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Virtual queue was longer than I expected, but got a ticket for the first Friday without an issue. Love these early preview deals shows are engaging in.

I think the producers of this show are pricing more good seats at affordable rates, which is smart of them. Wish more shows had cheap seats in actually solid seating locations like this one does.

Raves and love letters. Exactly what this play deserves. Truly, one of the best things I’ve ever seen. I already can’t wait to see it again.

Available digitally May 10th, and physical release June 14th.

“Butler and Adjmi have been collaborating on the play since 2014, exchanging snippets of the play and pieces of songs as they built their work together. But because it isn't a musical, we don't get fully-fledged musical numbers or even all of the songs in their entirety. The album will give audiences a chance to hear some of the songs more fully.”

(Source: https://ew.com/stereophonic-to-release-an-album-featuring-original-cast-8635066)

We won, kids.

muscle23ftl said: "If people don't believe me, I'm ok with that. I feel it's not really very classy to mention them."

But it’s okay to mention that they have, in fact, sent you messages? Got it 🤡

If the website is already launched; the actors are following the production’s social media accounts; and they’re posting teasers to their respective socials, I’d imagine an announcement is imminent. Probably today or sometime this week.

The main selling point of this for me is the involvement of Sonya Tayeh and Jack Antonoff. And that tagline. The angsty vibes are strong. 

Frank Rich called the original production of Merrily We Roll Along “a shambles,” for God’s sake.

Given that show’s trajectory from historic flop to commercial success, if Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould really care about this show as much as they say they do - and I believe they do, truly - may they continue to write and develop and maybe approach this with fresh eyes somewhere down the line.

MemorableUserName said: "I don't think anyone's posted this yet. Sara Bareilles, who I love, is also mad about the reviews.

https://www.justjared.com/2024/04/15/sara-bareilles-slams-negative-theater-reviews-after-attending-lempicka-opening-night-on-broadway/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5yRJwBu6yq/

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I sense two things from her take. One is that she’s friends with the creative team and is speaking from the heart regarding a show her friends made that just got negative critical feedback. The other is that artists often feel negative critiques are bullsh*t, but they sure do love praise. If critics had fallen in love with Lempicka, you know damn well everyone involved would be talking about it like they finally got their due.

There is NOTHING wrong with theatrical criticism that is informed and contextualized in a broader conversation about theatre as an art form. Some critics are not very good, just as there are composers and bookwriters that are not very good. Art is subjective, sure, but it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s open for critique and assessment just as much as it’s open for unabashed enjoyment.

Sam Gold is one of the most wildly inconsistent directors working today, so there’s no way to predict how this will go if it pans out. He doesn’t have a distinct directing style I’ve ever been able to decipher and his work with actors seems more related to their innate talent than his own ability to conjure a good performance.

A combination of factors lead me to believe Kit and Rachel aren’t connected to the A.R.T. production:

1. Reps for A.R.T. told BWW that no announcement was forthcoming, which is a strange thing to say if your two leads just loosely announced it in tandem on their own social media pages; and
2. I was told explicitly that they were coming to Broadway in a production directed by Sam Gold.

Starting a new thread since this is likely not related to Diane Paulus’s A.R.T. production after all. Got a tip that this actually is a production coming directly to Broadway, and that it’s being directed by (yawn) Sam Gold.

Battle of the avant-garde deconstructed R&J’s, I guess.

EDIT - Confirmed, opening Fall 2024: https://romeoandjulietnyc.com/

I can say with 99.99% certainty, without any insider knowledge, that Baz Luhrmann is not directing another adaptation of R&J. That is so absurd. Begging folks to use some critical thinking here.

This may not be related at all, but Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler just posted on their respective Instagrams “R + J” with the location tag “Verona”.

Kit: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5yY-VcILuV/?igsh=MXVudzFuY29qMDhwbA==

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5yY-WFO8N1/?igsh=MXZlcnQ5M3lpcm1vNA==

They feel like slightly too big of stars to do a regional production of Romeo and Juliet, but it’s possible A.R.T. is planning on this being their tentpole production next season with its eye on Broadway.