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noahseestheatre said: "This update is leagues better than GoldDerby's iykyk"

Did GoldDerby ever get a new App? I used to use the iOS app exclusively because the website is horrible to navigate but I’d migrate to the web address when making predictions as the predictions on GD app was, well, gd awful. Then the app disappeared (at least for iOS—idk about android— but I assume it the same?). So if there’s a new app is it horrible and I should

1. Opening Number 
2. Two Strangers
3. Chicago
4. Cats: TJB
5. BoM
6. Ragtime 
7. RHS
8. The Lost Boys 
9. In Memorium (if that even counts….)
10. Schmigadoon 
11. ACL ? 
12. Titanique 

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I find that Sabrina Carpenter rumor to be deeply suspicious."


Same. But it’s still more believable than the Timothee Chalamet Frank rumors! 😂

 

The “Broadway’s most bankable star” question depends on what we mean by Broadway star. Radcliffe is absolutely bankable, but much of that comes from Harry Potter. Same with Jackman/Wolverine, Lea Michele/Glee, Denzel, Bette, etc. They can sell Broadway tickets, but their fame is not Broadway-first.

 

If we’re talking about bankable stars whose public identity is still primarily theatre-defined, I keep landing on Sutton Foster and

quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "69on Broadway Scorecard,worth seeing. Good, with reservations.

“This revival at Studio 54 earns praise for Luke Evans' performance and Sam Pinkleton's exuberant direction, but critics question whether the show's transgressive edge still shocks in today's cultural landscape.”

https://broadwayscorecard.com/show/the-rocky-horror-show"

I feel like this is a lame summary, mostly because anything borne out of the 1970s era of transgression has entered the mainstream or softened with age. This came from an era where queer people were still criminalized and/or pathologized. A show like this is not going to always provide the shock treatment (pun intended) for a mainstream audience, especially given the subscriber base for Roundabout.

If anything, it’s modern transgressive edge is the fact that this is a true mixture of queer and trans people taking to the world’s most well-known stage and asserting their queerness as a right and not something requiring permission. In an era where the community is under attack, innstead of trying to win you over, the show dares you right to your face."

 

I don’t know… I think a revival of Let My People Come would  absolutely still shock today. 🤣

 

My Predictions: 

 

Winner: Liberation by Bess Wohl

Finalists: Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick and Initiative* by Else Went.

 

*If John Proctor is the Villain is indeed eligible, then I’d bump Initiative for Kimberly Belflower’s JPITV.

 

The Shortlist: 

Liberation by Bess Wohl

Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick

Initiative by Else Went 

Bust by Zora Howard

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I can see Initiative by Else Went as a finalist. 

For some reason the “edit” option is gone for me so I can’t just add this to my initial post. But the rules would have changed / loosened up prior to the 2024 nominations because all three from Merrily were nominated; and Urinetown was nominated last year for City Center. I can’t think of any other instances of more than two performers from a show or City Center productions prior to that.  Others will know better than I, but I can’t think of a single ti

It does appear the eligibility either quietly changed or the rules were loosened a bit. Looking over eligibility requirements, it doesn’t state that only two performers from a show are eligible, and regarding the transfer shows “double dipping”, it states that “Productions that transfer within two separate seasons, but that are materially similar in the creative team, design, and acting company, may be considered in both seasons”.

 

Regarding C

Shubert Alley Cat said: "Any reason I cannot the “News” section to load/view in the app? Other sections like this board work fine."

I have the same issue on the app, but if you click “Hot” under news things start to appear on the news section… just not under “Broadway”.

 

What’s going on with the Guillermo Del Toro Phantom of the Opera? 

Isn’t there a rumor of a Spring Awakening film with Zegler and Billie Eilish? LOL

Context is key… This was a photo-shoot for Vogue. 


https://www.vogue.com/article/rocky-horror-broadway-revival-april-2026u

Let’s be real… they should lower the New Musical category to three and expand revival to four. 

TheOtherOne2 said: "^ Don't forget Jesse Plemons. "

Absolutely! There’s a handful+ I left off but Jess’s one I absolutely would have listed and if the edit option wasn’t somehow blocked from my (forced new) account I would have edited to add him 100%…

I mean by Tony eligibility there are new musicals but The Lost Boys is technically the only “new” musical in the sense that it’s the unknown one without previous productions and transfers. If only Dead Outlaw held off a season… and if only Paddington, Mexodus and Bat Boy had opened this season (with Bat Boy somehow eligible in New Musical as correct me if I’m wrong the published perform version is mostly the original off

^Agree completely, ColorTheHours048! 

Can we just talk about the amount of performances up for consideration in all four acting categories is insane. So many of them were honestly win competitive in any other year and each of the four categories had at least two or three actors left off nominations that could easily have been nominated and win competitive in any other year… (Paul Mescal, Ariana Grande, Odessa A’zion, Joel Eggerton, Amanda S

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Drage1963 said: "Bowen Yang leaving SNL after this weekend’s episode opens up exciting possibilities! Given his comedy chops and previous theater experience, Broadway could definitely be on the cards for him. However, with his rising star power, it’s just as likely that he has bigger TV or film projects in mind. Either way, it’s clear that his talent will keep shining beyond SNL!"

This reads like an AI response.