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Ever since Joe Papp didn't have the forethought to make sure the Public got a piece of the future life of HAIR (the first show the Public ever produced) the theatre has been relatively obsessed with the idea of funding projects that could potentially fund their coffers through commercial production. Obviously, WARRIORS is going to be the latest iteration of that.

The problem has been that in more recent years the Public has balanced that quest with programming that prioritizes dive

She moved to the UK around the time her career in the states was just starting to take off, and of course she has done very well being based in London. She will always be best remembered for her extensive recording career, including taking on major roles in concert recordings of major Broadway musicals like Annie Get Your Gun and Anything Goes.  A few years back, I saw her in the audience attending a Karen Akers cabaret in New York. It would be wonderful to have her do more appearances i

Firstly, Julie Taymor came from a family of means (which is how she was able to go to the four corners of the world to study the theatre and puppetry elements she is now synonymous for) so I don't think making money has been the chief motivator in her career. If it seems she has slowed down in recent years, its worth remembering she already had a completely remarkable, full career before THE LION KING ever happened, and those of you that only know her for her work after that production sh

Angels in America and Perestroika were written and performed as two separate works on stage in a single season. Wicked is a single work that was divided into two parts for a movie released over two years.  This is more an argument about how awards bodies chose to recognize (or not) the second installment of one film, for which many of the craft elements remain essentially the same across both movies.

As a relative example, The first installment of THE LORD OF THE RINGS received 13

I think there is a difference in something like the Beatles films, which sound like 4 stand alone films united by theme, and Wicked which is clearly one extended film divided into two for maximum box office receipts.

I personally don't have an issue with this setting a loose precedent moving forward for awards consideration: the Wicked film was recognized with multiple Oscar nominations last year. As Wicked for Good is the second part of the same movie,  there is a h

One has to assume there is a compelling opportunity prompting Hell’s Kitchen to close, especially considering what many view as a surprisingly short advance notice for a long-running show. While the timing may not entirely align from a practical standpoint, Paddington is the only show mentioned in this thread that feels to me like the kind of juggernaut that would sway the Shuberts to make the theatre available. Would the theatre require any alterations or renovations for Padd

SonofRobbieJ said: "The transformation of the Witch in Act One and the staging of the end of Last Midnight were the two moments that let me down in an otherwise stunning, deeply moving production of Into the Woods. It's a shame, too, because Kate Fleetwood's Witch is perhaps the most effective I've seen. She doesn't have the stellar vocals of some of our more resplendent Witches, but she is the perfect combination of funny and actually scary. She never asks for a mome