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I'm surprised but Appropriate seems to have lost a little steam with its transfer to the Belasco. I'd be surprised if it upset director, but I suppose anything could happen.

And I'd love more information on the supposed zoning laws that would prevent the space from being used as a theatre (for film or theatre). Somone has cited loading dock issues taking up space on 42nd Street, but honestly, daily shipments of merchandise to sell in multiple stores would be more of an ongoing problem than loading in a set. Move CHICAGO there.

There is a ton of empty real estate on 42nd Street. It’s a kind of terrible idea to develop the old Times Square Theatre as a shopping center. 

The ticket prices for Cabaret are so extreme, word of mouth has to be a lot stronger than 'recommending' it for it to be an incentive for most people to purchase.

The original production of 42nd Street ran 3,486 performances.  Perhaps you mean the revival?

There is not 'hate' for this show; only apparent lack of audience interest. The producers will likely want to keep it running as long as is contracted to grant them a percentage of future licensing rights, as the show could be popular on the regional / amateur circuit.

CHICAGO has been able to run for decades because of its unusually low weekly running costs. CABARET has one of the highest weekly running costs in Broaday history.  You can not compare them. 

And a reminder that this is also largely how the French feel about the musical adaptation of Les Miserables. 

I'm less and less clear what reviews serve except as a sort of insight in the psyche of the reviewer.  I think the reviews in many instances this season have been kind - overly kind - which does seem to consider a sort of concern about potential public optics. 

Paulson also played Laura to Jessica's Amanda in THE GLASS MENAGERIE (a role Celia has also done) and which MOTHER PLAY feels rather derivative of.

Evita on Broadway did not get steller reviews but it caught on immediately with the public's fascination (fueled partly by its evocative televsion commercial).  Evita's Broaday trajectory has more in common with something like Wicked then Lempicka, which has not caught on with audiences.

A reminder that most of these grosses for the new shows reflect press comps.

Gatsby is a lot more fun.

To be clear: there is a difference between star casting and stunt casting. Stunt casting infers a celebrity whose only qualification for playing the role is their name. That infers they don't have the recognized talent to play the role they are cast in.

I came here to read stunt casting ideas and I don't recognize most of the names suggested. You guys better find some names that people my age who can actually afford tickets want to see.  How about Lindsay Lohan as Sally?