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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. 

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.

I think producers are probably seeing the receipts from the three star-driven vehicles and planning more of the same. 

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. 

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.

My vote would be for Nicole Scherzinger.

Is the set for the curtain call indicative of the design as a whole? It's not terribly appealing to my eye at least...

I have a feeling some perceptions of the score will change once there is a cast recording.  It is very well written.

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.

It really sounds excellent!  Especially the Prelude, which always irked me with such a small band.

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?

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)

For those complaining about the Wizard reveal, Joel Grey’s singing voice was even more recognizable when it was performed in the original cast. 

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.

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.

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.

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.