Ivy Lynn takes Encores by storm!

It really was fantastic. Encores consistently puts on top notch shows but this one really knocked it out of the park. They reeeeeeeeally need to consider extending or transferring this production.

All shows on Broadway should thank their lucky stars that Encores is not eligible for Tonys because they would clean up every year. I'm mad I'm so busy this week, but I'm going to try to see it again. It would be a shame to only see this once.

Ivy needs to sing Diamonds on Smash in a dream sequence. It was thrilling.

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I wish you had considered that some people might not know who Ivy Lynn is, (I certainly didn't), and might be mystified by the title of your thread.

Why can't the simplest matters be presented simply and straightforwardly?

"All shows on Broadway should thank their lucky stars that Encores is not eligible for Tonys because they would clean up every year. "

Shows that have closed that are deserving or winning a tony, rarely even get nominated let alone win. So I think if Encores! were eligible for Tony Awards they would rarely ever be nominated.

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Instead of assuming, or presuming, just write Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at Encores. That's all.

Thanks for changing that.

Just John- I wasn't being completely serious when I said that. I just meant that the quality of these Encores production are much better than the vast majority of shows that reach Broadway. How were the performances so good and so well learned in such a short time? How was the dancing so crisp and perfect? The Dancing from "I Love What I'm Doing" alone should have taken a week to master.

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Thorell is fine. The men have generally thankless roles so there's not much for him to do.

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I saw Derek. He was there for a few minutes but sneaked out when Black Mamba licked her lips at him and walked out during the opening number.

Karen couldn't make it. She had to go back to Iowa to be the celebrity judge at the Little Miss Corn Cob Beauty Pageant.

Does anybody know if there's any plans to put out a recording of this production? Merrily and Pipe Dream are both being released, right?

"I wish you had considered that some people might not know who Ivy Lynn is, (I certainly didn't), and might be mystified by the title of your thread.

Why can't the simplest matters be presented simply and straightforwardly?"

I agree with After Eight, Whizzer, and don't think any frame of reference should be assumed. I would have advised you to have offered the following subject line:

Ivy (a hanging plant) Lynn (girl's name) = Ivy Lynn (character on NBC's (a national network traditionally branded by a peacock) SMASH, a dramatic series about the making of a Broadway (street in New York City, alternatively the New York City theater district, world, or style of performance attributed to it) musical (a form of theatrical performance in which, generally, dialogue, singing and dancing meld into storytelling, but which may also include musical revues (same, minus the storytelling)), and played by Megan Hilty, an American (relating to the continents of North and South America but commonly relating to the United States of America - a country in North America, known foremost as the birthplace of Ethel Merman -, describing its citizens and other attributes) actress (a portrayer of roles in theatrical or other media performances, who is also a woman or girl, although "actor" can be used for both genders) , takes (acquires, assumes) Encores (repetitions of a performance, often upon demand, when capitalized, may refer to a series of limited performance concerts (or semi-staged performances) of musicals (see above) which often have historical or other value to its audience (a group of New York theater aficionados, the kind one might find at broadwayworld.com (familiarity assumed if you are reading this), who are usually, but not always, familiar with people, places and events theatrical - but , as I just said, not always thus familiar (therefore requiring this lengthy subject line))) at New York City's City Center (a theatrical venue compromising a 2,750-seat Moorish Revival theater located at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. It is one block south of Carnegie Hall) by (causative preposition) storm (volatile climactic event usually characterized by voluminous precipitation).

This would avoid misunderstandings.

Alternatively, of course, people could simply do what I do when I come across something I am unfamiliar with here or elsewhere in my life. I google it.

Updated On: 5/10/12 at 10:17 AM

I saw Eileen go into the stage door after the show. Oh wait, it was a Cher drag queen. Nevermind.

Eileen couldn't go. She was in tech.

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