Profile for TheatreMonkey

Plannietink08 said: "Could Darren Criss be an option? He always seems keen to throw himself into something super camp."For Mary's Teacher, sure -- I could see Criss doing that. But as Mary?! Sweet gay baby Jesus, no!

I saw Jackie Burns as Mrs. Lovett in the Hartford Stage production of Sweeney in June -- she was fantastic. Had the voice and the comedic chops -- I'm excited to she her when she swings through Durham.

Now, if we could just get rid of one user who continues to create new accounts -- after getting banned -- things would be great!

herecomesmama said: "Some people never miss an opportunity to be the correction police."Well...yeah, especially in this instance. If you're repeating rumors from Reddit, the least you can do is name the play correctly; I don't think it's overly pedantic of me to make sure we're all on the same page. (Besides, what are "mouth hands"? Much less "small mouth hands"?)

Um...do you mean Small Mouth Sounds?

Maybe they both collaborate on a song or two, share credit -- and the (potential) glory. That wouldn't bother me as much as a random LMM insertion.

BrodyFosse123 said: "TheatreMonkey said: "Carrie-- and I'm not trying to be funny."Don’t know where you’ve been but CARRIE today holds a certain respect in Broadway folklore with Betty Buckley including it on occasion on her social media postings and always comments on postings with CARRIE content. Even Debbie Allen, who for decades removed herself from the show and never including it on Playbill bios, has since come around and speaks about CARRIE and shares great backstories of her time with...

Carrie -- and I'm not trying to be funny.

John Adams said: "quizking101 said: "[...] considering some people might mourn a show they won’t be able to see, I figure this might motivate some people to go if they can, should I be correct."So, that's the "panic run on ticket sales" I described in Post #21.The purpose of your post is in the hope that your post will make that scenario a reality?"If you actually think that any post -- about any show -- on this forum would cause such a major effect to drum up enough sales to save a particula...

TheatreFan4 said: "John Adams said: "TheatreFan4 said: "So people are just bitching for bitching sake, rather than the OP actually doing anything wrong..."So... How'd that post work out for quizking do 'ya think? The rumor is now rumored to be a rumor.PS: Feel free to replace the word, "rumor" with "conjecture" if that helps..."My love, it would have become a rumor had he used it in the headline or not. That is actually how most rumors start. Rumor does not mean true, does not mean I heard it...

Fred Mason said: "Yeah just like I lied about Audra doing Gypsy. Or Death of a Salesman coming in this spring. Some people will never learn I guess. "But...how did you tell us about "Audra doing Gypsy" if that production closed a long time before you even joined this site?! Oh wait, look who I'm talking to...

Granted it's been a hot minute since I read it, but in LMM's annotated book/lyrics of Hamilton, he mentions moments where he paid homage or was inspired by 1776 a few times.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "First Look: Lin-Manuel Miranda Explores Incels, p*rn Addiction, and Cancel Culture inOctet"This made me more excited for the film than I was before -- if that's possible.

John Adams said: "WorldWithoutYou said: "Please, enough with the AI slop"Although I actuallydoappreciate the humor in this particular instance, I have to wholeheartedlyagree.The speed at which this was created and distributed is alarming to me. I read Kad's post 'Posted: 7/3/26 at 11:25am' and that meme was 'Posted: 7/4/26 at 3:04am'.That's far too fast for anyone to have given adequate thought about the consequences of, or reactions to its distribution.Just because I (personally) find some h...

Matt Rogers said: "ACL2006 said: "Matteo Lane didn't do much for Chicago's grosses."He was cast in the wrong role. Imagine the ticket sales if he was playing Roxie."This. As a fan of Matteo Lane, I can't help but feel he looks awkward -- and almost uncomfortable -- in these pictures. Maybe it's a different story seeing him live, but I wish he had had the opportunity to guest in a different role, or in another show.

Not to threadjack, but in other Phantom related news, I opened up my fortune cookie on Saturday and got this:I guess they finally ran out of Chinese proverbs and turned to the Broadway canon?!

Helluva cast!

Currently, The Lion King has to be up there at the top.

I have to think, if any of this rumor is true -- and that's a big if -- the British board poster mistook Julie Taymor for Danya Taymor. That would make a lot more sense, if somehow this is based in reality.