OH, MARY! Reviews
Jul 4
2025, 01:58:03 AM
I'm sorry that Tituss is out so soon after starting the run, but Attendance woes is a stretch. He missed ONE performance of his previous run (and when I saw him the night before he went out, he was clearly not in 100% shape), and has missed a whopping two days thusfar in his second. As far as I know he was back in the show tonight. Brody Grant he is not.
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Return of Heathers?
Jul 4
2025, 01:53:50 AM
Jordan Catalano said: "Someone who knows this show better than I do can tell me if I’m right in thinking there have been some rewrites in act one. Nothing major but there seemed to be some differences."
Glad you enjoyed-ish a show you previously didn't! Always a good feeling.
Heathers got some significant tweaks for its London run. The most major are the addition of two new songs ("I will Never Shut Up Again" for Heather Duke in act 1
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OH, MARY! Reviews
Jun 17
2025, 11:24:14 PM
There's been some rumors to that effect, and I for one hope they're true.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews
Jun 17
2025, 11:52:59 AM
...I'd recommend it, is the thing. Boop is a badly written show, yes, but unlike most shows of which this is true it is bad in a fascinating way. Most shows, when they are bad, engender questions like "Why did they think this joke was funny? Why does this character do something illogical? Why would a Broadway producer make a huge speech about representation as a way to fire a star and then get stopped immediately from firing said star by way of contractual obligation that she absolut
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Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada
Jun 17
2025, 11:09:36 AM
that shouty asshole on tiktok has claimed for months that the current london cast is coming over, which I believe. He also claimed that Miley Cyrus came close to a deal and then backed out, which I don't.
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Encores! 2026 Update?
Jun 11
2025, 12:14:26 PM
nmartin said: "" I think everyone complaining about Billy Porter should re-watch this trailer from the Sam Pinkelton production at Pasadena Playhouse... there is no way in hell Porter could be worse"
Preach it, sister! I saw that thing."
There is a difference between a gay show and a queer show and that Pasadena production just didn't quite understand that. Cheyenne Jackson was great, though!
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SMASH Reviews
Jun 10
2025, 07:43:49 PM
Would renovations take the Imperial out of commission for the rest of the season? Or would they be theoretically available in the spring if they started Renovations this summer?
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews
Jun 4
2025, 12:57:23 PM
Yeah it was such a crowded field for best featured actor this year, but Sieber is in fact doing Tony-worthy work. Truth is, we could get a worthy full slate of musical tony noms without nominating any of the actual nominees. This year is really an embarrassment of riches. But watching the officially released video of "The Plan" over and over again reminds me why Sieber is top of my "shoulda been nominated" list. He's just so, so subtle in his work.
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Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return
May 30
2025, 01:27:17 PM
I’m convinced they will officially announce during the Tony awards. Andy has the money.
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See what's coming 'Next!': 'Pacific Overtures' in San Francisco
May 27
2025, 01:18:08 AM
Wayman_Wong said: "Kunoichi Productions, in partnership with Brava! For Woman in the Arts and the Theatre of Yugen, is presenting Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's ''Pacific Overtures'' from May 30 to June 15 at the Brava Theatre Center, 2781 24th St, San Francisco. It's being directed by Nick Ishimaru.
Has anyone here seen any of their productions? Kunoichi says it produces bold, innovative theater with Japanese aesthetics.
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Worth it to get a TDF Membership for a few weeks?
May 22
2025, 06:55:10 PM
Up to 20 broadway shows have regularly been up on TDF, mostly for weekday performances. Yes, absolutely worth it.
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Michelle Williams leaving ' death becomes' May 25th?
May 22
2025, 01:57:54 PM
Renee would be wonderful, but this role would be an absolute waste of her gifts (she would make an excellent Madeline, though.)
Box Office Wise, they'd need someone who is a real, outside-of-broadway name for Viola. It's built for stunt casting - minimal dialogue, maximum attitude, almost entirely sung through. But I'll also say, having seen the show both with and without Michelle, I'll say she really does sell what she's given. This girl can REALLY sing, and
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Smash changed ending SINCE OPENING-SPOILER
May 5
2025, 06:45:39 PM
So you....haven't seen the show twice, then?
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews
May 3
2025, 03:29:16 AM
MemorableUserName said: "I love that Simard did the pratfall over the arm of the couch during "Tell Me Ernest" on the Today Show.
Videos: Watch the Cast of DEATH BECOMES HER Perform on The TODAY Show"
Can anyone who has seen the show recently tell me if Simard does this fall on the regular? She didn't when I saw it final preview (or in a video of the song taken around the same time), so I figured it may have been cut - I wonder now if that was due to an injury or something and they've put it back in, or if it was only done for the video to sell it better.
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Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein Make Tony History!!!
May 1
2025, 09:26:44 PM
I've seen him in Follies, Drowsy Chaperone and Moulin Rogue - he was wonderful in each of these shows.
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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews
May 1
2025, 09:06:15 PM
Has anyone kept up with what Smiard improvises for the last line of the show every night as Madeline and Helen make their last exit? ("What do you wanna do tomorrow, Mad?" "I don't care, what do you wanna do, Hel?") The night I saw it (which was the final night of previews) she answered "I dunno, open a broadway show?" and a friend told me that on the night they saw it the last joke was "I dunno...Arby's?"
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Snubbed but not forgotten - Tony Awards appreciation for unsung cast & creatives
May 1
2025, 09:02:06 PM
David Hyde Pierce, Chris Sieber and Michael Urie should have been nominated for three of my favorite comedic performances this season, but I don't know there's anyone in their categories I'd take out as not being worthy to be up there. Maybe Brooks Ashmankas, but he was the best thing about SMASH by a mile so it feels churlish to slight him. Julio Mongue also would have received my vote - he did some incredible work in BVSC in a really stealthy way. I think th
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Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein Make Tony History!!!
May 1
2025, 08:55:47 PM
I'll be the one to say it...Burstein delivers a nuanced and beautifully modulated take on Herbie. Watching his performance, I was struck by just how much Herbie is suffering below the surface, caught between his love for Rose and how uncomfortable he is made by her behavior. His Herbie is a fundamentally decent guy who's short fuse had clearly lead to trouble in the past, and he plays the role with a lot of hard-won emotional control. The way he uses the notes of anger and f
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Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga to Lead OLD FRIENDS On Broadway
Apr 28
2025, 07:01:32 PM
binau said: "So both Lea and Bernadette featured. Any chance that they might both be nominated and Lea wins?"
Nom for both is possible...I would personally give it to Natalie Venita Belcon.
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How Should I Watch ANGELS IN AMERICA?
Apr 28
2025, 06:43:01 PM
It's so good in one sitting. Never pass up an opportunity to see ANGELS, especially on a marathon day.
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