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SomethingPeculiar said: "One that I'm surprised hasn't come up yet: The Phantom! For a first-billed, iconic leading role, the Phantom only has ~20 mins of stage time, right?"

He actually has about 40~ minutes of stage time, even off stage as there are a lot of parts over mic that the Phantom does every night. And he's sitting in the Angel for a good portion of All I Ask of You waiting for the reprise (and most people don't see him, but he is on the pr

ElphabaGoodman said: "Little Dancer is being reworked and re-titled as "Marie" - it's getting a production in Seattle spring 2019"

 

Hmm, not sure how I feel about the new title. I don't think many people know that the dancer's name was Marie, which is probably a big part of the story itself of course. I hope whatever issues it has get worked out during this production, because it would be nice to see a new musical like this on the b

Miles2Go2 said: "I saw Little Dancer (which I keep calling Tiny Dancer; Sorry, Elton) in D.C. and at least then it was not ready for Broadway."

 

I've always wondered what happened to this musical! I saw video of it a few years ago and was interested because of the subject matter and Rebecca Luker's involvement. Is there a thread on this board I can bump to ask about it? 

 

As far as this season goes, out of all these "

I was working the box office at my local big theater during Hamilton's tour stop, and Thomas Kail came to the window to pick up tickets. I was overwhelmed when I realized it was him! I thanked him for all the good work he has done for theatre and for Hamilton itself, but the woman next to him heard me and asked for a picture with him (which I never would have done had I been on the other side of the glass). He asked her if she knew who he was, and she outright said no! All cavalier and la

ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "I had this moment a few times and most recently, Idecided to download the London Cast recording ofAmerican Psychoand really loved the score. However, this time I think I understand why it didn't receive more praise. I'm not really a fan of the movie nor of Bret Easton Ellis so I can see the material of the musical not being for everybody. I also saw how some of my favorite numbers were staged thanks to YouTube, and though I am very sure

The current Off-BW revival of Sweeney Todd is easily the best theatrical experience I've ever had. Saw it three times in one weekend and was astounded every time. I'm so sad that it's closing. Any time people ask for recommendations I tell them to see it.

Before that the best show I'd seen live was American Psycho — an utterly transfixing experience, even with a massive technical error at the top of act one. It did not deserve to close and definitely didn't de

I saw Sweeney three times last November. My first seat was A3 I believe, then I sat in D2, and then F4. 

My favorite seat was D2 by far, but it was nice to have seen the whole show from a more holistic perspective than being straight immersed. But as the Sweeney at the time was one of my favorite actors (Hugh Panaro) being THAT up close to him was... utterly amazing. 

Here's some specifics of what action I caught best in these seats, and what I missed. Under a cut