Profile for Joshua Kilimnik

BwayLB said: "Grease with Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel! Colorfully stages with high energy direction and choreography by Kathleen Marshall 2009"The Toronto stop was the first professional production I'd ever seen!I would like to say the most I've enjoyed a touring production would have to be The Lightning Thief, but I wouldn't necessarily say the very best. I've got no clue if this counts or not, because it essentially turned into a sit-down production, but Matilda in 2015 with Dan Chameroy as ...

superiska123 said: "Also, are the performers going to speak in an American accent? I ask since DEH seems like it could easily be adapted to take part in the UK instead of the USA."In the Toronto production, the opening scene had Heidi Hansen holding an American bill. If they wouldn’t change something like the design of the currency for that production, I don’t think they would for any other.

Hypotheticals of any of the Toronto cast being transferred? Robert Markus, Sean Patrick Dolan and Shakura Dickson (Evan, Connor, Alana) are the only people from that cast who weren't transferred to another production of the show.

So delighted the entire touring cast will be returning for the Broadway run! Broadway is in for a really big treat with Jorrel, Sarah and especially Ryan.

I saw the closing night performance of the original Toronto production, starring a great deal of the original cast. I'm genuinely surprised that almost all of the parts of the show that have stuck in my mind since I saw it have all been taken from the show. Specifically, the car in the pit, the pool jump and the bike exploding were all moments that I thought would be the things to win the New York crowd over. After I saw the show, I described it as "what We Will Rock You wishes it was", but I...

Rent out a theatre for 25 years, and keep the original production of Les Miserables there for the rest of time.

Wow, if this is true this is bananas. It's sustained an incredibly well-sized cult following but it's not exactly been seen as a production that's been destined to make it to Broadway. I don't think any of its tour stops surpassed a week (occasionally hitting three different cities in a week). That being said, I saw its opening night in Toronto with some friends and complete skepticism and returned on my own accord for the final performance so that I'd get a chance to see it again.I think tha...

ukpuppetboy said: "Joshua Kilimnik said: "If only I was old enough to see Les Mis with Ramin while it was here, but what can you do."OMG How young ARE YOU??! Or more to the point how old AM I?! Ramin in Toronto feels like it was last year... Old as I am though at least I got to see Phantom at the Pantages. Twice. Some perks to a few grey hairs."I was only twelve when it (and he) was here! I actually ended up making a couple acquaintences that were in that production and myself graduated from ...

castlestreet said: "I forgot about the Joseph special!!!Ah - say what you want about Drabinsky - I miss the days when Toronto was truly a hub for musical theater!"I'm so disappointed that I missed out on so many iconic productions in Toronto. I was born long after Saigon, Phantom, Les Mis, CATS, Tommy, etc all had landmark Toronto productions. Really the only "landmark" thing Toronto has at the moment now that Dear Evan Hansen left is Come From Away. If only I was old enough to see Les Mis wi...

"Welcome to the Rock" from Come From Away maybe?

Would reccommend a rewatch of the wonderful documentary Harold Prince - The Director's Life. I caught it on PBS a few months ago and opened my eyes to a lot of insight of his productions that I never would have thought about, redowloaded it just now to rewatch.

Wow. One of those people you just take for granted as being immortal. What an incredible legacy he has left behind.

Valentina3 said: "qolbinau said: "Does it mean anything that her name is below the title of the show though? They are very much not presented as equals there, but it's nice that it is the same size."How many Tonys does one have to win to have their name above title? This is bs."This is a reach. It's aesthetically pleasing from a graphic design standpoint and makes geometrical sense and nothing more. Even still realistically, a word on the street poll would reveal a great deal of general publi...

yyys said: "I hated DEH. Probably the worst musical EVER."Cool.

It’s my honour to be the inaugural Love Never Dies mention. It finally found its footing on the touring circuit eight years after it premiered, but holy crap you can’t define too many crash and burns that were bigger than that was.

Well, there we go. August 11th.

Rob McClure (Adam Maitland in Beetlejuice) posted a photo of Beetlejuice's Tony rehearsal at RCMH, and the coffin in the background all but confirms that they're going to be doing The Whole Being Dead Thing in the same way they did it on The Today Show.

Tag said: "The staging or the book or even castingdoesn't enterinto it. The show itself is not a problem whatsoever; it's still selling minimum $99 seats on Broadway on its fourth Evan replacement with no sign of stopping any time soon, the tour broke even recently and therefore definitely remains popular cross-country. Both of those productions have been seeingsuccess, so why Toronto specifically? Toronto has better taste?"The new touring production of Phantom is coming for its third engagem...

The staging or the book or even casting doesn't enter into it. The show itself is not a problem whatsoever; it's still selling minimum $99 seats on Broadway on its fourth Evan replacement with no sign of stopping any time soon, the tour broke even recently and therefore definitely remains popular cross-country. Both of those productions have been seeing success, so why Toronto specifically?