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I got to see the first preview and overall liked it. I'm not a G&S purist but I know Pirates (the Papp version especially). I just kept wondering why there were so many lyric changes that changed nothing. I understand updating a reference (sat a gee is now sang a G...fine!) but they'd change lyrics and just rephrase them basically changing "and I put on a sweater" to "My sweater is cozy when it's on" so I just couldn't figure out the why of it all unles

Social media itself is to blame as well since it only makes the parasocial relationship stronger. If you follow a performer and see what they're doing day to day, what music they like, their thoughts on tv shows, etc you feel like you know them and have a ton in common "I love coffee and The White Lotus tooooooo!" Not to mention if the performer ever innocently responds to a comment or DM it's essentially telling some of these fans they're friends/they know me and embold

jkcohen626 said: "ACL2006 said: "Gypsy won't survive without Audra."

I don't think it's intent is run without her though. The point of the production is her like Music Man was about Hugh and Sutton."

This can be true they plan for it to run at a certain ATP within a contracted period and break even and that's smart but producers WERE making calls pretty much the entire year to get Justin Timberlake, Seth McFarland, Jimmy

I'd say their advances weren't good enough to spend the $$ on recasting, rehearsing, new promo, etc etc. It broke even and that's AMAZING for any production let alone a play with no big names that's 3 hours long.

It's also possible they can use the set and costumes on the tour and it's better to close up the slow money making on broadway vs spending another million (made up that number someone else can estimate what the set costs) on the tour's budget wh

I never said it was a flop house and that ZERO shows have ever recouped but out of the 3 shows that have played there since it reopened two closed pretty quickly and I can see the Shuberts giving them a break in the rent just to let it close its run to avoid "and another one!" Obviously this won't recoup either but at least there aren't going to be headlines about it.

I actually don't think any theatre is a flop house because we all know if a big star is in a

Sauja said: "Why haven't the producers of Left on Tenth given up the ghost? This MUST be losing money week after week. I'm shocked they didn't cut their losses and close after the holidays."

I have to assume Ephron and Margulies must be giving up/donating their salary and are playing to empty houses to avoid the bad press/career hit of having a play close early. Even though it's not a big expensive show there's no way they're even close to mee

ACL2006 said: "I wouldn't expect much from Whoopi in this. She even said she doesn't need to sing this role. When I saw her in Xanadu in 2008, she could barely keep up and remember her lines. Now 16 years later, all I would expect from her is to stand in one spot and say her lines."

I worked at Xanadu and as LOVELY as she was to every person in the building she actually kept getting worse and ended up carrying note cards with the lines on them at one point (a

I actually think the audience is behaving so poorly is because of the clunky direction with SO MANY "cut to black, 3 minute scene change that lets the audience start talking to each other, lights up new scene" moments.

This was...well, fine. I was amused enough at some moments and once I realized Patti was channeling Bea Arthur sitcom acting I leaned into what she was doing more. I did start picturing Anette playing a less sitcom-y sleeker and cooler character. I do think

Broadway Flash said: "I would like them to update the show. We know that people’s sense of humor changes, just look at a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. But just like they revamped shrek and thoroughly modern Millie, I think they could go back in and write new jokes for avenue q that takes place in modern times. Theres so much to make fun of in the woke/maga times we’re living in"

Um, I...very much doubt the creatives would work together at

uncageg said: "First venue that crossed my mind was Stage 42nd. I could see a scaled down production in there and ALW has a good relationship with the Shuberts. Just what crossed my mind."

This is the only place I can see them doing the "scaled down/tour" version they've basically wanted to bring to broadway since Prince passed because Prince's standards were expensive (just look at the original Christine Masquarade costume vs what's in the West