PARADE On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 11

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Updated On: 2/5/23 at 03:01 AM

BJR said: "There's nepotism in every industry, in every culture, in every country. Access to money and power is how the world works. You seek to get it, you use what access you have or gain.

There's a ton more of it in other parts of theatre even, the other side of the table etc. So, it's a big tell when someone focuses on actors alone."

I couldnt agree more- Ben Platt had an "in" that I would never have had. My point is only that such an "in" would explain his first gig, maybe two. It would not explain the career that followed. The gap between his career and his brother's proves the point.

Refusing to see this isnt rational, and comes from someplace else-- i guess the kinda fact-free universe where Bo Nix is on the Patriots while simultaneously being the Oregon State QB.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "BJR said: "There's nepotism in every industry, in every culture, in every country. Access to money and power is how the world works. You seek to get it, you use what access you have or gain.

There's a ton more of it in other parts of theatre even, the other side of the table etc. So, it's a big tell when someone focuses on actors alone."

I couldnt agree more- Ben Platt had an "in" that I would never have had. My point is only that such an "in" would explain his first gig, maybe two. It would not explain the career that followed. The gap between his career and his brother's proves the point.

Refusing to see this isnt rational, and comes from someplace else-- i guess the kinda fact-free universe where Bo Nix is on the Patriots while simultaneously being the Oregon State QB."

I've always said Platt is very talented, so never discredited that. Him and his bf are just irksome to me. I don't get why that bothers you so much. It's just my opinion. And you're going to have yours and they might be different and that's fine? Move on babe.

I bought a used copy of the Donmar recording online & it arrived Friday. I gave it a bit of a listen this weekend. So far I like it a lot more than the OBC recording. Since it is over 2 discs they recorded more of the show so you get a better feel of how the songs work in context. On the original recording I find everything seems so jumbled, and without a proper synopsis in the liner notes, that it is difficult to understand the point of some of the songs.

RippedMan said:
I've always said Platt is very talented, so never discredited that. Him and his bf are just irksome to me. I don't get why that bothers you so much. It's just my opinion. And you're going to have yours and they might be different and that's fine? Move on babe."

RippedMan, and really anyone who doesn’t care for “nepo-baby” Ben…

Pretend you’re in charge of the City Center Encores series and want/need to raise a lot of money through your gala event. Who do you cast as Leo Frank?

Someone posted a picture from inside the theatre on Reddit today & it looks like the bandstand or raised stage or whatever is being used very similar to NYCC

https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/111ko3x/parade_cast_starts_rehearsals_at_the_jacobs_today/

Updated On: 2/13/23 at 08:34 PM

I think cutting the orchestra from the stage was smart, they were so hidden by the tiered set anyway. And with them gone it allows them to move the set back a bit which should help with site lines from the orchestra seats tremendously.

Still don’t love the tiered set, but definitely a marked improvement imo.

Nope and we don’t know if the orchestra is on stage either. Given the same set up I don’t see why they’d change it up. But it looks pretty messy with the orchestra there.

Dolly80 said: "Are you kidding? They are loading the set in and you are assuming because there’s no orchestra there now, that they aren’t on stage?!

They will be on stage- they are clearly replicating the concert version here. It’s literally the same."

Chill. If you took the time to look at the photo, there’s clearly not enough depth behind the platform for the orchestra. It’s reasonable to assume (and will have zero bearing on how good the show is) that the orchestra would be on the pit.

Invited dress was tonight, and the view from the front orchestra still looks less than ideal:

Thankfully the pit should at least make it a little better. I honestly can’t believe we are getting a revival of Parade. Broadway is the best!!!