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Next To Normal PBS
 May 14 2025, 08:30:33 AM

It’s PBS that we’re talking about. That being the case, I a was not surprised by the editing out any swearing. To me, not only was I happy that I was able to see it. And, it was very very enjoyable to me and as such, the minor censoring of some of the language was not bothersome one bit.


Cast Recording Updates?
 Apr 4 2025, 08:13:04 AM

bryan32 said: "how about these shows any updates on the fantastic, the nutty professor, death note, the Jerusalem syndrome, maybe happy ending, boop Romeo and Bernadette on cd's"

Maybe Happy Ending’s cast album CD release date is Friday May 16th with vinyl coming out a little bit after that. 

 


Trump Wants to Host Awards, include businessmen and politicians as winners
 Mar 27 2025, 08:43:08 PM

I found this article from Forbes about the cancellation of Finn. The article states that the show could have been interrupted as having LGBT themes according to the creators.

 

 

Forbes article about Finn The Musical


Country is Changing
 Mar 18 2025, 12:11:26 AM

ivy3 said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "BroadwayRox3588 said: "ACL2006 said: "how would anyone know Kolton is non-binary just by watching the show?"

This part, tho.
"

Based on show photos and their Instagram page, Kolton presents as female both in the production and off-stage, and I imagine that most audience members - except perhaps for those in the first few rows - would just assume they are a


Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
 Mar 11 2025, 02:14:58 AM

Is it too late at this point for any current Broadway tour slated to play The Kennedy Center this season to back out of their engagement? I mean, I know Hamilton did. But, they weren’t scheduled to play there till next season. 


STRANGER THINGS to transfer to Broadway's Marquis Theatre in spring 2025
 Feb 7 2025, 09:58:09 AM

ACL2006 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "qafgenius122 said: "4th in line at 5:40am.I clearly could have slept in. Luckily it’s not too cold, for February. Oh well, least I’ll get that hat lol"

Could you let us know what it’s looking like now? I have rheumatoid and really not sure I can be out there any earlier than 9 without putting my body in pain.
"

Wound up coming earlier an


re: Have you ever forgotten to turn your cell phone off during a broadway s
 Feb 5 2025, 07:20:52 AM

This isn’t me directly, but, something I did witness while working a performance of Pretty Woman one Wednesday afternoon. Apple had previously announced that it was scheduling an emergency alert test for that same day at 2PM. Now, we all knew that the emergency alert sound bypasses any sort of silence settings on your iPhone and we also knew that not only would it be very loud, but, there would be countless patrons who didn’t turn their phones off and have it go


TodayTix Pricing
 Dec 23 2024, 08:04:02 AM

Put me in the camp of those who only use TodayTix for lotteries and rush only. And, their customer service is atrocious. Around the time Broadway was reopening from the shutdown, I had bought a ticket through them. Well, turned out I had Covid and as such they simply didn’t care. They never gave me a refund or even credit (something that they sometimes do) or were helpful in any way. 


Fall openings trend? Coincidence or theatre owner coercion?
 Dec 15 2024, 12:06:07 PM

The thing about The Notebook is that the onstage pool is bigger than most people realize. Furthermore, it had caused some water damage that needed to be addressed as well. Between those two things, it’s not a simple run of the mill load out. That is why they are closing this early to make sure that things are fixed. My honest guess is that if the pool wasn’t there, they may have been able to have a little more time on Broadway before they closed. But, that is not the case. 


Beanie Feldstein & More to Star in SPELLING BEE at Kennedy Center
 Aug 30 2024, 11:58:01 AM

The Distinctive Baritone said: "Licensing companies all have different rules as to what is a “professional” production, but I imagine if professional productions are restricted, it is mostlyEquity companies that will not be granted licenses for it."

What about a professional company that isn’t an equity one? For example, years ago I lived upstate in Rhinebeck New York and volunteered at the local armature theatre there. There was one s


Beanie Feldstein & More to Star in SPELLING BEE at Kennedy Center
 Aug 30 2024, 04:24:51 AM

IdinaBellFoster said: "Professional rights to produce the show regionally arerestricted for 2025, so this is almost certain to be aiming for Broadway."

Unless I’m missing something (which could be the case, I don’t know) according to the list of upcoming productions of this show on the MTI website, the last one on the list is for a production in December of 2025. How does that make it restricted for 2025? 


Remastered Recordings?
 Aug 12 2024, 09:52:18 AM

darquegk said: "Is there any new or alternate material on the remastered Next to Normal? And does it fix the extremely notable harsh autotune on "what it is you're aFRAId of?""

Unfortunately, the remastered Next to Normal album is just the full cast recording. There’s no bonus or new material of any kind. I did listen to some of the songs on the remastered, side by side with the original recording. There’s some tracks that are better on the


Remastered Recordings?
 Aug 10 2024, 11:39:32 AM

For whatever it’s worth, there’s a remastered recording of Next to Normal that came out yesterday. 


Lincoln center will get a new leader
 Aug 10 2024, 11:38:43 AM

If there were to be an attack, Lincoln Center is far from a likely target. Times Square and the theatre district are more at risk than Lincoln Center will ever be. It’s Times Square, an area known the world over with a lot more people there.

Remember, in 2012 when Mike Tyson had his one man show on Broadway, someone went onto twitter stating that they were planning to shoot up the theatre. Even going so far to say that it would be worse than the at the time, Aurora Colorado movie


Phantom eyeing off Broadway return
 Jul 19 2024, 04:49:10 PM

I just saw this article on playbill.com that Phantom may return to NYC as an off Broadway show. If this does happen, I simply can’t think of any off Broadway venue that this mega musical would work well in. 

 

https://playbill.com/article/report-the-phantom-of-the-opera-may-be-readying-an-off-broadway-return


Tony awards after party question
 Jun 11 2024, 12:02:36 PM

I was just curious, do all the shows typically have a party for their shows after the Tonys? Or are there some that skip it altogether? 


FLOYD COLLINS to be given Broadway revival by Lincoln Center
 Jun 10 2024, 11:42:22 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I don't know anything aboutMIDNIGHT's intentions or FLOYD's casting process, but if MIDNIGHT is aiming for Broadway in Spring 2024 then they may have only wanted to cast people in the Chicago run who are also available next Spring."

As was stated earlier in the thread, no one knows what the future would hold for the Midnight post Chicago run. Sure, it may aim for Broadway but not make it. It may aim for Broadway and end up m


cast cd's
 Jun 10 2024, 11:26:48 PM

hak5 said: "any word on if TOMMY will record?"

Well, in I want to say 2012 or so, Pete Townshend sold his entire catalogue of songs written for The Who to Spirit Music Group a boutique music publishing company. Now, I don’t know if Pete selling the catalogue of all songs he wrote for The Who to them could impact any future recording. But, it should be worth pointing out that Ingrid Michaelson is also on the roster of Spirit Music Group’s artists as well.


NYP: Broadway sings New York’s blues as crime, costs slow post-COVID comeback
 Jun 3 2024, 10:09:18 PM

I believe theatrefan4 is referring to Newburgh. A town upstate that does in fact have a higher crime rate than NYC. I lived in Rhinebeck for a few years, not far from Newburgh. And, I have a strong memory of driving through the town and even then feeling unsafe. 

Now, two things, one is I work on Broadway, and every time I am leaving my theatre to head home, I see tons of people walking around with playbills in hand from various shows. I think things will slowly come back. Keep in


Great Gatsby Rush question
 May 23 2024, 10:55:10 AM

How hard/easy is it to score a Gatsby ticket via in person. Was thinking of going this afternoon and was just wondering. 


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