Someone may know better than I, but is the debt from past productions included in reported budgets only from full mountings of the show? While the most recent production was non-profit, Davenport has been working on this show for years. I remember him talking about it at an event I attended back in 2011 when he was calling it "Garage Band." So maybe the 12.5 million includes the many costs for workshops and such that they've incurred over close to a decade of work?
@Sonni892 We are currently in the middle of the Spring Road Conference. Which means there are a ton of out of town Tony voters in the city catching the nominated shows. Everyone is going to try and fill the house as much as possible this week. I suspect they kept you on the side but closer to the front mezz b/c there were probably Tony voters in the front mezz and they wanted the space around them to feel as full as possible. This week is probably not the best week to get lucky with amazing T
When I saw him early in the run he was a standout and I personally would have nominated him. We will never know why the nominators do or dont nominate a performer. I will point out, for those who have said he was vocally struggling or not as engaged lately, that he has had 2 bouts of strep throat during the past couple months. There have been a couple sicknesses that have spread through the OOTI cast, and from social media it seems Alex caught it twice. Since vocal power is a huge part of the
All three actors from "The Children" are nominated. Francesca Annis, Ron Cook, and Deborah Findlay did remarkable work imo. I'm worried that the play flew way too under the radar (curse you and you lack of advertising MTC!) for any of this trio to get nominated, but Findlay in particular gave one of my favorite performances of the year.
Sertzo19 has it. I would honestly be shocked if Spielberg DIDNT cast Angel Elgort as Tony. He's a star on the rise, swoonworthy enough to bring people to the movie, not established enough to demand an outrageous salary, and he can sing. I'd be pretty happy with him in the role.
HeyMrMusic said: "Uma Thurman, Elizabeth McGovern, Amy Schumer...anyone else (besides the ones already mentioned)?"
I think it will ultimately be Condola Rashad vs. Glenda Jackson. Maybe Lauren Ridloff if Chidlren of a Lesser God takes off. Assuming Metcalf and Pill are moved into featured, I believe the only other two leading women are Lili Taylor and Janeane Garofolo.
I'm not sure it is sold out, just that their telecharge site is glitching. When you go in to buy tickets, what should be the interactive seating map is instead just their standard house map image. It has the purple-ish "Roundabout Theater at Studio 54" header on it. And this isnt even a Roundabout production, theyre just renting Studio 54. So someone with telecharge must have linked to the wrong file somewhere. Im sure if you call (or wait until someone realizes there is a web e
Sooo...is Rocktopia trying to get a Best Musical nomination? I think we all assumed it would go the way of most concerts, but I just noticed the Tony Awards website lists it as an eligible under Best Musical. Since it hasn't started yet, that could be changed by the committee...but I guess they've maybe submitted for consideration? I don't see Tony nominators getting behind a concert even if it is eligible, but whatevs.
Also curious: did anyone see Summer out of town? And i
The press release sent out to theaters is a bit bizarre b/c it states "Broadway Community to Honor Stage and Screen Actor Jan Maxwell" but then immediately under it, its clear its not the entire community b/c its only the Marquis dimming the lights.
A few other theaters will be following suit however (joining in of their own volition). But for whatever reason, the League has not mandated it for everyone.
fashionguru_23 said: "Love it! Interesting, that it's the 43rd Street side of the theatre, and not the main 42nd Street side. In the refurb, are they changing where the audience enters?"
Yes. The 42nd Street entrance has always posed a problem for the Lyric. The entrance there is sandwiched between the New Victory Theater and the currently vacant Times Square Theater. Both of which have a larger footprint on that street despite being smaller houses. So its hard f
I saw her go on for Kelli O'Hara in Bridges of Madison County and I'm so thankful I got to experience her take on the character. Her vocals were exquisite, she had incredible chemistry with Steven Pasquale, her accent was spot on. She made me feel everything that was happening to her, a very emotionally raw performance. And "Almost Real" and "Always Better" were both so utterly heartbreaking I wish we had her recording of them.
Here here, Liza. As Lea Salonga mentioned on Twitter: "Broadway will survive." There is a pervasive culture in the theater world, where men promise all sorts of things to actors in exchange for sex. I've experienced it as well as many other performers I know. Its always a very pressured situation, and if the coming exposures start the much needed progress towards changing this environment then I'm all for it.
Also: does anyone else find it weird that Playbill is
JSquared2 said: "SO much ignorance (not to mention entitlement) in this thread. To start with --- anyone who is working on a union contract on the show (actors, crew, creative team, authors, etc.) gets paid even if the producers cancel a show. New World Stages also gets their full weekly rental (including box office and house staff). The producers (at least in this situation) save nothing by cancelling a show."
Ignorance and entitlement? Um no. I work as a box office
As one poster mentioned, there is only one male swing. This is unfortunately common in off-broadway shows as a cost saving effort (I've in fact dealt with many companies who don't hire any understudies or swings). So if multiple actors were sick/injured, they were probably screwed.
And while no company would ever admit it, plenty of small shows cancel (or try to) when they've hardly sold any seats. On one hand I understand the thought here, but doing it the day of is
Honestly Merle is the part of Once on This Island Im most excited about. I saw her as the Lady of the Lake when the tour of Spamalot came to Boston. I was in the front row, and she absolutely killed it. Incredible voice, incredible comedic timing. I cant wait to see what she does with Papa Ge. She has a wonderful stage presence.
She's also found a lot of work as a voice actress and in videogames. She had a great role in The Last of Us (which Id argue has the greatest storytelling i
Saw the preview last night and this has got to be the most pleasant surprise Ive had in a long while. I went in thinking "hmm why does this need to exist again? A SpongeBob musical?" But within a few seconds of the opening number as the characters are introduced one by one, the music and actors exude so much unadulterated joy, heart, and fun that I was completely won over. Is it trying to reinvent the wheel? Not at all. But it will give you a full evening of non-stop energy and joy.
raddersons said: "I haven’t played a video game in years, but as a kid they were basically my life. The problem is that they are an interactive media - you spend most of a video game walking through tunnels shooting stuff, there’s not a ton of plot development, and more importantly, there are no themes to explore and discuss. Games don’t make you feel."
I must 100% disagree. It seems you've been away from gaming for quite some time. I would argu
