Profile for Play Esq.

Arg! I totally saw it when it posted but now it’s just a question mark 😠

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "this is 100% transferring next season. Likely filimg for a later NT Live release"

Your mouth to God’s ear. I’d love nothing more for this remarkable, smart, “talky” play (…there are so few good ones anymore) to transfer and for Lithgow to get another Tony. That said, this production is not associated with the National Theater to the best of my knowledge but derives from the Royal Court. Does the National present non-National shows for broadcast?

Oh, here’s the pic of the sign that I took, hope it comes through  

Bwaygurl2 said: "Ensemble1728379893 said: "On that other board they are talking about February 2026.... I am sure Lea Michele is not thrilled to hear such rumors."

God saw The Devil give Lea the Chess revival....God said Not So Fast ....andhe's sending in an Angel named Rachel to defeat her in the spring."

This is not nice! Funny…and probably true…but not nice!

If you’re in the center but underneath an overhang, either in the orchestra or mezzanine, do you miss much of the show - including the video stuff?


Some but not much. The video in this is actually quite limited compared to Sunset. Honestly, you mostly miss the confetti in act one, not really a big deal. 

Is "You Must Love Me" in it? Yes

And come to think of it, much has been made of what is essentially Act 1 and the top of Act 2, but how does the production's pop girlie concept handle the rest of Act 2 and her slowly dying?"…she’s slowly dying.  Not much to change there!

 

Mezzanine is fine, just make sure to be as center as possible.  

Don’t care what form it comes in: I want to hear a Rachel and Diego recording now!

CarlosAlberto said: "I just know a bunch of you on this board want this to transfer and fail because Rachel Zegler is in this.


I hope it succeeds beyond everyone’s wildest dreams and makes all of you haters even more miserable than you already are.


And if she wins the Tony that would be the cherry on top of the cake!
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Same, and you know what: I think it will.  

This production is world’s better than Sunset and easily the best Evita I’ve ever seen.  I had high expectations for Rachel going in, and she destroyed them. This woman is the real deal: singer, dancer, and actress. When she sang “no one else can fill it like I can,” the audience erupted…because it’s true 💅 

Its what the message says throughout the theater. Will post when I’m able.  Mind you, it also says “intended for…” so there is a carve-out. 

Couldn’t find a subject post about this so creating a new one. 

At today’s matinee and they’re filming for worldwide distribution. Makes me think a transfer won’t be happening this season. 

I was there last night: the outside audience was well over a thousand people. I can’t express how awesome the experience is seeing those crowds from the audience inside: it’s such a reveal. A coup de théâtre moment that’s so much more effective than the often cited Sunset Blvd comparison. 

Will try to post a video I took during intermission yesterday before the barriers were put down. Simply wow. 

Quick aside for anyone who’s seen this and Giant in London: I have an opportunity to see one or the other this afternoon. I lve seen and loved Giant, so that’s a sure bet, but wondering if I should try something new instead. 
 

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. 
 

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Went with Giant 😬

Toi toi toi to Rachel and the cast on opening night tonight!

Similarly, I’d love to see a gothic or Grand Guignol concept helmed by Guillermo del Toro.  

All this back and forth about whether she’s a draw or not: but does it really matter?  If she’s a sensation in this (and it appears that she is), the run will sell-out and it will be fast-tracked to New York post-Jellical Ball.  Kind of exactly what happened with Nicole and Sunset. 

I never paid attention to her career at all after West Side Story, but suddenly this is the show I’m most excited about seeing in London. 

Class. 

Bwaygurl2 said: "Play Esq. said: "Watching these clips on-line (though I still haven't found Rainbow High if someone would like to share...), I went from being on the fence about going next week to wanting to see it twice. No just trying to fit it in the schedule..."

https://x.com/paralyzedhvart/status/1935010274828058957

Thank you!

Here's rainbow high"