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Say what you will about the guy: but **** ya!  Altman shouldn't have been accepted there (or in polite society, generally) and Harris said exactly what so many of us on this board would love the opportunity to say!

Great suggestions...just noticed this will be playing over the Spring as well: Job.  Missed it in New York and love this theater!

Thank you for this! I’m in town over the run and was hesitant after High Spirits, but I think I have to make this work! 

Anyone going tonight? 

Joyce 9 said: "I totally agree, I wonder why they didn’t as originally planned. You can already tell next season is shaping up to be competitive with Wanted and then the new Jason Robert brown musical coming in as well as Galileo, Dolly, paddington, millions"

Gonna go on a very short limb and say, based upon the shows you listed, next season will not be competitive at all: it’ll be Paddington by miles. 

I clicked on this out of pure curiosity, couldn’t get through more than a couple of comments though. This is a pretty ****ing weird post. 

I know it's the natural tendency to automatically bitch about an announcement like this, but considering how really ****ty this world is right now, can't we allow ourselves some frivolous joy?  I personally already have Piragua floating in my head :-)

Having read a few of the biographies, this is the most earnest depiction of Sondheim that I have encountered. I’m quite infatuated with it and actually make time for it at night so that I’m not disturbed.

I also love that they’re talking negative of the dead: the way Sondheim would’ve wanted.  

How I wish we could have got Julie Andrews in a proper Sondheim musical or three or four at some point. Her Desiree in the 80s or 90s, for example."

Never say never.  I see no reason why she couldn’t do Madame Armfeldt, opposite my Cate of course.  

I was in New Hope and saw this was playing the Bucks County Playhouse. I somehow neglected this otherwise I would have bought tickets!

Anyone catch it?

SteveSanders said: "Just saw this in the Chicago Tribune:

Separately, Chicago Shakespeare Theater says it has postponed its previously announced production of the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin'” due to performer schedule conflicts and has replaced it with a new marital comedy by Scooter Pietsch, titled “Fault.”

Teri Hatcher and Enrico Colantoni will star, with Jason Alexander returning to Chicago Shakespeare to direct. Performances will begin on April 18 and run through May 24 in The Yard on Navy Pier (tickets and more information at www.chicagoshakes.com)."

Thank you…this was not on their page a couple of days ago!

Reaching out to my Chicagoans here...anything jumping out at you for Spring/Summer? 

Definitely in Chicago between the last two weeks in April and will be booking Ma Rainey at the Goodman and Merry Wives at the CST.  There are three shows going on at the Steppenwolf, but really only Windfall is grabbing my attention. 

Any other recs ya'll might share?

ER765 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "ER765 said: …

Believe it or not, there is a rather large world out there - outside of the theater-sphere. Might be worthwhile to take a peek at it every so often."

Preach. I thought I was done with this show but think I need to see this icon on a Broadway stage and this show one more time. What a get, and very out-the-box choice. 

Booked Monsters, so happy to run the center on these two fields of opinions!

Not to highjack this thread, but looks like I may have a slot for Saturday night.  Any suggestions?  I'm caught up on Broadway so looking for off- or off-off.  

Thanks in advance!

Thank you!  I saw the Broadway run of Spelling Bee and I'm in the City pretty much weekly, so I am inclined towards the Monsters.  That said, I'm in for a theater weekend and It'll be a back to back showing of that and Bug, which will make for fascinating conversation!

So torn…in town next week, this or Spelling Bee 😬

Doesn’t really matter who was offered the role: an incredible actor landed it with an equally stunning actress. 

Personally, I think Denzel would - somehow - make the part bigger than it should be. Jeffrey will really bring out the quiet moments. I cannot wait for this!

This seems like a very very bad idea.  The size of the theater alone should have been a nonstarter, even if closing off the balcony.  Happy to be proven wrong though. 

Saw this Saturday: Lea’s understudy is incredible (and lacked Lea’s affectations 😬).  Incredible performances all around, but my God, this show is ****.