Profile for Rakesh Natarajan

BroadwaysBroad said: "Hadestown is a beautiful show, unfortunately the lighting design is the weakest link. AI could have provided some fresh ideas and probably followed the music better."Did we see the same production of Hadestown? I thought the lighting design in Hadestown was incredible, with Wait for Me, Papers, and Doubt Comes In being highlights. Jesse Green (NYT) wrote that "the lighting (by Bradley King) [... is] as good as it gets" and King's design literally won the Tony, Drama Desk...

Wick3 said: "Bill Snibson said: "I'm actually amazed by the numbers for Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Kudos to them for finding their audience."Remember for most of April, Neil Patrick Harris was part of the cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong. His last performance was this past Sunday so we'll see with next week's grosses if Peter Pan Goes Wrong has found its audience or not."Unless I'm mistaken, I thought his run was extended to the end of this weekhttps://playbill.com/article/neil-patrick-harris-extends-...

Fordham2015 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "It's odd not seeing grosses for Phantom."The Thanksgiving Play is also missing"The Thanksgiving Play is now listed... and BroadwayWorld says that it had a weekly gross of $167. Either that's a mistake or 2nd Stage's marketing is truly that bad (jk... being sarcastic).

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-girl-in-danger-review-michael-r-jacksons-soap-spoof-cea63a96?mod=opinion_reviews_pos2https://nystagereview.com/2023/04/10/white-girl-in-danger-michael-r-jackson-musical-in-danger/It seems like most reviews are mixed (leaning slightly more positive than negative)

Dollypop said: "Voter said: "Are there any loud noises or startling noises (gunshots, cannons) in the new Camelot on Broadway? I am going on April 15 and would love to know."How many guns were around in the time period CAMELOT is set in?"Sorkin talked about how he wanted this production to take place in England during the late 15th century. At that point, at least some firearms were present across Europe. For example, the earliest (extremely crude) matchlock guns in Europe have been dated to ...

sassylash3s said: "Saw the show tonight. Jordan Donica was out and Christian Mark Gibbs went on for Lancelot. Anybody know if this was his first performance? He was very good."His first performance was today’s matinee. I saw it and he was incredible. After the show, he said that he was told about playing Lancelot 45 minutes before the performance. Since they’re in previews, he didn’t have a full put-in rehearsal. He only got to rehearse a few individuals scenes before the matinee (and I’m pre...

Does anyone know where the lottery seats are located or how difficult the lottery is to win? I know that one person (a few pages back in this thread) won the lottery, but was curious to see if anyone else on here had entered or won it since then.

jkcohen626 said: "Y'all might want to check out L Morgan Lee's Instagram story..."Just in case someone doesn't have Instagram or doesn't want to leave this site, this is what L Morgan Lee wrote: "Our industry is quick to judge and place blame and expectations on actors. We would benefit as a community to ask: What kind of work environment, treatment, and circumstances might cause an actor to respond in certain ways? Are actors not expected to take steps to protect themselves in these situatio...

Did a strange loop have any signed window cards or was it just playbills?

In the Hadestown Facebook group, the tour’s stage manager said that Lana is supposed to be with the tour until around November 20th. I’m assuming that this date probably isn’t set in stone and could change depending on Lana’s availability and how quickly Maria-Christina Oliveras recovers from her injury.

Does anyone know why there aren't any balcony seats available for this week's performances? I checked on Seatgeek and for some reason, the only available seats from 9/27 to 10/2 are in the mezzanine and orchestra. The balcony is once again available starting from 10/3. Are all of the balcony seats just sold out or did the show decide to close off the balcony for the week? I know other shows have closed off that balcony in the past, but it seems odd if they're just doing it for this week.

It looks like Ain't No Mo is making its regional premiere at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC this September/October. The DC production is also going to be transferring to Baltimore Center Stage (Oct 27 - Nov 20). The two regional productions list Lili-Anne Brown as the director, so it will probably be a completely different production than Broadway (and not just an out-of-town tryout). The Broadway production is directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, who also directed the show at the Public a few y...

Any new show is a financial risk, especially when compared to an old show that recouped ages ago. Plus, the Ambassador Theatre's layout is awful; the wings are tiny and can't really be used as storage space. Very few shows would want to be in that theatre because of the space constraints. It is arguably the least desirable Broadway theatre. If the Shuberts kicked out Chicago, then the Ambassador would likely be vacant for a while. Even if they find another show to fill the theatre immediately...

Does anyone know if this is for TOFT or if it is for commercial release? Have they recorded an archival copy in the past?Edit: I know that because of a rights issue with the London cast recording, there can’t be a Broadway cast recording. That wouldn’t affect a proshot, right?Second edit: Like others are saying, I think it is probably for TOFT. The NYPL’s catalogue doesn’t show a recording of this production so that’s probably what this filming is for. That’s a shame… I’d do anything for a pr...

stoptheworld38 said: "For people who have written to/heard back from Company recently, how much of a donation (if any) did you send/is required?"Just a fair warning, I know 2 people that wrote to Company recently (within the past 2 weeks) and they both got letters back saying: “PHONE RINGS, DOOR CHIMES, IN COMES COMPANY.Thank you for your interest in COMPANY!Although we typically ask for a donation to BCEFA before sending out Playbills - we currently do not have any signed Playbills available...

I’m seeing the show at 3pm and can try to grab a couple of extras. I’ll let you know if I can get extras (from either people who left their playbills behind or from the ushers).

I saw the show yesterday. It started at (roughly) 8:10 and let out at 10:30. I got the tickets through the TodayTix digital rush (seats were J3-4). I thought it was a really entertaining show and better than at least a couple of shows currently running on Broadway. Having said that, I think it still has a lot of room for improvement and is just a fairly good (but not great) show at the moment. The set and projection design (especially the way they used the scrim) was incredible. I thought (po...

It seems like the tour has been canceled or, at the very least, postponed/rescheduled. Tickets are no longer available at the Bushnell (Hartford, their second stop) or the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia, their fourth stop). The Boch Center (Boston, their third stop) posted this message on their website: "Please be advised that all performances of Emojiland - The Musical, originally scheduled for the Shubert Theatre on June 14-19, have been cancelled."

When would you be seeing Hadestown? A Strange Loop and Hadestown are two of my top-five musicals and honestly, you can't go wrong either way.If you are seeing Hadestown before Andre De Shields leaves (May 29th), then I would recommend Hadestown. De Shields is absolutely phenomenal in that role and carries an insane amount of stage presence. His decades of experience as an actor are on perfect display in this role. I've seen the show on Broadway and on tour. As great as Levi Kreis was as the t...

YvanEhtNioj said: "I definitely think that these reviews paired with the word of mouth that it’s getting around the gay community will definitely help.Re: Best Musical.It’s been so long but didn’t Six get just as good reviews? I’m trying to imagine, based on reviews hypothetically , who will take the Tony."Six definitely had near the same number of positive reviews. However, I feel like the positive reviews for A Strange Loop are probably more vocal/overwhelmingly positive, giving it the edge...