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Molly Shannon

Hannah is on for Mary tonight, so I guess that limp in the Madcap Medley last night was less of a choice than I thought.

The production company leased a building down the block from Company XIV in Brooklyn a couple years ago, so I assume it’s now in its final stages of being renovated to be ready in time for next year. Creating a theater/club space essentially from scratch is no joke, which would at least partially explain the delay.

Maya Rudolph starts as Mary on April 28th.

BrodyFosse123 said: "Question: do the characters ofYoung Hap and Young Biff have any dialogue? Curious as these characters were added to this production but were never part of the original work."

Yes. In a couple scenes where we see Biff and Hap in flashbacks, they’re played by younger actors.

It’ll be a guaranteed hit, so I get it from a gala perspective, but meh. I guess 18 years is long enough to treat it as a classic. $10 says Olga Merediz reprises Abuela Claudia.

Also, it runs until November 8th, according to NYCC’s website; not the 1st.

Official: The Popinjay Cavalier, opening in 2027 in London.

https://www.popinjayplay.com/

This has long been my top pick for Encores, so I’m unbearably excited. First production I’ve ever purchased two separate tickets for in advance.

While it’s a play that’s done often, I’ve somehow managed to never see or even read it, but I just feel like I’d love it. I’m interested to see this one.

The lead female role in this has no reason to be a gay man, and in fact robs the play of any reason to exist. If Billy Porter wants to play a bitchy Hollywood agent, they should write another play for him. A friend of mine suggested Sandra Oh, and I think that’s brilliant casting.

That said, they’re clearly trying to rival Johnny Galecki’s, uh… talent… by hiring Cooper Koch.

That’s not the cast “oohing and aahing.” Those are the fans they got as volunteers for the performance, and it’s pretty true to how they behave in the show. All in all, bright studio lighting aside, I’d say that’s very close to the feeling of being there live - for better or worse.

I’d say it’s less “death rattle” and more “go out with a bang.” She is a MASSIVE get for any Broadway show, period, let alone one in the final months of a long run.

FWIW, quizking’s thread was created first, so we should be discussing it in this one.

It’s edited sloppily, in my opinion, almost like it doesn’t have a legit distributor (although it does). I would have preferred it kept some of the shock factor a little more under wraps, but I get it’s a hard plot to sell.

Again, I really enjoyed the original production, so I’m looking forward to it. It just felt like a fan-edit trailer more than an actual Amazon/MGM release.

Not a great trailer, but I enjoyed this at Soho Rep and I’m glad to see Aleshea Harris adapting her own work for the screen. And Kara Young is on a roll.