Profile for chernjam

Voter said: "Transfer announcement tomorrow? Evita instagram wiped all photos for the London production" That - and ALW posting himself playing DCFMA on piano on his socials - not to mention a picture of Rachel quoted in Vogue talking about returning to broadway "with a knowing smile" that was connected to the Evita socials.

Honestly reading all your responses has been a delight and underscores my belief that there's a fascinating story of faith, innocence and redemption here that's not ever been fully realized in the previous productions (least of all the Kenwright productions). I wonder if Hal Prince had more time if he would've been able to unlock it. Especially with Steinman's lyrics and Lloyd Webber's score - there's so much potential. The first time I saw the boot of the Act I finale of No Matter What (a so...

You have to take your ALW discount on this - meaning he speaks out of all corners of his mouth - but I do remember an interview in the last decade or so where ALW talked about WDTW (this was post West End run and one of the Kenwright tours) where he said he regretted that the Hal Prince version ended so abruptly and that he often thought that there were elements there that would've made the whole work better than what eventually played in London. Having seen the boot on youtube, I enjoyed the...

kdogg36 said: "I figured this show was dead as a door nail after the tour folded, and that's been almost 20 years. I'm glad to see it's showing signs of life!This isn't the top ALW show I'd love to see come (or come back) to NYC- that would beAspects of Love- but it's a solid second. It's a strange but affecting story with a fewsoaring, high-energy songs and a few lovely ballads, too (though there's some filler mixed in there for sure)."Score wise, I'm with you Kdogg-- Aspects was my first br...

Jarethan said: "Merkin2 said: "They have still been doing around a million give or take every week. I guess the stunt casting hasn’t been as good as they want? I wonder if this closing announcement could spur higher numbers at the box office and they could finish out the year? Maybe announce Aaron Tveit is coming back to close it out?If not, ATG will have three big theaters to fill this fall, St James, Hirschfeld, and August WilsonDo you really think Aaron Tveit is going to leave Chess to go ...

Kad said: "chernjam said: "Kad said: "I just walked by the St James, where QoV is in the middle of its loadout. There is a new poster for this production on the loading stage door to the right of the lobby- the doors were open and somewhat blocked, so I couldn’t see if there was venue or date info, but it’s very clearly for this production."If that was on the outside doors - that was up in May prior to Sunset's closing/ pre London opening"I somehow missed that! Apologies for creating any conf...

Kad said: "I just walked by the St James, where QoV is in the middle of its loadout. There is a new poster for this production on the loading stage door to the right of the lobby- the doors were open and somewhat blocked, so I couldn’t see if there was venue or date info, but it’s very clearly for this production."If that was on the outside doors - that was up in May prior to Sunset's closing/ pre London opening

Jarethan said: "AKarp2013 said: "I don't think the return ofBeetlejuiceis paying off the way the producers were hoping it would."Is anyone surprised that Chess did only 92% of capacity last week. I know the gross was great, but I would have expected it to be closer to 97 - 98%. Makes me start to wonder if this is going to end up like the shows that start off really strong, but peter out after 6 months of so, e.g., Follies revival, Finding Neverland, Company revival...."Its hard to imagine Che...

sorry if I missed this, but has it been the case that the balcony is closed for this since it started? Was looking at tickets for this weekend and was surprised that even on Friday night it seemed closed (and plenty of availability)

I'm legitimately puzzled how the NY Times labeled it a "critics pick" while the rest of the reviews were so mixed to bad. I realize that these things are subjective (for example, I'm not a fan of Ragtime, but I can completely understand why people were raving about it and why it receives such creative accolades), but this really stands out as bizarre.

JSquared2 said: "chernjam said: Yeah I was surprised to see that Kristin was also a producer for this. More knowledgeable people on here can share whether a star of a Broadway musical is also a producer is as rare as I think. It's interesting to see how often that clouds judgment for creatives (I'm thinking how much better things have gone for Andrew Lloyd Webber when he's simply a creative and not a producer)."When in recent memory hasALW not been a producer on one of his shows? Michael Harr...

Auggie27 said: "The morning after, the culpability for disaster here feels so organic to the unsuitability ofsubject chosen for a musical play,and the better critics-- notably Feldman and Teeman in the Daily Beast - strongly support it. The reviews do not suggest that more development, selection of different moments to musicalize, tighter control over the narrative or any other after-the-fact corrections would offer fixes. Though not universal, the consensus finds the piece's unworkability ti...

Hamilton with a $1500 top ticket price?? Was there a special reason for that?

carolinaguy said: "quizking101 said:F. Murray Abraham being forced to do a country western number about being the Timeshare King was borderline elder abuse.This sentence will carry me through the rest of the week."Same - it's these most cleverest of writers on here that keep me wading through some of the more unpleasant parts of the forum. And you all deliver :D

I wonder if part of the agreement /settlement between RUG- ALW & Faye was that any recordings would be destroyed - or by now I'm sure they would've surfaced. I kind of feel it would have only vindicated ALW. We kind of build up the "what could've been" scenarios in our minds but there's a reason they never happened. For example, when I found the recordings of Rita Moreno from London when she stepped in temporarily (I think for 3 or 4 weeks) when Betty Buckley had an appendicitis how disappoin...

My guess has been to see how Queen of Versailles does. If the St James should become available I think we might see it this Spring

One additional thought regarding a potential Broadway transfer, since others are speculating: It’s possible they are considering the St. James Theatre as the best option, but are choosing to stay quiet in case “Queen of Versailles” doesn’t perform well.

jacobsnchz14 said: "binau said: "God really feels like everything is being done on the cheap haha."My feeling is that it's all being done to give the consumers what they want in the quickest way possible, even if that means going on the cheap, or a guitar player whose schedule didn't align, or not as much studio time, whatever the casemay be, especially before the show closes. I'm sure they were lucky to get this out on the last "new music release day" before the closing. Plus, it wasn't give...

Birdie Boy said: "None of them have a leg to stand on against Glenn Close. By the time I saw this new version, it all just seemed so small. Ben Brantley’s review was a straight up love letter, it reads like he was weeping tears of joy watching Glenn. He was a hell of a lot more enthused about Ms. Close’s performance in sunset than he ever was Bette Midler’s ham and cheese performance in Hello Dolly that same season. Glenn deserved the Tony that year, not Bette"The Tony Awards won't allow nomi...

If it doesn't transfer to Broadway (which would be a surprise to me tbh) it would be more about the economics than this supposed lack of confusion about the story of Evita. Which seems overblown. The show is what close to 50 years old... the stage production can't add a lot to a sung-through score like this that would dramatically change things. No offence, but if people don't understand the story, they're not listening and paying attention closely enough.