I just hope Céline gets to see this at some point. The entire team behind it clearly admires her and it seems to have been made with so much love despite the parody.
Certain people on here really should apologise for the nasty, bitter things they said in the 'what's next for the St. James' thread, regarding this coming to Broadway.
WldKingdomHM said: "ER765 said: "If I remember correctly, DeSheilds literally just sits there for most of CATS.
What am I missing?"
He’s magical. That’s what you are missing"
Also, please feel free to read the below spoiler box. Even if it appears he is sitting for a good portion of the show, his character and the staging are very much drivers of the plot and he has at least two songs.
He has his own grand entrance where he is voguing down the runway, after two verses of his entrance song. He is at the judge’s table actively engaging with the participants of the ball and the audience, and is a secret onlooker to Grizabella’s end of Act I moment.
He opens act II with “The Moments of Happiness” and then there’s a big to-do when he is arrested on account of Macavity, only for him to be spirited back by Mistofflees in time to award the privilege of the Heaviside Layer to Grizabella, before leading the company in “The Addressing of CATS”
Take it from someone who saw the production 13 times - if sitting was all you saw, then you may not have paid attention.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/16
Forgive if I missed it, not that it would win, but would it be considered a musical or special event? Tonys
rg7759 said: "Forgive if I missed it, not that it would win, but would it be considered a musical or special event? Tonys"
It would be a musical. The Special Event Tony also no longer exists.
TBFL said: "Certain people on here really should apologise for the nasty, bitter things they said in the 'what's next for the St. James' thread, regarding this coming to Broadway.
Nah, but you should apologize for lecturing and telling people they were wrong and did not GET the bombastic musical that was Tammy Faye (RIP). We all got it, which is why it ran for 29 performances and lost $25 million.
TBFL said: "Certain people on here really should apologise for the nasty, bitter things they said in the 'what's next for the St. James' thread, regarding this coming to Broadway.
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Oh, you mean the usual crew of smug, holier than thou know it alls on here didn’t know what the f*ck they were talking about? Again? Say it ain’t so.
Sutton Ross said: "TBFL said: "Certain people on here really should apologise for the nasty, bitter things they said in the 'what's next for the St. James' thread, regarding this coming to Broadway.
Nah, but you should apologize for lecturing and telling people they were wrong and did not GET the bombastic musical that was Tammy Faye (RIP). We all got it, which is why it ran for 29 performances and lost $25 million."
YOU’RE LAMBASTING SOMEONE FOR “LECTURING”????????????????
Look in the mirror, Sweetheart!
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/20
Sutton Ross said: "TBFL said: "Certain people on here really should apologise for the nasty, bitter things they said in the 'what's next for the St. James' thread, regarding this coming to Broadway.
Nah, but you should apologize for lecturing and telling people they were wrong and did not GET the bombastic musical that was Tammy Faye (RIP). We all got it, which is why it ran for 29 performances and lost $25 million."
Of course Sutton won't apologize for being WRONG. That takes decency and a strong character.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/20/08
Timon3 said: "I hope it doesn’t cost more than $250k a week to run!"
If the two hander Two Strangers with a minimal set costs 480-600K a week to run, certainly Titanique would cost more than $250k to run given its cast size I would think.
broadfan327 said: "Timon3 said: "I hope it doesn’t cost more than $250k a week to run!"
If the two hander Two Strangers with a minimal setcosts 480-600K a week to run, certainly Titanique would cost more than $250k to run given its cast size I would think."
The key thing to remember is that prices on everything go up once it moves to Broadway - salaries, royalties, theatre rental, set upgrades to fill out the space, house crew, advertising to name a few. I can’t see this running for any less than $700K unless ATG gave them a sweetheart deal on certain things or Marla, Tye, Constantine and/or Celine waived royalties for a spell.
I loved this when I saw it a few years ago, I wish them all the best, but it seems weird to bring this in. But as some else said it’s not my money.
yyys said: "Titanique has a better book than Two Strangers. Who else thinks so?"
nope
quizking101 said: "broadfan327 said: "Timon3 said: "I hope it doesn’t cost more than $250k a week to run!"
If the two hander Two Strangers with a minimal setcosts 480-600K a week to run, certainly Titanique would cost more than $250k to run given its cast size I would think."
The key thing to remember is that prices on everything go up once it moves to Broadway - salaries, royalties,theatre rental, set upgrades to fill out the space, house crew, advertising to name a few. I can’t see this running for any less than $700K unless ATG gave them a sweetheart deal on certain things or Marla, Tye, Constantine and/or Celine waived royalties for a spell."
I would imagine a lot of grace is being given since there’s literally nothing on the horizons to fill that space. I don’t think anyone involved is thinking this will sell out and be a hit, etc.
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