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I saw this tonight and enjoyed it a ton, and it was nice to hear the audience laughing it up as well.  Linda Emond was absolutely the MVP for me and I was disppointed she wasn't on stage more, but I was also quite impressed at Madeline Brewer's portrayal of Becky (I hadn't seen her in anything else before), as I think that's a tough needle to thread.  She reminded me a bit of Amy from Company but with a bit more steel in her backbone.  I do think Alden Ehre

Honestly I'm not convinced Lea is getting nominated, like I certainly think it's possible but by no means a guarantee.  I think Caissie Levy and Marla Mindelle are locks for noms (and my assumption is the win will go to either of them), followed by Shoshana Bean and Jessica Vosk.  And then the last slot could go Lea Michele or Sara Chase or Christiani Pitts.  Lea in particular is hampered by a terrible book that does nothing to really help her out in terms of crafting c

re: the accessibility of the show

I first saw it downtown with only a passing idea of what ballroom was--I knew there were houses and they were like family and that they'd compete but that was about it.  The choreographic style was fairly new to me (though some of it has carried over into more mainstream mediums), and I had no clue that categories were a thing.  Some like old way/new way confused me as well, but I was happy to just go along with it.

And none of tha

I didn't read through the whole thread so apologies if this has been said, but unions aren't just the actors unions but include stage hands, the people building the sets, the electricians, etc. which can add up, especially in upfront costs or if anything breaks.  Rent is also quite pricey, though I'm not sure how it compares to the West End.  The cost of labor in general has gone up quite a bit over the years.  But as a benchmark, the minimum pay for Broadway actors

There are only 3 guaranteed nominations for revival (unless the vote is close enough to get a fourth slot), and in my mind that's pretty firmly going to be Cats, Ragtime, and Rocky Horror.  Probably my own bias as well, but while Chess is doing box office success, I think there's enough split over the book/concert format that it would only get in as a fourth unless Rocky Horror really ****s the bed.  Cats is also the indisputable winner to me unless on the flip side Rocky Ho

Saw this tonight (second preview) and thought it was absolutely wonderful, brought me to tears multiple times.  For seating, I won a lottery ticket on the left side of orchestra and it was marked as partial view but if I had not known that, I wouldn't have thought it would be.  The pillars in the set do obstruct certain entrances/exits, but I've certainly had more egregious views for a full view ticket in other shows, and I really didn't feel like I missed anything.
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I like bootlegs as a supplement to cast recordings, especially studio recordings.  If I'm just listening casually because I like the songs then I would go for the cast recording, and I actually like it when they "clean up" some parts of the songs, like when they put a button on a song that would've been interrupted in the show and things like that.  I think it makes for a more enjoyable listening experience when I just want to listen to some music I like. (Speaking

I'm sure theatergoers (like the ones on this board) are very familiar with the concept of attending solo, but I think people are underestimating the wide portion of the population that is still afraid to do things by themselves, even something like eating at a restaurant or going to a movie.  And for Broadway specifically where the majority of the audience is tourists, the number of tourists that come to NYC to do a dedicated theater trip where they might be more likely to attend a s