Scarlet Leigh said: "So all that said, this looks like the revival Tony might be all but a locked down for Oklahoma and the Leading actress race is looking brighter for Block."
I think the thing that could be working against Stephanie J. Block is how The Cher Show has been received. No performance from a show that wasn’t nominated for Best Musical has won an acting prize since Heather Headley for Aida back in 2000. Plus, there is still the who
The Durham Performing Arts Center hasn't announced their 2019-20 season yet, though they did just announce that the national tour of Aladdin will be coming from October 2nd-26th.
I wonder if Camelot could be Lincoln Center’s next musical revival after My Fair Lady. I remember André Bishop talked about exploring the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue with South Pacific and The King & I. Could they be exploring the Lerner & Loewe catalogue next?
I remember reading that Alan Ball actually originally conceived American Beauty as a play, but he ended up shelving that idea after realizing that the story wouldn't work well on stage.
Very sad (and shocked) to hear about this passing! I remember Derek from when he was a contestant on the 2007 Grease reality show. I had the great pleasure of seeing him on stage as Johnny Cash in the first national tour of Million Dollar Quartet.
I heard Jordan Donica reveal on Seth Speaks that he'll be leaving the production at the end of the month. So it seems that we'll be getting a new Freddy Eynsford-Hill pretty soon.
I'd say Stephanie has a good shot at a nomination, though a win may be even harder. The last time a show that wasn't nominated for Best Musical took an acting prize at the Tonys was Heather Headley for Aida back in 2000 (though Katie Finneran did win for the unnominated revival of Promises, Promises back in 2010). Not to mention that The Cher Show would really have to overcome the whole industry bias against commodity musicals.
natashalost said: "BwayLB said: "I think it depends on what Harvey Fierstein had planned for the NBC TV broadcast before it was canceled."
Sorry if I'm late on this but did they actually cancel it? I thought they just pushed it back again."
Last I heard, it wasn't actually cancelled, it was only put on hold again. Though if it never comes to fruition on NBC, I wonder if some stage production could utilize the updates Harvey Fiers
I don't see why My Fair Lady would close in January, it's still making money. Plus, Laura Benanti is currently scheduled to be in the production through February 17th while Danny Burstein will be in it from January 8th-April 28th.
brdwybound04 said: "Crazy For You? Tina? West Side Story?"
Tina and West Side Story both aren't coming until next fall. As for Crazy for You, that almost appears to be dead in the water at this point (unless we hear otherwise).
Mike Barrett said: "Not surprised to hear! This will do well come Tonys in 2020. With this and possibly Hadestown transferring, next season is looking amazing"
I doubt Moulin Rouge! will do well at the Tonys (at least in terms of wins) because it is the literal definition of a commodity musical as it’s not only based on a popular movie, but also utilizes hundreds of pre-existing songs. We've seen in recent years how the industry has been
