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I wish we had a documentary of this production almost as a sequel to ‘Paris is burning’. Followed by a pro shot of the whole thing. People joke sometimes offstage is more interesting than on but I suspect this production had both. Maybe it will quickly be forgotten in the general public (shows almost always are anyway) but at least in our niche theatre circles everything about this production from how it got conceived in the first place and how the hell they managed to convince ALW to do this...

I don’t think I’ve heard of a performance that varied so much throughout the run (but I’ve never studied a performance as closely). During some previews Bernadette sounded awful captured in the one and only taped bootleg. By opening night and the cast recording her vocals were solid but her performance was a bit too restrained, almost as if Sam Mendes forgot how to direct for the stage and was directing her for film. By the end of the run (captured in a closing night bootleg) she completely l...

ScottK said: "@quizking101 wrote that Cats was "GOUGING" people on remaining tix--really!?!?! Tix are NON-essential, so NO "gouging". And most theatregoers thought CATS:JB was non-essential; that's why it's closing. For all but the last few weeks, discount tix were avail EVERYWHERE. Good on the producers for raising prices in hopes of reducing the losses for their investors!!@Sutton Ross commented that RAGTIME "actually made money"--says who?! Producers I spoke with said that Ragtime, despite...

malcs98 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Looking forward to hearing about tonight’s final performance.here’s hoping someone during the curtain speech actually addresses the broken and corrupt system that Broadway has always been, and always will be!"what did I miss?

You don’t have to be a producer it simply depends on who has the power in the scenario.

The whole nepo thing is just weird. If this production ever happens, it is happening for one and only one reason which is that Pink is in it so I think she can dictate who she wants in the cast. It’s her show. But most importantly her real life daughter would be playing her show daughter. That is priceless and not something that happens often, as far as I’m aware. Marin and Jason being together in real life absolutely added something. Knowing Imelda Staunton was the real life mother to her da...

BJR said: "Folks. Repeatedly blaming landlords is not only simplistic but it doesn’t account for nearly every nonprofit also having trouble, even across the country. Costs are up dramatically and revenue isn’t."Yes but what costs specifically? Is it more people backstage, higher wages, theatre rental, marketing etc? I’m sure it’s a combination of everything but I haven’t seen anyone clearly show this. Some people are saying it’s people and wages. Some people saying it’s theatre owners. Which ...

It would be good if we could see the broad costs and how they have changed over time. I’m particularly interested to see how people costs have changed (or not) vs things like theatre rental. I go back and forth on people costs, in some ways I think unions need to accept that the market just doesn’t support the economic value they are trying to place on their members anymore and it’s not up to them to dictate how much people should get paid in these circumstances or what uneconomic conditions ...

I’ve heard behind the scenes from a credible source that the running costs for Ragtime are so high they are losing money every week even with these grosses so ‘hit’ may not be the right word. Broadway is dead.

So let me get this straight.The OP through their own intelligence makes an astute prediction that the show might close in August, and was clear about their reasoning the whole time. BWW banshees (can I coin a new term) jump on the OP complaining. And now it's looking like the OP's predictions were actually correct? (TBC)What is wrong with this place?

ACL2006 said: "that sucks. it should have won Best Revival."It really should have. This is one of the most groundbreaking revivals of all time. People like Jamie Lloyd have tinkered around with re-inventions of shows but this show was a true re-invention. People kept saying “it’s still cats” but it really wasn’t. They barely changed a word or note but it was basically a completely new book in terms of interpretation. Every character, every song, every moment was different. And I think it’s th...

Your love for this production is so joyful and pure on a board with so much negativity and malice.

I know it’s easy for me to say because I saw the show at the donmar and west end live 10 times lol, including opening night. But Pink was fabulous on the Tony Awards and needs a vehicle. The London production was filmed. Out with the old and in with the new I say.

I have a feeling that Jamie Lloyd is onto something. Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Groff with some clever direction might be exactly what the show needs.

I think there is a bit of revisionist history surrounding Bernadette in Annie Get Your Gun, especially after her replacement seemed like a much greater fit. If you find a way to watch the show (eg lincoln archive or bootlegs), you can see that she was at the peak of her physical and musical performance, with incredible stage presence. Audiences fell in love with her in the role (I mean that almost literally and this is not something that people like Reba or Patti did). It was very much a star...

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Even if Metcalf has a certain style she is going for a supporting actress Tony in a performance that feels like she is leading the show. I can’t see how it will be possible for others to compete with this. If she was leading actress Tony it might be more difficult. She is an Olympian in little league right now. How can anyone compete with that?

I had no issues with the singing voice of any Dan except Jamie Parker, whose acting more than made up for it and as a consequence he is my favourite Dan though. But he did the west end run, we have a pro shot. I’d like someone else to have a go, personally. His voice far weaker than all his co-stars it sticks out like a sore thumb to me. I don’t need to see it again and want to hear someone else in the role. Jason D’s voice is still stronger than Jamie and seeing him against real wife Marin w...

Can we please get Tveit or a Dan who can sing? I know Jamie Parker has his fans, and he is probably my favourite Dan so this probably sounds contradictory (though I never saw Brian D’arcy James but I saw the others live so Spencer, Jason D, the US tour Dan etc). But I’m just sick of Jamie's horse voice now after Into the Woods. I’m just over exposed. I want a singer who can act not an actor who can ‘sing’.

I know why some people might be tired of RENT, it was on Broadway for so long. We had a dreadful movie with much of the original cast who were too old. We had the final performance filmed. We then had an off broadway revival that felt surprisingly stale. However, if you try and forget the legacy and the overexposure and just listen to the OBC recording again carefully I do think it’s hard not to recognise the show was groundbreaking, has some amazing performances and iconic songs. It also has...