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BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Whoever is doing the tour will not be doing LA, Cole will be reprising for that tour stop only."How reliable is that intel, and any idea when it'll be announced?

Interesting to see that the previous revival included "I Have Confidence," which was added for the movie (along with "Something Good"). Was "Something Good" also in that revival? Are one or both of these songs now part of the "official" estate-approved version? And have any of the songs dropped for the movie ("An Ordinary Couple," "How Can Love Survive?," and "No Way to Stop It") also been removed from the stage version?

Kingfan011, please don't let the atrocious Pasadena Playhouse production turn you off to this beautiful show. I saw the original and the revival and loved both. At Pasadena, I left at intermission. (Though I'm happy to say Pasadena Playhouse has fully redeemed itself this year with its productions of Amadeus and Brigadoon... with Mexodus coming up next!)

Hairspray0901 said: "Does anyone know why Adrien Brody didn’t say anything about Ragtime? I remembered them always introducing the shows before the performance with a bit about the show (like what Bowen just did for Titanique)"I’m just guessing that they cut him for time. Lithgow’s speech ran very long.

I saw Girl Interrupted last week, and I’d put its transfer chances below those of Goddess (and that hasn’t gone anywhere).

A definite trend that I noticed on this theater trip is audience members not removing their baseball caps. Last night at the Hayes, I counted six people (5 men, 1 woman) in just my row and the row in front of me who kept their caps on throughout the show. It doesn’t necessarily block views (although I did ask one person at a show last week to remove theirs, since they were wearing it with the bill pointed up and it did interfere with sightlines…they looked at me like I was nuts but complied),...

Just want to take a beat to thank posters on this thread for alerting me to this show, which otherwise might have flown under my radar but turned out to be the high point of an 18-show trip. Absolutely extraordinary performance and production. (Now if only they could fix the horrific sightlines at the Lortel.)

I saw the last of five "readings" of this today - actually a full performance, with Billy only occasionally looking at the teleprompters on the stage. It was a thrill to see him workshop this material in such an intimate setting, including a warm Q&A afterwards. Marc Shaiman provided live keyboard accompaniment, as they're apparently testing out the music cues to use during certain scenes. The play, as previously described, is ostensibly about the loss of his Pacific Palisades home during the...

I was there last night and will share my thoughts here for those who are interested. It was a concert production, with the 17-piece orchestra (under Ted Sperling's direction) at the rear of the Beaumont stage, a line of chairs on either side for the performers, and a back wall that was effectively used for projections of the prison, the inn, the courtyard, etc. There was no other set; in place of the usual drawbridge, Cervantes and Sancho made their final exits up the audience aisles. Actors ...

"Circumstances completely outside our control"? Uh, no.

emo_geek said: "Still hoping he brings it to Los Angeles after. It only makes sense....right?"700 Sundays came to LA for two months after its initial Broadway run, and given the subject matter I can't imagine that this doesn't follow a similar trajectory.

Five readings of this are being presented at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, tonight through Monday at 7 pm and Tuesday at 2 pm. Roundabout subscribers received an email invite; I'm not sure who else lucked out. All dates are now filled, but maybe there will be cancellation lines? Run time is listed as approximately 100 minutes with no intermission. I'm going on Tuesday and will report back (to the extent allowed).

So excited for this trip! Started last night with Fallen Angels; unfortunately, it was probably a mistake to schedule a show a few hours after a long trans-Atlantic flight, since my brain was a bit too foggy and sleep-deprived to keep pace with the rapid-fire dialogue. I still really enjoyed the women's performances, and am looking forward to catching what I missed on the BroadwayHD livestream next month. The next 10 days include Proof, Fear of 13, Every Brilliant Thing, Rocky Horror, The Bal...

I saw a one-night concert performance of this at the Broad Stage in LA last fall as a benefit for The Foundation for New American Musicals, with Sandy Bainum, Norm Lewis, Jason Graae, and Vicki Lewis. I had seen the OBC and remembered enjoying it quite a lot, but it just hasn’t held up well at all. A couple of good Kander & Ebb songs (hearing Norm sing “Sometimes a Day Goes By” was the highlight), but a lot more mediocre ones, and the book is remarkably thin and unfunny. As others have said, ...

Roundabout’s 2026-27 season looks exceptional. I’ve subscribed for a few years even though I live in LA and only get to NY 2-3 times a year. I get my choice of seats and even if I only make it to 2 shows a year the subscription pays for itself. And I sell the tix I can’t use on the Theatr app.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Does anyone have today’sAmex presale information yet? Curious to see just how expensive these tix are at first."Code is AMEXALIA

If you're in LA before May 10, do yourself a favor and don't miss this outstanding production, which is one of the best things I've ever seen at the Geffen. Athol Fugard's play is, sadly, every bit as timely and powerful as when I saw the original Broadway production in 1982. 82-year-old Tony-winning South African actor/playwright/activist John Kani, who worked with Fugard and who played Willie in the 1985 TV adaptation with Matthew Broderick and Zakes Mokae, gives a quietly devastating perfo...

Jordan Catalano said: "the.hard.part said: "Has anyone gotten Beaches from TDF recently? If so, how were the seats?"Facing the stage, so not worth it Jordan, I did a literal spit take on that one. Well done.

Fear of 13 - F13SPRING

Add to my list Brandon Uranowitz and Danny Burstein.