Dave28282 said: "I would actually be shocked if the show is taken down, because there has been a trial already, and the boys, including these 2 have sworn nothing happened.
They happen to be looking for fame, followers and fortune and the parents are quite peculiar too.
Let the man rest."
Apologies if this takes the thread off topic (I will gladly delete if need be), but I find it so frustrating when this "they want fame!" line is trot
I'd LOVE for this to be true, but I actually wouldn't be that interested in seeing Cynthia as Aida - I'd lean towards Ariana DeBose instead. Cynthia's talented, but just grates me the wrong way.
Kad said: "Someone seriously dropped the ball here, and it's not the fault of these small theatres, yet they are the ones bearing the consequences.
Yes, a contract is a contract. But come on- going after these small local productions is needlessly cruel."
"Needlessly cruel" - yes, exactly my thoughts. Just because Rudin and co. CAN do this doesn't mean they SHOULD, especially given the precarious financial state of so many regional theate
dearalanaaaa said: "(I'm too lazy to @ everybody since I'm on a phone)
Some pages take away their own creativity or go too far with fanpages. I agree with that. What I understand is who it's harming? There's no harm in fan accounts, and again, they often provide a way for people to express their love for something. The same goes for cosplay accounts or Facebook groups. Running a fan account doesn't need to be obsessive. Heck, I only log in once per
On the one hand, it's sweet that fans are passionate about theater, and you won't catch me telling them to care less.
On the other hand, these stan accounts do verge on the stalker-ish sometimes, and they also feel a bit like riding on coattails - like these kids can get internet fame/recognition/whatever, but by reposting the content of someone else.
Also, I'm a bit biased, since I discovered that a personal photo of an industry friend an
dfrillsnedit said: "BroadwayPrincess3 said: "i enjoyed the show, but you’re right. The characterization was the weakest part. Gleb really didn’t have a motive. They had something there, what with his father being one of the men that invaded, and his mother being against it, but it went nowhere. How does he fall in love instantly with a street sweeper? It would’ve made more sense if he had assumed movie Dmitri’s role and smuggled her out, only to end u
Not surprising, given their grosses, but very sad. I know Anastasia was never a popular show on these boards but I thought it was wonderful, and I enjoyed it very much. Two years is nothing to sniff at, though, especially given how crowded the 2017 season was when it opened.
I saw this show in previews and completely fell in love. As much as I love splashy, big-produced shows (Wicked remains one of my very favorites), TBV was something entirely different and entirely lovely. It was never going to appeal to a massive audience - it's too small, too delicate, not flashy, and musically unusual, and I can understand how it wasn't everyone's cup of tea. But to me, it was extraordinary, and I don't think I'll ever forget the way I felt watching "
Jake is Fiyero through Feb. 10, although it was originally scheduled to end around Jan. 10, I believe. I don't know if Ryan is coming back after this or if there will be a different Fiyero coming in.
everythingtaboo said: "I'd like to not see this at all on Broadway. The movie washes out so much of Barnum's terrible history to make him seem like some kind of hero. Also, I don't really think it's that consistent a score, to me it felt like they were trying to make every song a feel-good anthem."
This was my biggest problem too - there's no rise and fall to the score. The songs are fine, one at a time, but when they all combine, I felt like all
I too work in the theatre and I too have struggled with mental health on and off for many years. My anxiety manifested itself in digestive issues and migraine variants (and still does, now and then) that led to me being unable to go to work on occasion. I was lucky, as Patti seems to be, to have supervisors who were understanding.
And yet. I knew that there might come a time when I might have to stop my work or shift into a different aspect of it if my symptoms did not get under
BroadwayRox3588 said: "RWPrincess said: "I do hope the show now realizes how popular Zach is and decides to bring him back once Cody is done."
Why would they do that, since last time he was in the show, they ended up in a position where they had to buy him out of his contract? Shows don't typically buy someone out of their contract, and later ask them to come back..."
I thought Zach was spectacular in the role - and even I know this
Constantine leading "Stay I Pray You" was one of the highlights when I saw the show previously; I can imagine he'd be excellent as Gleb! Although now I'm quite curious as to who the stunt-cast was that fell through.
I'm not familiar with Penny Fuller, but she's apparently a pretty prolific actress on TV as well as on stage. Interesting choice as well.
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Honestly, maybe we should scale back on the number of shows targeted to younger audiences. The fan bases always do too much and insist on piecing together “drama” like they see on television that isn’t even there. No kids, not every production is like SMASH behind the scenes."
I don’t think avoiding teen-oriented shows would help much, because you never know what they’ll latch onto. One of the biggest and most inte
I'm always interested in this because I live so far from the NYC area that I pretty much never get Broadway commercials except, on occasion, for the national tours that are coming to my area.
Elfuhbuh said: "No one is saying that Stan Twitter is wrong for being upset with his casting. What’s wrong is the toxic way they’ve gone about expressing their upset. There’s a fine line between going, “Gee, I wish they hadn’t cast a has-been pop star in my favorite show,” and tagging the cast in all sorts of hateful posts, passing around out of context photos of Christy Altomare to claim she’s “miserable” with her new costar, and
I love this show a lot. I wanted to like Cody and hoped he would help drum up some numbers to keep this open. But honestly? I think this stunt has backfired and everyone is losing - the cast, the production, even Cody himself.
It's not like the producers read these boards - and i know there's a lot more to stuntcasting than just "this guy would be good and bring money" - but: Chris Wood (from the TV Supergirl) as Dmitry? He's an actual musical theatre perfor
