Profile for Mr. Wormwood

Zeppie2022 said: "macbeth said: "I have so many questions. Are they doing "Hello!" because it's the most recognizable? "I Believe"? A medley?

Honestly with this season's musicals being kind of all over the place quality-wise, a polished BOM number could be one of the best things on the broadcast."

"Hello" is what they opened the Tony award ceremony with many years ago, so I bet they do it again 15 years la

malcs98 said: "inlovewithjerryherman said: "Is WORKING GIRL transferring? Maybe they pulled the plug because Jojo is no longer available."

I really hope so…maybe that could go into the Majestic"

Working Girl going to the Majestic feels like as good an idea as Beaches going there (not saying it's as bad a show as Beaches but I think it would really struggle to fill that space).

I definitely think Tveit will go back to Mo

I said this is one of the grosses threads awhile back but I just think this is about the high end of a length of run you can expect for a show like this. It was never going to run for years and years. It's a niche movie with a show that very much appeals to NYC Broadway fans but isn't going to hit mainstream appeal like the shows that have played forever. It also wasn't going to capture the youth zeitgeist/Tik Tok crowd in ways that shows like Hadestown and Dear Evan Hansen did. S

PabloJuan said: "I don’t know much about children. For those of you who have experience with kids, at what age would a child typically be able to sit quietly through a musical?"

It ranges quite a bit depending on the kid and the show. I have seen as young as 4 or 5 do well at a kid friendly show (not on Broadway) but that wouldn't be true for all 4/5 year olds for sure.

I think this is a way bigger problem at local theaters than Broadway or touring p

GirlFromOz68 said: "Re Chess, Lea was out four performances this week due to laryngitis and bronchitis hence why it went down this week.

As for Every Brilliant Thing, any guesses how the box office numbers will go with Mariska Hargitay when Dan leaves? I know she has a big TV following ( my niece is a big SVU fan) but can she sustain those numbers?

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I'm not sure she'll do Radcliffe numbers but I suspect she'll do quite well. It'

witchoftheeast2 said: "Mr. Wormwood said: "Nice jumps for Schmigadoon, The Lost Boys, Rocky Horror and Titanique. Tony noms make a difference, at least in the short term. Less so for Two Strangers but it's been open awhile. It needs the win.

I know it was a huge overperformer last week but that Chicago drop is wild. Casting is everything for that particular show.

Just waiting on the official word for Beaches.

Chess strikes me as an end of

Nice jumps for Schmigadoon, The Lost Boys, Rocky Horror and Titanique. Tony noms make a difference, at least in the short term. Less so for Two Strangers but it's been open awhile. It needs the win.

I know it was a huge overperformer last week but that Chicago drop is wild. Casting is everything for that particular show.

Just waiting on the official word for Beaches.

Chess strikes me as an end of summer closing.

Aladdin has been looking weaker and weaker except

EDSOSLO858 said: "In his latest report for Broadway Journal, Boroff supposes that recentnumbers are down due to “last season’s offerings connecting better with ticket buyers than this season’s; or whether the current record-low consumer sentiment, high gas prices and depressed Canadian tourism undermined demand amid ever-rising production costs. Likely all of the above.”"

Cool.

No one is saying this is the best season for Broadway. But

Simply insane for Chicago. My goodness. When they stunt cast well, they really stunt cast well. Same for Oh Mary.

I am betting Beaches closes by the end of May and Death Becomes Her by the end of June. Everything else will probably last through the summer if they are not limited runs.

It's always interesting to see reviews catch up with grosses. Like Dog Day is starting to look softer while Salesman is showing more strength. 

The Lost Boys is showing hints of mom

EDSOSLO858 said: "Pretty much every show right now has the right to be worried, including the long-runners. People just aren't seeing anything for the shows themselves anymore.

Major hordes of the theatergoing audience 1) is dying out / died out during COVID, 2) have adopted new, permanent routines staying at home as it is considered "safer" and less costly than travelling to NY(especially domestic folk from the East Coast), and 3) simply plan to avoid the US

This feels a bit like 2023 when a flashier musical (Some Like It Hot in that year) tops a quieter show (Kimberly Akimbo) in nominations and everyone starts thinking the wind is blowing towards the bigger show only for Kimberly to still clean up when the awards happened.

However, Two Strangers is not as beloved as Kimberly so I do think it's a closer race than it was that year.  And of course the other big difference is the two big revivals are going to win so many of the other

Kad said: "I don't know that Jellicle underperformed, per se. It hit the minimum of its expected nomination range- it got in absolutely everywhere it was expected to. It didn't rack up performing nominations, but that was always going to be harder with it and it's worth noting that the only performer to be nominated for this production in any major award, off or on Broadway, has been de Shields."

I think the buzz was so strong that many thought M

The biggest surprises of the morning to me are Dirden and Pinkham.

Despite the huge haul of noms for Lost Boys and Schmigadoon, Two Strangers got in everywhere it was expected to so it's still definitely a three headed race for Best Musical.

I think the biggest news coming out of this morning is that Revival feels like Ragtime has more of a legit shot than it did a day ago because it overperformed IMO and Cats definitely underperformed.

Play Revival and Play seem pret