Profile for MollyJeanneMusic

darquegk said: "TheQuibbler said: "I’ma huge fan of SNL but after all the 50th anniversary specials and the aforementioned film, I can’t be the only who’s SNL’d out. There’s not much more mystery to unravel here."

As a proud member of Quaid Army, I find myself mostly in agreement with Seth Myers's catchphrase "An Golden Era:" the show leans far too hard on the mythology of the first five years, when thoseweren&

As someone on the younger side who has only seen this through the lens of pre-COVID into the shutdown and the years afterward, I feel like there's actually been a recent growth of an anti-bootleg sentiment among people who five years ago would have been all for the extra access.  Part of this is from a smart reframing of bootlegs by actors recently, including Casey Likes and Alina Mayagoitia, as a consent issue rather than an access issue - which is personal for both of these perform

binau said: "I don't think Darren is single-handily selling all these tickets but I would suggest a familiar name and face can help influence a buying decision in combination with other factors (positive word of mouth, reviews, awards etc)."

I do also think there's something to be said for the changing of his target demographic.  While he's definitely still most popular from Glee, the 13-year-olds of 2010 who watched him on the show are 28 now, and w

I just saw a BEAUTIFUL production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Orlando and got to thinking about Disney on Broadway's current output.  The shows they seem to be focusing the most on are the Beauty and the Beast tour (which has not gotten great word of mouth) and Hercules (which has now had four major productions and is still getting mixed reviews, especially on its pacing).  This is very much just wishful thinking and not any inside scoop, but with other in-development work

SmokeyLady said: "Did anyone catch Jon Stewart referencing the Lupone scandal last night on Daily Show? It was a very quick reference and no.. I can't remember what he said but I got a kick out of it. Also.. now that the "open letter" has started being ridiculed, have you noticed how theater tok and social media has not mentioned a word?"

I also noticed this!  It was in the context of M*sk going on CBS Sunday Morning for his exit interview from the

Mr. Wormwood said: "I think that's a weak argument. Where was the outrage when Dorian Harewood and Maryann Plunkett were nominated in Lead last year and didn't perform? There's only gonna ever be a few in any given year because often it lines up to some degree with Musical or Revival nominees."

Ok this made me curious about which shows got to perform after not being nominated for Best Musical or Revival, so I went back over the past 10 years to take a

veronicamae said: "Is Jasmine the only Best Actor/Actress in a Musical performer NOT performing? I haven't cross-checked. If she's not the only one, this argument is COMPLETELY moot.

If she is the only one, it makes it feel icky and unfair, but again, that's the way the cookie crumbles. Sometimes there are great performances in subpar shows. It's not deeper than that."

The only other one who wouldn't be performing is James Monroe Igleha

SeanD2 said: "There should be an open letter from the theater community demanding that any actor who has been in Cursed Child be disinvited from any industry event due to their support of Rowling.



sarcasm, obviously"

Don't know if this is still the case, but there was a time immediately post-shutdown where CC actually had the best record of almost any show on Broadway of hiring trans and nonbinary performers.  (I think the onl

BJR said: "Interesting. Is there a recent example of them saying no to a show? Usually they want more performances, not less."

IIRC, Joe Iconis said that when Be More Chill was on Broadway, the team approached the Tonys for a performance and got turned down.  It would've been "Michael in the Bathroom" - one actor on stage and the most popular song in the show - and then he was upset when the number ended up getting turned into a parody sung by

jacobsnchz14 said: "MollyJeanneMusic said: "Have they officially announced which shows are performing yet or if there will be any performances in "Act One?" It feels a little late for there to not be an announcement...any chance that Foster and the BOOP team shell out the money to do a smaller-scale performance toshowcase Jasmine in the wake of the Drama Desks, or would the Hamilton performance have already taken any "non-nominated show" slot that may hav

My guess is the announcement's scheduled for a different day and got posted early?  This is GREAT casting - I'm curious as to how much of a pull Wayne Brady's going to have, as I don't remember him being a big impact on sales for The Wiz (although they didn't use him a ton in the marketing I saw), but I love seeing seasoned theatre performers who have crossed over to film/TV return to Broadway!  Stunt casting without the "stunt" of it all...An

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "theatreguy12 said: "I do find it interesting that a show that has received glowing reviews, has a person starring in it who was part of a show (though it was on years ago) that was a darling of a certain generation of viewers wouldn't pull more audience members just on that.

I see how he isn't necessarily an A+ star, but still a generation of TV viewers would know who he is."

Knowing someone's past wo

darquegk said: "This isn't nearly as left-field, but I keep wanting to see Andy Samberg as Shakespeare in & Juliet. Admittedly, the character is written and directed to be as blatantly "hey Andy, play this role please" as possible, but I'd still love to see it.

I know he had a big career first in a dramatic period role earlier this year, but I didn't get to see it. Was he good?"

That's the trailer I was watching!  He look

Does anyone have any dream pairings of actor/role that people wouldn't expect?  Like, a "just crazy enough to work" type scenario?

I was watching the trailer for Lee yesterday and suddenly could not stop thinking of the idea of Andy Samberg doing Parade one day.  He's interested in playing more dramatic roles, he has a huge vocal range that could be fine-tuned with some coaching, and although he's definitely older th