I don't think I've ever seen Google Maps suggest Amtrak since that's not considered mass (public) transit. It would be akin to Google suggesting Greyhound, Megabus, or an airplane for that matter as route options.
haterobics said: "laurensambrose said: "Harry Connick Jr. outgrossing the terrible Lightning Thief delights me."
Seems like a low bar for delight. Shouldn't he do better than that?"
Agree, that seems like a very odd choice of two shows to sort of pit against each other. Lots of shows outgrossed The Lightning Thief, and Harry Connick Jr outgrossed a lot of those shows as well. Did The Lightning Thief i
RippedMan said: "Do we think the Liberty will ever come back? Doesn't seem like they can get anything to stick in that house - restaurant/store - so why not convert it back? Or is it too far gone?"
From what I was told the way the Liberty was boxed in by the developments around it they ended up cutting off too many of their emergency exits to have a capacity of 500+. Assuming that's true, it could be redeveloped into an Off-Broadway space (there was that imme
So now we'll be told that we can't judge it by the trailer, because that's not finished (despite the trailer's sole purpose being to convince us that it is worth seeing), and we also can't judge it when we see it in the theatre because they were rushed and didn't have time to finish it properly. Now you can't judge it until the Blu Ray release when you can finally see the truly finished product.
whatdoesntkillme said: "I’m intrigued by this usnavi-telling-a-story-from-an-island-beach framing device. isn’t the whole point of the show that he stays in his neighborhood?
i also love the emphasis on the immigration narrative. but i wonder what making the setting contemporary will do to the rest of the show. time will tell!"
I'd guess the "telling a story" frame is to help rationalize the musical aspects.
I'm pretty sure that The Band's Visit also didn't have anyone on chorus contracts, as I seem to recall that there was no Robe Ceremony for their opening either.
Call_me_jorge said: "is this cast being billed as the cast for the tryout, which is well over 16 months away at this point? Or just the cast for next developmental stages? Like, I mean, there’s still a chanceLeavel could still be “J Block’ed”"
All of the press releases I’ve seen have only mentioned the Chicago production. While I’m sure there will be another lab or workshop (if not several), it does seem that unless something major
AADA81 said: "There's always been a move toward movies and TV from Broadway, but many actors tried and failed for one reason or another. Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Zero Mostel and Bert Lahr all went west early(ish) in their careers but, for one reason or another, never quite clicked with audiences in those other media. They each returned to Broadway for some of their biggest successes. It's always been true that many BW actors try to make the shift and never quite achieve it.
The show has been tinkered with and revised almost constantly, and very few of the major stagings looked like the previous one. It was first revised Off-Broadway in the early 90s. It was given another overhaul in the late 90s for the Papermill Playhouse production. Then there was the most recent revisal for Goodspeed's production a couple years ago.
Does anyone happen to know what version is currently used for licensing?
helvizz said: "Also, didn't the male protagonist in Band's Visit have an alternate (at least for a few months, circa April 2018 )? I think it was due to prior commitment of Tony Shaloub, but still."
Tony Shalhoub left the show entirely at the end of February that year and Dariush Kashani was the full-time Tewfiq. Tony was brought back in for a handful of performances in May that were all the performances that any remaining Tony voters were invi
seymour krelborn said: "I too share your frustrations. I have applied for the rights a handful of times over the last two or so years for my community theater groupand been denied with the excuse that the tour is happening. I can understand only allowing schools the rights to the student edition but much to my surprise another local theater group within a few miles of us were granted the rights and have announced it for their 2020 season. I wish they were more open about the restrict
markypoo said: "Anyone here see the tour with Ann-Margret? Comments? Opinions?"
Her mobility was a huge issue on the tour. I know she had been in a motorcycle accident right around the time the tour launched, so I don't know if that was what was causing it (I also seem to recall mention of rheumatoid arthritis), but she spent a good majority of the show in a wheelchair. Her sultry, lounge-crooner voice was also very ill-suited to the score. As Dame said, it
It probably won't sit empty long enough, and the production may not even materialize, but it would be a great home for that oft rumored revival of Beauty and the Beast.
As far as the ancillary characters, should Heidi and "One More Kiss" make it in to the show I've been saying for a long time that the ultimate coup for that role would be to lure Teresa Stratas out of retirement, or, if that proved impossible, Julia Migenes. Fleming would be fine, but she still reads relatively young (despite being 60), and I feel like Heidi should be one of the oldest of the former Weismann performers.
Melissa McCarthy also reads far, far too young for H
Jordan Catalano said: "Let me tell you that your romanticization of the “old days” here as being a wonderful place to hang out is just that - a romanticized version of the truth. While it wasn’t as moderated as it became and there was a whole lot more bitchiness and fun sometimes, there was also an oftentimes scary level of cruelty and harassment that went unchecked for far too long. "
I agree with Jordan. This thread was started with the rosiest of
