This performance by Zegler at the Los Culturistas Awards showed on my feeds yesterday. People are calling it "Evita-coded." IMO more impressive than her Tony's performance.
Growing up in Canada as a child in the 80's I think there was some British TV program that was broadcast here. I don't remember not knowing Paddington.
I had been thinking of going down to LA again next March around Easter. It was almost 90°F when I was down there this past March, so just excellent. But flight prices right now look ridiculous. It's crazy that it's not that much more to just go to NYC. I know the weather won't
I see that the Classic Theatre of Harlem is doing Othello at Marcus Garvey Park starting July 2. It's free & easier to get tickets than the Public's Shakespeare in the Park.
Good gravy. Now I'm going back to NYC in the New Year. Just shelled out for Evita tickets too. I'm going to have to find some funny hats, practice screaming, & start a tiktok just to pay for it all. Sweaty Bear? Out of Touch Oracle? Random rumor screecher?
When will they anounce the cast for this? Will they get any "names"?
I liked seeing Once Upon a Mattress in 2024 on Broadway with a starry cast doing classic material. I don't think it sold well because it was too simple for modern audiences. So maybe this is the sort of thing that a non-profit Broadway should be doing. Afterwards plenty of regional theatres may take on this version & advertise it as the new Broadway version.
I'm assuming this won't open until next Spring, so I'm trying not to get too invested yet & just stay focused on what will be around when I next visit in the Fall.
Is this rumored to be going into the Hirschfeld? So probably not enough time to open inn the Fall.
I don't gamble, but I choose Las Vegas as I'm on the West Coast and it is a relatively short flight, there is good weather in the Fall when it's already getting cold & wet up here, and you can get a decent resort stay for cheap. I've got a 5 night stay booked for October for $376US including the resort fees. Try doing that in NYC.
I already have tickets to see Oh Mary at the Smith Center, and will probably see Josh Groban. Not sure yet what I'l
When I saw the footage of Ms Peter's talking about the Passion internet rumors, I was reminded about when my 60-something co-worker showed me his Facebook and the AI deepfake ads he was getting with what was supposed to be the Canadian Prime Minister touting investment opportunities. I had to explain that it was a scam.
Back in the day they really tried to give the audience their money's worth for their $0.50 Broadway ticket. None of these 85 minute shows with zero set.
I don't need to see SOM again. Vancouver's one professional rep house produced a lavish production in 2019 that they remounted after Covid in 2022. The second run featured a talented Indigenous actress Maria. This casting caused the remount to surpass the success if the original run due to this actresses overwhelming charm and incredible voice.
Charm & voice are the ONLY considerations anyone casting Maria in Sound of Music need consider.
The two leads who just won Tonys want to move on. Would Ragtime really continue to sell if they re-cast? They would run into the same issue that Sunset Boulevard had. The audience drops off once the star is gone. People are seeing this because they've heard Joshua Henry is fantastic.
I think this is good news. A non-profit shouldn't be running the same show for years on end. They should be presenting new shows each season - whether those be new works or revivals.
Scrolling through Instagram on the train into work this morning, & the funniest thing that popped up was a comment in one of the Sweaty Oracle's stories from last night on the Schmigadoon win:
"Why does that speech feel like they only just told Lorne this afternoon that he was the producer of the show?"
Also Sydney Harcourt shared a reel from a girl upset that he was stuck in the back of the Cats performance, which was my thought as well watching it
Mr. Wormwood said: " 9. A Chorus Line Tribute Rachel sounded great but what in the world was the point of this? I kept expecting there to be SOMETHING and it was just her singing the song. Felt very unnecessary. This was advertising for Evita. Getting her on TV in order to help get her known to a wider audience.
Pvr'd this while I was out this afternoon (on the West Coast) & just quickly zipped through the telecast now. I thought Schmigadoon, Titanique,& Lost Boys were all pretty awful & didn't sell me. Rocky Horror looked OK, but I'm not jumping on it at the prices they're asking for Fall. Ragtime still looks as fantastic as when I saw it last Fall. Glad it took home the awards it did. Pretty sad when Chicago probably had one o
The perspiration guy might just throw stuff out there to get his kicks when he sees people talking about his rumors.
I only started following him on insta after someone else there threw a fit over commments he made about the vampire show thing - the thing based on an 80's movie, I'm getting alzheimers the name won't come to me. I think the most shocking thing I've gleaned is that he might actually be a hetero. He's mentioned sucking women's toes a fe
The guy seemed to suggest Lea Michele is diong this along with Kevin McHale, but didn't somebody say in the Chess thread a couple months ago that she's supposedly attached to a new show that will be done first maybe in California? I can't remember all the details of that rumour and it's so hard to search for specific comments here.
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