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Is there a chance this could actually end up being the Best Musical winner or not a chance? It's such a weak season for new musicals I really can't tell. It seems like this has started with a little more buzz and momentum in this barn than feared. 

Love Pink, a bit of a surprise choice. I guess it means that the Tony Awards will literally do anything if it means potentially more attention to themselves. Well, if that's what needs to be done then so be it. 

I suppose Ragtime will get its recognition from a couple or a few acting awards but Cats will win Best Musical revival......the last time I recall a 'classic' traditional revival winning best musical revival over an avant garde reinvention was South Pacific (ironically) at LCT instead of the Roundabout/Menier Chocolate Sunday in the Park (200.?format=auto&width=600 But this was a unique case because the idea of putting on a big budget classic musical of something that was previously considered unrevivable was the avant garde idea. Other than that, it often seems to go to a reinvention (e.g. Sunset, Company, arguably Merrily, Oklahoma, Once on this Island, Pippin etc.) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh3B41zMSPw&list=RDVh3B41zMSPw&start_radio=1

Real chemistry here that I must admit you don't see with Platt & Zegler lol (even though I can't wait for the album). 

All the hatred and idea that this is tone deaf and distasteful got me all excited but I just find it all so boring, including ‘pretty wins’, sorry. The score is a chore to listen to and I don’t see much salvageable unlike say Lempicka, Boop and even Redwood. 

"So Long, Dearie" Hello, Dolly

I did wince at the idea of a 14 piece orchestra being marketed as a positive thing....

If you have genuinely heard that first hand then that's very interesting to hear, thank you. 

This seems like the perfect show and composer fit. I hope this will be more like a Natasha with some commercial prospects. Without another show on a more commercial scale soon it feels Dave M might be the next Michael John L. Respected whacky intellectual shows but very niche. 

I wish Audra’s Gypsy had opened this season. She would have been a lock for the Tony for sure. 

That was a fascinating listen but to me everything about it was dreadful. It makes ‘here we are’ or ‘road show’ look like Pulitzer Prize winners. 

And it looks like James Lapine moved forward with the show with Willian Finn instead of Sondheim?

https://playbill.com/article/lapine-finn-and-fitzhugh-flex-their-muscle-june-13-july-22-in-chi-com-97213

I’m surprised people never see anything. Even at say the first preview of death of a salesman there was a phone going off in a key moment. Things haven’t suddenly resolved. 

Also the original purpose of encores I thought was to play rarely heard shows that wouldn’t otherwise get mounted. This version of the Wild Party to me seems much more aligned to the original intention than something like Little Shop. Obviously ticket sales are helpful and often needed but Encores was and is meant to fill a very specific niche. 

Could be wrong but I think it was always effective from whenever the extension happened and more tickets went on sale? Ie it’s not an Audra situation. Pre planned and I guess negotiated.