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Just got back from the first performance of this absolute riot of a show. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings all the parts in Marriage of Figaro, as a bumbling acting troupe slowly gets their footing to mime the roles he is singing. It’s very metatheatrical in its staging, which is something that has drawn me to director Dustin Will’s work time and time again. Sometimes it works better than other times, where it’s flat out gross. But it’s really just FUN and FUNNY a

I don’t think any industry should be immune to criticism for their contribution to the climate crisis, including theater. Every industry can point to someone else and say “But they’re worse about this!”. Pointing fingers doesn’t stop us from sinking.

I do agree that the costuming angle isn’t quite it though. Lighting systems I’d imagine are mostly LED now which is an enormous decrease in electricity. Maybe there can be grants that can help subs

I grew up listening to Weird Al, and this could take so many different directions. I wonder what this will be. He could write parody lyrics to existing musical theater songs. He could write totally original music. He could spoof the styles of different composers a la Schmigadoon. It could even just be a jukebox musical featuring his various parodies thru the ages. It could be a “UHF” or “Weird” biopic stage show. 

Some will work better than others, but

Ke3 said: "I wish people would accept that Millie cannot be revised and we should just give it up. I've said before that it's really shocking to me that in 2002 somebody decided to turn a wildly racist British musical from the 50s into a brand new musical comedy. It was on borrowed time the day it premiered. It came out the same season as the revised Flower Drum Song while banging the same Orientalist drum that the original Flower Drum was being revised to correct. And yet, i

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this show and haven’t stopped thinking about it for a full 24 hours. Haunting, fantastical, catchy, goosebump inducing. An adaptation that finally stresses the themes of American optimism and how the desire for more can often lead you down a path that’s not best for you… or anyone. Beefing up Myrtle’s role to act as a strong foil for Daisy makes a ton of sense, given their wealth difference ties in to what t

Went to see this tonight and what seems to be a cringe concept is actually a very well written piece of theater. Enjoyed it quite a bit. In a world where you-know-who could be re-elected, a play that focuses on how politicians see their role in the world feels very fresh. Holland Taylor is doing phenomenal work. Ana Villafaña doesn’t quite bring the fire that we need from AOC, and I hope she finds this in the coming weeks. Wow does she look JUST like her

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I noticed a few places (Best Buy, Barnes & Noble) were taking preorders for Vinyl editions of this recording, so I bit the bullet to order one despite there being no news about it or it not being on the official merch store. Unsurprisingly it was supposed to arrive today but has been “delayed”. I was expecting this and will probably end up getting a refund if it doesn’t change in the next week or so. 

Just wanted to share so if if people also see this, th