Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025 Jun 23
2025, 10:30:01 AM
Ke3 said: "CATSNYrevival said: "Kit Connor was the draw inRomeo andJuliet."
You may believe that but considering it is the only time either one of them has been on broadway, as said above, the only proof we have suggests she’s a success.
Honestly the idea that people won’t go see a talented performer they dislike as a person is pretty much unsupported by history.
I do think some of the Evita press has the tone of spin bu
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews Jun 10
2025, 01:44:18 PM
Surprise, surprise: they’re both out tonight.
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Days Nicole Scherzinger isn’t performing Jun 10
2025, 01:43:23 PM
Mandy Gonzalez previously announced that July 1 is her final performance, so theoretically, Nicole should be doing all performances the last few weeks unless she calls out.
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MOULIN ROUGE! Broadway Casting Thread Jun 7
2025, 05:36:49 PM
Is Solea going to be Svetlana in CHESS? The timing of her departure makes sense if rehearsals start late summer/early fall.
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews Jun 7
2025, 09:39:02 AM
Simard and Hilty are out of today’s matinee as well. Now that Tony voting has closed, why show up?
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JOY: Yes or no? Jun 5
2025, 01:45:19 PM
I know the show has been workshopped extensively since the first production at George Street Playhouse. That said, the initial reviews were pretty tepid. I found the review from TheaterMania which basically said there was a lot of work to do.
https://www.theatermania.com/news/review-in-joy-the-story-of-the-miracle-mops-creator-is-given-a-little-too-much-shine_94697/
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Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada May 30
2025, 12:07:08 PM
How was Billy's attendance in London? I could imagine them bringing him in for his name recognition and Marisha Wallace for her talent. They could also work the publicity angle that Wallace herself has been selling for years -- a triumphant return to Broadway, where she never felt appreciated, after becoming a West End star.
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PURPOSE Reviews May 30
2025, 11:47:18 AM
Anyone know if the current cast is remaining through the extension? To be frank, I didn't love Lennix or Richardson Jackson, so I wouldn't mind the chance to see different actors in those roles.
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Secret Life of Bees - Previews May 29
2025, 03:01:04 PM
I don't think the London production was the great next step anyone involved had hoped for. The reviews were respectful but hardly raves, and it didn't transfer beyond its limited run at the Almeida.
I saw the show late in its run at the Atlantic and was impressed by the cast. The production itself was also visually striking (but a bit too abstract for the story). But the show overall wasn't very memorable. I'm guessing the pandemic zapped any hope of a further New York
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JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Reviews: Run time? May 29
2025, 01:26:41 PM
I saw it last Wednesday. 7pm curtain, which started 7-10 minutes late, as per usual. I was on the street by 8:55. It's a very well paced and engaging production -- I never looked at my watch once.
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews May 27
2025, 02:51:41 PM
Simard is now out tonight and for the matinee tomorrow.
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LuPone on McDonald May 27
2025, 09:47:37 AM
kdogg36 said: "AC126748 said: You don't get to applaud her and scream "Go, diva" when she snatches a cell phone or screams at an old man who can't wear a mask properly, and then vilify her when she shades divas you love."
Of course you can do that. You can admire someone's frankness in addressing baloney and still criticize that same frankness when it's misdirected. I really have no idea what point that person was trying to make.
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LuPone on McDonald May 26
2025, 06:07:56 PM
An interesting comment from Rick Miramontez’s husband on X:
@jamiedumont
You don't get to applaud her and scream "Go, diva" when she snatches a cell phone or screams at an old man who can't wear a mask properly, and then vilify her when she shades divas you love.
You just gotta take her for who she is, or ignore her.
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FLOYD COLLINS Reviews May 19
2025, 11:18:35 AM
Ragtime begins performances in mid-September, so if there's any window for an extension, it could only be a short one. That said, I doubt there's much demand for an extension. I saw the show last week and it was pretty sparsely attended -- the 100s and 500s section of the orchestra were largely empty and the loge was about half full.
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews May 15
2025, 02:33:32 PM
I don't think most people would be bothered by Hilty and Simard being on an abbreviated performance schedule. The problem seems to be the secrecy and obfuscation by the production. It's been months at this point since both leads did a full eight-show week, but the production still acts as though they're appearing at every performance. If they were just transparent and said they don't do Wednesday matinees (or whatever), it would be a much better look.
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2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations May 12
2025, 02:09:05 PM
Bernadette losing for Gypsy wasn't an upset. Marissa Jaret Winouker was heavily favored to win as part of the Hairspray sweep.
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2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations May 12
2025, 01:37:29 PM
The OCC is sort of like the Golden Globes of the theater awards season. I wouldn’t use their results to extrapolate Tony trends in any serious way.
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Gun & Powder at Paper Mill May 12
2025, 10:32:22 AM
ACL2006 said: "They better spend a lot of time reworking this. There's no names attached and the reviews and word-of-mouth at Papermill were mixed."
The New York Times review of the Paper Mill production was a rave. So was the review in TheaterMania. Maybe some marginal New Jersey critics were less enthusiastic, but those aren’t the reviews that NYC producers care about.
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Gun & Powder at Paper Mill May 12
2025, 09:55:58 AM
Just announced that the show has been retitled as WANTED and is aiming toward a 2026 Broadway run. An industry reading of the revised script is taking place next month.
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Spotted Celebrities in Audience May 5
2025, 12:35:29 PM
More than I can count over the years. Most recent ones I can remember: Oprah and Gayle at Purpose (Tuesday 4/22) and Martin Short at Smash (Friday 4/18).
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