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Ellen Foley did workshops and the out of town try of INTO THE WOODS at La Jolla and was a replacement Witch on Broadway.

smallvillefan16 said: "Anyone else think Ariana DeBrose will be offered Broadway if she's now available? Rachel is a very talented singer but I can't imagine American audiences clamoring to see her. She's one of the least liked actors in America--- Ariana is loved by the public and broadway."

Not a chance in hell

The original concept recording will never be bettered.

Just a reminder that the original Hal Prince production of EVITA utilized video extensively - albeit in the form of historic news clips. The entire original production was almost wall to wall with it.

The St. James has a balcony outside the theatre.

pupscotch said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "Black Swan had a workshop last year, didn't it? Does anyone remember who was in that?"

Looks like Lena Hall, Amber Gray, and Rachel York were all a part of it. I’d assume Gray and Hall were the Portman/Kunis characters and maybe York was Ryder but unclear based on this post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9-b_WzP8EB/?igsh=djNiOGxyZ25sNm82"

Fascinated by what this stage production will be like. None of these actresses are exactly age appropriate for the those characters, nor are they dancers. Considering the almost impossible feat of finding musical theatre talent who can sing Dave Malloy and convincingly dance classical ballet, I wonder if the production utilizes some kind of dramatic device (a la - maybe these women represent these characters vocally, while ballet dancers represent them choreographically? )

 

BroadwayRox3588 said: Performative activists only do what they do for attention. So don't provide it."

 Pretty much describes every person who posted in this thread.

Some of you have never spent time around horses. Injuries related to being kicked by a horse can absolutely result in major brain injuries. I think what some of you are interpreting as camp is an eggageration of Clara's "sweet, childlike docility" in the story as a result of the accident. But as someone who grew up around horses, the injuries a horse can cause are pretty far from camp.

Show up. Perform the show, and let the message of the musical speak for itself. If he shows up, do the entire final "Do You Hear the People Sing" directed entirely to him. 

That's called using your voice. Sitting out doesn't do squat. There will be somebody to replace you. It's showbiz.

 

I thought Cassie Levy at Encores came across as a little too bohemian for Mother. The journey of that character has to be that she starts in a place of extreme conservatism.  She did indeed also sing the score (IMO) with a little too much of a pop feeling to it.

Putting the names of people on a list based on heresay is the subject of two excellent Broadway plays this season: "John Proctor is the Devil" and "Good Night and Good Luck."

I think Cole Escole is very likely to win Best Actor, though, and I think for many voters that may be reward enough for Oh Mary. 

Plays are not necessarily "eligible" the year they are first performed. They have to be submitted to the Pulitzer Committee for consideration of the honor, and that very often is not until a play has already had some developmental (regional) productions.

For what its worth, winning a Pulitzer doesn't always correlate to a Tony win...

Was John Proctor submitted this year or would it be eligible next? It seems like the EXACT kind of thing the Pulitzer would honor, or at least mention on a shortlist. And Proctor still feels like the Tony winner this year to me too.

A critics pick from the Times while symbolically prestigious doesn't seem to have much weight on a show's box office. I mean it certainly didn't help Swept Away and isn't bringing in masses to Redwood.

I wouldn't take Jessie Green's "Who Should be a Tony Nominee" article too seriously. By including productions and performances that aren't even Tony eligible, it's really just a puff piece indicating his personal favorites of the New York season. No Tony nominator is going to be influenced by his exclusions.