2026 Tony Awards Performance Predictions (or What Songs They Should and Will Perform)
Jun 4 2026, 10:28:30 PM
Sutton Ross said: "Also re the 7 minute opening, Bryce is doing a take over of The Wing IG account today and teased a secret involvement at the Tony awards where he had a rehearsal today and I saw one ensemble member post a pic on their IG stories outside Radio City today so we may get a tiny bit of Chess."
I love everything about that. I love Bryce and his character in Chess, and I love that they've featured his songs on a few talk shows. Such a
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[title of show] returning…
Jun 4 2026, 02:41:29 PM
inception said: "The guy seemed to suggest Lea Michele is diong this along with Kevin McHale,but didn't somebody say in the Chess thread a couple months ago that she's supposedly attached to a new show that will be done first maybe in California? I can't remember all the details of that rumour and it's so hard to search for specific comments here."
That was me and it was a guess on my behalf as Lea was involved in at least one workshop of this mus
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2026 Tony Awards Performance Predictions (or What Songs They Should and Will Perform)
Jun 3 2026, 06:15:02 PM
LYLS3637 said: "I guess this means my unrealistic dreams of a CHESS performance are officially dashed and DOA..."
An edited version of Endgame with the whole Chess cast involved would have been so much more interesting and a moment than whatever Rocky Horror will do.
Also re the 7 minute opening, Bryce is doing a take over of The Wing IG account today and teased a secret involvement at the Tony awards where he had a rehearsal today
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 27 2026, 09:16:05 PM
George in DC said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "Kulisse said: "suzcap said: "Bobster159 said: "That Times article is generous to Lea. Shewas clearly a massivepart of Chess's early success, but the wheels came off monthsago with her still in the cast. Any replacement star has to sell not just to new audiences but to returning ones too, and that's a huge ask for a mid-tier title."
Still odd the grosses only started falling of after her vacation and the show announcing her departure though."
Did they, though? Looks like a very steady, almost linear downward trajectory to me since all the way back last year. They very obviously plummeted when Lea was out on vacation, but her departure announcement really doesn't stand out as a turning point to me.
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Yes it does. The announcement of her departure was on 21st March. Look at the decline since then.
Chess was never going to stay at the heady heights of$2M a week and those early grosses were a shock to everyone. I always expected it to start at about $1.2- $1.3M a week, just because i knew as a long term Chess fan it was never going to befor everyone, and that is where it had settled into after the initial unexpected high numbers.
If they could have stayed there theywould have been fine which is why they went ahead and extended with JoJo.
They clearly didn't expect the drop that happened after and that drop began the week after they announced Lea was leaving and never recovered."
Maybe they went down once her limited fan base had seen the show. I saw it and while she sang the hell out of it, her acting, even while singing was sub par."
I disagree about her acting and her fan base isnt that limited but you can always count on people wanting to drag Lea.
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 27 2026, 05:40:07 PM
Kulisse said: "suzcap said: "Bobster159 said: "That Times article is generous to Lea. Shewas clearly a massivepart of Chess's early success, but the wheels came off monthsago with her still in the cast. Any replacement star has to sell not just to new audiences but to returning ones too, and that's a huge ask for a mid-tier title."
Still odd the grosses only started falling of after her vacation and the show announcing her departure though."
Did they, though? Looks like a very steady, almost linear downward trajectory to me since all the way back last year. They very obviously plummeted when Lea was out on vacation, but her departure announcement really doesn't stand out as a turning point to me.
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Yes it does. The announcement of her departure was on 21st March. Look at the decline since then.
Chess was never going to stay at the heady heights of $2M a week and those early grosses were a shock to everyone. I always expected it to start at about $1.2- $1.3M a week, just because i knew as a long term Chess fan it was never going to be for everyone, and that is where it had settled into after the initial unexpected high numbers.
If they could have stayed there they would have been fine which is why they went ahead and extended with JoJo.
They clearly didn't expect the drop that happened after and that drop began the week after they announced Lea was leaving and never recovered.
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 27 2026, 09:35:38 AM
Fred Mason said: "The show simply wasn’t good. Mostly unintelligible lyrics and the story, completely farfetched and absurd and yet it takes itself seriously. Why Lea and Aaron even decided to do this is beyond me."
Just because Chess doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it can't appeal to other people. some of us have been Chess fans for decades.. Ever heard of to each their own?
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 27 2026, 08:07:38 AM
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "I've seen someone doubt Chesswill ever have a good book. They feelthe fault lies with the character of Florence. She has no dreams or ambitions of any import that we know of, and her character just bounces back and forth between two men who are emotionally unavailable. That story trap is compounded by the fact that all of her songs cover the same emotional territory. Unless someone is willing to change or jettison the songs at the risk of under
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 26 2026, 08:47:16 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Count me among those who would have liked to see it with Jojo. I had a good time. Thank god Nick Christopher finally got his moment.
Am I crazyto think that this could have road potential? An 80s rock show that can advertise "from the creators of MAMMA MIA and THE LION KING" could mean something to local markets and subscriptions. Especially if they throw a C-level pop star or someone from The Voice in there to help with press in lo
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 26 2026, 07:43:47 PM
blaxx said: "quizking101 said: "blaxx said: "Mega flop."
Considering the original production ran for roughly a third of this production, they set out to do what they could and they did.
I am actually really vexed though because I thought Jojo was going to make a great Florence. The outlook must’ve been grim, but not so bad that it would fold once Lea left. Granted, I could imagine that the lack of awards buzz and the fact that b
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CHESS Sets June 21 Closing
May 26 2026, 07:34:32 PM
As I said a week or so back the first week after the announcement was made that Lea was leaving the box office started to drop and its never recovered.
I had multiple people tell me they saw posts on Facebook after the announcement saying it was sad Lea had LEFT, not leaving in June, gone in March. Once that sort of narrative gets out on regular people land they switch off.
I think announcing her departure three months out was a mistake.
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/17/26
May 19 2026, 04:35:57 PM
Noticing Chess hasn't recovered from its slide since March 22nd despite everyone in and the Tony nominations with capacity at 73% and box office under $1M. I've had a bit of a theory forming about that for a couple of weeks.
Chess hasn't been over 90% capacity or $1.3M since week ending 22nd March. they announced Lea was leaving 20th March.
A friend was telling me a few weeks ago they saw a couple of people on Facebook, very much reg
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RECOUPMENT?
May 19 2026, 09:31:02 AM
ggersten said: "Just "new" musicals - because there have been some "new" revivals since 2020 such as The Music Man that must have recouped. On Edit - seems like The Music Man may not have recouped. Wow."
Funny girl revival recouped thanks to Lea.
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Next to Normal Broadway Transfer Fall 2026
May 16 2026, 10:40:24 PM
Kad said: "If the clue was “a certain recent breakout star with a Tony nom,” then the person who makes the most sense is Hannah Cruz."
Except Hannah has made it very clear she's more interested in doing plays than musicals going forward. She's said on multiple occasions that she actually doesn't love singing and Maria doesn't seem the sort of role she'd go for given all that she's said in her interviews I've read and watc
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/10/26
May 12 2026, 06:03:50 PM
Re Chess, Lea was out four performances this week due to laryngitis and bronchitis hence why it went down this week.
As for Every Brilliant Thing, any guesses how the box office numbers will go with Mariska Hargitay when Dan leaves? I know she has a big TV following ( my niece is a big SVU fan) but can she sustain those numbers?
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Broadway's Most Bankable Star?
May 6 2026, 08:44:02 PM
Theatrefan2 said: "Lea Michele in FG was something of a full circle moment, both from Glee and her making her whole image the second coming of Barbra Streisand. A case of perfect person in perfect role for a pop culture moment. And she sold that show for almost a whole year.
Chess isundoubtedly helped a lot by Lea being in it, but after 6 months its starting to flag a bit and there clearly aren't the same number of people willing to see her in something less obvious.
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Broadway's Most Bankable Star?
May 6 2026, 05:44:25 PM
Lisalemann said: "I agree with Jonathan Groff and Hugh Jackman shouldbe added to that list. Leah Michele maybe not as much - but Chess's sales numbers drop off quite a bit when she is on a scheduled vacation day."
Just in Time is the first time Jonathan has shown that he can bring box office to a show as Merrily was mostly about Dan.
Lea rescued FG and made it a hit and Chess only got to open because of her and the fact that it opened big and
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CHESS (2025 Broadway Revival) Reviews
May 6 2026, 02:32:58 PM
Telecharge has Lea marked out today and tomorrow so she's clearly sick and I saw a rumour Lea has bronchitis which makes sense with the longer absence and her having been off for the Saturday matinee and being said to be struggling on Sunday.
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/3/26
May 5 2026, 08:23:12 PM
Sutton Ross said: "JoJo didn't set the box office on fire at Moulin Rouge, and thinking aboutAugust when both Aaron and Nicholas will be out at the same time? I mean, granted Aaron will be right down the street but.....that will be rough to come back from."
yeah Nik is out for two weeks end of July early August and Aaron is out two weeks mid August so most of August is Jojo and the understudies. the understudies for both guys are terrific but g
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CHESS (2025 Broadway Revival) Reviews
May 5 2026, 07:39:31 PM
Dolly80 said: "Robbie2 said: "Peppa222 said: "Was Lea always scheduled off tonight, or is that a new development? Telecharge has an alert on the ticketing page saying she's out."
No she was not scheduled to be out tonight.It must be that she's upset not being nominated a TONY. Seems obvious enough!"
Well this is all pretty transparent isn’t it.
id say it’s Karma that she hasn&
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2026 Tony Nomination Predictions
May 2 2026, 09:22:50 PM
goodtimes123 said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "malcs98 said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "I do wonder if people who perform for a living and know how complicated the score of Chess is ( Lea has said itsmore challenging vocally than Funny Girl because of the constant switching of genres she has to do, Aaron has joked when he was at college nobody ever chose to sing from Chess as it was too complicated) might have some more appreciation when nominating the likes of Lea and
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