Roses That Never Were
Jan 11
2025, 07:22:24 AM
joevitus said: "ChiDoc said: "Georgeanddot2 said: "Judy is the correct answer. She should've done the film. I think she would've been definitive."
Absolutely correct. Unfortunately, for as good as the movie is, Rosalind Russel's performance doesn't quite do it for me and her Rose's Turn is disappointing. I can imagine Judy in it, and it could have been a triumph. (It would also have been a much better fit than her aborted att
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Roses That Never Were
Jan 11
2025, 07:03:00 AM
It would have been a game-changer for Ann Miller and I bet she would have been brilliant.
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Original movie musical EMILIA PEREZ starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez wins three prizes at Cannes
Jan 8
2025, 07:57:04 AM
**Bit of a SPOILER, perhaps**
Did you buy for half a second that Selena Gomez's character would not have known who Emilia was?
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Congestion pricing
Jan 7
2025, 04:37:34 PM
I wish I had $5 (allowing for inflation) for every thing I was told would bring about the death of Broadway.
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YOUR PERSONAL TOP 5 OF 2024
Jan 4
2025, 07:59:43 AM
An Enemy of The People
Purpose
Yellow Face
The Hills of California
Sunset Boulevard
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Best New Musical and Best New Play of the DECADE (So Far?)
Nov 26
2024, 08:46:17 AM
"Appropriate" was first produced in New York in 2014. This decade's production was a revival.
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Zachery Levi says Gavin Creel died of COVID vaccine.
Oct 24
2024, 10:43:51 PM
JasonC3 said: "Nothing about Creel's death is Levi's story to tell."
Exactly. Thank you.
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Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Oct 24
2024, 03:26:20 PM
Sorriest to lose: Probably No More, from the otherwise intact Into The Woods, or How Can Love Survive? from The Sound of Music.
Happiest to gain: The title song to Bye Bye Birdie.
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The case against Stereophonic
Oct 3
2024, 08:38:42 AM
Kad said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "This falls under the same scenario as The Supremes and DREAMGIRLS. There are enormous similarities to their career story from starting off as a sister/background act to The Primes (later The Temptations), to Florence Ballard (Effie White) being the group’s original lead singer being pushed into background singer status as Deena Jones (Diana Ross) is moved to lead spot to market the group to the pop music market. Then there’s the Di
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MCNEAL Previews
Sep 6
2024, 07:12:28 AM
Show Score reviews
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Water For Elephants was filmed for TOFT last night.
Aug 31
2024, 07:10:23 AM
It stands for Theater On Film and Tape. Anything filmed for TOFT can be viewed at the Performing Arts Library in Lincoln Center. It can not be streamed and will not be available commercially.
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Water For Elephants was filmed for TOFT last night.
Aug 31
2024, 06:36:53 AM
They will probably be filming this weekend as well, with Grant Gustin giving his final performance tomorrow afternoon. Joe De Paul, who'd apparently left the cast earlier this month, returned for the shoot.
I'm glad this production is being preserved on film. It's often incredible, and I enjoyed this show much more than I thought I would.
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Complete Cast Recordings
Aug 23
2024, 08:53:20 PM
CATSNYrevival said: "The recent release of the complete Oklahoma! cast album and the upcoming complete Carousel cast album fromChandos got me thinking about other classic musicals I'd love to have complete cast albums of. The first one I thought of was On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. There are several songs that are not included on the original Broadway cast recordingincluding "Ring Out the Bells," "Solicitor's Song," Daisy's "He Wasn't You," and "Hellrakers" ballet.It could also includesongs that were added for the film,"Love With All the Trimmings," "Go to Sleep" and"What Did I Have That I Don't Have."The book is wacky, but the score is beautiful and I would love to hear a complete recording someday.
"What Did I Have That I Don't Have" was not added for the film. Barbara Harris sang the hell out of it on the OBCR, and you can see her perform it along with other excerpts from the show in this clip. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever original cast excerpts.
Are there any classic musicals you'd like a complete recording of?"
Good question, but I can't think of one.
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RIP to Peter Marshall, star of Broadway's LA CAGE, SKYSCRAPER, and many a summer stock show –– and host of Hollywood Squares.
Aug 16
2024, 07:32:49 AM
David10086 said: "Didn’t he play Billy Flynn in CHICAGO in the early 2000s ? Or am I mixing him up with another game show host from back then? It may have been on tour. So much stunt casting I can’t keep up!"
According to ibdb.com, his only three Broadway appearances were in How To Make a Man, Skyscraper and La Cage Aux Folles. Maybe he did Chicago somewhere else?
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New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play PURPOSE Directed by Phylicia Rashad, to land on Broadway in 2025
Aug 14
2024, 10:26:17 PM
MidWestTheater said: "I am so excited this is transferring. This has been my favorite play I've seen all season (ended up seeing it twice at Steppenwolf, loved it even more the second time). I'm really hoping a majority of the cast transfers especially Jon Arthur Hill, who brought me to tears at the end, and Alana Arenas who is a force of nature. New York is not ready for one of the most thrilling, tense, dinner scenes this side of August: Osage County."
If I
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Error in Bobby Banas's obituary
Aug 4
2024, 07:57:34 AM
In the posted obituary for Robert Banas, it's mentioned that he was kissed by Marilyn Monroe in the movie "Made In Paris." The title of the film in which they danced together is actually "Let's Make Love."
I wasn't sure how to contact you to make a correction, so I'm posting it here. By all means remove this post once the obit is corrected.
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Biggest disappointments from established teams?
Jul 16
2024, 08:33:04 AM
Bring Back Birdie. Stewart, Strauss, Adams and Rivera reunite with Conrad, and the result is gone in two days.
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George Clooney is coming to Broadway.
Dec 31
1899, 07:51:37 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "inception said: "I wonder if it isthe current economics of film making, where smaller "art house" films are notseen as profitable, that is causingA-list actors like George Clooney & Robert Downey Jr look at performing on Broadway?
Looking at the box office for Mr. Clooney's most recent directorial effortThe Boys in the Boat,its receipts likely did not cover production & marketing costs."<
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum film
Jul 9
2024, 07:49:56 AM
"I love the show and would love to see a revival with Josh Gad and Andrew Randells."
What an idea! They would have a great time and so would everyone watching.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum film
Jul 9
2024, 07:14:37 AM
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "I don’t think the film is awful. It’s just very much its own weird late 60’s thing. You have to divorce it from the musical.
It’s directed by the guy who made those trippy aimless Beatles movies and you can tell.
The actual stage musical is 10/10 farce and we’ve never matched it with another comedy musical libretto since. (Into the Woods and Gentlemen’s Guide came close)
You can argue all
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