Houdini musical in development, aiming for B'way Dec 16
2020, 07:53:56 PM
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/ramin-karimloo-laura-osnes-houdini-musical_53034.html
Some additional info here. Former working title was “The Impossible Man”. Lots of press info from Aug 2019 when this production was originally announced: Houdini musical in development, aiming for B'way Dec 16
2020, 10:34:16 AM
Two songs from Schwartz’s Houdini were featured in a revue show he produced with Princess Cruises (part of a multi-show deal).
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Houdini musical in development, aiming for B'way Dec 15
2020, 10:31:02 PM
Presumably this isn’t the Houdini musical Stephen Schwartz has been writing? Otherwise they surely would have announced his involvement, right?
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Samantha Barks to play Elsa in the West End production of FROZEN Dec 10
2020, 12:36:19 AM
I’m a fan of Samantha Barks, but I don’t think that her voice type suits the role. Personally, I though the song overwhelmed her voice and other actresses have delivered much stronger-sounding performances.
No shade intended BTW. Fully acknowledging it’s her first live performance, show hasn’t opened, pandemic, royal variety show, missing effects, etc.
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What musicals still need to be revived through ENCORES? Dec 9
2020, 08:14:40 PM
WigWerk said: "A.J. said: "WigWerk said: "I am shocked that ENCORES has not revived the following shows:
City of Angels
Woman of the Year
BABY
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Will Rogers Follies
Barnum
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Blood Brothers
There are so many more, but all of these shows are either Tony Award winners or nominees, and they are all relatively old. I
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Metropolitan Opera to Lock Out Stagehands as Contract Talks Stall Dec 9
2020, 08:08:35 PM
itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "KKeller6 said: "I believe that 260K figure included benefits, which can run up to 40% in some cases, not that I know any specifics about the Met contract. That being said, we should never be for pay cuts for regular, working class, middle class people. Even ones on the upper end. We should continue fighting for better wages for all in the middle class and others less fortunate."
The Met's head electrician makes $510k and
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What musicals still need to be revived through ENCORES? Dec 4
2020, 11:25:02 AM
WigWerk said: "I am shocked that ENCORES has not revived the following shows:
City of Angels
Woman of the Year
BABY
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Will Rogers Follies
Barnum
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Blood Brothers
There are so many more, but all of these shows are either Tony Award winners or nominees, and they are all relatively old. If not the main season of ENCORES, maybe some
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Is a white person playing a role Nov 25
2020, 04:44:51 PM
dramamama611 said: "This thread is EIGHT years old. The opposite is probably a parent now.
Things change. When you know better, you do better."
I actually appreciate an older thread being dug-up about this issue specifically.
This gives us a good opportunity to see what has and has not changed about our opinions on the topic. As long as we keep in mind the opinions someone shared a long time ago do not necessarily reflect their opini
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Hellen Mirren Against Reading Shakespeare in Schools Nov 25
2020, 12:20:45 PM
Mixed feelings here.
I would agree that for the typical English student, a movie or live production would provide a much more efficient understanding of the text.
That being said, there’s so much historic context and deeper meaning that can be learned from going line-by-line.
Perhaps Shakespeare should be taught as a supplement to an English curriculum, rather than a core feature.
&nbs
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Wicked Movie Seeks New Director Oct 20
2020, 03:58:41 PM
Tag said: "Is Ben Platt automatically Boq?
(And before you say it, no one wants to see him or his brother as Fiyero - who will not be white anyway)"
They could use the same CGI company to de-age him in Dear Evan Hansen and shorten him in Wicked!
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Double Post Oct 20
2020, 02:04:55 PM
Double post
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Wicked Movie Seeks New Director Oct 20
2020, 02:04:54 PM
As per Deadline:
https://deadline.com/2020/10/wicked-movie-director-exit-stephen-daldry-universal-musical-adaptation-1234600446/
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Question Lyric Change UK's Hairspray's "You Can't Stop..." Sep 27
2020, 12:46:33 PM
Owen22 said: "Hairspray0901 said: "Marc Shaiman (Music and Lyrics, with Scott Whitman) wrote a public Facebook post about the lyric change on June 23. An excerpt from his post: “Please note in all future productions, the concept of colorblindness that was a goal in the past will be updated and improved, and the lyric will now be “and tomorrow is a brand new day and it sees both white and black”."
Thanks for clearing that up!!
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Wicked film casting Sep 22
2020, 11:23:57 PM
With COVID, I would imagine that all preliminary casting would be done online and a cross-country trip would indicate a later stage of pre-production (screen tests?).
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Who are your Favorite Broadway Riffers? Sep 22
2020, 01:33:26 PM
Edit - Double post
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Who are your Favorite Broadway Riffers? Sep 22
2020, 01:33:25 PM
Morgan James is another great singer who employs riffs often.
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Who are your Favorite Broadway Riffers? Sep 22
2020, 12:21:20 PM
How has Lillias White not been mentioned yet?!
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Wicked film casting Sep 22
2020, 12:09:23 PM
My first thought when I heard rumor was: Ashley Park or Erika Henningsen as Glinda.
I would guess they both have the legit soprano to pull it off, but that’s just speculation.
(Edit: Corrected name spelling)
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re: An overbooked 08/09 season Mar 26
2008, 09:05:52 PM
Weren't there rumors that Aladdin was the next Disney show coming down the Menken-pike?
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