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One minor issue in Chicago was how abruptly the assistant disappears - have they worked out some explanation for this or is he now more present in Act 2? 

I was there tonight too and did not realize we had an understudy until Helen came on for her book party.  TBH I preferred the understudy - she much easier to understand while sounding just like Simard.  They have shortened a lot of Act 1 since I saw it last (weeks ago) which makes the show flow much better. I hope this is a big hit and I can see it in NYC next year. 

I realize there is no song list but I thought it was "I do it all for the gaze" which made it even more funny. 

ordered! thanks! Will be great reading for an upcoming long flight.  Much lighter than the Barbra bio. 

I am excited to hear people's thoughts on this.  I saw this in Chicago and wept through most of it, mostly because I had never seen the movie or read the book.  It did feel to me like the set/direction felt very forced for a proscenium stage - like it would have felt more natural in a non-traditional stage. 

This week's BEAUTIFUL episode of Feud: Capote v. The Swans, is how I imagine a Follies movie would be. I think the concept of a "documentary" being filmed about the party, could also provide interesting angles, ways of placing focus in certain parts of the party, and a bit of eavesdropping (hearing things we are not supposed to be hearing).  

I was not prepared for this.  I will always treasure seeing her with Carol Channing (Together at Last), and in Drood. I regret not seeing her in Spiderwoman. What a loss! 

Particularly those "producer" Tony winners.  

Looks like it's estimated to top the MLK weekend with $32M; very impressive for a movie that was originally planned as direct-to-stream! 

I am surprised they kept Kate Wetherhead as writer as none of her additions worked. Hypothesizing here but this tell me 1) they're going to add A LOT more dialogue from the film; 2) Jerry is paying back his scene stealing Legally Blonde alum.  :) 

I wish they could add a song (maybe the one cut in Boston, Shake it Off?) to take advantage of his amazing vocals.  

The Cher Show was flawed but interesting in Chicago.  The show within the show device allowed Cher(s) to be more emotional and candid; the real fear of having so much success but ending alone, leading to the ballad version of "Do You Believe" was worth the price of admission.   They gutted all that and turned it into an amusement park ride with Cher songs. 

I hope strong word of mouth keeps Shucked open for a while.  IMHO, the book is the best part and it's tough to showcase that in a Tony performance.  Aside from that, they could have done the overplayed (yet wonderful) Independently Owned. 

Same.  I thought Kevin would get it, but thrilled for Alex and this wonderful show.