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dramamama611 said: "Can you copy/paste or summarize? I dont do insta."

2 photos: Photo 1 is a dumpster with a blue binder with his headshot in it. Photo 2 is a moving truck. 
 

nothing to indicate the fate of west side story from what I can see
 

Or he's leaving Broadway, has a contract with Calvin Klein and is moving places unknown. 

JBroadway said: "Maybe showing my ignorance here, but that doesn't look like a Broadway rehearsal script to me? Don't they usually just have the name of the show, and the name of the actor, with no headshot? This binder only hasPowell's name and headshot. Looks more like an audition book to me.

But even if it is a rehearsal script: West Side Story opened already, so theoretically he wouldn't need his rehearsal script anymore anyway, right? Maybe they'd have some brush-ups because of the shut down, but he could certainly feel confident enough to not need his rehearsal script."

There are some shows that periodically have table reads during the run of the show (most notably LuPone's GYPSY) and the script would be needed. Also, Carol Channing kept her DOLLY script in her dressing room and put notes in it about what went well at certain performances.

Unlike Mockingbird, WSS had made no money when it closed, people were out nightly with injuries, one person had to leave the company because of said injury, and it was already controversial even before it opened.

I doubt they want to compete with Spielberg's actual masterpiece and I know that most people don't want to go back to "West Side Story in Trump's America". We have all moved on. And the people who don't want to move on from that don't see Broadway shows anyways. 

Sutton Ross said: "Unlike Mockingbird, WSShad made no money when it closed, people were out nightly with injuries, one person had to leave the company because of said injury, and it was already controversial even before it opened.

I doubt they want to compete with Spielberg's actual masterpiece and I know that most people don't want to go back to "West Side Story in Trump's America". We have all moved on. And the people who don't want to move on from that don't see Broadway shows anyways."

 

How can anyone consider a film to be an "actual masterpiece" when they haven't seen it?

Updated On: 6/13/21 at 01:54 PM

I'm not sure if this is true, but I had heard West Side Story was closing and Mormon was holding off until next year so they can workshop the rewrites that Lopez/Parker/Stone were going to make. 

Jordan Levinson said: "I'm not sure if this is true, but I had heardWest Side Storywas closing andMormonwas holding off until next year so they can workshop the rewrites that Lopez/Parker/Stone were going to make."

Considering that the West End “Mormon” is reopening in October, that makes no sense to hold off just in New York.  If they’re making changes to the show they’d make them to all productions.

 

dramamama611 said: "Beca use everything is the same as it was in 1968?"

Yes. That's when the world made sense! Bring back the dial phone!

Yes, the Hudson is well known for being absolute garbage. Sorry about your experience. 

I've seen other news outlets also say that there's no new on The Minutes, but we have a date (March 15, 2022) if not a theater, so it does seem like the production is going forward.

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200122/tracy-letts-the-minutes-shifts-broadway-return-to-spring-2022/

The Hudson has zero communication on this show. I bought my tickets in Sept 2019 for a performance in March 2020. That was exchanged for this past May that has since passed. I’ve emailed and called with no response. My guess is with SJP just started AJLT for HBO and MB just signing to do a Hathaway movie, this production will not take place this year. Maybe they’re still trying to figure it all out but there should be some type of communication sent out to people holding tickets for performances that have been cancelled. It’s terrible business and customer service practice."

I've called Hudson about three weeks ago and got my Plaza Suite ticket refunded with no issue. I had the ticket insurance though. The lady on the phone informed me that they have absolutely no info on the future dates of the show and whether it's going to occur at all. Given SJP's busy schedule (Hocus Pocus movie), will she even have time for this production?