msmp said: "Jarethan said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "$28 million capitalization, per the article.
I didn’t care for this show all that much, but Broadway needs hits of any kind. Congrats to all involved."
I LOVED this show, so I am delighted to learn that is is now in the black, and will hopefully be around for awhile yet. Given how little holds my interest for my October trip, I will probably visit it again. The first three times i saw it, all original cast members were still in it, so it’s been awhile. Anxious to see it without Olivo, who I did not like in the role."
As someone else who has loved this show since seeing the second preview in Boston, I'm sorry you missed Ashley Loren; she was truly phenomenal in the role. I have gotten to see every Satine (including understudies) so far except Jojo (alas, the timing didn't work out this summer), and each has been better than Karen Olivo in my opinion. Which is strange, because I remember loving Karen's performance in Boston and feeling it was subpar in New York!"
First of all, I felt that she was not physically right for the role. Nicole Kidman was believable as a person dying from consumption...Olivo was too robust. The real issue IMO was that she gave a very cold performance and IMO had zero chemistry with Tveit. From what I have learned since then, part of me wonders whether either she does not actually like performing or she gets bored too quickly. (Thinking of Barbara Harris from the 60s. Always said that she preferred the rehearsal period, but got restless when the show was frozen. She gave up performing on the stage, when she would undoubtedly have continued to have an increasingly greater career, had she continued. Also, she NEVER appeared to be bored on stage like Olivo appeared to be to me).
Updated On: 8/1/23 at 10:36 PM
