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Actors can elect to not have their names listed in the program if they're hired as standbys. It used to be the case that if an unlisted standby went on, the playbill was required to include a full page insert with their headshot and bio, rather than the typical "at this performance" slip. I know some actors, especially those with some renown, thought this kind of billing was more desirable.

I doubt this will be revived any time soon, but Zegler would be great as Lili in Carnival.

Jessie Mueller in Waitress. She was coughing throughout the performance and sounded raspy and uncomfortable. She gave it her all in terms of acting, but she clearly was far from her best. I thought she would bow out after Act 1 but she finished the performance.

The proof is in the pudding - Romeo + Juliet is minting money and people are mobbing the stage door nightly, no matter how many people claim to have never heard of the stars. It's not because Gen Z has suddenly taken an interest in Shakespeare. Although I'm deeply skeptical of a person who claims to work in theater and hadn't heard of Kit Connor until this very day. 

Nicole Scherzinger is older than Patti LuPone when she originated the role in London. She is one year younger than Glenn Close when she opened the show on Broadway. 

Anybody know if Sherie has any scheduled absences during her run?

MK and Alexandra both signed one-year contracts so they'll be in the show until the beginning of March at least.

Whether or not Patti stage doors on a regular basis, it’s pretty tacky to ask someone to sign a playbill from a show they’re not in. 

I have respect for Kecia Lewis, but her decision to play out what seems like a matter of personal opinion on social media feels a bit cheap and opportunistic. It sounds like LuPone and the production of The Roommate acted appropriately and respectfully, and they were gracious in response. Was LuPone expected to go to every member of the Hell's Kitchen company and ask their personal permission?

I saw John Cardoza as Christian on tour last summer. Excellent voice. B+ actor. Hopefully his interpretation will deepen over the course of a Broadway run. Solea Pfeiffer was the standout of The Great Gatsby at ART. She seems like a good fit for Satine.

There is a recording of A Fine and Private Place (a show I also like quite a lot)

https://www.amazon.com/Fine-Private-Place-Premiere-Recording/dp/B0002D5XZC

The Dead is high on my list too.

I also loved Happiness, Michael Korie and Scott Frankel's follow-up to Grey Gardens, which played at Lincoln Center in 2009. I was told by someone involved in that production that a recording was made, but it's never been released, and the script was only published for licensing last year.

I believe Larson's sole stage credit to date is Emily in Our Town at Williamstown in 2010. I saw that production and thought she was solid, if not magical. I knew her at the time from United States of Tara. She's impressed me since in other films -- this could be interesting.

David Gordon (editor of TheaterMania) tweeted that he had press tickets for today’s performance, but they were cancelled due to an “actor absence”. Anyone know who called out?

LuPone and Farrow are talented actors, but there's only so much anyone can do with a script this weak.