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Does anyone know how long the show is? I'm tryin g to figure out if I can squeeze it in this weekend... Thanks!

Does anyone know the difference between the various categories of productions? I gather that "invited productions" were invited, and I understand that some are full productions and others are workshops, but I was hoping that someone could shed further light on the distinctions between "The Next Link," the invited productions, the developmental series and the partner events. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

There's also a new Frankenstein musical running in NYC right now. It's playing through July 30 at Wings Theatre on Christopher Street. Book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell Directed by John Henry Davis Cast: Victor Frankenstein: Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera) Creature: Timothy Warmen (Tommy, Steel Pier, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde) Elizabeth: Cadden Jones (Infertility the Musical) Justine: Kim Volpe Clerval: Martin Giannini Father: Paul Jackel (...

I know she got to perform the role on Broadway, because she was in the show when I saw it. (She was wonderful.) And I read on various Web sites that she did indeed have a stroke. Does anyone know how she's feeling? Has she completely recovered? Is she performing again?

I thought Sieber, McGrath and especially Christian Borle stole the show out from under the big names.

I, too, had row J partial view seats, and it was fantastic. At one point a piece of scenery rolled on from a corner of the stage that I couldn't see, but there wasn't any dramatic action on that set piece till it had moved downstage and into clear view. I didn't feel like I missed anything.

"Disneyland" is a great song stuck in the horrid beauty-contest musical, "Smile".

It's Fiddler, not Smile, the cast shouldn't be filled with blonde bombshell types. And just because some of the actors don't conform to conventional matinee idol standards does not mean they are unattractive. Two things did surprise me, though:1) Tzeitel doesn't look remotely Jewish2) The men look so much older than their intended brides in the show. (I know that back then older men took younger brides, but in Fiddler that's usually played down, so that we see that Lazar Wolf-- a much older m...

Becco is a very good idea. It's crowded and can get a little loud, but it never comes near the noise level at Carmine's. The food is good and the pasta prix fixe is always a good deal-- unlimited servings of the three pastas of the day plus antipasto or caesar salad. It's a somewhat classier alternative to the family style spots. You can still eat as much as you want, but it's more suited to a romantic dinner for two than the others are.

The Jane Eyre set and lights were incredible. I was so annoyed that the lighting fell victim to The Producers' juggernaut at the Tony's that year.Sunset Blvd. was very impressive. The way the whole, huge mansion set lifted off the ground and other scenes wre played beneath it-- amazing! The Private Lives revival with Alan Rickman had a really beautiful set. It's not often that you go to a non-musical and the set gets a huge audience reaction.

Back to Before-- RagtimeSee I'm Smiling and the finale from Last Five Years

In the movie "Forget Paris" Billy Crystal demonstrates the School Days/ Music of the Night similarity to Deborah Winger--very funny stuff...

As far as composer's stealing from themselves, listen to "Somewhere that's Green" (Little Shop) and "Part of yOur World" (Little Mermaid). It's not terrible to steal from yourself, so long as the first idea was something worth revisiting

I'm just going to paste in what I posted in an earlier thread on colleges, so if it sounds familiar, that's why. (I'm sorry to be so lazy, but it's just that kind of day...)There's been a lot of talk about Tisch, but nobody has mentioned about the other musical theatre performance programs offered at NYU. Under the auspices if the music department in the Steinhardt School of Education, there are both undergraduate and graduate programs in musical theatre. The faculty is outstanding, the guest...

There's one right on 42nd St. between the Lion King and Applebees, I think. I'm almost positive it's on 42nd between 7th and 8th-- on the same side of the street as Lion King and Madame Toussaud's (spelling?).

My tickets were in row J of the orchestra all the way house right-- last two seats on the aisle. They were labled "partial view", so I was skeptical, but it turned out to be great. True, if someone entered from all the way upstage, all the way right, you might miss their face taking the first step on stage, but that was it. As soon as the person took a step or two, you could see everything. I didn't miss one word of dialogue, b/c none of the action takes place in that corner, and most of the ...

The opening sequence of Ragtime was incredible-- one of the most amazing things I've ever seen-- and "Back to Before" never fails to tug at my heart strings, but other than that... To be honest, I don't remember much. I guess Wheels of a Dream, Your Daddy's Son and the fact that I was impressed by Peter Friedman (who was the least hyped of the bunch) stick in my mind. The rest is a blur; the show just lost me somewhere in the middle. I've been asked to play Evelyn in a regional production, an...

I saw the show on Tuesday and felt that the kiss between Carla and Luisa definitely worked as part of what was clearly a fantasy sequence in the Follies number.As far as Eartha Kitt is concerned, she looked damn good in that corset. The audience was howling (in a positive catcalling way) when she made her entrance in that outfit. True, Eartha isn't "pretty" per se, but she exudes a powerful sexual magnetism. What a body and what a presence! And if men are somewhat intimidated by her, then all...

Having played Martha in college and having seen a few other productions, I had counted Secret Garden among my favorites. When I saw it advertised at a local theatre, I forced my boyfriend to go, promising him that he would love it. Unfortunately, the direction was abysmal, and it felt like an eternity had passed before the final curtain mercifully fell. Long story short, it's a beautiful show with a glorious score, but it requires a sure hand at the helm, an excellent director to ensure that ...