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Rumpelstiltskin said: "A new production of Raisin. Best Musical winner with no revivals IIRC. I loved the original production; a showcase for African American actors, with several meaty roles, a solid book, and memorable songs. Hard to understand why it was forgotten so soon after the original run. Textbook definition of Encores eligibility."

I came here to say this, but I'm happier to find another admirer of this show!! I unfortunately didn't see the origina

"Democracy" from Soft Power.

I am not always excited for movie adaptations but boyohboy does this one look great. I thought Denzel's Fences a few years back was about as good as adaptation gets, and this looks like it's going to be just as good.

Could Chip Zien be the narrator?

Holy smokes, this is so exciting! If I got to see this and A Strange Loop on the same NYC trip that would be an amazing post-pandemic theater trip for sure.

This play has had such a long road to Broadway already, so it's sad to see that road made even longer. I saw this at Steppenwolf a couple of years ago and was pretty thrilled by it. I hope it's able to reopen on the schedule they're purporting.

This thread is full of amazing Sondheim rhymes, for good reason. But to mix things up, I'll say that I am stunned every time by the lyric to "I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles. The rhymes are fairly simple, but somehow still totally surprising to me. Plus, they drive the song along in a way that is so, so emotionally affecting. The middle verse is a particular favorite of mine:

I am what I am
I don't want praise, I dont want pity
I b

On a theater trip a couple years ago, I had to choose between Carousel and Once On This Island. We went with OOTI, which I loved, but I will forever regret not also being able to see Carousel. Joshua Henry is one of my favorite Broadway singers; I can't imagine what it must have been like to be in the room with him singing "Soliloquy."

I'll also be forever kicking myself for not figuring out some way to get to NYC to see

Some more previews posted on FB!

I agree with Scarlet Leigh that the fate of this show remains up in the air (no pun intended), but the songs we've heard so far are so, so promising. Seems like a real departure for Kitt in the best possible way, and I am getting more and more excited for this show with each passing day!!

This just took my expectations for this show and skyrocketed them. Both these songs are gorgeous, the title number especially so. I am so, so excited to see this next month!!

This just took my expectations for this show and skyrocketed them. Both these songs are gorgeous, the title number especially so. I am so, so excited to see this next month!!

I saw this two nights ago, and it's as good as everyone is saying it is. Namir Smallwood and Carrie Coon give such genuine, discomfiting performances. I've always thought of this play as a demented love story, and they play that angle with really profound subtlety. The set design is excellent, and the transitions are all handled really elegantly, in a way that doesn't at all remove you from the atmosphere of the show. At this point, I've seen every show Letts has written and w

suicidalmickeymouse said: "I literally just did some digging myself. For 35 dollars, you get a membership allowing you to buy 35 dollar tickets. I purchased 2 assassins tickets (good seats too!) for 35 each. With all the taxes, it came to an even 120."

Thank you for bringing this option to my attention! I followed the exact same method and got two REALLY good seats for $120. I can't believe it! Even with the membership, that's significantly cheaper

JPeterman said: "This is a really weak group .... no wonder Sing Street was so determined to get in this year. I’m going to go with Flying Over Sunset due to its talented team andbecause nothing else on this list deserves to win."

My sentiments exactly. For a million reasons I want Flying Over Sunset to be great, not least of which being that I'm uninspired by pretty much every other Tony contender this season.

And I'm glad to see other people ca

I saw The Minutes at Steppenwolf a couple of years ago, and really loved it. It is not quite as intense as A:OC, but really engaging and interesting. It's very timely in its dissection of political discourse, and approaches difficult subject matter with Letts's typical witty, alarming prose. Also: seeing what happens in the final five or so minutes is maybe the most shocked I've ever been in a theater. Suffice it to say I think it's a strong contender for your final spot! I

Ah, yes, sorry. 

Someone in a Tree2 said: "Wasn't THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY the most recent LCT production of an original musical? That one premiered in 2014.

Admittedly, it didn't do much better business than WOMEN ON THE VERGE...but it yielded a slew of Tony noms, and I for one count it one of the masterpieces of the last decade."

I too admire the Bridges score and it was certainly a daring work, but it was based on one of the most popular books of the n

Melissa25 said: "OMG Pinch me! It's not a movie jukebox musical!!!!!!! Very excited."

100% agreed. No matter how this show turns out, it is VERY heartening to me that LCT is willing to put up an entirely original musical. I hope it's great and that it does really well for all involved. I haven't been especially inspired by very much this season, and I'm happy to support this particular motley crew of artists on a project like this. 

Finally some more information got released! This video with Harry Hadden-Paton, Carmen Cusack, and Tony Yazbeck definitely shines more light on this show than has been shone up to now. They gush about the score, give some details about the story, and confirm a tiny bit about Michelle Dorrance&

I, for one, am very excited about this show. I am a fan to varying degrees of everyone involved, and am always eager to support new, adventurous work on Broadway. Given how tight-lipped everyone is being about the project, it's hard to know anything concrete about it. My assumption is that it must be in pretty damn good shape for LCT to be putting it up with no Off-Broadway or out-of-town tryouts. 

No matter what, it'll likely be something worth seeing. It's