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Over the past few days, various board pages have only partially loaded their content. This has been happening on multiple devices. The page ends up with some of the side links, ads, and so forth loaded, and a lot of white space without the specific content of that page displaying. It then then ceases to load anything further, even if I wait.I've also found for a long time that logging out of the site, only inconsistently works. Often I can see that I'm still logged in after logging out, or th...

quizking101 said: "A few years ago, I saw the stage adaptation of YOUR LIE IN APRIL (another manga) in London and the whole show, down to the score, was an atrocity"For mitchern's benefit, that production did yield an English-language cast album in case it's of interest: https://yourlieinapril.lnk.to/OriginalLondonCastRecording . (I didn't enjoy the parts of it I've listened to, but to each their own.)

mitchern said: "While revisiting a guilty pleasure album today (the Anthony Warlow of course), it then led me back through Pimpernel and Civil War before realizing how many new projects Wildhorn has had over in Europe and Asia. Are any worth a listen or have a shot at heading this way?"The closest thing I know of regarding his newer projects, is the upcoming 'Death Note' production at the Barbican in London: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/death-note-the-musical . I think this...

I think one problem is that a lot of Australian musical theatre productions tend to be very big or very small. There are exceptions, but there doesn't seem to be much of a 'middle tier'; it's generally either a huge national tour (which requires very broad appeal in order to succeed), or a low-budget, two-week local run that most of the country's theatre fans have no opportunity to see. I'm not sure what the answer is.

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No idea myself, but maybe you could reach out to https://theaterfansmanila.com/ or similar to see if someone knows someone.

The cast album: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GTtqj5k1trBxZ30ylJMWO?si=_snWN02gTQGGEBw0Qofu-w

While it's not a film version of the musical, this film's release will probably be good for the musical. It'll raise the general awareness / popularity of Betty Boop a bit, and might lead to more productions of the show.

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Never official? It’s in the site link you shared, as well as the translated statement. They’re simply changed course."By "never official", I meant never officially approved by the rights holders. Perhaps somebody was hoping to make the change just for this production, under the radar, but got found out. Who's to say.

The website is now using the title 'Gypsy' again (https://rose2026.jp/), with a comment about the reversion back to the original title here (in Japanese): https://rose2026.jp/info2602a.html . According to Google Translate, it says:"This work is a masterpiece that represents Broadway musicals and has been loved around the world for many years.Up until now, we have been preparing to stage this production under the Japanese title "Rose," but after carefully considering the original work, backgro...

The play's South Korean premiere was also just announced for June: https://www.nc.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=614175 .

The cast album will be out on 22 May.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXhJ9IKgIE8/

As per this article: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/content/features/john-wilson-inside-the-sinfonia-of-london-s-remarkable-recording-successThe orchestra continues its acclaimed series of classic American musicals with Guys and Dolls, another labour of love. ‘We live in an era of reinvention and reimagining,’ says Wilson, ‘and I think it’s easy to lose sight of what these pieces were like when they were first performed. If I’m honest, I don’t think you can improve on them. Frederick Loewe woul...

East West Players is performing the revised version in LA in May-June. As per the website: "It a time when conversations about identity and cultural preservation are more important than ever, Hwang’s reworking of the book for the Spring 2026 production allows Asian Americans to reclaim this cherished story in a meaningful way, illuminating the complexities and richness of the community’s continuous evolution."http://eastwestplayers.org/flower

https://www.cft.org.uk/events/atonement

The thought of Norah Jones (co-)writing a musical score is also intriguing.

This concert is part of the Prospect Musicals Ignite Concert Festival, and is being held on Saturday 7 March. Strictly speaking it's a musicalised novel reading, incorporating some songs from 'Fiddler' and some original songs, rather than a fully-fledged musical. It's an interesting idea. Has anyone here read the novel?https://www.prospectmusicals.org/afteranatevka-igniteconcert"What happens to the remarkable characters of Fiddler on the Roof after the curtain falls? Broadway performer and au...

Julia Riew also seems ready to blow up, if indeed she isn't blowing up already. Social media virality, ART/Diane Paulus development of one show, South Korean development of another show, YA book deals...https://juliariew.com/projects/

Interesting. I wonder if this change might be testing the waters for selected productions elsewhere, perhaps in other countries in which the show may not have a strong established reputation under the original title. Christopher Luscombe from the UK is directing this production.https://rose2026.jp/While sometimes productions in other countries will change a show's title simply to make the show more comprehensible/marketable to a local audience, the original title has been used in Japan as rec...

They're doing a crowdfunded cast album: https://www.facebook.com/picnic.the.musical/posts/pfbid02b7PWMavoEgJSMBf46mapMVtobkyD4LowX12VeP5WPdRmA3Z6yFhzreYSaUtZ6VVZl.