RIP Arthur Laurents
May 6
2011, 05:50:32 AM
A few years ago, I wrote to Mr. Laurents to tell him of what a huge fan and admirer I was of his work and asked him what his favourite play was. He wrote,
"Dear Amy,
My favourite play is the next one I write.
Sincerely,
Arthur Laurents"
I always liked that response. May he rest in peace.
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anyone else rolling their eyes at beth levels pity nominations?
May 3
2011, 09:07:25 AM
Agreed. Sherie would have been far more deserving.
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CONGRATULATIONS SCOTTSBORO BOYS!!!
May 3
2011, 09:03:57 AM
So thrilled that three of its performers were recognised. Really hope it makes a return of some sort.
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2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread
May 3
2011, 09:02:49 AM
I'm disappointed that Born Yesterday didn't receive a nomination for Best Revival. Couple that snub with last week's gross and it's likely to close soon, no?
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2011 Tony Award Nomination Discussion thread
May 3
2011, 08:55:24 AM
"This is just all wrong to me. Radcliffe is everything we want in a Hollywood star. He joins the theatre community not so much out of "hey, this could be my Tony chance" but rather out of real love for it. The Tony committe has honored less deserving Hollywood stars in the past. People who came in, turned their noses up at us, and got a Tony. But Daniel who shows a real love for the theatre and has done a LOT for BC/EFA gets snubbed two years in a row."
Agreed. I think that given the f
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2011 Drama League Nominations Announced!
Apr 25
2011, 11:20:34 AM
After hearing everybody's raves for Ellen Barkin in The Normal Heart, I'm surprised that her name isn't in amongst the nominees.
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re: who have you gotten stuff back from?
Apr 21
2011, 05:39:30 AM
Got signed playbills from Arcadia and Good People.
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The Normal Heart 1st Preview
Apr 20
2011, 06:57:13 AM
Curious as to how Jim Parsons and Lee Pace fared?
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BOOK OF MORMON OBCR available to pre-order!
Apr 19
2011, 09:31:49 AM
Colour me excited.
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/17
Apr 19
2011, 09:31:28 AM
"..and it is the only true smash musical of the season so it can."
Not being pedantic, but can't we consider Priscilla Queen of The Desert a smash hit musical also?
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/17
Apr 18
2011, 03:27:19 PM
Just reiterating what others have said - yikes, Born Yesterday and High. I hope Born Yesterday picks up after the reviews. Also, glad to see Catch Me If You Can post a higher gross this week, even with the less-than-stellar reviews.
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2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Apr 18
2011, 03:11:50 PM
Congratulations to Bruce Norris - very well deserved!
Admittedly a little shocked at the other two finalists - especially Guare - but thrilled that Clybourne Park triumphed.
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 7
Apr 18
2011, 11:38:06 AM
Impossible to narrow down to just one so I'll pick three -
*If He Walked Into My Life from Mame (Angela Lansbury)
*Blow, Gabriel, Blow from Anything Goes (Patti LuPone)
*Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City from Everyday Rapture (Sherie Rene Scott)
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 6
Apr 18
2011, 11:31:09 AM
"Being Alive" from Company always gets me.
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 5
Apr 16
2011, 07:24:22 PM
It alternates between "Turkey Lurkey Time" from Promises, Promises and "Run Freedom Run" from Urinetown.
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 4
Apr 16
2011, 06:00:47 AM
Literally anything from The Phantom of the Opera.
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 3
Apr 14
2011, 04:39:44 PM
A Quiet Thing from Flora The Red Menace
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Riedel: Motherf**ker will be nominated for Best Play and Actor...
Apr 13
2011, 06:50:50 PM
I'm not saying it wasn't true - I just don't see how any of that article could have been read as Riedel having faith in the show, as he stated it was in the later article.
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Riedel: Motherf**ker will be nominated for Best Play and Actor...
Apr 13
2011, 11:50:48 AM
My favourite part of that article is how Riedel says that, despite penning an article which basically put the nail in Motherf**ker's coffin, "if you read between the lines, you knew that my faith in Guirgis and his play was unshakable.
Never mind the fact that the article boasted about the situation being "dire", made mocking allusions to the playwright's struggle with depression, pondered about Chris Rock's supposed "failure" to draw audiences and even quoted an anonymous source as s
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The 30 Day Musical Theatre Song Challenge - DAY 2
Apr 13
2011, 11:38:11 AM
I've recently rediscovered the joy of Anything Goes thanks to the current revival. So, in that case -
"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" from Anything Goes
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