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Tilly’s opening monologue is L O N G yet fascinating. I caught the pay-what-you can Sunday night performance, April 5.

It‘s a good script that I’m still thinking about several days later.

Billy Eichner and Lea DeLaria were Friday night’s guest judges. Though the idea of guest judges is borrowed from the real deal, the set up bombs at the Broadhurst. Would have liked to have heard a line or two from the judges.

Otherwise, LOVED the show, especially the simple shower of DJ sparkle that opens the show, and the reprise of the sparkle when the DJ bids farewell to Grizabella.

Other events to consider:

• student production of RENT at the Bob Newhart Theatre, Loyola University
• student production of FUN HOME in the South Loop’s Getz Theatre, Columbia College
• a night at the wonderful CHICAGO MAGIC LOUNGE
• WAIT, DON’T TELL ME at the Studebaker Theatre
• Monday night showtunes at SIDETRACK

To accommodate Nick Offerman’s schedule, the performance schedule was moved to 2 weeks or so later. Subscribers were notified, and the Goodman box office is allowing all subscribers to select ANY night of the run - if the reassigned night offered by the box office ain’t ideal.

My night was moved to two weeks later - which is fine - no need to reschedule.

In the Chicago BOOP! tryout, Faith Prince made her first entrance riding inside a pedicab. (But in one Chicago performance, she entered walking behind the pedicab.)

The pedicab entry was cut between Chicago and New York.

Les Miserables in French in Montreal at Theatre St-Denis. Caught a second performance of the same production - but in English - the same week at the St-Denis.

Looking forward to a $240 (with fees) performance in October. The Facebook fan page is excellent: the admins review all new posts, then approve or delete as needed.

Many on the FB site are sharing pictures of masks, attire, and speculation.

Telecharge sent out an email today to ticket holders, offering ticket holders of Sept 2 to Nov 2 dates the opportunity to exchange their show date to a date before September 2.

I’m keeping my October date.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "How many players in the orchestra?"

Looks like 9, with the common doubling or tripling up.

1. violin

2. flute/piccolo/alto flute

3. clarinet/flute/bass clarinet

4. trumpet/flugelhorn/piccolo trumpet

5. French horn

6. trombone/bass trombone

7. drums/percussion

8. keyboard

9. keyboard 

sbflyfan said: "Does this use the Angela Lansbury narration during the prologue?"

Yes, it’s a solid recording of Lansbury. She is listed first in the Playbill profiles.

This was a slog. Dull choreography, redundant shadows on the back wall, lackluster projections.

A great idea with weak execution. 

I support all theatre, but will buy tickets that are to the left of the aisle instead of the right.

The Monday, June 2 performance has been cancelled. Received an email notification within the last hour.

At the Chicago tryout, my three least favorite moments were

(1) the hard-to-decipher-lyrics of Angelica Hale's solo

(2) the uninspiring Act 2 dance between Stephen DeRosa and Faith Prince.

(3) the too-casual arrival of the Ensemble in the finale in their colorful top hats and tails

All of these bits are fixable.

 

 

A great show  - and I’ve never, ever seen a bad production.

Starlight Musicals - Indianapolis

Loyola University Chicago - student production

Porchlight Theatre - Chicago

The most recent Drury Lane production in the Chicago burbs was magical, even with its intermission.

Dr Zhivago ran 23 previews and 23 performances.

Farewell, Tammy Faye.

The code for the 11AM hour was GOLDEN007.  Had no trouble landing a $59 aisle seat in the top row upstairs.

REDWOOD has a Monday, June 2 performance. - There is no show on Tony Sunday, June 9. 

See you on 41st Street that Monday night.