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Joviedamian said: "Also, the film was produced by Netflix, with which Murphy has a production deal. So he likely had to get Netflix on board with the casting, but it seems doubtful that outside investors needed to be attracted and Corden was a sop for them.

That is correct. But what usually happens in deals like this is, that Netflix negotiated a contract with an independent contractor (in this case Ryan Murphy), to help bring in work for Netflix to help produce t

Per Deadline's article when the project was announced, the four leads were Murphy's first choices for the roles.

Also, the film was produced by Netflix, with which Murphy has a production deal. So he likely had to get Netflix on board with the casting, but it seems doubtful that outs

For those who want more information, the statement from the terminated artists can be found here.

I guess most of the discussion of straight actors in the play was here. In case anyone is following this thread, Andrew Burnap came out today:

https://twitter.com/McDrewBur/status/1315372222559801346

Not sure if this is the best thread, but given the discussion of the lead roles being played mostly by straight men when the play was open, it seems worth noting that Andrew Burnap came out today:

https://twitter.com/McDrewBur/status/1315372222559801346

We all have our own journey. Happy National Coming Out Day.

Given that the question is most loved and not best (and my answers wouldn't be the same), mine is The Golden Girls' "What a Difference a Date Makes." It's not the best episode or the funniest (and some of the writing's pretty sloppy), but it's the one I've watched the most. Dorothy gets one of her best lines in the entire series, Hal Linden is at his most charming, it has a funny Blanche subplot, Sophia's latter-season nastiness is toned down, and it has

Today's article in Vulture's flops series is about this show. Fun read.

https://www.vulture.com/article/senator-joe-broadway-musical-joseph-mccarthy-failed.html

poisonivy2 said: "CT2NYC said: "poisonivy2 said: "If Hamilton wins any Oscars that means LMM gets his EGOT right?"

Only if it wins Best Picture, or he wins Best Actor."

Couldn't it get nominations for Score and Song? And then LMM would win an EGOT if he won those."

No, the score and song have to be written specifically for the film to be eligible. The current rules are "an original song consists

schubox said: "Speaking to that, how does this affect the stage show when it opens back up. Who is going to be lining up to see the stage show now that this copy exists? I kind of burned myself out seeing it three times in the opening year, but could have seen myself revisiting it on a tour or something in a few years. But why would I spend hundreds of dollars on that when this definitive version exists?"

It's inevitable that it will have some effect, and the mak

Yep, it's official:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-TAKE-ME-OUT-Revival-Will-Arrive-on-Broadway-in-Spring-2021-20200701

I hadn't seen this article from a few days ago (6/24). Sounds like everyone is still onboard, for whenever it can happen.

For the Actors of ‘Take Me Out,’ a Coming-Out Party Is Postponed

Second Stage remains committed. And the actors, so far, have all agreed to return. “I’m going to do this play,” Williams said. “I’ve made that clear.&rdquo

BrodyFosse123 said: "TrChSpHa said: "It only took two days and termination from HelloFresh

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-HatxlQ6h/?igshid=d6hur26wafu8"

This took place yesterday (Wednesday). Scroll up. It was already discussed.

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TrChSpHa is referring to the fact that it took two days and the HelloFresh termination for her to make that statement, which was posted on Instagram an hour ago.

Highland Guy was all over the WSS threads earlier this year, saying how brave Amar Ramasar was in the face of people being mean about him and how he (Highland Guy) admired his courage. He seems to be inclined to defend people who've done shi--y things. The Lea Michele defense is right on brand.

Broadway Buddy said: "Don’t see American Buffalo, Diana, or Take Me Out surviving either."

Why wouldn't Take Me Out survive? They may not be able to retain the whole cast (especially the bigger names), but it's being staged by a nonprofit, and there's enough interest (for...reasons ) that it's one show that might get people to risk coming out for, more so than a lot of shows (or just about anything Second Stage could replace it with).
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A thorough deep cleaning, one would hope.

How the Remote Sondheim 90th-Birthday Concert Came Together (an Hour or So Late)

Interesting behind-the-scenes article.

The Stream Team Behind Buyer & Cellar Share What They Learned About Making Live Theater Online

 

Danny Burstein writes of his experience with the virus in the Hollywood Reporter:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/broadway-star-danny-burstein-his-harrowing-coronavirus-experience-strength-stillness-guest-column-1289839

The NYT links in BWW's story don't seen to work, so here's one:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/theater/broadway-cares-disney-fund-raiser-blocked-coronavirus.html

And this?

"“When you treat musicians as if they were slaves, you reap the consequences,” Hair said to a Disney executive in an email."

Somebody needs to

Kudos to Matt Doyle for his post, which I just saw. Well said.

I'm not sure this has been posted; Second Stage is looking to push Take Me Out to the fall (not sure if that's possible with Williams's Grey's Anatomy schedule, but I like that they're trying to keep it alive):

https://2st.com/visit/coronavirus-updates

"The Broadway League has announced a further period of suspension through June