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Jeremiah was there a minimalist revival of Sunset with mostly black actors I’m not aware of? 

In any case, the lead of Sunset who in my opinion is giving one of the greatest performances of all time is obviously a person of colour. I love that I have not read a single comment in the 12+ months this production has been in existence that has called this out because the focus has been on her talent not her race. However, if you want to celebrate a person of colour then please l

BrodyFosse123 said: "Choreographers all notate their work so these archives that live on. There are numerous reference books that cover in detail what transpired during a certain shows run (day a lead actor missed Act 2 and understudy went on; gross drop when lead actor went on vacation; problems during previews or during a show’s run, etc) - I know because I read them and they really resemble this board with how detailed they are. I loved reading the coverage on the original 1

When I first joined this forum what feels like almost 20 years ago, if I recall correctly we had people who would actually give first hand accounts of seeing shows such as A Chorus Line, Ethel Merman in Gypsy and Mary Martin in the Sound of Music. At the time I don't think I appreciated how rare this was - now it's almost unheard of here and I'm sorry to say that given the likely age of these people I am assuming they are focussing on more important issues in their lives right now

I would ALMOST feel sorry for the producers of Cabaret but as soon as that 1.1 million figure was leaked and they only had Redmayne for the time they did the writing was on the wall and performances hadn't even started. Those costs just aren't a good business model - and if in 2014 Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Alan Cumming could not ignite a box office alight more than respectable I don't know how they thought just 10 years later things would be different with a 2nd revival.

I see, I agree I think you're right he'd say anything if it suited the moment. That said, even if it's marketing BS I do agree with it!

By the way, does anyone know how much this is on at the TKTS board each day? Is it 50%? I've noticed that despite a weak advance word of mouth is indeed picking up and it looks like they will have a strong first week, which I anticipate will continue indefinitely - but they are selling loads of tickets on the day/day before right n

The first preview looks sold out. Even for the usual comps you’d expect it’s pretty unusual for shows these days without major celebrities to sell out first preview weeks in advance right? That’s why I suspect the limited orchestra avail early into the run might be real sales (but sometimes producers play a trick to make the premium tickets more appealing I think by hiding some of the seats around). Right now people are barely buying tickets in advance. That’s why it s

I suspect everyone hates this for the reasons given earlier - it's not a good musical so musical fans will hate it, and it attempts to be a musical for a comic book movie so everyone else will hate it. I am most disappointed at the execution of the musical elements and too much shallowness in Lady Gaga's character but I think the overall concept, visuals and atmosphere worked for me - I just wish they made many different choices in how they musicalised it. I do at least respect the fa

blaxx said: "getatme said: "whatacharacter said: "Have any dates been announced for Caroline Bowman?"

All scheduled dates are for Mandy currently. I'd be shocked if Bowman ever goes on. Mandy is the alternate and the first cover, if Nicole ever calls out, Mandy will be asked to come in (if she wants since she only needs to actually be at the theatre on her scheduled day).

My guess is Bowman will never get a show before she leaves

Robbie2 said: "I believe Nicole's track record is excellent and don't recall hermissing any performances in London. Is that true?"

That's mostly true. She did miss a couple of weekend performances once if I recall correctly but they gave the audience a few days notice if I recall so people could rebook and I don't remember the reason. Otherwise, her attendance was excellent and her voice seemed to hold out quite well (though I did start to wonder if s