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Kad said: "Yes, the fact that Encores can swingfrom something like The Wild Party, which was essentially a fully-staged, largely realized production, straight to La Cage, which is not at that level, is kind of an issue for audience expectations."They could always help set expectations by having the gala shows be more polished and better costumed and the regular Encores season go back to the binders but that might have to be reflected in the ticket prices. Do Michael McElroy and Tonya Pinkins ...

Was this removed from the schedule? It was supposed to air tomorrow. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BROADWAYS-LEADING-LADIES-Concert-to-Premiere-on-PBS-in-November-20251106

This casting doesn't really make sense to me but for a one night only concert benefit it'll probably be fine.

CoffeeBreak said: "Ross was great.Hoping for a new Sarah (Originally cast Joy Woods?) and Father (the weakest link). Nichelle Lewis was capable enough as Sarah but felt very young to Henry's Colehouse. He could be her Dad with a 20+ year age difference. Lewis and Woods are the same age. Woods reads older & has ability play older with her experience. More depthwith somedrama to thevoice, withless pop styling, could fit better opposite Henry's stellar vocals."Interesting they've only announced ...

I'm surprised how much these early reports are making it sound like the 92Y concert with better production value. Are there dialogue scenes or is it mostly narration?

ColorTheHours048 said: "Orville Peck, Eva Noblezada, and Ellen Harvey are all doing excellent work and their performances in the show go a long way to mask some of the more frustrating directorial roadblocks Rebecca Frecknall lays in their path. The tempos are quicker, the off-puttingness less off-putting, and the vibe is a lot more invitingbefore it turns sour."I felt the same way about Adam and Auli'i. Curious to hear from anyone who has seen both casts if it's worth going back.

Dolly80 said: "Kad said: "Kate Baldwin sang “Back to Before” at the Broadway leading ladies concert at Town Hall a few weeks ago and absolutely brought the house down. I would love to see her play the role, even though it seems unlikely."Baldwin would be my number one pick for Mother. IMO the best voice on Broadway and she deserves a lead role like this."I want to live in this reality. Caissie is great but she was miscast and wasn't able to show character growth. And I would love a stronger S...

Kad said: "Little Shop is one of the most beloved musicals ever, a marvel of tight storytelling, smart adaptation, excellent character-driven songwriting and Audrey is arguably its crown jewel. I would imagine Sherie was thrilled to be able to play the role in a successful revival, even as a replacement."I think the production with the current leads came across as a little... blunt to me. It mostly lacked nuance and seemed to reject quiet moments and letting things build over blasting the vol...

OhHiii said: "If an actress (who may be giving the more Tony-worthy performance) were to lose the Tony due to political beliefs that no one knows for certain are her actual political beliefs (she has plausible deniability at this point), then we're farrrrrr too gone. [...] It has to be said again. NO ONE KNOWS WHO SHE VOTED FOR. " Conveniently leaving out the support for Russell Brand and restricting reproductive choice. People keep trying to shift the conversation to what Trump policies she ...

Owen22 said: "This production of Passion was my first Jamie Lloyd. It prepared me for his best ever productions of Urinetown and Assassins later on. Though it's not my favorite Passion (that would be the CSC version) Elena Rogers was the greatest Fosca I have seen to date. David Thaxton was wonderful, but it was just the beginning of the idea that this was Georgio's story, not Fosca's, which was certainly developed more intensely later in the CSC production." Thank you! I love what I can glea...

ellieptical said: "I didn't like David Thaxton when I saw him in Les Mis but he was an absolute wonder in this production." Bumping this old thread because I was curious if anyone else saw this production and had opinions. Even with the Olivier win, there doesn't seem to be any promotional footage online. After seeing him in Sunset Boulevard, I'm very curious about Thaxton's take though, of course, he looks very different as Max than he did in 2010 playing Giorgio.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Moving RAGTIME to Broadway would be completely foolish from a financial standpoint, and it's not like one person is bankrolling it: it's still going to hit up the same investor pool as all other Broadway shows. (Its lead-producer is Tom Kirdahy, Terrence McNally's widower and a seasoned producer, but he's not going to self-fundit.)" Aside from Into the Woods, I have not understood NYCC's transfer strategy so... it could happen for a limited run. Though I wish th...

Wick3 said: "SeanD2 said: "Hey Mods... So if Nicole's publicly available political likes and such are fair game for such conversation can I post every Trump / GOP supporting person in the industry's political donation history? Trust me there's a lot!"I wouldn’t be surprised if some Broadway elite (producers,investors, etc.) have donated money to both parties and various superPACs."I swear we've had similar conversations about Katharine McPhee and Jordan Roth before. This is not the first time...

Seb28 said: "Multiple people seem to be in their right mind.Have a wonderful day and let's discuss Sunset Blvd again."This is rich after derailing the start of this thread. Now you like this production?

Bettyboy72 said: "See Kate Shindle’s response to Kecia’s thread. She nails why it’s inappropriate. " What did she say?

Robbie2 said: "Been checking on seats for the next 2 months and Adam andAuliʻi seem to be out of show a lot for the next couple of weeks especially Auli'i. We def want to see Adam but is Gabi any good or should we wait until January to see it with both Adam and Auli'i?" I don't know how the other Sallys are, but personally, while I really enjoyed Adam's presence, I think Auli'i grounded her performance in a way I didn't see from clips of the past Sallys in this production scream-singing the t...

dan94 said: "The string synth is obliterating the other 17/18 instruments. It's twice as loud as the rest, and makes the score sound unnecessarily tinny." Interesting. I did find the score curiously high-pitched when I saw it but I couldn't identify why.

Kad said: "Chris Terrio is an odd choice for bookwriter. He has an Oscar for writing Argo, but since then he's only got some really bad franchise films to his name (Batman v Superman, Rise of Skywalker, Justice League)." Maybe they're going for the elusive straight male demographic?

https://youtu.be/K3q3LEaK7_U?si=pQXtKxBUjQpvq1eX I would also add that hard rock isn't as suited to musical theater voices. And it's harder to make the story work in a biomusical compared to the sincerity of American Idiot or irony of Rock of Ages.

CreatureKitchen said: "Matt Rogers said: "The authors disagree with you. How do you feel about that???"I understand the tone of some of the 'haters' in this thread has been smug and obnoxious, but I have really tried to be even-keeled in my comments, give Jamie Lloyd credit for the very intentional choices he is making, and explain why some of them don't work for me. There really isn't a need to come at me like 'haha gotcha!!!' I made my points in the Previews thread but they are similar to y...