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sinister teashop said: "binau said:


''Every person in every Broadway show goes onto the chat rooms,'' says the ''Hairspray'' star Marissa Jaret Winokur, who ignored her fellow Tony winner Sutton Foster's advice to avoid them. ''Everyone's scared to admit it.''


Great quote.

I can tell you for a fact from my brief foray into substack theater criticism that actors go on theater chat and review sites. In my opinion, these are the most vulnerable people to negative criticism because there are so many factors that they are out of their control, like physical attributes and even miscasting. Perhaps a playwright might be as vulnerable to negative criticism because so much is riding on their contribution. But in my opinion, actors should stay away from chat sites because people can be unnecessarily cruel but more often they are just thoughtless.. their opinions come out of their heads without much consideration for how they might affect others.

singleticket's substack
 

"Ultimately, after extensive discussions and dialogue, the Atlantic Theater Company is poised to become the first not-for-profit theater company producing solely Off-Broadway in history to have a union agreement covering production classifications." 

Wow, fingers crossed...

All bets are off for any import from London, theatrical or otherwise, for the next few years. Tariffs, cultural shifts, a declining dollar and a resurgence of anti-American sentiment. I am sure UK theater producers will still want to make money but that is what we will get… just the cash grabs.

I hope ATG is kicking some of that extra concession revenue to increased vermin control. It’s not as if nyc or these old buildings with nooks and crannies are pest free. 

Still, Times Square vermin can be entertaining. I have fond memories of the roach luau’s at the dear departed Hawaii Kai. 

nyc Rat Tourism

But who should I trust on this info about Denzel Washington’s contract? Both posters appear to be on a first name basis with the star.

I thought it was very good, though not great. It's worth seeing for Paul Spark's performance in my opinion.

singleticket's review of "Grangeville"

There is hope at GDCA (Gypsy Dream Casters Anonymous).

stageleftreport said: "https://iatse.net/iatse-applauds-ny-elected-officials-for-urging-atlantic-theater-company-to-resume-good-faith-negotiations/

What do we think about the state of the strike? I'm going to contact my NY state reps to urge them to stand in solidarity with the union workers, it's crazy that Management has been stalling on them this long after they voted last February to unionize."

Thanks for posting and I have signed up for your reports. 

It is hard to say what will emerge from the wreckage that is going on now during these first few months of the Great Tantrum. But I think it is clear from this letter and the support of many of the nyc Democratic Party voices (some who will be challenging Mayor Adams in a year) that labor will be a big issue in the coming years.

 

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Jack Viertel wasn’t a director himself either.

Gersten is a great choice and it’s a natural expansion of her current role. Gersten might have actually been a better choice for LCT."

What do you see as Gersten's strengths, I'm curious.

everythingtaboo said: "Total waste of time.

Unless they know of someone in the audience specifically tied to Big Oil, all it's doing is disturbing an evening that a lot of people have saved up for to enjoy."

Sounds like they'd have better luck at Othello on Broadway finding people specifically tied to big oil or hedging it. 

Cole Escola.

I thought it was an excellent production of a rich, thoughtful and unsettling play. Absolutely worth seeing. 

There is a spoiler in my review towards the end. 

singleticket's Substack - The Antiquities

Thrill! Excited face emojis..

From what I understand it is not possible for Trump to overturn the ban. He can pause it with an executive order (and perhaps characteristically do that indefinitely). It is actually a bit of a gauntlet thrown by the Supreme Court at Trump. Forbes has a good piece on the possible options.

 

TikTok ban

TikTok has been successfully banned after the Supreme Court's decision. It has been instrumental in bringing new audiences to Broadway musicals in particular.