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I think we're at a Van Hove oversaturation point. 

I think Rocky Horror is far more successful as a fully realized piece of musical theatre than Bat Out of Hell in nearly every conceivable way. 

$70 for a glass of champagne and no line for the bar? No thanks.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "There are specifications to joining Equity: acquiring 25 (or 50) "EMC Points", which you get by working as a non-Equity actor at an Equity theatre. Or, an Equity company can buy your card for you."

Equity producers don't "buy" cards for people. They offer Equity contracts to non-members, which then makes those people eligible to join. Most people join this way.

 

I've heard from folks involved in previous workshops that this is kind of a nutso piece, so I'm excited to see it lavishly supported by Lincoln Center.

In his book, he doesn't talk about Patti at all beyond a passing mention that she played Eva. 

What incentive, exactly, does Marianne Elliott have to do "further conceptual work" with a production that was critically acclaimed and award-winning? 

I doubt they're actually going to get a "name" actor to cover for Groff's absence. 

I was wondering about it just the other day, but it appears there's been no news since it closed at the end of January. 

I think he meant an independently-produced EP of Hall covering some of these songs. 

Hall has released a number of EPs of her covering songs by specific artists she loves (including songs from Hedwig). I wouldn't be surprised if she released a Steinman EP to join the set. 

This will be a limited engagement of a known property, of which the real "star" will be the conceit of the production, and which will surely be a prestige piece. They don't need a name that will get ticketbuyers from Wichita to immediately fork over $300. 

 

No one was insulted, and this board exists to discuss Broadway, good or ill. Calm down, Oscar. 

ALW  is laughing all the way to the bank that he probably now owns. Who cares what award he lost in the late 80s? Phantom will outlast us all. 

It’s worth pointing out that Moulin Rouge, the film, was far from universally acclaimed itself. It averages 76% on Rotten tomatoes and 66/100 on Metacritic, and was consistently knocked for putting spectacle above deeper emotions and for throwing too much into the mix. In fact, to this day you’ll find people love it or loathe it in equal measure.

Speculating on its demise when out of the gate it’s doing numbers all producers dream of is silly.

I usually like Holdren, but she does sometimes gets on a No Fun soapbox.

(she’s also totally wrong about the context of “Like a Virgin” in the movie...)