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& Juliet was one of my favorite new shows to come around in a while, and In Dreams sadly is not.

I appreciate the creative team trying something a little different. Hearing the classic songs of Roy Orbison (& the Traveling Wilbury's) is definitely the highlight and reason to see the show.  

I have to give props to the cast, they seem to be enjoying themselves and giving their full effort. And of course Lena singing is always going to be a treat.

The

Just came from opening night here in Toronto and this show was a delight from start to finish!  The crowd loved it, and the cast was energetic and in great voice.  It was not only fun, but moved at a great pace, always keeping the momentum going.  If it reminded me of any show it would be Mamma Mia. They respected these popular songs and their melodies while still fitting them into this new story.

After such a long lock down here it's the perfect reminder of how fun

I was able to see this in London from fairly close up. I've long admired Laura Linney on stage and screen, and she didn't disappoint.    As a one person show, she portrayed the characters wonderfully and it was always clear which person she was.  The play was fine but not overly engaging or impactful for me.    While watching Laura certainly held my interest for the duration, several times I perhaps was waiting for more dramatic arc, or catharsis or revelation

A friend recently explained all the similarities between the basic premise of The King and I and The Sound of Music which surprised me.  (Free spirited single woman meets authoritarian attached man, immediately at odds, helps raise the children, but eventually find love)

I noticed that despite the huge difference in tone and execution, both Come From Away was strikingly similar in premise to The Band's Visit.

Group of travelling foreigners get unexpectedly stranded

Can't speak for the Tony awards, but i worked at the accounting firm that tabulated and kept the results of another televised awards show.   There were definitely questions between the producers and the partner of the firm, such as, 'We were thinking of having performer X appear during this part of the broadcast, would that be a good idea?"   The partner would answer.  It may be a technicality, but never was the winner of a particular award the quest

Question--Now that it is explained why understudies may not be ready during previews, can someone with knowledge please explain just out of curiosity.   What are understudies typically doing during previews?   Are they paid?  Are they watching the performances so that they can be ready for when the show officially opens?   Or are they not present, since there is no time for them to be rehearsed?  Or does each show and/or actor have a diff

telecharge is advising that Michael Lee Brown is performing the role for evening (i.e. October 31st) and Sunday shows including the November weekend that was supposed to be the last weekend for Ben Platt. (not just the matinees we already knew he was covering)

Is this some kind of mistake?  (the general information about who is performing the role and when remains unchanged, but when you go to actually buy tickets, this is when the notification comes up.)

Anyone know what i

Does anyone know how the Tony nominating committee deals with diversity of acting nominees? This year, unlike last, one could easily have a scenario where all 20 of the musical acting nominees be Caucasian.  

Do they try to address diversity before the vote and hope for the best?  Or are they able to adjust/re-vote if need be after the initial results, simply to avoid a backlash situation similar to the Academy awards in recent years.   

If you