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Light in the Piazza tour - Broadway transfer?  Dec 21 2019, 02:53:16 PM

I saw this in Chicago by the way and it was wonderful... most of the comments above are valid, sure, but I didn't care because Renee Fleming's voice turns this already amazing score into something almost sinful to listen to. It's like eating a Devil's food cheesecake from Junior's. You know it shouldn't be happening but Gosh Darn it you are going to indulge as long as it's in front of you. 



Way Too Early 2020 Tony Predictions thread  Dec 21 2019, 02:49:34 PM

Jarethan said: "Mike Barrett said: "The biggest ? here is Flying Over Sunset, which I do believe has Best Musical contender written all over it. It should be a fun season to follow!"

I have to admit that this soundstome like the stupidest idea ever for a musical, which leads me to conclude that it is either going to be incredibly bad or incredibly brilliant. I am hoping for brilliant, as I like all three leads (I saw Carmen Cusack a decade or so ago in a


Light in the Piazza tour - Broadway transfer?  Dec 21 2019, 02:46:37 PM

carnzee said: "I get the impression that the Met just doesn't want to do musicals, unlike so many other opera houses. They've done Porgy and Weil's Mahagony, but both have always been called "operas" by their creators from the beginning, although both works have been performed outside of opera houses."

Very true... but that could end up being their downfall. Broadway musicals have always really just been a new form of opera. Opera is musical the


Light in the Piazza tour - Broadway transfer?  Dec 21 2019, 04:45:39 AM

I would love to see it come to the Met. The combo of a beloved Broadway musical and Renee Fleming could really sell out the met on a limited schedule and be a triumph for the composer, and musical theatre crossover in general. 



New Broadway Theater  Dec 21 2019, 04:42:48 AM

I would have loved to see the Shuberts build a hotel... with several theatres underneath. 

 

I think there is a need for a Broadway Blackbox. Something similar to what Steppenwolf Theatre Company has... where the entire audience can be manipulated into any form of seating... so long as there are always 500 seats. 



New Broadway Theater  Dec 21 2019, 04:42:46 AM

I would have loved to see the Shuberts build a hotel... with several theatres underneath. 

 

I think there is a need for a Broadway Blackbox. Something similar to what Steppenwolf Theatre Company has... where the entire audience can be manipulated into any form of seating... so long as there are always 500 seats. 



Should SIX transfer?  Feb 23 2019, 07:29:44 PM
I saw this in London it was wonderful! Perfect for new world stages!

 Feb 22 2019, 01:08:56 PM
Yes... in general... but even the tourists are getting tired of them.

Liza with a z question  Feb 19 2019, 01:37:58 AM

If you google Spencer Henderson the picture of Liza with a Z comes up so I believe he is one of the two men. He died in 1993 at the age of 44 from complications from AIDS. He was in the Broadway cast of Promises Promises, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Zorba and danced on many television shows. He choreographed as well, most notably for the film Steel Magnolias (my fave of all time). 

A google search of Jimmy (James) Roddy also brings up the same picture... further searches


Be More Chill Orchestrations Drama  Feb 19 2019, 01:29:38 AM

I came here from the other message board to see what y'all were saying about this, but it doesn't look like there's much chatter here. Apparently the Local 802 president, Adam Krauthamer, has cited an old rule which bars orchestrators from playing in the pits of shows they have orchestrated and so Charlie Rosen was fired just hours before the first preview of Be More Chill. 

 "No Orchestrator of a given production may serve as Orchestra


Miss Saigon Plot Hole  Feb 1 2019, 07:33:35 PM

He DEFINITELY doesn't forget her - he has PTSD induced nightmares about Kim that haunt him every night. In fact it could be argued that the entirety of MISS SAIGON is one of Chris's Vietnam PTSD nightmares (this is how I would frame the movie)

Though, to your point it always seems like such a weird choice for Ellen to sing "You've been with me two years and not shared things you've done." Again, a perfectly normal lyric however unnecessary. It could


Diana  Jan 10 2019, 03:14:52 AM

I attended the reading and it was really wonderful... though... that doesn't always transfer to the stage. So much can change when it's up on it's feet and no one is reading stage directions. We shall see but I am very hopeful - the cast is terrific for sure! 



Early Pulitzer Frontrunners  Jan 10 2019, 03:12:32 AM

My money would be on Downstate.... though plays out of NYC are rarely awarded, this is a play by an author who already has a pulitzer at a theatre that already has a few pulitzers - in Chicago no less, New Yorker's weekend getaway spot. This is at least on their radar. 

My other two bets for the "nominee" slots would be SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy Harris and USUAL GIRLS by Ming Peiffer. 

It's definitely between Slave Play and Downstate... 

I'


The Inheritance  Jan 10 2019, 03:02:15 AM

Jordan Catalano said: "Redgrave is in the show for about 15 minutes in part 2. You can’t sell this show on her (or any actor playing that part) name alone."

Of course you can. If Meryl Streep did it... 



The Inheritance  Jan 10 2019, 03:00:50 AM

Campbell5 said: "I saw this in London last week. It will come to Broadway and win the Pulitzer and TONY for Best Play."

Yep. Agreed. 



Great Numbers in Mediocre/ Bad Shows  Dec 4 2018, 12:28:51 AM
Agree with most of these and would like to add:

“Putting on the ritz” from Young Frankenstein

“Fly fly away” from Catch me if you can

“Model Behavior” from Women on the verge

“Every Night at Seven” from On a Clear...

“Live with somebody you love” from Martin Guerre

“Say Yes” from 69 girls 69


Is Light in the Piazza problematic?  Nov 30 2018, 12:30:46 AM
The Light in the Piazza is a tragedy. It’s not a happy ending. It’s very sad knowing that this whole thing will fall apart soon. A similar ending happens in “the graduate.” It is supposed to be upsetting for the audience. That is why it is scored with sad music.

Unsee Me  Nov 21 2018, 09:05:57 PM

CRYBABY

THE LITTLE MERMAID

SHREK THE MUSICAL



CLUELESS THE MUSICAL  Nov 21 2018, 09:03:54 PM

NEED SERIOUS ADVICE GUYS:

Clueless is my favorite movie of all time and I would HATE to miss this musical, but I am out of town on business for the complete run of the show. :O   Should I make a pricey quick one night trip to NYC to see this???? I came here trying to see if it would transfer or get extended but it looks like that's a no go. 

What do you guys think? Should I come back for one night to see the show? I need to decide ASAP. 



The Scottsboro Boys?  Nov 18 2018, 12:43:28 AM
It had a terrible marketing campaign that didn’t even put Kander & Ebb above the title. They didn’t do enough publicity and they had a smear campaign against them for all the wrong reasons... this needs a revival with a big star and a flashy staging!

I think the thing missing from the original was flashiness. It needed more razzle dazzle. The material is so dark that it needs some over the top ridiculousness.


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