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It's mystifying that Two Strangers didn't run any type of special campaign for the holiday season that focused on the Christmas scenes of the musical. (At least I didn't see any ads of this nature). It seems like it would have been a way to grab in tourists who might have felt priced out of the bigger shows. Hopefully the 9-show week will bump up their numbers a bit. 

Good for Stranger Things for being able to capitalize on the show's 5th season buzz. I never expec

This is absolutely the worst thing I’ve ever seen at NYTW and one of the most boring pieces of theater in years. 
 

there is absolutely no directorial concept here to speak of. It’s as if there wasn’t a director at all. Tartuffe, with its broad comedy and rhyming couplets, screams out for a heightened and stylized sensibility. But here there is no choreography or timing to the comedy, no physical bits. The actors revue lines like they are recit

It has a a not-so-long shot at Costume Design. Most pundits and ranking sites have it sitting somewhere around 6th to 8th place in that race. But that's it. It stands virtually no chance at any other category, especially since the Golden Globes (who have entire separate categories for Musical/Comedy and love when stars like JLo get dramatic) omitted it entirely. It failed to show up on any of the recently announced Oscar shortlists. It's more than likely toast. I did enjoy it tho

Suggesting that Roundabout should be forced to give up theaters because they arent actively producing shows there is absolutely ridiculous. Roundabout is far from the only non-profit who acts as landlord. I fail to see how it is a bad thing. They rent out their spaces as a source of income. Direly needed income. Roundabout would love to continually support their own productions in both Studio 54 and Todd Haimes theaters, but fundraising at this level to produce this much broadway content

This really needs two big names in it to do well. Times and tastes have changed dramatically since The Producers first premiered. And I don't think the title alone will sell tickets the way it used to. If they transfer the Chocolate Factory production without star casting, this won't run long. That's just the state of Broadway right now.

I would be VERY down with a Gad and Rannells production though. They are two names that can sell the show and perform the roles well. And

Jarethan said: "AKarp2013 said: "Unless Lost Boys is great, is it possible that the Tony's will ship Best Musical next year and change the rules so there can be more revival nominees, assuming Rocky Horror gets good reviews."

They arent going to get rid of the Best Musical category at the Tonys. That would be a disaster for the industry. There are 4 eligible productions so far: Queen of Versailles, Two Strangers, Schmigadoon, Lost Boys. If these are indeed t

Regarding it being built for Groff: it was indeed crafted around his image. There are a few references and jokes that are tailored specifically to him. But it should be easy enough to alter them, or swap them out for new lines based on whoever the replacement is.

The Jonathan Bailey idea is stellar. Maybe he doesn't want to be a replacement given that he's at the height of fame right now...but he would perform the hell out of this. He's also one of the very few people who c

Wanted hasn’t said this publicly but they have pushed their opening to the fall and will not open this season. They just can’t get the financing. I’ve also now heard that the same issue has caused Purple Rain to push to next season too (and I thought they were the one guaranteed spring opening yet to announce!). No one is investing in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil right now, so don’t hold your breath. Galileo is also having trouble raising funds so I’m

Matt Rogers said: If you think it’s an amateur hour magic show, I’m guessing you haven’t seen it. And if you think he has no name recognition just because YOU have never heard of him, a quick Google search will prove otherwise,"

I have indeed seen it and it is amateur hour magic. He has little charm to speak of and the acts felt very stilted. I suppose if someone had never seen a magic show before they would think this is fine, but to me it was

If Netflix can't get people into Stranger Things on "Halloweekend" then I don't know what their gameplan is. Yes, I understand it's an abysmal holiday for Broadway in general, but this would have been the perfect show to eat up all the tourist dollars as folks look for spooky fun. It's obvious that they hope Season 5 is going to miraculously juice this thing...but it just ain't happening. I mean, even the Season 5 trailer had some of its thunder stolen because th

Agree with Kad. The musical strangely ignores, or doesn't delve deep enough, into the one aspect that makes its story unique. The connection between Ace and his grandfather Beau would be a fascinating element to explore fully. So much of their lives run parallel to each other, in terms of experiences and identity. Two men dealing with similar things, but from different generations. How might these disparate generational experiences affect one another? But the book and score frequentl

There aren't going to be many more musical announcements, sadly. All of them are having the same problem: no one wants to invest right now. So many high profile musicals failed to recoup/lost money last season, that the usual crop of financial backers is pulling back in a major way. (There is also hesitancy because many people feel that continued pressure could bring back tax incentives for Broadway next season, so lots of folks are saying they are holding off until then in hopes that it

Liberation may struggle with grosses. But even if it does, I don't expect it to post an early closing notice. Sometimes producers go in to a project knowing that they likely won't make any money, but they believe the show deserves to be seen on a Broadway stage. It's likely this is a passion project for the all-female producing team (Daryl Roth, Eva Price, Rachel Sussman and Jenny Gersten). All of whom are quite experienced with the Broadway landscape, quite wealthy, and likely un

I've just realized that my above content is totally blank in the spoiler content area. Good grief...I've never known how to use it properly. Ah well.

My main points: The best things about the movie are Tonatiuh and the choreography. He's an incredible discovery, does a great job at selling both the camp and deep seated emotions of Molina. You root for him hard, and the actor develops a great rapport with Diego Luna. The choreo is stunning and I couldnt wait until the next d

For Chicago, I think you'd need to see these ultra low grosses sustained over a significant period of time and across more than one star casting. Absolutely NO ONE is knocking down the door of the Ambassador, praying they get to put their show in there. It is without a doubt the least desirable house on Broadway. The Shuberts are probably fearing the day that Chicago closes shop because the theater will need an incredibly costly renovation once its vacant. So I think the Weisslers&nb