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If you think the August Wilson is ugly now, you should have seen it before the 90's renovation.  No ornamentation of any kind.  Looked like a high school auditorium. 

Perhaps waiting for a Beaches closing announcement then taking the Majestic? 

Any word on this extending?  And would the extension or lack thereof potentially affect Tony voters from a "business" standpoint? In other words, would they prefer to vote for a show (basically, Two Strangers or Lost Boys, assuming no miracle for Beaches) who are open to remaining open past September 6?

Evita at the Winter Garden? That's one of the worst places (if they are doing the outdoor balcony scene) from a traffic control standpoint.  Admittedly, the image of her standing above the huge billboard with "Evita" written on it is perfect but that's going to be mess traffic-wise.

At the very least, its an improvement over what seems to have become the norm lately, where a "cast at this performance" list was inserted with all roles/performers listed, requiring an audience member to compare it to the cast list in the bound Playbill to figure out who's in/out. 

I wonder if this was the whole idea- demand for Kennedy Center tickets go down, it becomes unprofitable, which gives him a reason to stop government funding. 

I do think its a different situation when there is some mechanical problem with the set, or something else thats already taken the audience out of the moment. A humerous ad lib could actually make things less awkward, and it may not be possible to make a comment in character.. 

 

I believe the interior's landmarked, so that would limit what Real Estate Devlopers can do, especially the interior.

Much of the "restored" stained glass would have to be replaced sincie it has Colbert's face and the CBS logo. Easily enough done, but an expense.

Could a new owner buy the building, operate the theatre, and lease the office space?  I think Roundabout did something like that for the Sondheim.

If it did become a Broadway Theatre again, keep the Ed Sullivan name.  He was before my time but I do know he regularly brought broadway performers to his show.

The small balconies on the August Wilson would work quite well fpr Evita if they try to squeeze in at end of the season.  It will take some time to put everything back how it was originally (if Cats isnt comng) so it won't be available for a while.

One other thing for Evita- wherever it plays, the actress need to be able to get onto it during intermission without having to tangle with crowds.bathroom lines, etc. 

Jordan Catalano said: "It’s a very specific kind of humor."

Can someone clarify as to what the specific type of humor is?   (ie, Gentleman's Guide, 39 Steps, Book of Mormon, Monty Pythonesque British Humor?)

Not a play or musical, but when Andy Worhol's film "Bike Bos" started showing at the Hudson Theatre, the NYT's Howard Thompson noted "[Bike Boy] opened yesterday at the Hudson Theater. It belongs in the Hudson River."

 

Ouch. 

Maybe I'm misinterpting, but I always saw the line at the end of "If You Could See Her" as noting things were so twisted in Germany at that point if a person were dating a Jewish Gorilla, people would be more scandalized by the fact she's Jewish than the fact the person is dating a Gorilla. 

 

BorisTomashevsky said: 

"I feel like the Cort/Jones took 18 months or two years."  

 

Though I think that may have been affected by COVID.