Profile for JSquared2

bwaysloppywriter said: "Fred Mason said: "Landlords don’t owe anybody anything. The only recourse producers have is to stop producing or to build their own theaters. Landlordsusually get a percentage of the box office which means they also have skin in the game, it’s not a rental fee adding to the running cost. Pointing fingers at them is a little bit of a scapegoat for much deeper issues like lack of audience interest."You think they have no role in that? They choose whichcapitalized product...

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "quizking101 said: "The orchestra for this show is also 20, as opposed to 16 for the last revival."?Last revival had 13 in the orchestra and this has12." You say 12 and Quiz says 20 — that’s quite a difference. Guess at least one of you have no idea what you’re talking about!

Sutton Ross said: "Such a great space and once again, proving some of the best talent is off Broadway.IF that's the current set-up, then it looks like EVERY seat is lousy! Not only uncomfortable folding metal chairs, but the first row is practically a football field away from the upstage playing area?

uncageg said: "I actually should know this, but do most musicals put a cast recording into their initial budget? I was always confused about how that works. I am sure someone here can explain." Some do, some don't. It depends on the GM (and the producer). There's no universal rule.

DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "ACL2006 said: "Anticipating a few shows announcing Labor Day closing dates soon."More than a few…" It's cool that you're trying to give Edso a run for his money on being the Head Gloom & Doom poster.

MysteriousLady said: "JSquared2 said: "darquegk said: "I’ve said for years if he wanted a role that fits his type and could get him some acclaim, Jessup in A Few Good Men is literally made for him."Considering that A FEW GOOD MEN opened on Broadway in 1989, when Johnson would have been around 16 years old, I'm pretty sure that the role was not "literally" made for him!"Did posting this response make you feel like you did something???" Well...it got your t*ts in a wringer, so I'm gonna say y...

darquegk said: "I’ve said for years if he wanted a role that fits his type and could get him some acclaim, Jessup in A Few Good Men is literally made for him." Considering that A FEW GOOD MEN opened on Broadway in 1989, when Johnson would have been around 16 years old, I'm pretty sure that the role was not "literally" made for him!

malcs98 said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "Ialways thought this should have been a limited run. It’s an exciting concept, even if I wasn’t as crazy about it as everyone else, but the shelf life was always going to be limited and needed to ride the wave it was on.ALW wanting to earn 3 consecutive Best Revival Tonys for his ego had a lot to do with not transferring while the buzz was still hot."Honestly yeah, I’m surprised most producers aren’t willing to go the limited run route for shows, especia...

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://playbill.com/article/video-theres-history-in-the-outfit-and-newness-in-the-role-krysta-rodriguez-talks-playing-roxie-in-broadways-chicago This is an interview with the lovely Krysta Rodriguez. The interviewer was J. Viscaino. I think she came across very well with her responses to the interviewer's somewhat iffy questions. Towards the beginning, he was interviewing her and came up with "a survivor of SMASH". I don't know if he was trying to be witty, but it...

ACL2006 said: "Why doesn't Wicked put tickets up on TKTS?" Because once it's done, there no getting the genie back in the bottle. People who have gotten used to paying full price will just wait for it to pop up again on TKTS.

ACL2006 said: "A winter opening is never good." Yeah -- just look at all these "duds" that opened in the winter...December - CAMELOT (original), THE MUSIC MAN (original) I DO, I DO, THE COLOR PURPLE (original), MJJanuary - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, COME FROM AWAY, SHENENDOAH, SWEET CHARITY (original)February - THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, SUNDAY IN THE PARK (Jake G and Annaleigh), JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY, WONDERFUL TOWN (original)

tacotheatrelover said: "I'm at a beach rn and wish i was in nyc seeing shows instead of seeing all the southern pride for the country and hearing fireworks. Or maybe Glasgow, MCR is playing tonight and it'd be pretty dope to see them again (before i actually see them again.)I don't think there's anything wrong with being prideful over the place you live in, I just thinkpeople over do it every freaking year. Maybe it's just the fact I hate the sounds of fireworks and most loud noises, so thats...

bwaylyric said: "This is gonna get trashed!" Well this hasn't aged well! But I'm guessing neither have you.

This all sounds like a Ken Davenport scheme...

EDSOSLO858 said: "Kad said: "Grosses down 7% from this week last year. The shows that have been doing well remain doing well, but everything else is taking a hit and a number seem to either be in freefall or plateauing at unsustainable grosses."Just 5 weeks in, but we’re down by over 10% this fiscal season so far." And I'm sure you will continue to keep us all posted on just how terribly things are going.

hak5 said: "Alex should be cast as Effie in the DREAMGIRLS revival" Sure, as long as they're fine with her only doing 3 or 4 shows a week.

halfhourcheckwithmerman said And of course, as far as I know, Cynthia Nixon holds the record as the only PERFORMER to be principally cast in two shows simultaneously... doing Acts I and III of HURLYBURLY and act II of THE REAL THING every night. John Cullum would like a word... The Shows: Cullum played the role of Beverly Weston in August: Osage County (at the Imperial Theatre) and starred in the off-Broadway production of Heroes (at the Harold Clurman Theatre). The Routine: At age 80, he per...

BrodyFosse123 said: "General public tickets are ALWAYS released days prior. Separate lobby entrance and zero opportunity to go thru the press line or step-n-repeat (aka Red Carpet) without proper credentials (artist press reps handle those details and escort their clients thru all of this)." You are flat out wrong about this. Selling unneeded Opening Night tickets to the public is more the exception to the rule. Very often the producers need to pare back their own guest lists in order to acco...

jazzicat said: "I'm going to post every where I can on this topic to say that if we can cast anyone as Maria - we can start to remove the one allowed discriminatory practice in casting and remove height limits for kids for the casting of the CHILDREN.Let's cast the best singers and actors PERIOD based on TALENT, not height and appearance. I am so sick ofseeing talented kids excluded from calls becuse of their height (and sometimes weight). Beaches, looking at you.Let's find the most talented ...

CoffeeBreak said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "I love this new look to the artwork. Clearly a throwback to McMullan’s style with a more vivid, hand-painted approach.Also, Lear deBessonet is the AD of LCT, so this is hardly a “job she got off the back of Into the Woods” situation. She’s an accomplished director in her own right - separate from her position, which guarantees at least one show at the Beaumont or Newhouse per season - and the constant refrain on this board that she’s just being hande...