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JP2 said:

"IDK, it still cracks me up every time."

You must be every comedian's favorite audience member.

Ensemble17591322022 said: "so unnatural to me since people don’t really inhale through the nose before speaking in real life."

So I don't exist or at least I'm unnatural? You've got me worried a little.

Seriously, I only inhale through the mouth when I'm near death after running too much. Which I never do.

Ableism aside, that "joke" was never a really good one. What makes it worse for me is that I've seen every variant of it dozens of times now. And those commenters all think they're being clever, original and even funny..

Nick and Lea will perform at Miscast 26. Individually, it seems, i.e. not a duet.

April 27 at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

Chess just finished recording.

Lea will be on Live with Kelly and Mark Thursday, Feb. 5

CATSNYrevival said:

"I’ll guessthe Friday before the Tonys."

I’ll guess that was a joke.

Pretty good interview with Nick:

https://playbill.com/article/nicholas-christopher-is-giving-a-star-making-performance-in-chess-on-broadway-hes-not-letting-it-get-to-his-head-though

GirlFromOz68 said: "In other news, a friend who still uses the hellsite aka X, told me that a few days ago the person running the Chess X account responded to someone asking for the cast album with good things come to those who wait. Hopefully this is a sign they might be recording it soon."

https://nitter.privacyredirect.com/mariabelle22/status/2007177691448172931#m

hope this access method works for everybody

mitchern said: "Any word if we're getting a cast recording?"

Post #176

Also, their ticket concierge hints at it when you ask for "recording".

You'd be much more credible if you didn't keep repeating this "constant high nasal belt" nonsense. For me that's the telltale sign.

It's worth noting that most of the top earners did 9 performances. Only Hamilton, MJ, Mamma Mia and Chess did not.

Not sure if it qualifies as a review but here's LMM's take after seeing Chess:

"I’m finding it impossible to describe @chessbway without sounding like Stefon or my boomer friends describing nights at Studio 54, but I’ll try:

This show has EVERYTHING: @aarontveit singing in his underwear and LEAPING into his pants, Russian chess champions, @leamichele living Rachel Berry’s wildest dreams and singing like an angel, @nikriz holding a note for about 45 minutes (between Nick and @joshuahenryofficial the Burr/Heights alums are EATING EVERYONE ELSE’S LUNCH this season), MVP @thisishannahcruz singing the sickest Act 2 reprise I’ve ever heard?, @thebrycecapades guiding us through the wildest mood swings with effortless humor and grace, Michael Mayer cranking the bass amp up to 11 (bravo @ianstagramiam and this band!), and the sexiest ensemble of super athletes anywhere.

I grew up on 80s musicals but somehow missed Chess entirely: forgive me, Sir Tim and Abba men, I was not familiar with your game. This score is ****ing insane and scratches an itch my geriatric millennial heart didn’t even realize needed scratching. It’s like if you grew up loving Pearl Jam and Soundgarden but had never heard Vedder and Cornell on Hunger Strike until just now. Or discovering The Voidz after a lifetime loving The Strokes. Am I even making sense anymore lol

Leave me ALONE I’m high aF on Chess and I don’t wanna come down

(Also Lea was nice enough to sign our Drama Book Shop copy of Brunette Ambition)"

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/lin_manuel/p/DSap_EElJrJ/?hl=en

Oh, of course, no dig at Idina. I consider it her signature sound, even though she doesn't always have it.

quizking101 said: "...going into a constant high nasal belt like Lea..."

"nasal" ?

So Idina gets lots of praise for her performance in that Chess concert. But Lea sounds "nasal"? What am I missing here?

FWIW, I asked the ticked concierge on the official Chess site: "recording"'

The answer:

"The official cast recording is not yet available. However, you can listen to three first listens from the cast:

[links to 3 demos]

"

Emphasis mine. They could chicken out of that but for now I consider that a weak confirmation that a cast recording will indeed happen sooner or later.