Profile for GirlFromOz68

Auggie27 said: "I do recall that when Julie Benko went on for Michele - if memory serves, she had the Thursday nights, not the matinees - the show was on TKTS and even TDF. Of course, Benko had a solid reputation by the time Michele replaced Feldman, and many, many people enjoyed her Fanny. Benkoplayed the role 180 times, a formidable accomplishment in such a star-challenged revival."

yes she did Thursdays which were much cheaper tickets and covered Lea's  l

Auggie27 said: "Chess plummeting $800k without Michele seems one of the biggest stories here. I had no idea she'd be the pull that she is, and I realize it may be a generational thing. Clearly, unless they have a comparable star lined up, this show's longevityisn't a sure thing. Because I saw it last week without her, I'm doublysurprised. I'm a longtime Chess-o-phile yet to me the character remains the least interesting, the one that doesn't change su

always bway said: "Agree! I love this production and have seen it three times now. Lea continues to delve deeper into the role in both the songs and scenes. I will forever miss the love triangle dream ballet. it was one of the most beautiful dances I have ever seen and best use of that weird choral music of any production of Chess. And Casey Garvin was GOD-like in it.

I am anticipating this album with baited breath! WHEN???? Anthem on repeat for me."

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FightTheDragons said: "Well.. this was just awful.

As someone who didn't see Kip Williams'The Picture of Dorian Graybut had heard very mixed opinions on it, I went into this cautious but optimistic. I regret to report that Williams'Draculawith Cynthia Erivo falls into every criticism levied atDorian Gray, but brings another layer of problems all its own.

To start with -- this show concept is fundamentally broken. While an a

yyys said: "Yep, I sat in the $58 mezz A seat yesterday. Good view and the only obstruction is not being able to seethe video projection on stage left during one scene.

Lea was in yesterday (Sunday 2/8) but Nicholas was out.

I still think the show is just way too long...I don't think they did any changes from previews to final."

They did.  I believe they cut about 20 minutes out of the show during previews including a scene with Florenc

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Lea was out both shows today. If it was preplanned, I didnt know it. Her understudy,Katerina Papacostas, has a real powerful belt and from the mezz, looked alot like her, but I'm betting Lea does more with the role. Or maybe its just written as poorly as everyone else is?

Truly bizarre piece of theater. Bryce Pinkham is lively and as close to interesting as we get, even with the wince-worthy jokes about RFK Jr et al. His big number in Act 1 was

EDSOSLO858 said: "Lots of notable happy trails said this week: Alex Newell, Robyn Hurder, Ne-Yo, Yolanda Adams, Tamar Greene, Cheyenne Jackson, Robert Petkoff, and Pepe Muñoz.

Expected downturn in the numbers this week, a combination of the 2-for-1 Broadway Week deals starting again and Winter Storm Fern playing a major factor over the weekend. (Most of the shows that somehow went on in that snow were very sparsely attended.)

Look at CHESS bumping JUST IN

CATSNYrevival said: "suzcap said: "I am gonna guess first week of March."

I’ll guessthe Friday before the Tonys."

I was just doing a bit of a look back and the Funny Girl cast recording was released about three weeks after they recorded it ( clocked that date from ensemble members talking about doing something exciting that day) and then it was released about a day after Lea announced it in stage.

Now this is different produ

CATSNYrevival said: "Ball of Buttah said: "To no one's surprise, they have extended to June 14. Raising speculation on whether they extend again... probably based on if Lea wants to continue and/if they recoup. But, the most pressing question is when that damn cast album is going to drop!"

Did they record one yet?"

not as far as we know.  Someone said recently that Nik told them at the stage door a few weeks ago that the orchest

I fell in love with Operation Mincemeat last year via the cast recording and then watching their performance at the Oliviers after I started to do a deep dive into  all things Operation Mincemeat.

When it was announced they were coming to Australia I was very excited and asked my bestie if she would come too after playing my fave song , Useful, to her in the car.  She said  yes as a friend had seen it in London and enjoyed it.

Funnily enough, my bestie and I were

quizking101 said: "To my understanding, their breakeven is around $900K - and they’ve been making twice that and then some on a weekly basis.

I know from experience that I’ve looked at the Telecharge map on the day of the show (usually to explore possible discounts or rush options) and while it looks half full at the start of the day, by showtime, the house is almost nearly full.

One pattern I notice is that, the closer you get to showtime, especiall

MemorableUserName said: "quizking101 said: "1) Thank you for correcting me on the date being two weeks away.

2) I am not her effing publicist. As I stated in another thread, I don’t have anything against Lea, but I did enjoy Katerina’s by comparison. I wanted to boost my opinion since, as the date comes up, people like to wring their hands and clutch their pearls about the understudy and I want it to be a reassurance that - having seen the show 8 times

quizking101 said: "Bumping this since Katerina announced she will be on as Florence this Friday 1/23

quizking101 said: "I had a long post but the damn site refreshed so I’ll do the short version about last night.

Katerina and Samantha are absolutely fabulous understudies. The former has a more steely resolve and you can see the tension in her bubbling throughout Act I, making it clear that she is not here to babysit Freddie anymor

Re Chess,  the only week its hit 100% capacity was the first week and yet they have broken the Imperial Box office record twice and they've never gone below $1.7M, and their lowest week of capacity was 91% which was weeks ago i dont think they are too worried.

Especially when you consider in the last month theyve not had all three of the main cast in every night of the week given Nik had one scheduled absence, Lea's had two scheduled absence and Aaron's had two unsched