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mshalo18 said:  Even towards the end when they were discussing what to title their next album and Reg (I could be wrong) talked about a dream he had about a prehistoric animal on the album cover- and I immediately through “yes-Tusk”.- which was a double album (remember when they were trying to figure out what to cut and said Columbia didn’t want a double album?)"

Right, I didn't put the dream part together, but I did notice the double-album refe

Falsettolands said: "What Stereophonic has going for it that I will continue to reiterate in my circles, regardless of any sort of "overhype" is that it is completely and utterly accessible.

I will always champion a play that even the most casual theatregoers can enjoy. Nothing overtly political, satirical, or absurdly theatrical. Overhyped or not, I can confidently bring folks to this whereas withLehman, Leopoldstadt, and Ferryman (hell, even Cursed Child) was a

Yeah. I think it might depend on your level of knowledge about FM. I have read a couple of books on the band/making of Rumours. If you have that level of knowledge going in, then it is very possible to both enjoy it very much AND wonder if it was a little overhyped. That's sort of where I landed.

This hasn't been done on Broadway before, but has been done in other media. For instance, the book "Daisy Jones and the Six" (which I also very much enjoyed) was in large par

yyys said: "I saw Juliana Canfield's understudy on 6/29 and sad to say that she was as unintelligible as Juliana. Not sure why three of them had to be British."

The short answer is that despite the playwright's denials, this is straight-up 100% inspired by Fleetwood Mac, period. And that needs to be the breakdown in the band. "Christine" has to have been an original British member along with "Mick" and "John."

And before e

BETTY22 said: "Heart did not expect any TONY nominations and budgeted accordingly.

The have enough money in reserve to get them to June when tourists arrive.

GOOD PRODUCING......"

I don't have any knowledge of that, but it makes sense. I made this point when people were claiming the Tony noms would doom Lempicka and HoRR. I said Lempicka sure, but HoRR? I mean, how silly would you have to be, as a producer, to have thought that it would be a

dramamama611 said: "If you were a first time investor and THAT'S what you thought despite seeing the grosses and knowing your break even point? You shouldn't be an investor. The day they announce closing means very little. It doesn't look any worse today v any other day. A flop is a flop. Getting Tony noms MIGHT have given them a reason to get more money to sustain."


So many thoughts.

First, who the heck are these investors, generally? If you

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but...

What is the general sentiment about Broadway Series around the country charging the same or more for non-Equity vs. Equity tours?

I have to assume they're *paying* less for Non-Equity (otherwise, why would producers be so keen to see these tours proliferate?) I know that producers of the arts need all the money they can get now. But I can't shake my general irritation about money going into the pockets of companies, whi

hearthemsing22 said: "My comment is absolutely NO reflection on how good the show is, because I love it so much. I've seen it the most out of any new musical this season. Trust me, I love it! But the competition is STRONG. So I was just curious."

Oh yeah, didn't mean to imply that! I second your thoughts completely.

I'm in the minority, I realize, but I loved both & Juliet and Shucked far more than KA... so if KA sweeps on Tony night it'll

hache2 said: I wouldn't bet against Shucked lasting (at least through the summer) but neither would I bet on it long-term. They have not really made much progress despite very aggressive marketing but the producers appears truly devoted to giving it a go. The next few weeks will determine if it can pull a "Beetlejuice" or will just putter on losing money filling the house with cheap tickets."

 

Agreed. It could certainly go either way. But I

DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "Tony nods ain’t gonna save Some Like It Hot Or Shucked. And it’s curtains for Kimberley right after the Tonys. Glad Kim is going out on tour! Make that money, honey!"

Man, I wish there were a betting market for this, because I'd take that action on Shucked, LOL. I think it'll be open in 2024. Take a look back at the BWW graph of the first six months of Rock of Ages' grosses, as just one example of how a show can progres