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I'm curious if the person who gave out their email at the first preview of Mincemeat (was it the director?) received any comments that they took into consideration for previews.

I said Scrapyard Symphony because I liked the alliteration of it and I think those two words combined have a bit of intrigue, though I put Five Notes as my least favorite because I felt it was generic and forgettable

The Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center is a good walking distance from the Broadway Theatre and can have some cool exhibits (though I'm not sure what's playing now).  It's not necessarily super engaging, but the lobby area upstairs for Jazz at Lincoln Center also has a kind of timeline of jazz artists and some jazz history.

Though I have to say that 2 hours for lunch with a group of over 10 people does seem to be the right allotment in my mind.

Seems I'm in the minority here but I thought this showed a LOT of promise out of town and felt that it was better put together than some other shows that have made it to Broadway (but perhaps that's not saying much).  There's definitely tweaks they can do with the book and direction but I'm excited to see it again.

Do they usually announce Pantages and Dolby separately? I thought it was at the same time and found it weird nothing was announced for Dolby (unless they decided to move away from hosting shows there).  But it WOULD be a nice place to host Sunset if the LA rumors end up happening, considering its ties to the film industry.

I know this production isn't recasting after Nicole but this is the first suggestion that really made me wish they were

steven22 said: "30U35 tickets are on sale. The code was just emailed."

I still haven't gotten the code but I'm pretty sure I'm on the email list since I received the email for Dakar 2000 a while back

Nominations are out: https://www.broadwaynews.com/nominations-announced-for-londons-2025-olivier-awards/, didn't want to copy over everything so here are the two big categories:

Mastercard Best New Musical 
• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton, at Ambassadors Theatre  
• “MJ The Musical,” book by Lynn Nottage, at Prince Edward Theatre  
• “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” music, lyrics and book by Dave Malloy, at Donmar Warehouse  
• “Why Am I So Single?,” music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, at Garrick Theatre

The Londoner Award for Best New Play 
• “The Fear of 13” by Lindsey Ferrentino, at Donmar Warehouse  
• “Giant” by Mark Rosenblatt, at Royal Court Theatre  
• “Kyoto” by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, at @sohoplace  
• “Shifters” by Benedict Lombe, at Duke of York’s Theatre  
• “The Years” adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain, at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

Can someone explain to me what "affiliate theater" means? Is that just another theater that's not officially "West End" but still eligible for Oliviers? I thought it was interesting English was also playing over there.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Listen-Songs-From-REAL-WOMEN-HAVE-CURVES-EP-Out-Now-20250228

They released an EP of 4 songs from the show, I do actually like the sound of these from a quick listen so I'm excited to see how they work in the story!

There was some earlier discourse in this thread: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/thread/Operation-Mincemeat-vs-Maybe-Happy-Ending-Race-for-Best-Musical

I posted in that one but I mostly agree with Falsettolands, though I think book is a bit more up for grabs and my guess is director would lean towards Mincemeat

His doubling down on it felt a little cringe to me, and then praising a later audience for not laughing was an eyeroll, but whatever I guess it's his social media.  I do think a lot of elements in this Gatsby (especially Gatsby himself) come off as (unintentionally) campy so I honestly don't blame the audience members for laughing...

Does anyone know what the obstruction would be for rear balcony?  My guess is maybe pillars but the seats labeled with obstruction are spread out enough that I'm not completely sure that's the case and there aren't pictures on View From My Seat.  Alternatively, do we have any idea if there would be a rush/lotto policy for this?

CoffeeBreak said: "(Dead Outlaw will not be eligible for the other awards, having won them all last year)."

Assuming you're talking about the Tonys I think you're conflating them with the Drama Desks, which look at both Broadway and off Broadway and only award new attributes for a transfer.  But since Dead Outlaw hasn't been on Broadway before, it would be eligible for all Tony categories.

spicemonkey said: "i have been hoping we could get atransfer ofA Mirror



next season at MTC? LOL"

I loved A Mirror and would love to see it again

Buena Vista Social Club is up, & Juliet and Boop are back too