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Whatever the reason, I'm glad that censorship lost this battle.

JBSinger said: "I had the pleasure of seeing V/V out of town in Chicago and thought she was wonderful. For a few years prior, she had become more deliberate in her singing. It felt less natural, more careful and placed. This was true of her performance in V/V, though her mid/low range was really wonderful.The "I Couldn't Hit That Note" in Forbidden Bway was mostly in reference to when Julie hosted the Tony awards and sang a big medley of her shows in the middle. It was quite obvious that she ...

Whoopi Goldberg or Patti LuPoneActually, I don’t know if either of them could pull off coming from Nebraska!

"I don't disagree, but I am grateful there were some relatively affordable tickets for nowadays ($199) available even after the production won so many awards."I would have paid that. I might have gone up to $249, but more would have been too much for me so I'm hoping for a pro-shot.

I loved this revival and made a last-ditch effort to see it again. Earlier I had seen it through TDF but I accepted that I would have to pay a lot at this time. Unfortunately, I don't think it's been possible to see it for under $399 in its last few weeks (now week) and I simply can't afford to pay that much. (Someone I know paid $999.) One of the things I admired about Mantello's approach to the play is its emphasis on the personal and family dynamic. However, it's hard to miss the irony of ...

Even reading it, it's a play that starts out strong but falls apart at the halfway point. I've already questioned whether I want to sit through the production until 11:30 at night knowing how I feel about the play itself. I like its cast and director and part of me hopes they can make the case for it, but part of me doubts they can.The noises you describe are just part of the live-theatre-in-the-park experience, with some nights being worse than others. Nothing you can do about that.

MyMotherIsGeorgeWashington said: "Was my reply directed to you? I was speaking about Beatrice and the poster saying it was a small part. Maybe it is, but a great actress can make it a great role. So calm down with your "rubbish" Queen Mary."Oh, come on, I wasn't insulting you. That statement about "no small parts" has been around forever and for better or worse there really are small parts. Rubbish is sort of a jokester term, which is all I meant it as. Not as a criticism.

MyMotherIsGeorgeWashington said: "...Beatrice may be a small role, but both Allison Janney Jessica Hecht were nominated for Tonys.There are no small parts, only small actors. Marin is not a small actress."Rubbish. There are plenty of small parts - but Beatrice isn't one of them. It's a supporting role but a substantial one. The scene in which she spells it out to Eddie is a good actress's dream. (Not that anyone asked, but IMO Hecht and not Johansson should have won that year's Tony Award.)

The air throughout NYC stinks right now. Mamdani is encouraging people to stay home. Whether anyone is listening to that is anybody's guess.

Sauja said: "Another vote for Follies. Everything I've heard, seen, and read about the production makes it sound extraordinary.And I have to say--one of the surprisingly lovely things about aging is getting to look through a thread like this and remember how lucky I am to have seen some of these shows! The OBC of Ragtime andElaine Paige in Sunset Boulevard, I was lucky enough to be there for. I may be getting old, but I got to see Audra's Sarah! :)"I am apparently older: I saw Follies twice a...

Plannietink08 said: "everythingtaboo said: "Plannietink08 said: "The closing night of CARRIE - to hear Betty Buckley sing that score!And to be very basic, I'd go back to the night Liza was announced as a temporary replacement in CHICAGO.I'm a huge lover of HELLO, DOLLY so I'd love to see Carol Channing during her height in the show."I feel like every Broadway gay of a certain age was at Liza's first night in CHICAGO, the way they all have the same story."Linzi Hateley has a funny q

The OBCR is wonderful, showcasing Lansbury at her best, though the title song and One Person come off as clunkers. Both worked better in the context of the show at Encores, with the title song now led by the character of Julien.

Ke3 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Audra & Kelli."While I am a cheerleader for all Black Follies I am also a cheerleader for Audra/Kelli Follies which would of courserun for three weeks total but be talked about for three generations."Offhand I don't think either of them is a Phyllis, but Kelli might have one in her.

I'd love to see (and of course hear) Joshua Henry and Kelli O'Hara sing together, either in a great musical or a concert performance.

Tenor8674 said: "The one R&H I have yet to see, ME AND JULIET. It pretty much doesn't get done."I love R&H so much, but the book and score to this show leave me cold. I enjoyed the post about it launching the career of Shirley MacLaine, however. (I would have guessed that Shirley was the gal on the bottom left, not top right, in the attached photo.)I'd like to go back to 1948 and 49 to see the original productions of Kiss Me, Kate, A Streetcar Named Desire, South Pacific and Death of a Salesman.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "...Bernthal and Hecht are both truly excellent, and rise above the uneven tone. Im baffled why Ebon Moss Bachrach agreed to do this role, and I suspect the most rewriting/agita took place with respect to his character. Hes given nothing to do and his character is so underwritten, such a misfire..." Hecht was quite good. Bernthal and Moss Bachrach were huge disappointments to me, albeit for different reasons. We've heard the term "disappeared into the role" used before,...

Over the years and off the top of my head...Jackie Hoffman at Harry Clarke (telling all within earshot after the show that she would have gone down on all the multiple personalities Billy Crudup portrayed in the play), Nathan Lane seeing Laurie Metcalf in The Other Place, Robert Redford at Master Class (sat right next to him), Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at Six Degrees of Separation, Jack Nicholson and Angelica Huston at A Lie of the Mind, Diahann Carroll at Torch Song Trilogy, Jackie Onassi...

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Pedro Pascal’s Broadway debut was as Edmund in Glenda Jackson’s KING LEAR! I remember him being a rare great thing about that production (along with Ruth Wilson)."Sarah will bring in the crowds, but I'd love to see Ruth Wilson as Stevie. She has a vulnerable side. Stevie's toughness should be as much of a discovery to her as it is to us. With Sarah it's a given.I love the play but I'm not excited by the Paulson/Pascal casting.

BrodyFosse123 said: "He’s committed to BECKY SHAW so even if THE PITTwas filming this week, they work around him until he’s back. THE GILDED AGE has been filming for months while Ben Ahlers is on Broadway in DEATH OF A SALESMAN so they film around his schedule. He films his scenes during the day aside from matinee days and he’s always back on stage for the evening performances. Audra McDonald did this as well while filming THE GILDED AGE Season 3 and still doing GYPSY on Broadway."Well yes, b...

He was still out Wednesday afternoon so I wasn’t sure. And even if it had been a shorter flight, I believe the show is back in production and he might have been needed on set.I’m glad the great Becky Shaw cast gets to finish it up together.