Playbill leaves Twitter Jan 15
2025, 05:24:14 PM
JSquared2 said: "Social media apps are not airports. There's no need to "announce" arrivals (or departures)."
There's no need for it, but it's clearly a relevant topic of discussion on this thread, isn't it?
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Jennifer Lopez to Star in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Film Jan 14
2025, 08:11:07 PM
Jordan Catalano said: "Yeah,wouldn’t it be sad if the majority of the score was cut from this and all that beautiful music in the jail got thrown out. Of course I’m notsaying it is, I’m just saying wouldn’t it just be a reeeeeeal f’in shame if more than half the score was gutted."
I'll be very upset if "Dear One" isn't in the movie. And I don't think anyone can say whether it is or not at this point, since this migh
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NYT: Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical Jan 13
2025, 11:09:31 AM
CurtainsUpat8 said: "If colorblind casting works so well... can I do an all white cast of a August Wilson play?"
If you live long enough that the play becomes public domain (very unlikely) or get permission from the Wilson estate (even less likely), you can. Of course you'd also need to find interested actors and audiences, which is another thing that's pretty unlikely.
"The author is the KING of any production."
Not once the
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Performances in LA cancelled due to fires Jeremy Jordan, Wicked, etc.. Jan 10
2025, 11:25:48 AM
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "The fact you have to say "Kennedy (from Fox)" shows she isn't famous lolz"
Is this the same Kennedy who covered politics on MTV in the 1990s? If so, she's a little famous to those of us who came of age in that era. She was famous enough that Murphy Brown spoofed her when the in-show news program FYI brought on a similarly edgy young journalist named McGovern.
I had n
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The $30 Million Musical Trend Jan 6
2025, 10:31:06 PM
Kad said: "Nobody expects the handful of shows that recoup each season to erase the losses incurred by every financial flop in a season."
Actually, I'm kind of naive about these things, but I definitely assumed that Broadway productions overall made money for the investor pool. Being a (mostly) commercial venture, I can't see how Broadway could possibly survive otherwise. Of course, the long runners might contribute more to the positive column t
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Kit Connor’s Car Chased By Fan From R&J Stage Door Jan 4
2025, 10:19:27 AM
willep said: "He’s absolutely nowhere near Richard Burton or The Beatles."
I think it might be fair to say that they're similar in the level of devotion (or craziness) of their core fans, which is what's relevant to the incident being discussed here. Obviously Kit Connor is, at this point in his career, a couple of orders of magnitude away from the Beatles in terms of the breadth of his fame.
(I don't feel that Richard Burton has been a
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Lottery Chances - January 2025 Jan 4
2025, 10:10:17 AM
macbeth said: "Are lotteries easier to enter and win this month? I've been losing every day on Gypsy and a few others..."
I think they're easier to win in general (not easier to enter of course, ha). I've won the Telecharge and LuckySeat lotteries several times in the winter months (though I've never won a TodayTix lottery in hundreds of tries).
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'Swept Away’ to Close on Broadway December 29th Dec 31
2024, 09:46:27 PM
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "also this show was clearly under-capitilized"
I ask this with the stipulation that (1) I don't know much about these things, and (2) I mean no disrespect to the show or those who love it. I had a ticket to see it on November 10 but couldn't make it to the city that day.
Anyhow, I assume that the intention of a larger capitalization would have been to allow the show to develop an audience by word of mouth. But isn't it much
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Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada Dec 31
2024, 09:32:29 PM
TotallyEffed said: "People over 50 are certainly more likely to know Adam Lambert better than Orville Peck."
This conversation is really starting to depress me, a 51-year-old who is proud to know who all of these people are.
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New Years Eve Dec 31
2024, 09:09:18 PM
Ensemble1726647996 said: "As I stated in my earlier post, when I walked out of the Shubert Theater New Year’s Eve 1974, (after watching Over Here) it was a magical time. Broadway felt fun and very safe."
I'll proudly be "that guy" and point out that NYC had 1554 murders in 1974 compared to 391 last year. I can't argue that you didn't feel safer back then, but you are factually much, much safer in 2024.
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SMASH On Broadway reveals casting Dec 25
2024, 08:07:40 PM
BrodyFosse123 said: "Had it been a pay-per-view series, it’s unlikely it would have made it thru its first season."
I think you'd have to admit that's a high bar. How many actual hit pay-per-view series are there? This isn't my area of expertise, but I can't think of any.
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Modern musical choices for Encores! Dec 25
2024, 11:16:55 AM
Tenor8674 said: "ASPECTS OF LOVE."
I enthusiastically endorse this idea. Encores could do full justice to the gorgeous score, and on paper it should be pretty inexpensive (modest orchestra, small cast, not much scenery needed). It would also probably be our best chance to finally get a second English-language recording.
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AUDRA GYPSY Reviews Dec 24
2024, 05:20:32 PM
Bwaygurl2 said: "Ordinary folk's definition of racism is more in line with Joevitus and Kdogg."
For the record, I'm okay if we choose to reserve the word "racism" for the systematic oppression of members of disfavored minority groups. Clearly that's a historical and ongoing problem that is on an entirely different scale from what people call each other on an internet forum.
Still, it's disgusting to use a term like "old gays"
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AUDRA GYPSY Reviews Dec 24
2024, 11:10:52 AM
PriscillaN2N said: "Is it the senile part that has struck a nerve with you? Maybe white gays of a certain age is more appropriate?"
It is never appropriate to judge anyone's behavior or opinion based on a person's age, color, or sexual orientation. I can't believe that you don't realize how gross you're being by doing exactly that, even if in your mind you're punching up.
Argue against the opinions, not a person's completely un
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What notable shows did you MISS? Dec 22
2024, 05:16:52 PM
In recent memory, I really wish I had seen Shuffle Along. I also regret not seeing John Cameron Mitchell in the Hedwig revival; by then I had already seen it a couple of times and I couldn't fit in another return visit.
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AUDRA GYPSY Reviews Dec 20
2024, 05:05:31 PM
PriscillaN2N said: "This board is full of senile white gays so I'm not surprised."
None of these are adjectives that a decent person would use to attack anyone's opinion.
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3 days. 5 shows. Dec 20
2024, 11:36:56 AM
This was fun to read, and I'm glad you had such a great trip to NYC!
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AUDRA GYPSY Reviews Dec 19
2024, 08:04:32 PM
Penna2 said: "Thanks. Just seems to be a strange word for them to choose."
For what it's worth, Wiktionary lists the relevant definition as sense number 3.
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Whoopi Goldberg in ANNIE at MSG? Dec 17
2024, 07:49:28 PM
BrodyFosse123 said: "FYI: today is December 17, 2024. December 12 was 5 days ago."
Such brilliance!
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Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread Dec 17
2024, 07:45:35 PM
TheatreFan4 said: "It's some peak childish behavior."
Oh dear. I kind of respected you. But I have basically the same observation I just made: this ridiculous comment says more about you than your target.
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