for January 10th (literally last night) and tonight he got a notice of a casting change. Looking at Seat Geek, she now appears to be out from January 8th thru the 12th. No one is listed as the cover so I don't know if it will be Mandy, the new standby, and understudy, or a combination of the three.


First Preview Gift Thread
 Nov 21 2024, 08:43:28 PM

While I was not there, Sunset gave out tote bag at their first preview.


MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews
 Nov 20 2024, 10:17:37 PM

justherehanging said: "Thanks

just struggling, I purchased some shows in advance, but this particular one I’m just on the fence about paying full price to be in the orchestra or waiting to the day of and hoping

I’m saying the same thing about Sunset Boulevard I can get a house seat for $300 from someone or I risk and see what I can get from TKTS
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I will say, I have been paying attention to the ticket sales on this one in the last wee


Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk & Bill Burr Will Lead GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS on Broadway, Spring 2025
 Nov 13 2024, 10:42:40 AM

ChairinMain said: "I'm hoping that the rave reviews received by MAYBE HAPPY ENDING might mean that the producers of Glengarry need to circle another theater!"

This. The literal unanimous positive and rave reviews give MHE a bit of an extra cushion and looking at the next few days of tickets for MHE and its looking like the reviews have had at the very least as short term impact. Will it be enough to take it to the spring? I don't know. But if I were Wonderful


DEATH BECOMES HER Previews
 Nov 9 2024, 10:34:27 PM

This past Wednesday evening's sponsor was Digorno. It's not delivery, it's Digorno.


Scherzinger in SUNSET BLVD. Previews
 Oct 4 2024, 01:07:02 AM

Here is a video of someone that filmed it from outside posted on TikTok. They state in the description that Hell's Kitchen got out late. I mean it was bound to happen eventually. The other shows in the area can't/don't have to work around the walks timing.


Scherzinger in SUNSET BLVD. Previews
 Oct 3 2024, 09:54:50 PM

chrishuyen said: "I seem to rememberthe lights being on for that portion? Could've been half lighting but certainlyenough to see by and make your way out with no flashlights (and I specifically stayed behind to scout for abandoned playbills and I don't think I had trouble looking around while that was happening)"

I stayed and watched (and scouted bills) but from my vantage point just seeing the crush of people leaving through that stairwell, all I could


Scherzinger in SUNSET BLVD. Previews
 Oct 3 2024, 08:53:20 PM

Saw the show last night, will comment on the show itself later but wanted to just say that the choice to not turn the lights on until after the "credits" needs to go. Very big safety hazard. I was seated above the entrance/exit in the mezz and the rush of people tripping and falling over one another in the darkness as one poor usher tried to illuminate the stairs with a little flash light looked like an accident waiting to happen.


Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Will Lead MAYBE HAPPY ENDING on Broadway
 Aug 15 2024, 11:04:43 PM

I've been hearing whispers from two different connections of a production not making it to opening over failing to secure the needed funds combined with a very poor advance. I just didn't know which one until, seemingly, now. Which is devastating because this and Death Becomes Her were/are my most anticipated fall shows.


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