THE WIZ Previews Apr 8
2024, 07:55:32 PM
MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Ok, are the digital screen sets frustrating? Sure. I really dont get some of the designs in them because the perspective is all off. And do the minimal physical set pieces make it look like a cheap tour? Sure.
BUT. Y'all this cast is on FIRE. The main quartet is just pure magic, delivering some of the fiercest vocals on Broadway right now. I do wish the production itself was more lavish, but I had a ball and would buy tickets to see these actor
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THE WIZ Previews Apr 6
2024, 11:52:19 PM
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "BarnabyTucker said: "CC: their insta story posts shedding light on the abuse at the hands of the producers"
What's this? Any context to be shared here?"
I've edited this out of my post as I can no longer find the Insta story posts in question. I remember a few weeks ago there were ensemble members posting Insta stories being posted about how they felt like they weren't being heard/being mi
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THE WIZ Previews Apr 6
2024, 11:32:37 PM
I'm speechless. I'll start with the good, because the good is GOOD.
It's an exceptional, hard working company that is putting their all out there (save two principals). Nichelle Lewis and Melody Betts walk away with the show, and they are joined by a company that is working what they have been given to give Broadway worthy performances.
The book revisions by Amber Ruffin are 10/10 and her one liners hit just as hard as they did in Some
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THE GREAT GATSBY Broadway Previews Apr 6
2024, 01:22:41 PM
Well you can add my voice to the chorus of folks who were pleasantly surprised by this. I think the highest compliment you can pay a show is "that was great" because it implies that all of the elements came together to make a solid night of theater.
This is a case of the material, performances, physical production, etc. all meshing beautifully together to create a solid night of Broadway musical entertainment.
I enjoyed myself and this might just be my new
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THE WIZ Previews Apr 3
2024, 09:31:31 PM
Dumb question: where DO I go to line up for rush at the Marquis? I actually don't know where the box office is. Is it inside the hotel?
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BROADWAY DISCOUNTS Mar 24
2024, 03:00:46 PM
Robbie2 said: "BarnabyTucker said: "Hopping on the request parade; anybody have a discount code for THE WIZ?"
CODE: HOME
Orch $99
Mezz $69
Purchase by 4/16
"
Thanks so much! :)
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BROADWAY DISCOUNTS Mar 24
2024, 12:53:33 PM
Hopping on the request parade; anybody have a discount code for THE WIZ?
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DOUBT 2024 Previews Feb 25
2024, 03:26:46 PM
I caught this one this past Thursday and thought it was a competent production of a fantastic play.
My take is that Amy Ryan was leading from a place of fear instead of a place of anger. When Father Flynn was alone with her, I really thought she believed she was in the presence of Satan. This is a woman who has spent her whole life taking orders from the patriarchal diocese, and now she's stepping out of line because she knows unspeakable evils are at work.
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Feb 19
2024, 07:54:01 PM
I caught this on Thursday having seen the first preview with the original cast; a couple months into the run with the original cast; and now Tveit/Foster.
Foster should have opened this production. Her Lovett is dynamic and is a clear psycopath who presents as warm and funny when really she'll kill anyone who stands between her and what she wants. I can honestly say she's now my second favorite Lovett right behind Lansbury. I had adored Ashford both time
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Feb 10
2024, 05:57:04 PM
I think we're all forgetting that a first performance for a replacement is all about survival and standing in the right place at the right time. Most actors I've seen interviewed about replacing seem to describe the first night experience as a complete blur where their colleagues gave them "shoves of love" to make sure they get to the curtain call.
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ Feb 10
2024, 01:30:12 PM
CATSNYrevival said: "nasty_khakis said: "This. I was there and she wasn't perfect and isn't reinventing Lovett but she was very good and VERY funny and will be great once it's in her body more. I'm fine with not liking how Worst Pies is placed, but people seem to think she personally closed Beetlejuice or something and I don't get it."
I was going to ask why they hate her. Is it actually just because Beetlejuice had to close to make w
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Cursed Child... right or wrong to support? Sep 14
2023, 10:31:09 PM
I would encourage anyone who is taking the time to engage in this conversation that's not going anywhere to instead utilize their valuable time to read up on TransNewYork and the different services and opportunities that are available to trans and gender non-conforming individuals in NYC.
Donate your time, money, and energy to engage with the LGBTQ+ community in a meaningful way.
Fighting with strangers on a Broadway message board ain't gonna change a damn thing.
LINK: https://transnewyork.org/
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OnStageBlog cryptic tweet Sep 10
2023, 08:16:44 PM
Also not a good look to be tweeting that you're dropping a bombshell tomorrow on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11...
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SWEENEY TODD (2023) Broadway Revival Cast Recording Thread Sep 10
2023, 01:06:58 PM
The two times I saw it live it was accompanied by a light cue so I've assumed it's supposed to be the sound of industrial light fixtures turning on? IDK.
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Initial Cast Set for Peter Pan National Tour With Revised Book by Larissa FastHorse Aug 19
2023, 02:02:27 PM
My very first professional theater experience was seeing Cathy Rigby at the Garden back in 2005. I have the A&E produced VHS of the tour's run at the La Miranda Theatre and, during the overture, my mother had to VERY QUICKLY cover my mouth and instruct me that I was not allowed to sing along to the overture (good parenting).
I'm hopeful that this tour will be the first live, professional theater experience for many, many children and for that alone I am happy. :)
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Barbie: the musical. Will it ever happen? Jul 23
2023, 07:08:16 PM
Watching it I thought it was a story that sings, and I would love to see an up and coming team take a crack at it with an veteran director like Tina Landau at the helm.
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Glenda Jackson has died, age 87 Jun 16
2023, 04:54:47 PM
I will never forget how her spirit and presence towered over the company and audience in Lear. She more than made up for a terribly misguided production.
She made that ticket worth every penny.
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Very tall people sitting in front of you Jun 11
2023, 02:57:18 PM
bwayphreak234 said: "As a tall person, I always feel bad if I'm obstructing someone's view, but it's not really something I can help or control, and I hate it when I sit in my seat only to hear some snide comment from the people behind me about my height."
This. I always feel so guilty but what can I do to fix it? Should I be relegated to the back row because of my height?
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Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl- Vinyl May 17
2023, 07:34:49 PM
Has anyone seen Ephie? Curious to hear what her performance is like.
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SHUCKED On Broadway - P/reviews & News Thread Apr 4
2023, 09:25:34 PM
Jessie Green: Pardon the pun.
NYT Readers: What pun?
NYT Editor: Shut up he thinks he's witty.
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