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I was just writing down my thoughts about HOC and I think we have very similar taste in plays! Definitely share and appreciation of powerful acting and great writing! And a fine Rob Howell set! Copying and pasting what I thought. I saw a preview of Hills of California last night and it blew me away. We know Jez Butterworth is a great writer from Jerusalem and The Ferryman, two of my all-time favorites. Packed with funny and heartbreaking performances, the play is the story of four sisters who...

Some quick thoughts from last night's first preview. The show looks great in the Broadhurst. Loved the play in London and it was great to see it again here. The changes in the production that I could recognize, especially in the final act, work well. No spoilers! The actors playing the two generations of women are so good, real and heartbreaking. No one writes female characters for the stage like Jez Butterworth, The fun playfulness around pop music as always is a signature Butterworth move. ...

Forbes writer Lee SeymourLee Seymour is an investor in The Inheritance on Broadway and he writes a weekly column on Broadway grosses in Forbes. He does declare at the end of his column that he is involved in The Inheritance when he writes about the show.Here's the ethical challenge. Should he be writing about Broadway sales in an editorial capacity when he is involved in producing a show on Broadway?Each week he careful explains the sales numbers for The Inheritance as the growth of a show th...

A few thoughts.The show is brilliant. That's not why it isn't grossing as much as it did when it opened. It's epic theater -- come on, it's John Tiffany and Stephen Hoggett. It's such good storytelling and it's definitely a legit Harry Potter experience. Yes, I'm a fan.OK. So the challenges. No two-part play has ever run more than a few months on Broadway. Even the brilliant Nicholas Nickleby only ran for 12 weeks and tanked on a return visit a year later.Harry Potter had a huge opening and h...

Oh, this is one of the great ones. I saw the play when it first transferred to the West End and again on Friday at the Jacobs. The Ferryman still more than lives up to the hype. It's even better now, The ensemble cast, who are all giving stellar performances, has grown even stronger, I guess from running the show in London. I'm surprised there hasn't been more talk about Paddy Considine, Laura Donnelly and Genevieve O'Reilly, and of course the adorable and really scary Tom Glynn-Carney. It's ...

She seems to have starred in every major musical produced in Berlin?! Any idea what she plays in her set? I checked out Amazon and there's not a lot of music available here.

Fear not. It is a really powerful intelligent show based on a comic book! The performances, especially by the young actors, are breath-taking. So great to see Judy Kuhn in any show. Cerveris a rock as always -- that's a good thing! I would recommend to almost anyone as something different and stimulating.

We love the 1960s. This really looks like it could be a smart-choice show.

Can't wait. Hear she is amazing.

It sounds really great. I'm so glad they got to do a Broadway recording. They deserve it. It's sad when shows come over from the West End and the US company doesn't get a cast album. It has definitely evolved and I think the Bway version is clearer than the London recording.

I think he's in until December. Definitely through Thanksgiving.

Can't wait. Hear it's really good. Tiffany is so excellent.

Definitive reviews for all 4 actors in Berkeley today. Glad that they are all good in the show.

It would be a great thing. One of the best openings of any Broadway musical.

How's the air-conditioning in the tent?

Yes. He's the real deal.

Wow. I liked it alot. I had no problem with the sound. The two young actors, Bel Powley and Tom Riley were new to me. They are great.

Way too early to say with confidence. Confused by the weather I think. Plays will do better that you predict in a month or two.

Raoul is perfect for the role. There is no age specified for Valentine. I believe that Ed Stoppard who played the part in London is in his late 30s and Raoul just turned 40. He will get another Tony nom for Arcadia.

Not so bad. I had a good time watching Irons and Allen. The design is quite beautiful. It's a gentle love story. Not something we see much on Broadway. Give it a few performances. I think it will find fans.