Profile for AC126748

Sweaty knows he has no story here, which is why his “revelations” are all smoke and mirrors. It’s fairly well known in the theater community that Ben Davis has dated younger women. Insinuating that consensual relationships with an age gap is on par with spousal abuse or transphobia is offensive and insulting to survivors. He’s positioning himself lately as a kind of social justice crusader for the theater community because he believes it gives him more credibility than simply being a gossip m...

I remember loving the last production of THE WINTER'S TALE in the Park, in 2010 -- especially Marianne Jean-Baptiste's regally elegant Paulina and Ruben Santiago-Hudson's dignified and genuinely remorseful Leontes. Linda Emond was a moving Hermione too, if slightly old for the role. I've been on the fence about this production, but it definitely sounds like it needs more time.

Kad said: "Booster would be a good pick for Mary's Teacher at some point, though."I was wondering if he or Matt Rogers had been approached for Mary's Teacher. They all have a history with Cole.

Kad said: "I suspect an announcement is very imminent though I would imagine is being timed so as not to step on the tour cast announcement. I've heard from a credible source that it may finally be Bowen Yang's turn to don the bratty curls."On Joel Kim Booster's podcast this week, he was talking about how there was a big casting announcement soon for OH MARY, but it wouldn't be him going into the show. It would make sense that he was referring to Bowen Yang, given their history. Yang was offe...

quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Starting September 1 in the Broadway company:Amber Iman as PersephoneNorbert Leo Butz as HermesJasmin Savoy Brown as EurydiceKayko as OrpheusGeno Segers as Hades"Thank you, Gay Jesus, for Amber Iman as Persephone.I’m sad John-Michael Lyles isn’t staying on for longer. He’s terrific"I'm guessing John-Michael Lyles was brought in with the understanding that it would always be a limited run this go-around. If Joshua Colley was originally slated to be with the...

Artistic directorships in general should turn over more frequently than they currently do. This is a problem especially in regional theatre but also in the NYC nonprofit world. We should be moving away from these quarter-century-plus tenures and from creating an environment where the individual essentially becomes the institution.

Corey Mach was very good on the tour. It's great that he'll get the chance to play Shakespeare on Broadway.And Ben Jackson Walker seems to be the show's ultimate utility player. After he left the Broadway production, he jumped into the UK tour after the original Romeo took ill and withdrew. No he's going back into Broadway. A good gig for him.

Meg posted on Instagram that she plans to be back in the show tonight. I think it’s worth remembering that Maya got sick and missed a few shows during the second week of her run — then came back recovered and had perfect attendance otherwise.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "AC126748 said: "I really can't imagine some of the performances from the Steppenwolf/Playwrights cast being bettered -- especially Freeman, Guinan, Hopper, and Murphy. I could picture a commercial production wanting to bring in some bigger names, but I hope there's a balance with actors who have history with the piece."Ok but hear me out... Tom Hanks or John C. Reilly or John Goodman in the Francis Guinan role, and Colman Domingo in the K. Todd Freeman role. May...

I really can't imagine some of the performances from the Steppenwolf/Playwrights cast being bettered -- especially Freeman, Guinan, Hopper, and Murphy. I could picture a commercial production wanting to bring in some bigger names, but I hope there's a balance with actors who have history with the piece.If this is the case, that DOWNSTATE is the play here, I'm sure we can expect some controversy given the subject matter and how it's presented.

Mixed review from Elisabeth Vincentelli in the Times.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/theater/giulia-poison-queen-of-palermo-review-nettles.htmlAs an aside, it's so odd to me that Helen Shaw hardly ever reviews musicals.

Ensemble1698878795 said: "SeanD2 said: "Kad said: ""White acknowledged that he saw people leave meetings with Sharif in tears, but does not think it was right to blame her. “It’s not about her behavior; it’s about their ability to receive,” he told DCTA."This is a wild statement. White does a remarkably terrible job of defending Sharif throughout this."Based on all of White’s comments in this defending Sharif’s behavior I’m terrified for the future of Wooly Mammoth!"Of course you’re concerned...

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News from the West End production:Catherine Tate has departed the show immediately, two weeks before the end of her scheduled run, due to "personal reasons." Mason Alexander Park has returned to the production until Cole begins their run on July 20.

The Goodman will also have a production of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN running at the same time.

Reggie White comparing Sharif and Garrett to Vice President Harris is somewhere beyond delusions of grandeur. His defenses of Sharif only make her look even more short-sighted, mercurial, and toxic.Rebecca Ritzel is a respected and deeply credible journalist who's been writing about the DC-area cultural scene for many years. Her piece for NOTUS is certainly the most complete and accurate reporting to date.

teenytinyfish said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "https://www.tiktok.com/@thatssokeshaun/video/7657202174186884365"video's gone. what did it say?"The video was made by a former Arena staffer. He said that while Sharif was unqualified and fostered a toxic work environment, the prime reason she was fired was because she was losing the institution money.The board definitely deserves some culpability in hiring Sharif in the first place, and if they were deceived during the hiring process, that refl...

Ensemble1698878795 said: "AC126748 said: "Nataki Garrett bungled her tenure at OSF so badly that she basically made herself unemployable and had to rebrand herself as an executive coach. (Sharif is one of her clients, prominently featured on her website — natch.) She did experience genuine racism during her time in Ashland, but that doesn’t obscure the fact she was woefully unqualified for her position and likely would have been relieved of her duties had she tried to stay. She really is the ...

Nataki Garrett bungled her tenure at OSF so badly that she basically made herself unemployable and had to rebrand herself as an executive coach. (Sharif is one of her clients, prominently featured on her website — natch.) She did experience genuine racism during her time in Ashland, but that doesn’t obscure the fact she was woefully unqualified for her position and likely would have been relieved of her duties had she tried to stay. She really is the last person who should be weighing in on t...

When the full story comes out, the people who knee-jerk rushed to defend her based on optics are going to look really stupid.