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The Kennedy Center announced its season this morning and as a Maryland resident, I am quite disappointed.

24-25 Season

* Broadway Center Stage production

Clue- September 17-October 6 2024

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*: October 11-20 2024

Champions of Magic-November 19-December 1 2024

& Juliet- Dec. 17, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025

Life of Pi- Dec. 17, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025

Schmigadoon!*- Jan. 31 - Feb. 9, 2025

RIVERDANCE 30 – The New Generation- Mar. 4 - 16, 2025

Eureka Day- Mar. 4 - 22, 2025

Legally Blonde*- Jun. 6 - 15, 2025

Les Miserables- Jun. 11 - Jul. 13, 2025

Dungeons and Dragons: The Twenty Side Tavern: Jul. 22 - Aug. 3, 2025

Parade: Aug. 19 - Sep. 7, 2025

The Sound of Music- Sep. 9, 2025

As a DMV resident, I am truly over the Kennedy Center being one of the last theaters to announce its season. 

Hell's Kitchen has recorded/still recording their cast album

https://twitter.com/AliciaKeysDaiIy/status/1783296882875170853

For clarity, are we considering the show to be a jukebox musical?

Hell’s Kitchen, welcome to the Best Musical race. 

It’s kinda of funny and cool that both Kit and Joe will have made their Broadway debuts in the same year by the time this opens. Depending on when this opens, I wonder how much press Kit is going to do for season 3 of Heartstopper. I definitely see this closing in January before Rachel starts having to do press for Snow White. 

Jordan, did you see what kind of merch is available? There’s no ‘Shop’ page on the show’s website. 

For those who have been less than thrilled with the show, does it make you concerned about Gatsby?

ART's website is experiencing high web traffic right now.

According to Eden’s Instagram story, they are putting in a new opening number into the show tonight. 

theatretenor2 said: "Pretty shocked to see Green give this a CP."

Someone on their marketing team is probably screaming and crying happy tears now knowing that they can use that signifier on all their advertising. 

 

For those who want to watch, here is a full-ish version of 'Our Time':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfcThm59-ck

Michelle posted a video to her IG that mentioned her going to Chicago and then Broadway. So, as of right now, it looks she is locked in. 

Dolly80 said: "She was dreadful in Aida. Not impressed by this casting at all.

When did you see her in Aida, 2003 or 2016?

Also, Williams is from the Chicago area. 

 

Call_me_jorge said: "Interesting to see Harry Potter is going to the National instead of theKennedy Center. Someone at the KC must’ve fumbled ball there."

I absolutely concur. As a DC-area resident, I was shocked when I read that. 

I found it hilarious in the Deadline article that the production in Chicago was called a “developmental run”. 

The song '8/Eight Dates' from today's press launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj2EiSZSlkQ

This is my current prediction for the Best Featured Actress in a Musical category:

Amber Iman, Lempicka
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret 
Joy Woods, The Notebook

Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along

Shoshana Bean/Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen

 

I did not get the chance to see Stereophonic off-Broadway but would the songs that are used in the show make  the show eligible for a Best Score nomination?