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Hi all. For those far more knowledgable than I am, was Jane Lapotaire's Tony win for Piaf considered a surprise at the time? The reaction from the video on YouTube (let alone her own), plus the fanfare for Elizabeth Taylor making her Broadway debut seem to point to it, but I'm curious. I know Lapotaire's performance was basically universally praised since it first debuted in the late 1970s in the UK, but nevertheless. Thanks in advance for anyone who can indulge me on how this win was perceiv...

Did they chop the entire role of Paulina for this production? I'm surprised to see nobody mentioned in the role here or in any other casting announcement they've posted. She's a pretty big presence in the show, especially the last act... I wonder why they made that choice. Mahira Kakkar was fantastic in the Arin Arbus production at TFANA a few year back.

it's John Cameron Mitchell, isn't it?? fingers x'd!!

i believe Estelle Parsons was 82 when i saw her in August: Osage County, and she was fantastic and didn't require lifeaway mobility to go up and down the staircases, so perhaps you ought to grab a snack and a nap and quit dumping on everyone's fun.

trentsketch said: "Amy Sedaris would be great, but you have to wonder if she even wants to do a sprint of a show like this anymore. She does a lot of her own projects and has thoroughly been in writing and scripted TV for a long time now."i've wondered the same thing for some time. has she done anything on stage in NY since that play at MTC 25 years ago? i know she went on the Letterman show for the first few times around then and talked about how she didn't like the schedule of that sort of ...

BorisTomashevsky said: "toottoot said: "if we did, would you kindly accept one?"Pardon? I can’t hear you over your fluorescent green hair and electric blue lipstick."why are you trying to hear something you're meant to read? lol, stop being so on brand!

if we did, would you kindly accept one?

Oh Mary is for sure already being shopped around to various theaters, but my understanding was the conversations had were for sit-down productions, none with Cole Escola attached per se (though, I believe there was room for conversation). I understand one west coast regional company turned down the opportunity already, possibly due to the political climate (the company is in one of the nation's biggest liberal bubbles, btw).

i hope Lea Michele will be able to read the teleprompter... fingers x'd!

did anyone else read, like, 2 pages of comments and wonder what the hell anyone was talking about (I literally ibdb'd Elena Roger while wondering if I lost my mind some point in the past 10 months) before seeing the date(s) on said comments? good times...

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Having worked on the production for a bit before its run at St. Anne's, I can confirm that the tension between Jud and Curly being interpreted as homoerotic is not all that unintended. But the interpretation otherwise is not unwelcome either. Whether or not that was changed at all between its run in Brooklyn and Broadway is something I cannot comment on as I opted seeing it in Brooklyn with the anticipation I'd see it on Broadway (long story why). My understanding was that the production woul...

Considering he then went to say the word "tranny" after it was explicitly said that it's not a word for him to say, I wouldn't put it past him to take you up on your offer.

CarlosAlberto said: "toottoot said: "Trans person here: yeah, don't use the "t" word unless you're a god damn TGNC individual. Full f'ing stop."toot toot hey...beep beep.." heeeey

joevitus said: "As a gay man who has had a fair share of homophobic slurs directedhim throughhis over 50 years on earth,let me say, and speaking just for myself, to be clear:I am sick of the childish "only we in this group can use this word!" nonsense. ."Get thee to a doctor, comrade, and take some medicine or something then. But don't think I'm giving you or anyone else slack for it.

Trans person here: yeah, don't use the "t" word unless you're a god damn TGNC individual. Full f'ing stop.

Clearly, I thought about this for a minute. It's more than 10 songs, but instead, 10 sets. I'd do it with a proper 4-piece band + some string guests ala Nirvana Unplugged. Occasionally I'd talk to the audience. It would be very odd. The finale would intentionally be meant to leave people befuddled and unsure if the show is over or not. I'd perform is as if Jeff Buckley and Edith Piaf had a baby and that baby grew up and decided to sing showtunes. The only really genuine part would be set 8, i...

That trickster Eauity at it again! I do love this concept though. Broadway having an open sign that they can just flip on for Netflix, so business resumes as per usual except theaters stay closed apparently. Diana, whoever she is, is filmed. They close up shop. Grrr at least open the theaters so people can get exposed to this thing!!!!!!! Eauity!!!!!!!!!!

Jarethan said: "I think you pointed out some truly appropriate names at the end; however,your earlier names were sort of N/A. Ellen Greene and John Cameron Mitchell never played Broadway, so they were not eligible. Not sure if that was the intention of the subject -- I assumed they would at least need to be eligible for a Tony to be mentioned. I may be wrong here, but I do not recall that Tim Curry ever played on Broadway in Rocky Horror."Sure - I acknowledge that. I guess if you try for a di...

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "^JCM was rewarded with a honorary Tony in 2015, so that's great !!! how did I somehow totally miss this...? thank you for sharing!