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Schmigadoon is a very polished musical comedy packed with references to beloved musicals. I really liked The Lost Boys, but it's not going to win a Broadway popularity contest over the very polished love letter to golden age musicals.

Goodness. Wishing a speedy recovery to the cast members. Was not expecting Operation Mincemeat of all shows to have so many accidents.

How about Varla Jean Merman as Rose, Murray Hill as Herbie, Alaska as Louise, and good old Ging Minj as Baby June? Or we could just let this one rest at the Lincoln Center Library for a while.

I could see something like Sweet Charity being a good vehicle that they can fit around her performance skills. Next to Normal seems like a big swing.

I love opposite day. Let me try.Everyone left Brooklyn humming the tune score not shouted by the cast all.

If Beaches made it to Broadway, anything is possible.Looking forward to SuperYou (formerly Chix6), Ever After, and all the other eternally Broadway-bound shows gracing the Great White Way soon.

Listen, as someone who has suffered the book of Brigadoon as a cast member, an audience member, and a pit musician, I know the book could use some work for a modern audience. I'm also not sure how you could do it without gutting the piece and writing essentially a new story in modern times with the same magical disappearing village conceit. The score is lovely, but holy hell do you need to consider trimming down those dance breaks if the choreography is not sensational. I don't care how lovel...

Meg Stalter? Perfect casting. She is the Prettiest Girl in America (album this summer).No, like, I see it. I see this working in new and wonderful ways. Good on her.

Bettyboy72 said: "I was in the minority of those who liked The Glass Menagerie. Man, she was good. Dragging the wheelchair up the stairs. immediately captivating. I'd watch her read the phone book."Oh, she was amazing in that revival. No regrets about seeing that big swing of a production.

May her memory be a blessing. No one could quite make a song their own like September.

trentsketch said: "Has anyone done a wellness check on September L. Davis? I hope she doesn't relapse from Ana Gasteyer, who stole her role in Schmigadoon, getting a Tony nomination for it.Love Ana Gasteyer's social media game right now."https://www.tiktok.com/@officialseptemberldavis/photo/7636477328968781086"September L Davis collapses onstage during student performance of Proof the Musical. Sources say she reported "not feeling w

DBH in a limbo contest with Beaches is not what I anticipated, but here we are.

Has anyone done a wellness check on September L. Davis? I hope she doesn't relapse from Ana Gasteyer, who stole her role in Schmigadoon, getting a Tony nomination for it.Love Ana Gasteyer's social media game right now.

Yeah, the gender element is a valid question with how ballroom has been presented in media like Pose and Paris is Burning. I remember the reality show Legendary made it a point to cast one all cisgender female team (and a team comprised of the House of Ninja, at that) in the first season so they could discuss their role in the history of ballroom. Regardless of gender, this cast is doing excellent work performing in these vogue and ball styles.And yeah, another not-fan of Cats here. I really ...

Yeah, very interesting that Mexodus or Schmigadoon couldn't pull through in a second round of voting. Then again, the two most voted on shows could not be more different from each other, so I suppose an impasse could be possible. I'm not seeing someone who voted for Mexodus swinging to Schmigadoon or vic versa on a second ballot.

Well with all the fervor to do community and school productions of Beaches in 2026 and beyond, I'm sure they'll earn some money back before the whole property falls into public domain in another [total life of creator who lives the longest plus 70] years. Sorry that the cast is going on to such empty audiences every show. Happy that they're still getting paid.

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "trentsketch said: "How much plot is really needed? The music is the draw. Make it a theatrical concert with a couple lines to establish a context and connect the dots. Then let the cast dance and sing the hell out of it."Well, when you're a Jim Steinman fan aware that the plot was supposed to be the whole point, that this show was the culmination of a 50-year dream of putting this particular story onstage so that the songs were finally presentedin the context for which the...

How much plot is really needed? The music is the draw. Make it a theatrical concert with a couple lines to establish a context and connect the dots. Then let the cast dance and sing the hell out of it.

Was just coming to post the Playbill list. Drama Desk really went for off-Broadway this year. Good on Beau and Mexodus. Lost Boys got in for visual categories, but not for music, book, direction, or performance.The other new Broadway musicals didn't fair much better, but at least some of the cast got recognized. Another body nominating Sam Tutty but not Christiani Pitts for Two Strangers. Has anyone awards group nominated both for the Broadway run yet?

These reviews are about what I expected. The tonal shift in Act II was a stumbling block for a lot of the mixed to negative reviews. I can't disagree, but I still liked it. Horror often gets a bit silly in that third act, but that's going to feel a lot different as a live performance with high ticket prices.