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Jessica Phillips as Diana in Next to Normal

Hannah Solow as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!

Rema Webb as Shug Avery in The Color Purple

Adam Feldman’s review comes closest to nailing how I felt about the show. Clever, but ultimately too sweaty and self-involved to really take off. All these production shots of pulled faces, giant grins, and deeply furrowed brows just make me want to take a nap.

At this point, the names Pasek and Paul or Gal Gadot are signs that the project is probably crap.

Maskless is the only correct choice. The absolute last thing this production needs is more underlining of the Emcee’s strangeness. It’s already presented in bold, italics, and underlines. Hopefully, Orville will recognize this too and doesn’t inherit Adam Lambert’s apparent habit of shaming the audience on top of that.

I know people have been debating this since he was announced but… duh. Of course he’s not wearing the mask.

How exciting! I can’t wait to watch.

I only looked at tickets for the presale because a friend of mine is coming to town in August and she’s dying to see this. The cheapest ticket for a Friday night? $125! For Mamma freaking Mia! In the last row of the mezz!

I know the price will come down and there will be discounts blah blah blah. But what are they thinking?? I’m almost more offended by that than Othello charging $900 for top price.

dan94 said: "Manny Azenberg, someone who knows more about producing than anyone posting in here, has many relevant thoughts on the subject. (timestamped)

https://youtu.be/2fQ2QbFliY4?si=LGwXdOwhFB8a_cCZ&t=1255"

This, this, this. Begging folks just letting their bootlicking run wild to watch. Premium price tickets, limited engagements to generate scarcity and demand, and celebrities only working on Broadway for overinflated salaries are killing not just audiences, but also the community that makes Broadway possible. Slowly, but surely.

I’m about 99% sure he won’t be wearing it at all. The promo shots released so far deliberately obscure his whole face, as did he in a photo set he posted personally of what looked to be a makeup test. The mask doesn’t fit the direction at all, and removing it within the context of the show would be so weird.

I’d say Sam Pinkleton is the ideal director for this, but after how his La Cage was received in Pasadena (another show he seemed particularly well-suited for), I’m less immediately pumped. But we’re overdue for a great revival of this, so I’m looking forward regardless.

I was unfortunate enough to only see the other Oedipus when I was in London, and wished the whole time it was this one. So this is great news.

ChairinMain said: "Not doing the "forgetting" in the medley is a crime. For my money, that's the funniest joke in the whole play."

Should clarify: she did do it. It just doesn’t take up the time Cole luxuriates in.

I don’t have any links, but I know I read an article recently that noted there have also been big changes post-workshop as far as the book goes. Something about a happier ending and overall less dark tone, which - given what I heard happened in the workshop, plotwise - feels like a good decision.

Couldn’t agree with Jordan more. I saw Betty last weekend and thought she was beyond brilliant. I described it to friends who asked as she acts like a haunted doll possessed by the spirits of every Old Hollywood actress. A demented performance. If there was any doubt that the show would work without Cole, Betty is proof positive it does - and wildly so. It only shows off the strength of the script more, that she’s so able to imbue the genuine insanity with some form of pathos.

Seb28 said: "The real question is, why do these hollering yass queeners have complete meltdowns after each and every post that is even slightly critical?"

The only one having complete meltdowns in this thread is you (19+ posts nearly in a row; impressive). You and Lot666 should form a group for Defenders of the Great Lord Webber. He needs your support now more than ever, what with the wild desecration of his precious shows and all.

It also appears to be officially titled Masquerade, not just a pseudonym, based on the latest update to their website.