everythingtaboo said: "Ten years since the last one and simultaneous revivals in on both sides of the Pond, is this like performance rights thing, or just a crazy coincidence?"
I'm pre-emptively jealous of anyone lucky enough to see/compare both Field in the West End and Bening on Broadway.
John Adams said: "I think that Lin-Manuel Miranda changed the game, and completely reset the bar for when and how substituting "traditional" or expected casting of roles should be undertaken.
The choices he made regarding the roles and musical styles inHamiltoncreated something so, so incredibly interesting and intelligent; choices that maintained all of the original characters' intents, motivations, goals, relationships, etc., yet produced
antonijan said: "Wicked Lesmis Phantom Cats JCS Spring Awakening ACL Chicago
Not sure
Evita Miss Saigon Annie Get Your Gun
Mamma Mia
And thats all I remember"
"Gypsy," "Singin' in the Rain," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Man of La Mancha" are the first four. "Sweeney Todd" and "Little Shop of Horrors" are earlyish ones
Interesting that profiles of Mantello never mention his, ahem, participation in "Fun Home," which probably financed one of those three gorgeous homes mentioned in this piece.
madela2 said: "ArtMan said: "Curious, since they announced Quinto's casting of Harold. (Since my trip was cancelled I will not be able to see this). Does Quinto portray Harold with a wig and/or make up since the character describes himself as "ugly and potmarked"?"
I'm very bad at figuring out when men are wearing wigs on stage, but I think this was a subtle wig? Not completely sure. The pock-markings seem to be put on with makeup but I
"Sunday" always gets me, too but I cry pretty often at musicals: "Follies," "Sweeney Todd," "A Chorus Line" (although at a dialogue scene, every time) and, most recently, "The Band's Visit" this week.
ArtMan said: "Where does the confetti take place? I don't remember the movie or a local production having it. While they can't really do anything about the stairs and wires, if the confetti is indeed a slip and fall hazard, simply get rid of it."
The confetti is for the birthday celebration part of the play. it does look pretty raining down (it's an explosion of multi-colored shiny confetti) but it could easily be dispensed with.
It's worth noting that it's also a tricky set for the actors to navigate, especially Parsons, who probably would add a couple miles to his Fitbit if Fitbits were period-appropriate. He quickly goes up and down both a two-tier staircase and a shorter set of steps, which end up littered with wrapping paper and Mylar confetti (which, by the way, is that period-appropriate?). There's also a long phone cord that gets passed all over the place. And I wondered if some parts of the
