"Does an angel die every time there's a bad high school production of something?" - Phyllis Rogers Stone
"I'm too busy jabbing rusty nails into my eyes." - Mildred Plotka
"Our choreographer made Snow White's stepmother look like the mother of the year. He was the most evil queen who ever lived." - D2
"Who the hell does this kid think he is? Michael Reidel?" - Amneris
"You are wasting virtual trees and depleting our source of black pixels!" - Aigoo
"She said to me, "Wicked is nothing. You will be bored, probably go deaf, and die". "Wicked is not good show. Go out there, see a REAL show, like um what could you see, oh, why don't you go to see Legally Blonde, or Phantom of the Opera or The Sound of Music". Also, she said "Wicked. You don't even need to have any talent for that. You don't even need to study for that. You just read the script, and that's it." - JoeKv99
"If we were all positive about everything, we would all sound like Broadway.com..." - orange skittles
"She couldn't stand the heat so she remodeled the kitchen!" - FindingNamo
"She's the Jabba the Hut of concert performers." - Mildred Plotka
"I like when Effie knocks down the little table and eats some chocolate cake to get stregth for the ending." - PalJoey
"Stand in giant va-jay-jay and sing Christine!" - SNAFU
"Wicked is really Broadway prison." -TheatreFan4
"She's got more plastic than a trash bag." - TheatreDiva90016
"Those weren't helicopters. That was Eyedina." - kchenofan
"Lea is an enchanted goat, transformed by an evil witch when she was just a kid. All she wants from life is to be left in peace, munching tin cans next to a ramshackle barn in Appalachia; however, the witch cursed her with a loud voice that acts as an irresistible siren call to soulless teenage girls and gay men who use too much hair product. Only if she can play Fanny Brice on Broadway can the curse be undone!" - newintown
"We'll find out that Elphaba shot JR!" - wonderwaiter
"I stopped to watch because I love watching crazy people meltdown." - Phyllis Rogers Stone
Heather Headley in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN would be absolutely magical. I'd also love Katrina Lenk or Amber Gray, but they might not be as big of draws just yet.
I think a US national tour is MORE than enough, but if SCHOOL OF ROCK closed after summer I could see it come in for a limited run of a few months.
Next season looks a little...odd...for new musicals. MOULIN ROUGE and HADESTOWN have yet to announce official productions or theatre, and the rest of the lot (PRETTY WOMAN, THE PROM, GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER) are kind of odd. The only official show I'm interested in is THE CHER SHOW, and even that is adding to a new overkill
This would be a GREAT season for "Hadestown" to come in. What an odd assortment of musicals so far. (Also would be a great season for "Moulin Rouge" if they had the right venue.)
DREAMGIRLS, CHICAGO, EVITA with Nicole Scherzinger (if Gaga isn't available), LITTLE SHOP, and GUYS AND DOLLS would be fun! If we weren't getting the sequel this fall, I'd love ABC to have put on a live version of MARY POPPINS. They could maybe do AIDA with the right cast!
I'm 90% sure she's prepping new music to come out in the new few weeks as a follow up to DANGEROUS WOMAN, which was hugely successful. I wouldn't mind her on film as Nessa, but if she's returning to Broadway I'd expect it in a new production as opposed to being a replacement.
I think a commercial run could be successful if Kelli, Laura, and Donna were in the cast. Throw in Norbert Leo Butz as Buddy and maybe Norm Lewis as Ben?
I'd also love Vanessa Williams as Phyllis - at least in concert somewhere.
Cfried said: "It seems I'm one of the few that didn't care for his performance. The clipped "...for us" was almost irritating and I felt I was watching Evan Hansen singWest Side. I also did not understand the contemporary arrangement when this was supposed to be a celebration of Leonard Bernstein. Benis a very talented artist, but this was not the right song for him. He's not theleading man-Tony type, so the performance didn't work for me."
I think Ben did well, like a 7.5/10 - I enjoyed the arrangement and he eased in by the end. Nice to see the future of musical theatre there, as well as a true legend.
I'll expect Hello Dolly, Cats, Anastasia, Miss Saigon, Charlie, and Fiddler. Beautiful, Wicked, and Hamilton will probably be season extras, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a return of Phantom.
RippedMan said: "Wonder why “Ain’t Too Proud...” is making the regional rounds instead of heading to Broadway? Seems like it was the most polished show out of the two - the other being “Summer.”"
Maybe it's shooting for next season? Building some hype around the US before a 2018-2019 NY launch?
