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quizking101 said: "AC126748 said: "In all seriousness…Nichelle Lewis?"Hot Take: I don’t find her all that appealing vocally. Shes fine but doesn’t knock my socks off. I take issue with her nomination for RAGTIME in the way I did for Joy Woods in GYPSY.I would actually pay a mint to see Stephanie Hsu as Audrey. She just played the kewpie doll ingenue in ROCKY HORROR and has killer comedic instinct"Yeah, Lewis didn't impress me much in RAGTIME either, but she seemed the most likely person who f...

This hardly feels like a "Gala production" cast to me. More like what you might expect from a solid regional theater.

In all seriousness…Nichelle Lewis?

Pretty disappointing. There had to have been someone else in the mix they lost. Cannot imagine Rodriguez being the first pick.She's best friends with Michael Arden and his husband. They even all lived together for a time. I bet she was his choice and he could use his clout to cast her.

I absolutely adore Meg on Hacks, but it's clear that was a role written to complement exactly what she can do. She's really not an actor, and that's painfully clear in her performance as Mary. It's one speed and the same extreme choice over and over. Even with some of the other Marys who have given very big performances -- I'm thinking Hannah or JCM -- it's always been clear their choices are grounded in a very specific interpretation of the role and script. With Meg, it just feels like compl...

Rehearsals start next week. It's not uncommon at all for a show to announce full casting on the first day of rehearsal.

She should have won the Tony for In the Heights. Her scenic design was so integral in creating the world of the show. Her work was always so dramaturgically informed and elevated the entire production.Anna's wife Robyn Goodman was the longtime producer of Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA, and Anna essentially became the resident set designer there in all but name. Her most recent credit there was SOUTH PACIFIC just last month -- another beautiful design. She'll be missed.

Galloway is a solid supporting role, but I doubt it's the kind of part that a recent Best Actress Oscar winner would choose for her Broadway debut.

Jordan Catalano said: "She doesn’t sound the same that she did 20 years ago but the last time I saw her in concert a couple years ago, she still sounded fantastic. Her voice isn’t gone - it’s different."Her voice when she did NEXT TO NORMAL (the first go-around) was already markedly different from the SIDE SHOW/ROCKY HORROR days. And yeah, it’s definitely different now. I’ve always thought of her as an acquired taste, at every stage of her career. You either love it or you don’t.

She's performing at West Bank Café on September 8. https://www.thebeechman.com/events/lbt25-alice-ripley-and-john-mcdanielecskkmg

I was told they have the option to extend through Thanksgiving weekend if demand warrants it. But in general, MTC productions almost always take their built-in extension weeks unless the show is flopping really hard. You can expect it to run through at least the 15th.

Fred Mason said: "The only great thing Mantello ever did was Here We Are. I was blown away"Are you 12?

Lots of good suggestions here. Kristin Chenoweth feels more like a Louise than Mary to me.Hargitay would be stellar, and I hope she does more theater in general.Sherie Rene Scott is my top choice in the category of people who probably aren't famous enough to get the gig.Samantha Morton is someone who could fit the Betty Gilpin mode of straddling between unhinged comedy and playing it deadly serious.My blue-sky wishes would be Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Parker Posey or Amanda Seyfried.

I’d love to see Teal Wicks get a real run as Anne on Broadway.

Anyone know if there will be significant Year 2 cast changes for THE NOTEBOOK (beginning September 22 in Detroit)? Makena Jackson took over as Younger Allie earlier this month, and Sharon Catherine Brown gave her last performance as Older Allie last Sunday, although the website/IBDB haven't been updated yet with her replacement. Will any of the other principals definitely be leaving (or continuing)?

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broadway86 said: "As for the criticisms of his acting, he's the only cast member to get multiple awards and nominations for his performance in the final season. Go figure..."Multiple awards and nominations is stretching it a bit, isn't it? I see one win from something called the Critics Choice LGBTQ+ Awards, and one Saturn Award nomination (in a category where Sadie Sink was also nominated).

You couldn’t pay me to watch another Jean Lichty vanity project after enduring her horrendous NIGHT OF THE IGUANA a few years ago.

Peters is the only Rose I’ve seen whom I actually believed could have had a career if she hadn’t been “born too soon and started too late.”

It seems like HADESTOWN is moving to a model of turning over the principal cast every 6 months.