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I'd go back to Dec1, 1968, for the Broadway opening of Promises, Promises, and stay a few weeks to catchthe original cast of "Hair,"the soon-to--become-legendary-flop "Golden Rainbow,"Anita Gillette as Sally Bowles,Marlene Dietrich, with Burt Bacharach's musical arrangements, at the Mark Hellinger Zoe Caldwell as Jean Brodieand venture off-Broadway for the original "The Boys in the Band" and Bernadette Peters in "Dames at Sea"

It's already been mentioned that Claybourne Elder wasn't the musical highlight of the evening, and I agree, but oh my god he looked hotter than ever. His stylist should have come out and taken a bow. For me, the musical standouts were Kate Baldwin ("A Quiet Thing"), Lauren Patton ("Gypsy in My Soul"), and Jessica Vosk ("But the World Goes Round"). The least effective dance number was "Arthur in the Afternoon," but without question, Julie Halston absolutely stole the show. An additional fun mo...

When I saw the original production of Passion I hated it--at that time I was primarily a Company man--actually leaving the theater pissed off at Sondheim for not deigning to write a single melody, much less a song. And yet, in the years since, every time I've had a chance to see Passion, I have. And every time I have, I've loved it more and more until now it ranks as one of my favorite Sondheim scores with melodies -- yes, melodies -- that take my breath away. I suspect there are legions of m...

Jarethan said: "Fred Mason said: "I thought they did a really good job hyping up Broadway especially that amazing monologue Pink did at the beginning. Truly a great night for theater. I feel like Pink hosting opens the door to a lot of other non theater people hosting like Julianne Hough or Kelly Ripa"Why would anyone WANT Kelly Ripa or Julianne Hough to host? I certainly would not."Forget hosting the Tonys. I want Ripa and Hough in "Chicago" alternating roles at each performance, with Mark a...

I have become a Zegler fan and that song always gives me goosebumps and a big ol' lump in the throat simultaneously, but Sunday night I felt nothing except the feeling that this bull**** was absurd.

Peters was a critical success, but only played about the first half of the run. As I recall, Cheryl Ladd replaced her for a few months, followed by Reba McIntire, who made a spectacular Broadway debut and set the box office on fire all over again just as it was petering out.

NY1 streaming on YouTube is behaving much better.

EDSOSLO858 said: "We have now entered the 2026-27 fiscal season, which should reflect the tanking economy and decrease in US tourism a lot better than the latter half of 2025-26 did. It's up to the big A-list names fronting casts both old and new to help combat an expectedly precipitous drop.I just came back from two weeks in Italy and everywhere we went -- big cities and small towns -- were packed with tourists, yet our Lufthansa plane coming home was half empty -- Business Class was a ghost...

SeymourInBrooklyn said: "....Now for the meh. Spoilers below.Act II, specifically the pacing, is where the show starts to wobble for me. There are so many carefully constructed beats in Act I establishing place, mood, and character, and then Act II suddenly feels rushed. The consequence is a noticeable drop in tension, stakes, and atmosphere, which are exactly the things that made the first act so strong...."Hold on. Are you still talking about "The Lost Boys"? Because here it suddenly sounds...

quizking101 said: "MezzA101 said: "Buzzkill ‘Rocky Horror’ proves Broadway has totally lost the plothttps://nypost.com/2026/04/16/opinion/buzzkill-rocky-horror-proves-broadway-has-lost-the-plot?"The mention of throwable props in this is remarkably stupid. It’s a historic theatre and so I can imagine a hard line has to be drawn somewhere since endless performances filled with water guns, thrown rice and toilet paper are going to cause damage over time.But even more ludicrous is that the writer...

How would a 5' 7" person fare in the Orch front row center?

As an out-of-towner, I've never put Titanique high on the list of show to see on my frequent but short theater trips to New York, mostly because I hate the movie and have never been a Celine fan, although I do appreciate her bountiful campness and was unexpectedly awed by her Paris Olympics performance. Reading this thread, though, is making me think that since I loved Rudetsky's "Disaster!" in its St. Luke's iteration and all those "Forbidden Broadways" and Judy and Liza drag shows I've seen...

What do they do with the Groff biographical portions of the book?

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Kad said: "gibsons2 said: "Timmy's next project should beMikhail Baryshnikovor Rudolph Nureyevbiopic. That'll show 'em."His next project should probably be to take a breatherfor a bit."His next film should be titled: Media Training (how not to piss on other art.)"His next film is actually titled "Dune: Part III," scheduled for release in December, and I expect it will have relentless pre-release media hype, probably starting softly during the summer and going into ov...

ColorTheHours048 said: "The lead female role in this has no reason to be a gay man, and in fact robs the play of any reason to exist. If Billy Porter wants to play a bitchy Hollywood agent, they should write another play for him. A friend of mine suggested Sandra Oh, and I think that’s brilliant casting.That said, they’re clearly trying to rival Johnny Galecki’s, uh… talent… by hiring Cooper Koch."So we know for sure that the lead role is being rewritten. Do we know for sure that the rest of ...

Scott Briefer said: "I too saw this at Berkeley Rep. I thought Raul Esparza brilliant and his performance worthy of a Tony nomination and perhaps award. The show needed work, but it was good. They've had two years, so it's possible that this could be well received...."Two years minus all the time spent on CHESS. So maybe three or four months? Can't wait for this, though.

Any opinions on what might be the best entry time on Sunday matinees?

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AC126748 said: "ACL2006 said: "...As for the hypothetical SNL lady who could be taking over: lots of possibilities, no? Guessing the likes of Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler are unlikely. Ana Gasteyer? Rachel Dratch? Aidy Bryant? Cecily Strong? I heard that Bowen has offered a summer engagement and passed. My immediate first thought was the Church Lady. I mean who doesn't want to see a 70-year-old Mary still longing for cabaret stardom?

inception said: "Got an email today from Washington National Opera that their next two productions this season, Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” andRobert Ward’s opera of “The Crucible," will be held at Lisner Auditorium."Hey opera lovers in DC and beyond, let's make sure all those Lisner Auditorium performances SELL OUT!Fun fact: The company made its debut as the Opera Society of Washington in 1957 at Lisner Auditorium with Mozart's Seraglio