A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
I don't know about the size of the new production but West Side Story, at least as written, has a cast of 40 and an orchestra of 30. It is not a show that could fit into the 933 seat Kerr, and economically, the Broadhurst, with 1,160 seats, is also too small. Given too that James Nederlander is one of the producers, I would expect it at one of the Nederlander-owned theatres...and my guess would be the Palace.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
The 30-member cast of 9 to 5: The Musical features Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ioana Alfonso, Timothy Anderson, Jennifer Balagna, Justin Bohon, Paul Castree, Daniel Cooney, Jeremy Davis, Gaelen Gilliland, Autumn Guzzardi, Ann Harada, Lisa Howard, Van Hughes, Kevin Kern, Brendan King, Michael X. Martin, Michael Mindlin, Karen Murphy, Mark Myars, Jessica Lea Patty, Charlie Pollock, Tory Ross, Wayne Schroder, Maia Nkenge Wilson and Brandi Wooten.
I don't think Blonde is going anywhere for awhile. They've gotten quite a lift from the reality show, and I suspect the winner will carry them through the end of the year, at the very least.
anyone else worried that it's going in the marquis? i mean, the past two shows there have bassically flops...this worries me... can't wait never the less
Formally Stews_Bitch:::
Shows in the 2010 Season for me. 101 Dalmations tour - Jan 24th, Xanadu Tour - Mar 9th and 10th, Wicked - May 14th, Legally Blonde - June 12th:::::::Upcoming - South Pacific, Young Frankinstein (Two Cities) Rock of Ages (Two Cities) Shrek (3 Cities) Les Mis, DreamGirls, Spring Awakening, Color Purple, and 9 to 5!
CRY-BABY was a huge flop, yes, but DROWSY was a hit. The Marquis is flop-prone (WOMAN IN WHITE, NICK & NORA, SHOGUN), but we should only be worried if the book/music/lyrics/direction for 9 TO 5 is sub-par. Let's give it a chance.
drowsy was a hit...it lasted what? a little over a year? thats good...i'm still really excited for this show...mostly cause of megan, she's extremly nice and look at this cast! all are extremly talented
Formally Stews_Bitch:::
Shows in the 2010 Season for me. 101 Dalmations tour - Jan 24th, Xanadu Tour - Mar 9th and 10th, Wicked - May 14th, Legally Blonde - June 12th:::::::Upcoming - South Pacific, Young Frankinstein (Two Cities) Rock of Ages (Two Cities) Shrek (3 Cities) Les Mis, DreamGirls, Spring Awakening, Color Purple, and 9 to 5!
I wouldn't call Drowsy a flop at all it was very successful, it ran over a year, i think the Marquis is a good fit for the show it doesn't seem like a big big production but it's not a small show so I think it's a perfect match and LB isn't going anywhere
Shows are only hits if they recoup their money, otherwise, no matter how long they run and how critically acclaimed they are, they are technically flops. Something can be a critical hit but not a monetary hit. I think Drowsy did recoup, but I'm not sure.
And, um, ALLISON JANNEY!!!!!!!!!
Updated On: 7/15/08 at 12:35 PM