CABARET sets closing with Porter and Wallace to star- Page 3

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/18/25 at 6:07pm

ER765 said: "RippedMan said: "You'd have to think about cast/orchestra size. "Just in Time" is a very small show. Cats, the original, ran at the Winter Garden or the Neil Simon, which are both bigger houses. It's not a small show. Not sure what this current revival would require, but I'd think they'd want more seats."

But this isn’t the original…

And if I’m counting correctly, this production has only 8 people in the orchestra."

Nor am I saying it is? Just saying it's not a tiny show by any means. You'd have to crunch the numbers and see if it makes sense. Oklahoma was a super stripped down version. Not sure if that falls in this category of not as I've not seen it. I'm sure the producers have cracked the numbers and will make the best call for their situation. 

[Skywalker3]

Posted: 6/19/25 at 6:03am

 The casting for the London version was so full of big (American) names. I'm so surprised the casting for Broadway couldn't find more big names. Or ask some of those artists back, even if it was just for 4 weeks...

Aimee Lou Wood, Maude Apatow, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Cara Delevingne, Jake Shears...

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 6/19/25 at 6:32am

Anericans may know some of those names, but they aren't drawn enough to spend big bucks on seeing them perform live, especially not a UK-specific performer like Rebecca Lucy Taylor. 

Aimee Lou Wood would have been the most generally identifiable & enticing (due last season’s The White Lotus) but who’s to say that would be enough for people to pay Broadway prices.