The best structured musicals Oct 12
2023, 11:37:39 AM
Rentaholic2 said: "I know we all have our thoughts on which musicals are the overall "best," but I'd like to know what people think are the best in terms of structure - shows that are so ironclad in their composition that they almost always work, and if you revived them today, you'd hardly need to change a word - just do the show, and it'll take care of itself.
The three that immediately come to mind are Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, and Little Sho
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Sondheim/Ives HERE WE ARE @ The Shed Oct 5
2023, 02:06:05 PM
SisterGeorge said: "broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "SisterGeorge said: "broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "i just booked this musical in honor of Stephen Sondheim, for my birthday trip to NYC...seeing this and MERRILY to celebrate my 76th year!...all the posts here make me so excited to see this final Sondheim entry into his canon!"
I just saw them back to back--and I realize you already have your tix--but for anyone else who decides to do a doubl
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Sondheim/Ives HERE WE ARE @ The Shed Oct 5
2023, 05:07:10 AM
SisterGeorge said: "broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "i just booked this musical in honor of Stephen Sondheim, for my birthday trip to NYC...seeing this and MERRILY to celebrate my 76th year!...all the posts here make me so excited to see this final Sondheim entry into his canon!"
I just saw them back to back--and I realize you already have your tix--but for anyone else who decides to do a double feature, I would suggest taking a cue from Merrily and going bac
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Glynis Johns is 100 Oct 5
2023, 05:00:55 AM
I was lucky enough to have seen Glynis Johns in the original Broadway production of A Little Night Music in 1973…she was magnificent!
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Sondheim/Ives HERE WE ARE @ The Shed Oct 1
2023, 06:03:18 PM
i just booked this musical in honor of Stephen Sondheim, for my birthday trip to NYC...seeing this and MERRILY to celebrate my 76th year!...all the posts here make me so excited to see this final Sondheim entry into his canon!
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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Previews Oct 1
2023, 05:59:33 PM
i have booked this show for my 76th Birthday, Dec 21, and i will be flying in from Palm Springs just to see this and HERE WE ARE!!...i just watched the CBS SUNDAY MORNING interview with the leads and i decided to book this trip...i saw my very first Broadway production of a Sondheim musical when i saw the original production of COMPANY in 1970, when i was 22 years old!
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Topol passes away at 87 Mar 9
2023, 09:06:05 AM
R.I.P...to this day the movie FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, remains my most watched movie musical...Topol's number LITTLE BIRD..https://youtu.be/juuhx884ylM always makes me tear up...always!!
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The SWEENEY TODD Film That Could Have Been Mar 7
2023, 10:14:45 AM
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Apparently, of all directors to nose around the project, Kevin Smith (yes,thatKevin Smith... "Silent Bob" Kevin Smith...) was interested, but when the studio told him they were looking into Tim Burton, he demurred because he got why they'd choose him and the film buff within him was more interested in what a BurtonSweeney Toddwould look like.
For a glimpse at the Smith version that could have been, check out this charming
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Ahmanson's Broadway-Bound(?) THE SECRET GARDEN announces further casting Feb 19
2023, 11:12:47 AM
jacobsnchz14 said: "Anyone plan on seeing the show this week?"
sorry not this week, but March 12th. i venture to the Ahmanson...i am very excited to finally see this musical!
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THE SECRET GARDEN revival at the Ahmanson Feb 9
2023, 10:43:10 AM
I got my ticket...is anyone else excited for this revival with Sierra Boggess as Lily?...i have always wanted to see this musical...
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Cast Recordings That Have Transformed Your Opinion of a Score Nov 24
2022, 02:14:09 PM
Even though Merrily We Roll Along was a major flop in its' original Broadway run, I always thought the OBC was one of Sondheim's best scores...so seeing all the newer presentations of the "revised" script..(i personally have seen 2 productions of this so-called new and improved version)...BUT..to me the OBC is the best score and most complete listening experience...
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LIFE OF PI to transfer to Broadway in March, 2023 Oct 28
2022, 10:33:39 AM
TaffyDavenport said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1154664"
I did not see this thread, thank you for posting the link!
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LIFE OF PI to transfer to Broadway in March, 2023 Oct 27
2022, 01:49:14 PM
I saw this amazing production in London this past September, and i loved the production...but...the young man playing the lead was so hard to understand, what with his British/Indian accent, that i had to leave at intermission...i regretted this, but a play is all about the words, and i had a really bad time understanding what he was saying...i do hope that when this production comes to Broadway they find a talented young man who can enunciate better...and i would hope that Broadway aud
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Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced) Jul 11
2022, 04:02:28 PM
Blockhead24 said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "This is gonna be a money making BIG FAT hit with the star quality to really back it up. This is what it should've been like when the production was announced. Julie Benko is a star and I am thrilled she gets to be THE STAR for 5 weeks and has guaranteed performances every week. Lea has a one in a lifetime voice. This is history in the making."
This is a joke right"
well i for one hope this
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FUNNY GIRL on Broadway - News & Discussion Thread Jul 12
2022, 05:18:07 PM
Jordan Catalano said: "We do need a revival of THE RINK."
agree 100%, and with Ariana deBose and Audra McDonald...i'd fly to NYC for this one!...leave Beanie out of this one for sure...
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First Look - Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein Jul 8
2022, 03:01:46 PM
OMG!!...please let this be a great film about one of my Hero's!!...Leonard Bernstein and i share the same last name...and ever since i was a very young boy i have listened to his music...
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Baranski’s “ The Good Fight” to end with Season 6 May 31
2022, 11:14:40 AM
David10086 said: "“The Good Fight”, which stars Broadways Christine Baranski, will end with the upcoming Season 6 according to the showrunners. The season has begun filming and is likely to wrap up this summer. The season premiere is September 8.
this is sad news for sure, as i have watched every episode as must-see TV...but all good things have to end i suppose...Christine Baranski can do no wrong as an actress...well maybe Momma Mia w
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May 30
2022, 10:13:49 AM
i really enjoyed this PBS doc...having seen the original Broadway production in 1970, and the West End revival in 2018, which started the gender swapping of Bobby/i, i felt this captured the 1970's very well...as i was living in NYC that year...i do regret they didn't mention Rosalie Craig from the London 2018 production, who in my opinion did a much better job with the leading role switch than from what i have seen from clips of Lenk...
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FUNNY GIRL on Broadway - News & Discussion Thread Apr 2
2022, 11:20:47 AM
QueenAlice said: "Elena Roger did not with the Olivier for Evita. She won a few years later for Piaf. She was also nominated for Passion.
For those who have never seen the Streisand TV special from 1965, this is the memory many of us have of it.
this here bears repeating...BABS is the one and only FUNNY GIRL...(sorry i thought the youtube video would also be quoted...damn!)
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Tim Rice Teases CHESS Broadway Revival Jan 11
2022, 02:42:47 PM
Sutton Ross said: "I love it, I still watch it the DVD a couple times a year actually. The talent is INSANE."
YES!!...Adam Pascal singing "Pity the Child"...blows me away every damn time!!
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