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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/14/25
 Sep 16 2025, 02:25:42 PM

A bit surprised that most of these grosses went up considering Broadway Week is in effect, but I suppose that just shows how much the previous week was down.  Buena Vista still seems to be doing a surprisingly good job of keeping up with the usual heavy hitters.


What is the Off Broadway show to see?
 Sep 16 2025, 11:41:23 AM

Prince Faggot is one I'm still thinking about after seeing it in previews at Playwrights (though perhaps not for the faint of heart).  Oratorio for Living Things seemed to be the must see last time it was playing, and others I'm looking forward to are Kyoto, Archduke, and Seat of Their Pants.


Leslie Odom's Hamilton Return = A Must See
 Sep 16 2025, 11:36:41 AM

If anything, I wonder if this would allay some of the fears around releasing proshots of shows that are still running.  I understand it's not a direct comparison since the rest of the cast is different and it's been many years since the proshot was filmed, but arguably people who wanted to see Leslie's performance could just watch the proshot for relatively cheap, yet they're still choosing to fork over hundreds of dollars.  And while he's had a fairly successful


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Sep 10 2025, 06:13:28 PM

It sounds like they recorded this as a pop single, like it feels ready to play on the radio.  I assume in the theater it will be more organic to the character/moment when they do it so we'll see.


CABARET sets closing with Porter and Wallace to star
 Sep 9 2025, 09:34:57 PM

I think the preshow in London felt a bit more "vibey" since they had the performers more distributed throughout, and you really felt like you were going into an underground club since you had to walk down some stairs right at the beginning, but the hallways were cramped and it was hard to get to the bathroom and everything (though that did also add to the club vibe I suppose).  I was laughing at the aisle of trash you walk by for Broadway, but I remember us lining up to go in a


Jamie Lloyd-helmed EVITA revival to play the London Palladium in 2025
 Sep 9 2025, 06:42:56 PM

RippedMan said: "I agree that her vocal placement while super healthy and it sounds decent but it’s lacking the power that is usually associated with the role. But that also might be the costuming. She isn’t giving regal or anything. I could see why Webber might be miffed because I do think Lloyd’s style isn’t the best for telling a story."

I think that's part of the point.  Lloyd is overlaying the idea of Evita as a pop star and char


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Sep 9 2025, 02:19:10 PM

Robbie2 said: "chrishuyen said: "Oh interesting, if she's doing Someone Else's Story then they're changing up the show more than I expected, since that was still a Svetlana song for the Actors Fund concert. I wonder if Hannah Cruz will have anything besides I Know Him So Well in that case."

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I wasn't including Endgame since that's not really a feature moment for her, but I can't remember if this


ZOOTOPIA being developed as a stage musical
 Sep 9 2025, 01:15:19 PM

KevinKlawitter said: "book by Sara Wordsworth and music and lyrics by Jaheem Toombs; Ian Weinberger attached as director.;

Huh. Wonder how they'll handle the "naturalist" scene.
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Well Disney managed to put the whole Hygge scene into Frozen...


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Sep 9 2025, 01:13:59 PM

Oh interesting, if she's doing Someone Else's Story then they're changing up the show more than I expected, since that was still a Svetlana song for the Actors Fund concert.  I wonder if Hannah Cruz will have anything besides I Know Him So Well in that case.


BRIGADOON new adaptation at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
 Sep 9 2025, 03:11:39 AM

Dolly80 said: "It’s not DeMille choreography.. it’s Drew McOnie, who also directed it."

Yes you're right, I saw DeMille's name on the website and incorrectly assumed they were adapting her choreography but on closer look it's actually solely credited to McOnie, thanks for the correction! 


BRIGADOON new adaptation at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
 Sep 9 2025, 12:38:33 AM

I was enthralled by this production a few weeks ago and resurfaced this thread when I was looking to see if anyone had cataloged the differences in the show over the years (which I still haven't been able to find an extensive list for, so if anyone has that or would like to write it up that would be much appreciated).  But anyways, this was my first encounter with Brigadoon in any way and I loved this production, so I'll detail the changes for anyone that's still interested:<


NEW MUSICALS?
 Sep 8 2025, 01:38:54 PM

Bull Durham will be at Paper Mill this fall and I know Gatsby transferred fairly quickly but I think that was just due to an early closure from Here Lies Love so not sure that Bull Durham could pull off the same kind of turnaround (even if momentum was there, which isn't guaranteed).


André de Shields is Tartuffe (…but uptown)
 Sep 4 2025, 11:59:21 AM

It looks like TodayTix has the exclusive presale


Saturday Church at NYTW
 Sep 1 2025, 05:37:07 PM

I'd recommend concert earplugs! I got Loops which were fairly inexpensive and they did a great job filtering out the crowd and general ringing from the loudness so I could hear the singer and instruments even better. I also used them for Starlight Express and Evita in London and thought they worked quite well!


What is the state of Broadwayworld now in 2025?
 Aug 29 2025, 02:00:28 PM

I think Reddit has more useful information at times, like things about discounts or ways to get tickets, the daily rush report, and now a new weekly understudy thread.  What bothers me is that sometimes it can turn into an echo chamber.  The voting paradigm means that if there's an opinion a lot of people agree with it gets upvoted, and other opinions get downvoted so unless you read through an entire thread, you'd only really see people agreeing with each


Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher in 2025 Chess Revival!
 Aug 28 2025, 01:26:18 PM

Maybe I'm just used to Murray Head singing it but I feel like Aaron Tveit lacks some of the "edge", especially in the semi-spoken part in the beginning.  But I think it's also hard to judge from an audio snippet alone and he does sound pretty good on the chorus, even if his voice is a bit more "classic" than I'd want for Freddie.


Florence Welch’s GATSBY Coming To Broadway
 Aug 28 2025, 11:15:52 AM

I'll be curious what Cromer brings to this.  My main takeaway in Boston was that they needed to really hone in on the writing process (Florence Welch seemed like she was writing songs for a concept album about Gatsby rather than songs that were built to work within scenes) and find more clarity in the characters and the story they were trying to tell (it's a lot of characters to balance in a show, especially with bumping up Myrtle's role).  Perhaps that's something C


Beau: The Musical
 Aug 28 2025, 11:09:16 AM

I thought the show was good but not great, though I can't necessarily pinpoint anything specifically wrong with it, so it's probably just something that didn't speak to me as much.  I think there are great songs but the semi-presentational format could be hit or miss at different points in the story.  There are a few moments that can be fleshed out a bit, but I thought all the performers were great and they did a good job of weaving in and out of the story between actors


New James Graham play PUNCH to transfer to Broadway this fall
 Aug 27 2025, 04:30:05 PM

There's also a MTC35 membership option for 4 or 5 of the shows in their season, tickets per show are $35 and a flat $10 subscription fee (as opposed to a $5 fee per ticket)


Prince Faggot- Drunk Shakespeare
 Aug 25 2025, 11:39:20 AM

I agree with THDavis, I found Prince F really thought provoking and gave me something to chew on, and my only regret in seeing it was that I didn't go with a friend with whom I could talk it over afterwards.

Drunk Shakespeare is a great show and a lot of fun if you just want to laugh.  It pokes a lot of fun at Romeo and Juliet but also delivers some surprisingly good (considering the premise) performances of excerpts of the actual Shakespeare text.

Separately, I think b


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