Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren to star in THE LAST FIVE YEARS Broadway Revival — Page 5

inception said: "Sutton Ross said: "
. The way people were slobbering all over themselves when Nick was going to be in the live Jersey Boys event

If I'm spending $450, it's not​​​​​ myself I plan to be slobbering all over.

Lolz. Have fun :)

"

 

that's ATG for you. who in the world would pay $450 for this overrated show. Jonas or not--no thank you.

I still can't believe this is really happening, it feels so random.

There won't be standbys for a 90 minute musical. However, I wish they had that for The Music Man so more people could have seen that show. Max Clayton was incredible but only went on when Hugh had Covid a few times. 

I'm not sure what people are more mad at: These prices, the fact that he's not Jewish, or his completely average singing voice. 

Updated On: 7/27/24 at 04:35 PM

ACL2006 said: "I like the suggestion that their standbys do one performance a week(Tuesday evening?). This way people don't have to work over $450. What is the performance schedule looking like?"

um, wouldn't that be the sort of thing they would have needed to disclose before they took my money??

 

Updated On: 7/27/24 at 05:31 PM

ACL2006 said: "If this is running for several months, they will definitely have standbys. It's required by equity."

I'm aware of the requirement but you are suggesting that one day is reserved for them, which is not the same thing. Like at all. 

 

A repeat of Beanie? I'll wait until they show him singing something.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Jason Robert Brown has added 3 players to the orchestration for this production. The Bway orchestration will now be

• keyboard/piano/conductor
• 2 violins
• viola/violin
• 2 celli
• bass
• guitar
• percussion/celeste

(the percussion, viola, and second violin are new)"

Not surprising, as the original orchestration was written for a much smaller, intimate space (JRB said he originally intended the show to be done without microphones). The original arrangements feel as definitive as the score, but I liked the ways he expanded the sound for the film adaptation, so I'm not too skeptical.

quizking101 said: "It could also be enough of a change where the nominating committee might throw him a bone for Best Orchestrations as a kind of “legacy” prize for the show itself"

You probably know this, but as the living author of a revival that has never been on Broadway before, he'd also be part of any potential Best Revival nomination (as with Jonathan Spector and Eureka Day, as announced earlier today).

Yeah, I think a lot will depend on reception of Pirates, which I think could either be a disaster or absolutely brilliant. I'm excited either way. But this is a big deal for Whitney White in particular-she has to deliver to keep her the momentum she's gained since JaJa. I could see her snagging a director nod if she does exciting work here.

Looks like this production is one of those rare cases where the music director is not also the conductor.

HeyMrMusic said: "Tom Murray was also the MD but not the conductor ofThe Connectorand the original production of The Last Five Years(JRB played and conducted both)."

Same with Parade when it was at City Center (although Murray stepped up to conduct the Broadway transfer)