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Re: BILLY CRYSTAL: 860 Previews

Oct 16, 2026 — 12:10:06 AM

JSquared2 said: "It was Three Dog Night (not Earth Wind & Fire) that he was opening for. That’s why he used “Spinning Wheel” throughout the story. Also, I would say that losing nearly 60 years of memories (insured or not) is a pretty awful thing to happen to anyone."We're both wrong; it was Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Re: BILLY CRYSTAL: 860 Previews

Oct 15, 2026 — 10:05:36 PM

I found the show a miss for me, even though segments unrelated to his house were incredibly entertaining.The core issue is Crystal's house burning down, which, while horrible, isn't a topic that can sustain an entire show. It sucks he lost his belongings, but his family is unharmed, his house was insured, and he's still really wealthy. It's not even the worst thing to happen to him that year, as his best friend was murdered. He alludes to Rob Reiner's death in intentionally vague terms. Not a...

Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?

Jul 13, 2026 — 4:22:00 PM

quizking101 said: "I guess they finally hit their ceiling with the swing coverage. What did the email say?"It didn't offer any context beyond "Your Performance Has Been Canceled".

Liza memoir and promotion tour

Mar 18, 2026 — 2:01:38 AM

Jay Lerner-Z said: "How do they get away with labelling it as the real thing? False advertising."One of the unexpected benefits of going to one of the few book events she's doing is it's the only way to be absolutely certain you're not listening to AI.

Official: TITANIQUE to dock at the St. James, March 2026 (16 Weeks Only)

Feb 19, 2026 — 11:07:41 PM

ER765 said: "I really like her, but once again this casting makes absolutely no sense."I was at a Q&A Melissa Barrera did for the obscure movie Your Monster back in 2024, and basically out of nowhere, she started talking about how much she wanted to be cast in a Broadway musical.

Liza memoir and promotion tour

Feb 9, 2026 — 2:54:16 PM

Jay Lerner-Z said: "NYC. Will tickets sell out fast? How long do I have to make up my mind?"The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center main sanctuary is cavernous and seats 2,500 people. It's not clear from the ticket if it will be held there, or a smaller room which would fit about 600 people.

Liza memoir and promotion tour

Feb 9, 2026 — 10:30:29 AM

Liza Minnelli will be live in NYC with Michael Feinstein at The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, on March 23 at 7:30pm: Link Tickets are about $66 with tax, come with a signed book, and are general admission. It's also the exact same price to watch it online and get a signed book. It's $150 for a reserved section ticket. Not cheap, but definitely cheap compared to the LA appearance.

She has starred in New York’s ‘worst show’ for 40 years. Why?

Jan 20, 2026 — 1:08:26 PM

"It is the lowest-ranked out of 28 live shows listed on the site Show Score, where a third of its reviews give zero, one, or even half a star out of five."Even half a star? Does Kawaller (the writer) think half a star is a lower rating than zero stars?Obviously, Perfect Crime's Show-Score rating of 40% Positive, 19% Mixed, and 41% Negative isn't great but still a net majority of audience members are getting something out of it. For a production created to appeal to the tastes of audiences in ...

Hamilton and Slavery - Unrevivable?

Jan 16, 2026 — 1:59:02 AM

Without getting into a semi-academic discussion about what's been proven about Hamilton and slaves and what's speculation, I don't see what it would change in terms of the future reception of the show. Looking the other way on slavery and the founding fathers, has always been baked into the show's concept. Yes, Alexander Hamilton is the main focus of the show, but he's already portrayed as very flawed character. George Washington is portrayed as the much wiser person, an ideal to try to live ...

The Death of the Understudy Slip

Jan 15, 2026 — 12:09:01 AM

Getting rid of understudy slips really drives me nuts, not because I'm against it in a vacuum but The Broadway League is being really selective in what they consider wasteful. At least those slips are giving me information I'll look at. The full color inserts I often get in Playbills reminding me to turn off my phone I'm sure are more expensive to make and are pretty redundant, as ushers are paid to make the same point.

Jennifer Lopez Sings Broadway

Jan 14, 2026 — 11:49:09 PM

John Adams said: "I do wonder, though if she's making a business decision to replicate Beyoncé's Cowboy Cartersuccess(by re-establishing herself in an unexpected genre)."Whatever Cowboy Carter's artistic merit, I liked it a lot more than Renaissance, the Cowboy Carter tour was having trouble moving tickets, at least compared to previous Beyonce tours. Considering Lopez just canceled a tour because of horrible ticket sales, an unexpected genre is a really risky move as a business decision.

RAGTIME 2025 Reviews

Jan 13, 2026 — 12:55:33 AM

spicemonkey said: "I do thinkHoudini is kinda meaningful tho, withthe historical backdrop (before WWI, or metaphorically something catastrophic about to happen)"As far as I know, and I did look into it today, in real life Harry Houdini never met Archduke Franz Ferdinand. In a vacuum I have no problem with the Houdini being in Ragtime. He's not the only Jewish immigrant who moved to America and reinventing himself in the show.But like the soothsayer warning Julius Caesar "Beware the Ides of Ma...

RAGTIME 2025 Reviews

Jan 11, 2026 — 10:09:55 PM

FANtomFollies said: "Not trying to invalidate your opinion at all - but I think this may just be a symptom of seeing the show multiple times and becoming more familiar with it. I remember seeing it for the first time in the 2009 revivial being blown away and thinking it was the perfect book of a musical - right up there with Gypsy and other classics. But then after seeing it at City Center and twice at Lincoln Center, it is a bit clunky and creaky."I saw Ragtime for the first time ever earlie...

Carrie Coon tells it like it is

Jan 11, 2026 — 8:54:12 PM

FANtomFollies said: "I found it interesting and hypocritical that they made such a big deal about how unfair it is to have to be a celebrity to be in a Broadway show, but then gave no credit to the (non-A-list) rest of the cast of Bug. Also no acknowledgement that Carrie being the partner of the playwright played a role in her getting the part."Okay, this is the problem of criticizing what someone says in the context of a chopped up TikTok clip. CBS put the full 25 minute extended interview o...

ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT AMBITION Reviews

Dec 23, 2025 — 5:01:07 PM

I skipped All In because of the price issue, and saw All Out last night in the context of getting a ticket where I couldn't complain about the price. The cast was Jim Gaffigan, Eric Andre, Abbi Jacobson, and Ben Schwartz.Overall, I enjoyed it. I'm never going to be onboard with the decision to do this reading instead of staged performance. While that's mostly about getting in big names in for a week or two, without them having to learn the lines, I don't think it's the only reason. They want ...

Vape or Don’t Vape?

Dec 23, 2025 — 4:02:36 PM

I saw this in March at Town Hall as Vape! The Grease Parody, where it was staged as a one-night benefit concert with people including Kerry Butler, Rachel Dratch, Joel Perez, Jackie Hoffman and Ann Harada. I haven't seen the new Off-Broadway version, but I thought it was extremely stupid in the best way. I'd recommend it.

RAGTIME 2025 Reviews

Dec 4, 2025 — 5:20:58 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "The full company performing "Prologue: Ragtime" on GMA this morning, pre-taped from the Beaumont:https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/128105418"They barely show the audience at all which is completely un-noteworthy unless you were at the taping. It appeared they hadn't come up with a plan ahead of time of where to seat the audience and a good chunk of time was spent reseating people. Including for shots that weren't used.

The Expensive Lie: Why Does Broadway Keep Spending Millions on Marketing That Doesn't Work?

Dec 3, 2025 — 3:58:41 PM

Some thoughts on this article: #1. I think it's understood by almost everyone that word-of-mouth recommendations are more influential than digital ad campaigns in selling tickets. However, you can't get a word-of mouth campaign going without first convincing some people to see the play in the first place. Throwing out digital campaigns completely doesn't make as much sense as figuring out how to better target the digital ad spend. For example, instead of maybe a more general New York Times ad...

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