SMASH Original Broadway Cast Recording Thread May 16
2025, 06:58:02 AM
CATSNYrevival said: "A 45 minute cast albumfor a full length musical in 2025 is wild. Is there no overture or entr'acte to include? Exit music? Some more dialogue? Something?"
There really isn’t more music than this and the dialogue has nothing to do with the music, so why include it? The score and the plot are so barely connected that I struggle to even think of this as true musical theater.
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Broadway Showstopper of the season? May 15
2025, 06:36:14 AM
Nicole is doing something really special in drawing you into Norma's psychology. While Audra's performance expertly brings the layers of Rose's Turn to life (I'd argue her performance doesn't sell quite as well in some of the few hours before that song), Nicole's performance extends beyond the writing and draws the audience in to Norma's psychology. It's those quiet moments of her numbers that I'll always remember - the way you could hear a pin drop i
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DEAD OUTLAW Original Broadway Cast Recording Threax May 2
2025, 09:14:57 AM
Any news on when the rest of it will arrive? I really hate the new trend of cast recordings coming out in dribs and drabs.
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Drama Desk nominations '25 Apr 30
2025, 01:36:49 PM
I think producers are probably seeing the receipts from the three star-driven vehicles and planning more of the same.
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Tony Awards Predictions (All Categories) Apr 29
2025, 12:39:28 PM
Green's exclusion of Operation Mincemeat almost everywhere and inclusion of Redwood in choreography are particularly outlandish. I don't claim to have a crystal ball, but even with lots of uncertainty, its certain the nominations will look nothing like his picks.
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2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Apr 25
2025, 12:20:28 PM
Dolly80 said: "Wait.. was Dorian Gray not eligible or something? not having gendered categories is crazy. All the brilliant performers who have even less chance of winning an award."
Sarah Snook was nominated for Solo Performance.
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2025 Drama League Nominations Apr 22
2025, 11:27:23 AM
My vote would be for Nicole Scherzinger.
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SMASH Previews Mar 12
2025, 01:32:35 PM
Is the set for the curtain call indicative of the design as a whole? It's not terribly appealing to my eye at least...
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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews Feb 11
2025, 09:10:24 PM
TimeToDither said: "kidmanboy said: "I have a feeling some perceptions of the score will change once there is a cast recording. It is very well written."
A cast album justifies it being boring in the actual musical?"
On the contrary, I think the score is pivotal to how well the show works and I think that will become more apparent with additional listening. But judging by your commentary, I'm assuming you and I look for very di
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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews Feb 11
2025, 02:58:22 PM
I have a feeling some perceptions of the score will change once there is a cast recording. It is very well written.
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THE LOST BOYS to open at the Palace on Broadway in 2026 Jan 27
2025, 09:18:56 PM
There's nothing the majority of you won't complain over...
Excited for a Michael Arden-directed anything. But also this whole endeavor sounds right up my alley.
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City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life Jan 15
2025, 02:28:56 PM
It really sounds excellent! Especially the Prelude, which always irked me with such a small band.
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2024-2025 Broadway Season Jan 8
2025, 04:26:36 PM
Sauja said: "That's also a potential line up that would ALL be musicals with new scores, which is super encouraging."
I assume Smash wouldn’t be considered a new score, correct? Anyone know how much, if any, new music is in the show that wasn’t in the tv show? I also assume “Let’s Be Bad” won’t be used since it was in Some Like It Hot?
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AUDRA GYPSY Reviews Jan 5
2025, 06:23:02 AM
I attended yesterday's matinee and am admittedly baffled by the criticisms thrown upon Joy Woods. Her characterization is different from Laura Benanti's just as Audra's is from Patti's. Laura's late show outbursts matched her mom's foghorn of a personality - but that is not Audra's take on Rose. Her rose plays much more as a confused, delusional woman who only knows this way to show love and seems wholly incapable of noticing the people around her
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Your Personal Top 10 of 2024 Dec 30
2024, 10:55:44 AM
My personal top 10:
1) Ragtime (NYCC)
2) Cats: The Jellicle Ball
3) Maybe Happy Ending
4) Sunset Blvd.
5) Suffs
6) The Outsiders
7) The Connector
8) NYCC Encores (I know this is cheating, but all three productions were excellent)
9) The Who's Tommy
10) Safety Not Guaranteed (BAM)
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Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread Dec 2
2024, 02:26:52 PM
For those complaining about the Wizard reveal, Joel Grey’s singing voice was even more recognizable when it was performed in the original cast.
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SWEPT AWAY Previews Nov 18
2024, 12:31:16 PM
My problem with the show in DC was that the mid-show tonal shift is pretty much the only thing to happen. Everything else seemed so static. The characters were so broadly drawn as to not have much in the way of a meaningful arc and the plot itself is not enough to carry an hour and a half. The music is wonderfully performed but also tends to blur together without much to hang it on.
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City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life Nov 4
2024, 12:33:59 PM
Saw this Saturday and was crying for about 75% of the running time. Just as she did with Into the Woods, Lear has directed a production where the words and music are the star and you hear every detail. Every character is more vividly drawn than any other production I've seen. A true masterpiece that I think should be required viewing for every American. And for that reason it should transfer - who cares if it makes money.
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Swept Away buzz Oct 7
2024, 09:15:36 AM
Not only dark - it was a bit of a slog in DC. Very little humor or personality to draw you in and even the drama itself doesn't really have anywhere to go.
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Musical adaptation of film SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED from Nick Blaemire and Ryan Miller (Guster) to premiere at BAM Oct 4
2024, 11:51:15 AM
Saw this on Sunday with my wife and 2 kids and we all enjoyed it a lot. The story was engaging and thought, performances and music were great. While the staging was bare, it fit the piece well. I'd kill for a cast recording.
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