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The Bittersweets said: "pethian said: "Stephen Sondheim not being nominated for music or lyrics for A FUNNY THING."

Fun fact! Just 11 days after the opening of Forum,anothermusical comedy set in Rome opened on Broadway in the same year! This (much lesser known) musical is called Bravo Giovanni, and it’s about a family owned Italian restaurant trying to stay afloat when a competing chain restaurant opens across the street. It opened to litt

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "bear88 said: "Just a dumb question regarding recouping: I always assumed recoupment means recouping the full capitalization costs. Do investors get a dime if a show recoups its production costs but not its full capitalization?"

The capitalization is the production cost. But that BTTF situation is confusingly worded: if it can recoup the $18M of hard costs without dipping into its reserve, it can then just return the

The Distinctive Baritone said: "QueenAlice said: "Everyone thought a musical based on Orphan Annie was a horrible idea too."

That one about the serial killer that has his neighbor turn the bodies into meat pies too… That said, Little Orphan Annie premiered as a comic strip in 1924, remaining popular for decades, with the musical opening on Broadway 33 years later in 1977. Betty Boop was popular in the 1930’s but has been largely off the rada

Jordan Catalano said: "As i said before, the physical production is identical but there’s *something* about the Broadway version that’s a bit off for me, and it very well might just be the cast, as good as they are. I mentioned earlier I’m seeing it at the Adelphi in a couple weeks with the new cast so I’ll be able to say for sure after that. But it is interesting."

Please do report back after you see it. I'd love to hear your thoughts aft

OhHiii said: "Voter said: "bwaylyric said: "Just announced that Black Eyed Peas member APL.de.ap has joined HLL as producer. He joins the show’s other celeb producers Lea Salonga, Jo Koy, and H.E.R. Will Bruno Mars be next? And what exactly are their contributions to the show?"

$$$$$$"

These celebs are likely not giving a cent to the show, but lending name recognition and connections. Same as those who joined t

inception said: "Would you re-watch shows you have seen before, or do you just want to see new shows?

I'm planning on going at Xmas for an extended long weekend. On the Friday before the holiday there are matinee options, but mostly shows I have seen before like Hamilton, Hadestown, & Six. I'm not sure if I want to see something I've already seen (or already seen a few times like Hamilton). Maybe instead there will be an exhibit at one of the museums to go