Anyone know what Jordan Fisher is hinting at? Jan 18
2026, 02:53:50 PM
"Maybe, I Dunno" Sounds like a new show about dating in the 21st Century.
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Trump takeover of DC Jan 16
2026, 03:22:08 PM
Got an email today from Washington National Opera that their next two productions this season, Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” and Robert Ward’s opera of “The Crucible," will be held at Lisner Auditorium.
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Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande in SITPWG? Jan 14
2026, 12:57:33 PM
What? But..but...Jaimie Lloyd. Imagine them both in boxer briefs covered in paint at the end. THAT would be a spectacle.
ColorTheHours048 said: "As exciting as the prospect of the Bailey and Grande pairing is, Marianne Elliott (so many double letters in her name, I have to confirm it every time) is the most enticing bit about this for me. One of the only directors working today balancing spectacle, intimacy, and genuinely-felt performanc
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2026-2027 Season Tour Launches Jan 13
2026, 01:42:32 PM
Call_me_jorge said: "Per this instagram post, Waitress will be sending out a 10th Anniversary National Tour."
Seems strange they would send out a tour when this was one of the most popular shows being done by regional theatres in the last year.
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Road Trips to Theater Jan 9
2026, 09:29:22 AM
Made a bit of an impulse decision this week and scrapped the plans I had in mind for this coming Summer and decided instead to fly to Toronto and then go to the Stratford & Shaw festivals for the first time. I've actually never been to Toronto ever. I'll be in the city proper the weekend of their big Caribbean Days festival.
Both theatre fests have programs of pretty safe, stalwart plays & musicals. Last night I booked for Stratfo
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 Jan 7
2026, 09:21:22 AM
Regarding Ragtime: does it have enough steam to be as big a hit for LCT as something like My Fair Lady was & possibly keep running even through next Xmas? Or will we only know once we see how it does into the Summer?
RippedMan said: "Interesting it was such a hit in London but not here. Re: Stranger Things. But I think London enjoys spectacle more than New York. Which is why something like Ragtime is doing such gangbuster numbers."
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 Jan 6
2026, 05:34:24 PM
witchoftheeast2 said: Proshots are expensive. They require time, money, blocking rehearsals, they already have the Netflix documentary about how the show was made? I highly doubt that this will bring in money/don't really think they should make a proshot tbh"
Netflix constantly needs new content to keep subscribers. This is their top IP. They'll spend the money.
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Jennifer Lopez Sings Broadway Jan 5
2026, 11:50:16 AM
Last week I asked a drag queen I know who does Cher impersonations a lot, what they thought of her recent SNL performances - which were so obviously lip synced. They said "She was fantastic! She's 79, we should be grateful she's still standing!"
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OH, MARY! Reviews Dec 30
2025, 04:38:58 PM
Simu Liu says Hollywood has deemed Asian roles too 'risky' once again
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Advertising Future Shows on the Digital Marquees Dec 25
2025, 02:04:31 PM
Probably a budget issue. Likely they charge them for running their ads there.
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"Messy White Gays" reviews Dec 24
2025, 09:36:32 AM
Goldenboy: what else have you seen this week? If this was the worst, what was the best? Did you see Chess or Ragtime?
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QoV post-mortems Dec 24
2025, 09:32:39 AM
Noted Harmony on that list of recent flops. That failed to connect with a wide audience, but I wonder if they lost too much momentum by waiting about 15 ior 16 months to move to Broadway? After so many years of development maybe they should have tried to open directly on Broadway in 2022? Though there was a backlog of shows that had waited out the pandemic trying to open then.
Where does Paradis Square land on that list of flops?
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Robbie G.K. loves being part of a 'Heated Rivalry' on HBO, but musical theater has given him the 'utmost joy' Dec 23
2025, 11:32:13 AM
Hockey players kind of are still under the radar as far as being celebrities. I saw something yesterday about gossip that that pop star Tate McRae might be dating Jack Hughes, with a photo from Deuxmoi where it said " Tate McRae on a date with some guy with a broken wrist." He's the alt Captain for New Jersey yet can still go out in NYC without anyone knowing who he is. Only drew attention because of McRae.
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Broadway Journal: Public Theater rocked by layoffs Dec 22
2025, 05:55:27 PM
JSquared2 said: "
Totally ignorant post. You don't even have basic facts correct, ignoring the 14-15 shows that they have transferred since HAMILTON. I hear the current White House administration is hiring -- you'd fit in quite well.
That's the nicest thing anyone has said about me on here in a long time. At least I hope it's a step above being called a pig.
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Ariana DeBose to lead THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Company Dec 22
2025, 09:46:28 AM
steven22 said: " Nathan Lane and Lin Manuel were in attendance tonight."
I wonder why they waited until closing weekend to see it? Maybe out of town until the holidays working on projects? If even celebs find it hard to get in to see something, I think that shows it should have extended again.
I've done three X-mas trips to NYC in the past 10 years - the last being in 2023 - but it looks more and more going forward thatlt it will no l
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Broadway Journal: Public Theater rocked by layoffs Dec 22
2025, 09:28:45 AM
When I read the email yesterday what struck me is their failure to incubate new work with commercial potential in the years since Hamilton. That makes what successes Eustis had look like accidents, and not as a result of any acumen on his part. 2028 is too long to wait for Eustis to leave. His salary is one of their biggest expenses. That should have been the first cut. Retiring would be the honorable thing to do if he had any interest in pr
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NYT: New York City Predicted Record Tourism. Then Came Trump. Dec 21
2025, 05:50:34 PM
During my November visit I did a historical walking tour of Harlem & the guide said I was the first Canadian she had had in months. There were less than ten of us taking the tour the day I did it, & she said that her daily totals over all were also way down.
In August I did a fun walking tour in San Francisco, and I was the only person on the tour. I was surprised he even did it for one person. I made sure I tipped & left a glowing review.
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Off-Broadway experiences -2025/2026 Dec 21
2025, 08:07:19 AM
I wrote a longer reply, but then it got lost before I could hit post.
There's so much to see out here, but it all depends on how much driving you want to do. I recommend the Oregon Coast as a driving trip over Vancouver Island - which is also very popular with tourists. Being in Oregon would get you closer to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I've only gone once since it is a long drive from me (about 10 hours) but it was a great trip with lots o
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Off-Broadway experiences -2025/2026 Dec 20
2025, 08:19:24 PM
I wrote about these at length back when I took my Spring trip, but seeing Ivo Van Hove's Dutch adaptation of Angels in America in Amsterdam was a highlight of the year for me. As was the Dutch National Opera's modern setting production of Die Frau Ohne Schatten.
I really had a good time in the Summer at the San Francisco Playhouse's production of My Fair Lady. Having Higgens and Pickering played by actors in their early 30's made so much more sense than
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Vape or Don’t Vape? Dec 19
2025, 02:16:38 PM
1)How do they get the rights for the music for something like this?
2)When does it take the St James?
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