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Another vote for Follies. Everything I've heard, seen, and read about the production makes it sound extraordinary. And I have to say--one of the surprisingly lovely things about aging is getting to look through a thread like this and remember how lucky I am to have seen some of these shows! The OBC of Ragtime and Elaine Paige in Sunset Boulevard, I was lucky enough to be there for. I may be getting old, but I got to see Audra's Sarah! :)

Do we know the nut for The Great Gatsby? It's such a huge cast that I'm impressed they've managed to stay open given their grosses over the past couple of months.

Gonna be a dissenting voice. While I agree that it's a hugely talented cast and that it's beautifully sung, I thought the writing was kind of terrible. As intentional as the anachronisms for time and place are, they don't all seem to come from the same point-of-view, which is odd as Nettles is the only writer on the show. And tonally, I reallllllly struggled with the primary villain so often being played for laughs given what he is doing/attempting to do. Very late in the show, Giulia is aske...

Can say with a good degree of certainty that it's not Alaska. And Jinkx goes into Oh, Mary in London next month, so that wouldn't make sense. I'm charmed by the idea of Suzie Toot doing it, though it's mentioned above that she has tour dates. Onya Nurve could also be a delight.

Do we know the running costs over at Gatsby? Based on where the grosses have been coming in, I’m a bit surprised it hasn’t announced closing, especially since it’s such a big cast. And a big theater!

110! My first ever perfect score. I REALLY had to work on those Tony speech quotes!

AllThatJazz2 said: "Anyone able to access the Audience Rewards presale? It's just taking me to the homepage and no indication of the show itself." Same. Even the link direct from the show's website just drops me on the Audience Rewards standard page. And searching for the show by title turns up no results.

I haven’t seen Schmigadoon yet. Going tonight actually. But I genuinely loved The Lost Boys. It might help that I was a teen when the movie came out, but I thought the show was a blast. I was rooting for it to win. But let’s see how I feel after tonight’s show! This thread did remind me that I’m still mad that Memphis, which I truly hated, beat Fela and American Idiot. Both jukebox musicals, sure, but vastly superior artistically.

I've heard so many opinions about it that I'm tempted to go see it myself. But every set of tickets I look at from Row H and back is being labeled limited view. I feel like that must be a mistake, yes?

1. Cats: The Jellicle Ball2. Opening number3. Chicago tribute4. In Memoriam5. Ragtime6. Rocky Horror7. The Lost Boys8. Titanique9. Book of Mormon (I know they wanted to feature Gad, but "Man Up" has never been one of the show's better songs)10. Chorus Line (she sounded great, but this was staged like it was the in memoriam)11. Schmigadoon (The only show I haven't seen yet, and...this didn't make me excited to, even though I AM going to go) 12. Two Strangers (I know they wanted to feature Chri...

100/110, and I juuuuuuust realized why I got one of the T/F questions wrong. So close! :)

Levy would have my vote with the caveat that I haven't yet seen Chase in Schmigadoon. I do love Marla Mindelle, and I think she's a hoot in Titanique. I would be delighted for her if she won. But Levy digs deep as Mother and turns in a performance that I found gorgeous. I had the opportunity to see Marin Mazzie perform the role twice, and she was incredible. She may still be my favorite Mother, but that doesn't diminish what Caissie Levy is doing with the part. And looking just at the nominee...

I have strong opinions on tons of the races, but I agree with the first respondent: the nominee who HAS to win for me (and who I believe is a sure thing) is Joshua Henry. I very sincerely appreciated all of the nominees in the category, and in another year, I would be happy with probably any of them winning. But Henry HAS to win.

Brad and Janet as leads in Rocky Horror is very surprising to me! Am I right that because Alden Ehrenreich isn't above title and nothing was noted, that means he's officially Featured for Becky Shaw? And I'm happy that there's enough new content for Schmigadoon to be eligible for Score!

LooseTapScrews said: "I can see Initiative by Else Went as a finalist."I would looooooove to see Initiative get praise. It really was a big, beautiful play. And to the person above asking if Well, I'll Let You Go is worth seeing: yes! It's really beautiful, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine is giving an astonishing performance.

If I'm correct, the only previous nominee who COULD repeat is Chenoweth. No other former winners or nominees are even eligible--is that right?

Also, I know it’s pretty beloved on here, but Two Strangers doesn’t have the praise or word-of-mouth that Gentleman’s Guide or Maybe Happy Ending did, does it? Overall, reviews were mixed-to-positive. And while I certainly know people who loved it, I also know people who were unmoved by it. MHE definitely seemed more lovingly received on a whole, but it’s hard to know with things as subjective as this. Also, coming off of Schmigadoon’s reviews last night and with a certain faction of enthusia...

For me, best performance is a race between Joshua Henry and Laurie Metcalf's double duty, and I find myself leaning ever so slightly more to Henry.

I'm very interested to see what happens to Chess's grosses when Lea Michele leaves. I'm a bit surprised they're even replacing her given how much they dropped when she was out. I like JoJo a lot, but does she have enough pull? I'm also wondering if we might be nearing the end of the road for Death Becomes Her. The numbers aren't especially bad, but when you factor in what sound like incredibly high running costs, they could be in trouble. And awards season truly can't come soon enough for Two...

Also caught it last night. A bit devastated to miss Evans, but Soileau was terrific in his first outing as Frank. Overall, I was mixed on the cast. Dratch, Durand, and Rivera, I found terrific. Lewis and Rodriguez, both of whom I quite like, were less effective for me. It’s an enjoyable production. Will I spend serious bucks to go back and try to catch Evans? Possible, though I’m not certain. Will say that the callouts were moderate last night. Dratch received the most, and she can absolutely...