Profile for ColorTheHours048

barcelona20 said: "The article basically admits it was just a publicity stunt. I'll bet they cast 1 or 2 people from the open call in the ensemble so they don't get hate."Not sure what’s wrong with that? From a cast of 11 plus understudies, if 2 are formerly non-Equity and get this job from an open call, I’d say that’s a win. They were never going to cast the majority of the cast from a group of total unknowns. They also acknowledge in the article that they weren’t expecting the turnout they ...

Jasmin Savoy is great on Yellowjackets, so I’m excited. But WOW, Amber Iman?? What genius casting. I may need to finally revisit for the first time since previews.

I’ve seen Titanique now maybe 7 or 8 times, and any time I’ve seen it without Russell Daniels, I’ve thought “Damn, that would’ve been better if he were still in it.” No one else has quite nailed the manic absurdity of this production’s version of Ruth. I’m so happy he’s getting a chance to take his performance to the Broadway production.

uncageg said: "I think it has two or three years in it. Maybe more. I can see this attracting school trips. I thought the same thing about "The Outsiders" score as I do this one. (I feel that I would enjoy the score better in the theater) The Outsiders is still around and on tour."The key to The Outsiders that The Lost Boys doesn’t have going for it is that high schoolers across America read The Outsiders every year, to this day. They tie the school trips to see it into their curriculum. No o...

yyys said: "Jake is definitely a downgrade from Luke. Maybe they can get Orville next time."I think Luke Evans’ casting taught us not to assume how someone will perform the role in this production. He could very well be sensational.

Curious about the character names listed. I don’t recall anywhere in the West End program or website where Benjamin was listed as “Reverthi/Benjamin Button”. I’m sure there’s some tie to the local lore of the setting as well, but I have to assume the book updates they’ve been doing are the reason? Maybe this is just an oversight on my part.Andrew Durand’s a great choice for Benjamin. He’s so inherently likable, and a perfect fit for the score. Wasn’t a huge fan of it in the West End, but I al...

It’s well past time. He’s had a wonderful career turning around both Trinity Rep and the Public, but it’s time for some fresh blood. I agree that Saheem Ali seems both the obvious choice to succeed him, and also perhaps the wrong one. The Public needs someone with genuinely new eyes to see it for what it can be.

Drag Race’s Valentina is joining the cast as Columbia starting July 21st. (Given her track record, expect to see a lot of Larkin and Caleb.)

Hannah’s on as Mary and Jackie’s Louise for the matinee and most likely evening.Meg has bronchitis and wasn’t at the Comedy Cellar at all last night, per her Instagram. The Telecharge notice was added after her calling out for anyone trying to buy tickets day-of. So… cool rumor you’re spreading, ACL.

joevitus said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "Edited to add that the 8x/week model is unsustainable and torturous on the body after a long time, regardless of the choreographer’s care for pacing. Some dance styles are simply more strenuous and high impact, far more tailored to individual performers’ talents, and therefore harder to just slot people in in the traditional “swing” sense."The history of Broadway since at least Agnes de Milledisagrees with you. If this show wasn't choreographed in such ...

BenjaminNicholas2 said: "And to those who say the dancing was unsustainable, both Dancin' and Fosse are just two shows that are much more difficult to dance and had much longer runs on Broadway. I can name several more."The difference is the construction of the choreography. Fosse choreographed for the theatre. He understood the rigors of dancing 8x/week, and twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The choreography for The Jellicle Ball, while constructed for a theatrical setting, is crafted by an...

Starring with Marino, Burns, Williams and Thomas in the tour’s first year cast are Louis A. Williams Jr. as Chagall, Michael Buchanan as Stefan and Gail Bennett as the standby for both Madeline and Helen. The ensemble includes Calvin Cooper, Nick Cortazzo, Tiki Hopson, Karma Jenkins, Tyler Jimenez, Caroline Kane, Bryn Purvis, Jordan Vasquez and Candace Janin Washington, with Ian Liberto, McKinley Knuckle, Alicia Albright and Savannah Cooper serving as swings.20 cast in total.

Ken Marino, Jackie Burns (Mad), Kristen Beth Williams (Hel) and Nasia Thomas will lead the national tour cast, per People.

Bianca Leigh, Michael Urie, and Tony Macht are joining the UK cast from 7/20-8/1 (along with Giles Terera as Abe through 8/15). Guess the filming rumors are true.

Sean Nyberg is also lurking in comment sections and taking to his Instagram stories to blame “the community” (whatever that actually means) for not “showing up” and buying full- price tickets. As if we didn’t turn out in droves to support it at PAC 2 years ago. He should be looking into how to reduce costs for audiences and actually make Broadway a place people can afford to visit less discerningly.

I think the unsustainable nature of casting, more than anything, is what’s leading to closing. The cost of hiring more and more performers and having to rehearse them en masse while your show is already bleeding money had to be the ultimate nail in the coffin. Hiring 8-10 swings is something you have to earn by proving profitable longterm and justifying having so many people out at a time (something like Wicked or Lion King where whole groups of ensemble can go on vacation together at the sam...

MyMotherIsGeorgeWashington said: "quizking101 said: "Hannah is going on tonight, which means we will getJackie as Louise."Has it actually been confirmed that Hannah will be going on and not Jackie?"Yes, by Hannah herself. She has alerts set up on Instagram for people who follow her.

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Sadly, the cast recording is for sure not a thing at this point. If it had done better financially, maybe.A tour also seems unlikely. As we’ve seen with this cast, it’s simply not a sustainable 8x/week show and tough on the bodies of even seasoned performers, and it would translate pretty badly to houses 3x the size of a Broadway house in some markets.I always thought this should have been a limited run. It’s an exciting concept, even if I wasn’t as crazy about it as everyone else, but the sh...

In Meg’s defense, I saw her first night and thought she was genuinely fantastic in the role. Not the Best™️, but very much in the upper ranks of Marys I’ve seen. She may be riding the high of great audience response (and an Emmy nomination, let’s be honest) and leaning into her “bag of tricks” more than she was during her debut performance as she settles in - which happens with comedy, particularly the further we get from the OBC - but I think she’s definitely capable of a deeper performance ...