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nemoran said: "@Ledaero

I'm actually pretty excited about Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough coming in, and I think you all will be excited as well once you see it. From workshops, the show is really wonderful. And I HATE jukeboxes. Lynn Nottage is doing a brilliant job in constructing the narrative. It's not a typical bio-musical, and last draft I know of had it all structured within a single rehearsal for the Dangerous tour and most of it is focu

And thank you all for the kind words and the nuanced discussion of mental health/the arts that we’re having in these posts.

I really really respected Kanye West when he had a mental breakdown and he stepped away from fame for a year.  I was sad when he came back swinging even harder than he had been before.  Kanye West is one of my favorite artists.  I love (a lot of, not all) his ideas, I think his music is masterful, I think his art is beautiful, and I damn near

I’m going to try to broach this topic from a personal stand point.

I’d first like to say that playing a lead in a Broadway Musical (in some cases) gives you mental health opportunities that others who are suffering could not dream of.  The millions of people trying to struggle to make ends meet don’t get mental health days, we get fired for missing work.  I’ve been in the hospital twice for trying to kill myself.  I lost a job one of those tim

I'd really like a real answer rather than posts being deleted, posters being banned, and moderators locking threads.

What is the fear of talking about Patti Murin on this board?

Why are we a subject that she can lash out at but we aren't allowed to discuss her on this board unless we're saying something 100% positive?

It seems unfair that Broadway World (in particularly, the weekend moderator) is very hell-bent on making sure that nothing besi

It's so funny how opinions differ.  Sam Gold's Glass Menagerie is one of the top two more impactful pieces of art I've ever experienced.

I could write an essay on everything the 2018 revival of Carousel did wrong and I'd still not have the time to name everything wrong with it.  Everything was wrong.  The set was wrong.  The direction was wrong.  The casting was wrong.  The concept was wrong.  The costumes were wrong.  The script

Jumping back into this conversation:

Race DOES matter in casting... sometimes.

There are some roles where race is a defining factor in the character/story.  Ragtime, Hairspray, Driving Ms Daisy, West Side Story.... these are shows where race is a very important story factor.  You don't want to see a white Coalhouse Walker Jr or a black Maria because it would be a disservice to the story the show is trying to tell.  Roles such as the characters in Phant

GreeneStreet said: "The problem Waitress is going to face, (and who knows mabye it will be this run) is that Sara is not going to be able to sell the show anymore. Everyone who has wanted to see her, has at this point.

When you have about 3 Jenna’s drop in a month, something isn’t right.."

100% well said.

I've been closely following Broadway for a long time.  I've had people slipping me inside information for half a decade.&

MassiveMeGo said: "Markdoesbway! said: "Hi everyone! I’m a new poster, and I have been lurking for a long time and I want to say something. MassiveMego, tons of people who are not members lurk these boards each day since this is a theatre community. My family and I were planning on buying tickets for this show as I am a big Clay fan! (Loved him on American Idol) However, due to how unorganized your “production” sounds, we have decided to take the kids to se

MassiveMeGo said: "Soddomite's ranting and delusional ravings mixed with lies and delusions is the most like Trump's tweets when he's sitting on the s#itter and spewing his morning bile.

Why is it so important for this pathetic little band of trolls to **** on everything? Why couldn't you just be curious and wish them well?"

This has little to do with Clay and Ruben, at this point.  It only briefly did, tbh.  This thread start

In a lot of ways, I feel bad for MassiveMeGo.  

MassiveMeGo knows, deep down, that the show is flailing around.  But MassiveMeGo has to turn that into cognitive dissonance because living inside of that truth would be too hard to do.  Instead, MassiveMeGo has created a multi layered delusion about their life in hopes of escaping the bad reality of their situation. 

MassiveMeGo can't accept cold hard fact because they would crumble his entire foundatio

MassiveMeGo said: "People are mean because its who they are. Never blame the target for the actions of bullies. It just shows who you are too."

Calling out you lying to us isn't you being bullied.

You've living in a delusional reality, MassiveMeGo.  You are no different than Trump:  Facts don't matter to you because you're too delusional to accept them.

And MassiveMeGo is more than an intern.  I've stated who I'm 9