Miscast 2023 last night was brilliant

[BETTY22]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 7:12am

We were asked to keep the songs secret but I can say Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban's miscast duet stole the show. Hilarious and brilliant. 

Ben Platt opened the show singing a song from one of his favorite musicals - he jokes about how he loved to shine a spotlight on lesser known shows. Wink.

Bonnie Milligan closed the show with a thrilling vocal. I wish she had chosen a song from an original musical rather than a pop hit that happens to now be in a show.

Overall - A PLUS! A great evening 

[Sauja]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 8:04am

Are they streaming it somewhere? I find it so interesting that they’re asking to keep the song list secret!

[GF21]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:05am

It really was a great night of music, as BETTY22 said. In addition to the performers mentioned Eleri Ward and Jordan E. Cooper were highlights for me, but there wasn't a clunker in the whole show.

There will be a stream of the show on 4/10, which is why they asked to keep the song selections a secret. There were a couple of fun surprises, and that's always a big part of the appeal to me.

https://stream.lolst.org/miscast23

Updated On: 4/4/23 at 09:05 AM

[sm33]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:33am

Glad to hear it, the cast looked stacked!! I’m really looking forward to the stream, I don’t live in NYC but I love the Miscast concept and look forward to seeing the performances every year.

[B212323]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 5:16pm

There's a recap posted on one of the theater sites so I'm guessing its okay to talk about which songs were done.  Jordan Donica has been out a lot for a preview period hasn't he?  (I missed him in ITW because he was out sick for almost a week of the 2 week run) I heard Joy Woods was fantastic though. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 4/4/23 at 5:23pm

Here's the setlist on Playbill:

https://www.playbill.com/article/the-set-list-how-were-broadways-best-miscast-at-the-2023-concert