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Erivo will star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl
Aug 9
2025, 02:42:46 PM
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "RumTumJM said: "I have a strong hunch that Webber wants to try the arena tour concept, again!"
Quite the opposite, in fact. One of them is bigger (and has been in the works for nearly 20 years), while the other is hardly surprising to anyone who has seen hisfavorite director of the moment in New York and London and heard what's next on his list."
You got me totally puzzled with that first, 20-years-in-development
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2025-2026 Musicals to Be Announced
Aug 8
2025, 02:10:28 PM
MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "I can definitely see a successful narrative for Goddess. Especially in a less crowded season where it has more breathing room. I found a lot to love in this show, and if it can be refined a bit, I think it will truly be something special.
I should note that multiple people have confided in me that it has been harder than ever to secure funding for new musicals. This is the main reason why so few announcements have been made. The usual investor pool
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Jesus Christ Superstar Radio City
Aug 7
2025, 01:28:44 PM
CoffeeBreak said: "Crusty Bagel said: "he was trying to get the tour to come to ny a few years ago. Who gives a $hit about JCS, another show that needs to go away"
The tour was mishandled by, the known fruadster,Michael Cohl (Spiderman etc). Really Useful (ALW's company) sued Michael and is SB2N company thereafter for poor producing and money mishandling."
That's the 2014 arena tour that was mishandled. Wasn't he trying t
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Erivo will star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl
Aug 6
2025, 12:13:30 AM
TheatreMonkey said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "RumTumJM said: "g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "No, two high-profile iterations ofJCSspecifically."
I have a strong hunch that Webber wants to try the arena tour concept, again!
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It may not have been the first in a stadium but I think the first concert in the round was donein Australia in 1992. An incredible production if you’ve never seen it. I wonder if this style could happen again.
https://youtu.be/J-Ltsb4KJ5c?si=B5PYfQG1ZtaiTaZe
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Well...hopefully without the Branson-meets-Ren Faire costumes. And it has been done in arena stagings before, if that's what you were getting at."
I was thinking of the 2014 JC Chasez, Brandon Boyd, Johnny Rotten & Michelle Williams arena tour that was canceled at the 11th hour! (I'm not saying revive that exact production/design concept. Just revist the idea of a JCS arena tour in America.)
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Erivo will star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl
Aug 5
2025, 11:27:48 PM
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "No, two high-profile iterations ofJCSspecifically."
I have a strong hunch that Webber wants to try the arena tour concept, again!
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Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
Jun 25
2025, 05:00:35 PM
JSquared2 said: "RumTumJM said: "I was going to get a ticket for January 24th. (Gives me something to look forward to during the dead months after Christmas & New Year's.) However, I see that Lea has a planned night off, the night before, on Friday, January 25th.
How does it usually go when performers have planned days off? Can it turn into other, surrounding days off, too? Am I best to stay away then and look for another date?"
Valid
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Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
Jun 25
2025, 04:31:44 PM
I was going to get a ticket for January 24th. (Gives me something to look forward to during the dead months after Christmas & New Year's.) However, I see that Lea has a planned night off, the night before, on Friday, January 25th.
How does it usually go when performers have planned days off? Can it turn into other, surrounding days off, too? Am I best to stay away then and look for another date?
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SMASH To Close June 22, 2025
Jun 10
2025, 10:23:11 PM
Any hunches/intel/rumors, about what’s next at the Imperial?
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Sound Issues At Operation Mincemeat?
May 6
2025, 12:58:09 AM
I was just reading some posts, across various sites, about people hearing bad audio & having a hard time making out what the actors were saying throughout Operation Mincemeat (notably in the mezzanine). Is that still the case, or have the sound issues been improved?
I’m going to see the show in a week and a half, and I have a seat in the last few rows. Should I really expect to have a hard time following the story, etc? (If so, is there anything
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CONFIRMED! Wayne Brady & Taye Diggs to join MOULIN ROUGE in July
Apr 28
2025, 01:42:07 PM
So, what does this likely mean for Chess?
Wasn’t it reported that Chess would have already begun performances in the Hirschfeld by November 9th?
Has it been delayed or found a new theater?
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JUST IN TIME Reviews
Apr 28
2025, 12:10:22 AM
Is the show limited run or open-ended run?
Unless I'm reading it incorrectly, the website makes it look like tickets are only on sale through the end of July.
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JUST IN TIME Previews
Apr 7
2025, 01:31:18 PM
So, what's the concensus at this point?
Is the show REALLY about, A) Bobby Darin's life or B) Jonathan Groff playing Bobby Darin?
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JUST IN TIME Previews
Apr 1
2025, 02:31:32 AM
Now that some of you have seen the show, I have to ask the BIG QUESTION: "What places to sit in & what are the worst?"
I've attached a seating chart here & given the sections letters, so that we can all identify & refer to them easily.
https://ibb.co/BH7Lndqz
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What Is Chess?
Mar 26
2025, 03:30:04 PM
A traditonal musical?
A rock musical?
A pop musical?
Thanks to this board, I have become a fan of Chess & gotten quite excited for the (supposed) revival we will get this fall. But, I keep trying to figure out how to categorize the show. - I want to call it a rock show, but the beginning of Merano doesn't sound too rock...or even pop...at all! - But, The Arbiter certainly isn't classic Broadway.
So, what exactly is Chess?
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Chess 2025
Feb 28
2025, 11:22:12 PM
If they don't get Lambert, could Tveit pull it off?
Or could they possibly have in mind some other rock/pop singer that we're not thinking of?
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Chess 2025
Feb 27
2025, 06:23:33 PM
Any updates on this?
I know one of the prominent rumors is that the show would take the St. James after Sunset. Now, with Sunset closing...and another rumor that Queen Of Versailles is going there...anything new on the Chess front?
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OPERATION MINCEMEAT Previews
Feb 15
2025, 04:03:31 PM
EDSOSLO858 said: "If I wanted to exchange my seats from last week’s flash sale to a post-opening date, how reliable is Telecharge customer service? It’s possible I can’t make it formy original date anymore."
Having exchanged Telecharge tickets twice, my guess is that they will allow you to make the exchange. BUT, you'll have to pay the current price for the ticket you are buying. (In the end, they&#
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Peter Pan Touring Play. Any loud noises/pyrotechnics/gunshots/cannons?
Feb 14
2025, 04:52:47 PM
While I have not seen the show, the following message was on the website for the Fort Lauderdale theater that the show will be playing.
Please note: This performance will feature haze, flashing lights, and confetti effects.
You still might want to do some digging. - Yes. I know this is a drastically updated/modernized version. But, the past Cathy Rigby version did have some gunshots in it. Plus, I know confetti effects sometimes make loud "
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Chess 2025
Feb 12
2025, 05:37:41 PM
Kad said: "RumTumJM said: "rburton66 said: "Tim Rice says Chess is“coming back to Broadway, believe it or not, this autumn.”
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/11/stage-musicals-should-embrace-use-of-surtitles-says-lyricist-tim-rice"
I hate to say this, but I fear that this interview may have been conductedBEFORE the producers put the show on indefinitie hiatus."
...and nobody thought to, uh, revise his statements?"
Valid point! I just made that statement/assumption, because I feel like I've seen that type of scenario before. (But, then again, I've probably seen that scenario before, because an article or 2 indicated that a statement has since been proven false, by recent developments. Clearly, such a clarification wasn't present here.)
Either way, I'm rooting for the show. I, like so many of you, want to see it badly.
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Chess 2025
Feb 12
2025, 10:05:20 AM
rburton66 said: "Tim Rice says Chess is“coming back to Broadway, believe it or not, this autumn.”
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/11/stage-musicals-should-embrace-use-of-surtitles-says-lyricist-tim-rice"
I hate to say this, but I fear that this interview may have been conducted BEFORE the producers put the show on indefinitie hiatus.
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