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Could she be the replacement for Zoë Chao in Eureka Day at MTC?

Great closing week for Illinoise. Honestly a very respectable run, especially for being a last-minute addition. I hope they decide to tour it in some capacity. 

“It's anachronistic, including a BIG swing set piece in the second act that will definitely divide response.”

Not me expecting an actual big swing set piece and waiting with anticipation all of act 2 for something that never came.

If we’re talking about the same thing, I would definitely say it’s more of a bold choice than a set piece.

 

Jcrispee2 said: "Question: about how long is Ben’s concert at the Palace? I see he has a Saturday 5pm show and wondering if I attended that concert, if I could also make an 8pm curtain to another show that same night?"

Yes.  Ben Platt will get out at around 7 and you’ll have like an hour to grab a quick bite and head to your next show.

ACL2006 said: "What a gorgeous recording. Did they record this live? Several songs had applause."

It was recorded live during the last week at the Armory! So glad they recorded live, these musicians are so good live and it captures those arrangements and performances so well. 

I thought this was a big misfire for Roundabout.  The play feels extremely dated.  With a script that is largely poetic, it lives or dies by its direction, which essentially is nonexistent.  The staging is quite boring and the actors are playing at a 12 for the entire performance, which gets exhausting.  I just don’t understand the reason for producing this right now with no stars.  

This will be interesting to hear.  The best part of the show is the live vocal performances so I hope they don’t lose that on the cast album.  I feel like a lot of cast recordings recently have been overly sanitized/produced to make everything sound “perfect” and as a result, they lose any sense of personality.

Either way, can’t wait to have a recording of the couple of new songs from the show.

While it was widely predicted Sarah Pidgeon would get in, I was thrilled to see Juliana Canfield nominated as well. She gave an amazing performance and her scene with Sarah near the end was a highlight in a show filled with highlights. 

for some recent additions:

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

folklore by Taylor Swift

“My Days” from The Notebook

“Bright” from Stereophonic

“The Only One” from Walk On Through

Really puzzling to me how so many of the reviews mention them fixing the show since the Public run, but a week ago when I went, the show seemed virtually unchanged. 

Unless I missed something. Is it just me?

NotOnSugarMountain said: "And as a working musician, Ali’s dad has to hustle for work and travel to wherever the work is. It's a wonder he can show up as much as he does! At least a pilot or flight attendant who will be gone a lot on overnights has steady work. A working artist's life – as we all know – is ten times harder and more stressful."

Not you defending the deadbeat dad 😂

 

I was thinking about this yesterday after seeing Suffs and The Outsiders, two musicals with great substance and score, two fantastic stories, both lacking adequatestage sets.

What an insane thing to say about The Outsiders set which I think is incredibly beautiful and effective set  Just because it is mostly a single set does not mean the set is lacking. 

 

the tissue boxes have been pulled from the merch stands. likely a response to all of the medium reviews mentioning/criticizing them. 

Broadway Flash said: "Does anyone think this will transfer?"

I highly doubt it will transfer unless a major celebrity like Zendaya got attached.  But think this will have a robust life in the regional and collegiate circles.

 

Also, this happening a week after Broadway Licensing opened a London office is very interesting.