I'd add the Golden to the list as well--rear mezzanine isn't great simply because of how steep it feels, but it's still a perfectly clear view of the stage.
Not exactly a scene change since nothing actually changes onstage, but one moment that will always stick with me is in The Pillowman, when it's first revealed that the 3 "walls" of the interrogation room are not actually walls but are scrims and the stories begin being played out behind them.
RippedMan said: "At "Oklahoma!' on Tuesday the two ladies behind me kept opening endless wrappers and talking during the entire show. It was so distracting. Every thing elicited a comment. The people around me were getting annoyed as well."
While I understand the reason for it, I think that's unfortunately one of the drawbacks of leaving the house lights on for this revival. The audience suddenly feels more like they're at a chili cook-off with
Betrayal Previews Aug 15
2019, 08:11:03 AM
It sounds like there are a lot of partial view seats, whether marked that way or not, and frankly, that's just as much on the director as the theatre. The #1 rule of Directing 101 is you have to adapt to the space you're working in, and if there are that many partial view seats, clearly something needs adjusted in the staging. And I don't care that this is a transfer and was created for a different theatre space--of course the space was different in London, which is why you have to adapt. Oklaho
Passing Strange Total Bent Family Album (not in NYC)"
Are we talking about shows only written by black playwrights or composers? Because while Stew is black, Heidi Rodewald, who co-wrote Passing Strange with him, is not. So not sure if that one even technically counts in regards to the original poster's question (although Passing Strange was an amazing, forgotten way too soon show, so I'm glad
But wait, I thought they were already starring in Rebecca. Is this running in rep with it?
The Aug 5
2019, 11:44:51 AM
I think as a society we're having major, major issues distinguishing between what's portrayed on stage and screen and what's portrayed as right on stage and screen. Just because Jared makes a gay joke or Michael dresses as a woman in Tootsie or Sam Rockwell's character says racist things in Three Billboards doesn't mean that the authors are condoning the behavior and saying that it's right. There are allowed to be bad people doing and saying bad things in entertainment without it being wrong to
Fastest Ticket Sell-out? Aug 5
2019, 09:47:46 AM
I remember when Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick rejoined The Producers, within minutes their entire I believe 8-week run was sold out. And I know their revival of Odd Couple sold out extremely quick as well.
Playbill stopped publishing song lists? Aug 5
2019, 07:19:46 AM
Like others said, it's entirely up to the production, not Playbill, and it's been happening for quite some time (the first show I remember seeing with no song list was Avenue Q 16 years ago, although I'm sure it happened before that as well). But it does seem like this is becoming more and more common, which is probably why it feels like such a new thing.
magictodo123 said: "Broadway61004 said: "magictodo123 said: "52889j said: "Obviously it's quite recent, but it would've really been something if Damon Daunno could've originated Orpheus in Hadestown and Curly in Oklahoma in consecutive Broadway seasons."
This would have been so interesting. It also makes me think of this story I read a while ago about an actress (I don't remember who, or if it was actually an actor) who
magictodo123 said: "52889j said: "Obviously it's quite recent, but it would've really been something if Damon Daunno could've originated Orpheus in Hadestown and Curly in Oklahoma in consecutive Broadway seasons."
This would have been so interesting. It also makes me think of this story I read a while ago about an actress (I don't remember who, or if it was actually an actor) who was in two shows at once across the street from each other?
UncleCharlie said: "I did my doctoral dissertation on this very topic and uncovered a key fact that may explain this. Phantom receivedless votes than the show that won for Best Score.
I know, right?"
But what about the electoral college votes? Maybe Phantom actually did get more votes.
Miss Saigon Ages Horribly In Era Of #MeToo And Authentic Representation Jul 29
2019, 06:58:53 PM
Miss Saigon is clearly problematic--from its casting to its stereotypes to its white savior narrative--so there's no argument from me there. But this article seems to be implying that if something happened in a time period that no longer meets our current moral standards, we should just forget about it (or worse, change it). Was Kim 17? Yes. Does that seem creepy now? Yes. But did that happen all the time during the Vietnam War? Absolutely. And some Vietnamese women also married white men for th
When I saw the '98 Cabaret revival, when the front of the main platform flies out at the end (after the orchestra has left their seats), one of the music stands got caught. The stand rose with the platform probably about 10 feet before it fell to the ground and shattered. I'll give the cabaret girls who were walking out underneath it a ton of credit, as they barely broke character while chunks of metal were flying at them.
Speed said: "Broadway61004 said: "Speed said: "BenjaminNicholas2 said: "everythingtaboo said: "And I'm so tired of Jennifer Hudson singing the sh*t out of everything in the place of actual emotion. There's nothing behind her singing besides power. Where's the character aside from looking shocked and confused
Yes. I'm glad someone said it. Hudsonhas two volumes: Loud and very loud. Her
Speed said: "BenjaminNicholas2 said: "everythingtaboo said: "And I'm so tired of Jennifer Hudson singing the sh*t out of everything in the place of actual emotion. There's nothing behind her singing besides power. Where's the character aside from looking shocked and confused?""
Yes. I'm glad someone said it. Hudsonhas two volumes: Loud and very loud. Her technique is sloppy. Her phrasing shows how much she could
A Part of It All said: "To many, Alyssa Greene is a canon lesbian POC.
I agree pan rep is important, but many fans are calling for the creation of a new character so that there is no lesbian rep lost in the adaptation."
Given that the main character is still a lesbian and is the focal point of the whole story, I don't think there's going to be lesbian representation lost. Changes always happen when things are adapted from one medium to another. Tha
