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Instead of Wicked: For Good they should’ve titled it Wicked: Plot Holes

Can the stage show reincorporate the entire Wonderful number and dance? The movie made me miss that moment when The Wizard and Elphaba dance around the Wizard’s head.

Can we finally get Michelle Federer, Idina Menzel, and Chris Fitzgerald back in the recording studio to add the Wicked Witch of the East to the OBCR?

Shaina Taub posted to instagram the heartbreaking reason why she’s temporarily leaving the show. Here’s a link to the post incase anyone would like to read it.

Ensemble1729501195 said: "Seems like classic preview chaos. Mixed reactions are expected, but an unprepared venue is rough. Hopefully, they fix things fast before word spreads further."

The show already had its opening night and is presumed to be frozen. Unless the show makes changes for an NY transfer(I doubt it) don’t expect it to be any different from what reviews are saying.

Lisalemann said: "theatrejunkie007 said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "Michael Bublé? ha"

I don't see why not..."

I hope not - I think he's kind of smarmy. I know he could sing it - but has he even acted before?"

From what I’ve gathered this role/show doesn’t require that much acting

I wonder what Laura thinks of the New York Post now. It’s also interesting her initial concerns against getting the vaccine were for wanting to have kids… 

Is it too late to move The 2026 Tony Awards off of CBS? I don’t want to see Bari Weiss handing Laura Osnes a lifetime achievement award.

The 2025-2026 Non-equity tour of Kinky Boots has suddenly removed Justin Woody (aka Onya Nurve) as Lola. The role will now be played by Omari Collins (aka Scarlett D. Von’Du). Onya Nurve is a drag superstar and won the 17th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. This will be Omari’s 7th production of Kinky Boots and they were initially cast as a Lola understudy.

The tour launches performances this coming Wednesday, November 19th in Elmira, NY.

Harry Potter was not a flop, it didn’t operate like your typical Australian production that tend to do 3-6 months in each city; instead it did a sit down in a single city, Melbourne. It ran for 4 years, minus 1 for the pandemic.

I remember seeing the very first performance of its Chicago tryout and enjoying myself. I was especially enthralled by Rachel Tuckers performance. I’ve often wondered why they didn’t premiere this in the UK, I feel like it would’ve had a much longer life in the West End. Starting off in the US/Broadway didn’t really make much sense to me.

I keep getting logged out like every 7-10 minutes. I’m on mobile and the safari web browser.

Conor McPherson should never be allowed to pen another script.

RippedMan said: "Can't find a previous thread, but I saw the tour in Chicago last night and was really blown away. I went in expecting to be bored out of my mind, but I loved every second of it. It moves at such a quick pace, great songs, staging, loved the sound design and the incidental music. The vocals are insane by the two parents. Totally recommend."

Here are directions to find a more recent/relevant thread for future reference:

1. Click at the top where it says “pick a topic”

2. Scroll through the list until you find the relevant topic/show

3. Hell’s Kitchen should be there between Hamilton and Just in Time

4. Any thread related to that topic should appear, including a thread explicitly for reviews.

Why are all the creative team members credited as ‘consultants’ ? What is this? McKinsey?

jimmycurry01 said: "Lot666 said: "carlisle14 said: "It starts overhead, covered by sheets. The actors explain it. The direct the audience's attention to the chandelier and suddenly the chandelier sucks the covers inside itself as it begins other theatrics/
magic."

That's exactly how it was done in the previous "reimagined" tour.

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Yeah, but this is an understandable change. The original production was more limited in terms of what venues it could go into due to the chandelier. The spaces had to be able to accommodate those pick points, and not all could. The simpler chandelier drop gets the show into more venues than previously possible."

I was under the impression that most, if not all, touring houses added the necessary points in the auditoriums to accommodate Phantom and its chandelier. Those points are still in use today, notably for the Wicked dragon. Just taking a look at the touring stops of the Music Box Tour; Phantom was mostly hitting secondary and tertiary markets. So, those theatres can definitely handle the original chandelier design. 

Sarah Killough was originally announced as continuing as Ginny Potter for the year 7 cast, but former cast member Erica Sweaney has been playing the role since October 23rd and the tour Ginny, Trish Lindstrom, will now join the broadway production for the year 7 cast change. 

What is a “technical costume designer” and how is it different than a traditional costume designer? Christian Cowan is credited for costume design, but Ryan Park is credited for “Technical Costume Design” whatever that means. It’s also a pretty open secret William Ivey Long has been working on the show, I presume in a consulting capacity. So, the show has 3 different costume designers?

Does Shaina have another project?