Majestic Theatre Renovation!
Sep 11
2024, 10:11:03 PM
This video posted today on BroadwayWorld is pretty damn exciting! We get George C. Wolfe talking a bit about the show GYPSY, then Audra and how this is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, and then "curtain up" and we see the theater in all it's glory from the stage. THEN, we get the whole GYPSY overture, which of course is one of the greatest show overtures ever created! This finally put me over the edge and I went to the show site and bought my ticket (I've seen Gypsy with everyone since Tyne).
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Inside-the-Reveal-of-the-Newly-Restored-Majestic-Theatre-20240911
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MOULIN ROUGE! Broadway Casting Thread
Jun 20
2024, 10:24:47 AM
Well, this will get me back to see it again, one more time...Aaron's singing in this is thrilling...
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What is the worst production you have ever seen on Broadway? What is the worst show?
May 18
2024, 05:28:13 PM
After all these years, it is still "Moose Murders". My friend and I were given free tickets by a connection at New Dramatists for a late preview.
My friend stood up and bellowed at intermission, "This is an outrage to the theater!" and stormed out. I refused to leave until I saw Act 2, to see if it could get any worse. Oh, it did! Somehow Holland Taylor survived this epic pile of horse ****!
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Bernadette @ Carnegie Hall - can anyone see how well sold?
May 18
2024, 05:25:50 PM
She was magnificent last night in Morristown, NJ at the Mayo Performing Arts Center! I've seen her in several shows (Song and Dance, Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, Follies, and Hello, Dolly! twice, plus the Jerry Herman memorial), but never in concert until last night.
It is mind-boggling to think she is 76 years old! That body, that ease of movement on stage, and glorious communication of classic Broadway songs...hilarious take on Peggy Lee's "Fever", terrifi
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HERE WE ARE heads to the recording studio
May 17
2024, 04:59:19 PM
Had to come back just to add to my post above that listening to this now, I'm reminded how delightfully dark and hilarious this material is, how sublime every performer is here, just how freakin' great...what a glorious treat in the midst of such troubled days...
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HERE WE ARE heads to the recording studio
May 17
2024, 04:53:20 PM
What an incredible joy it is to be listening to this final show of Sondheim's career...I was lucky enough to have seen it at The Shed some months ago, and now to relive it and savor the brilliant melodies, the intricate delicious lyrics, the sublime orchestrations...what a treasure this is!
So thankful that it even exists. Truly a great blessing for all of us Sondheim lovers.
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Have there ever been so many new musicals in one season?
Apr 7
2024, 06:25:54 PM
There are 15 new musicals that will be eligible for Tony nominations this season. Is that a record number? I've been in NYC since 1982 and I don't recall a season that has ever had this many!
This season of abundant openings, not to mention the plays, and the revivals of both plays and musicals, is heartening to me, but I worry that there is so much "product" on the boards right now, many will not survive...
Back to my original question, any one know if
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NY City Center Encores 2024 season: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Sutton Foster (adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino), JELLY'S LAST JAM, and TITANIC
Nov 2
2023, 11:48:22 PM
Jordan Catalano said: "Just getting home. I...I...don't even know what to say.
Was it worse than "The Life"? No.Was it good? No. Is it worth $200 a ticket just to see Loretta Devine? Yes.
Just a confounding production. This isn't "Pal Joey", so why bother tricking people into thinking that's what they're getting. If this is the story you want to tell, get the rights from the Rodgers & Hart estate to do a jukebox show with
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Cabaret Convention - serving food and drink?
Oct 18
2023, 09:12:24 AM
Hello!
I am going to a performance tonight that's part of the Cabaret Convention in NYC. This show is at Jazz at Lincoln Center, West 60th Street.
Does anyone know if they are serving food and drink at these shows? Thanks for any info!
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Sondheim/Ives HERE WE ARE @ The Shed
Sep 29
2023, 04:52:06 PM
trentsketch said: "I've not seen the stageshow, but I have done extensive research on the films. I don't think watching either film will help you understand what's happening in the show (or the films for that matter). The films are absurdist fantasies with a dark sense of humor."
Not having seen the stage show, how could you possibly say that you don't think watching either film will help someone understand what's happening in the show? Your
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/24/23
Sep 26
2023, 04:01:33 PM
Jewish holidays took a toll, perhaps? Numbers are down for almost everything…seems less than typical this this time of year?
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/3/23
Sep 5
2023, 06:06:29 PM
Funny Girl's final week: $2,137,057
Imagine what that number would have been if Lea had not had to miss the first 3 shows of the final week?
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SPAMALOT To Play The St James This Fall
Aug 2
2023, 06:28:42 PM
bigbelterbaby said: "if Kritzer keeps the role of Lady of the Lake so hope she gets a Tony nomination finally. She’s one of those actresses always working but has never had the right role to be recognized."
AMEN TO THIS!!!
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“Monty Python's Spamalot” is coming to Broadway?
Jun 30
2023, 11:48:42 AM
One of the joys of a revival on Broadway is seeing a new cast take on roles previous played by others, such as the stellar cast of SPAMALOT's original production.
I don't mind if a revival is essentially staged the same as previous productions (such as Bette's HELLO, DOLLY!) if the new cast and production is worth seeing.
I personally love this show, and the score is hilarious and wonderful. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, and especially hoping my f
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Karen Akers Sings at Nine Concert Tonight.
Jun 26
2023, 11:47:53 PM
JSquared2 said: "Ms Akers truly stole the show tonight —looking and sounding as great as she did nearly 40 years ago!! Other highlights were Julia Murney as Louisa for “Be on Your Own”, Elizabeth Stanley as Carla for “Simple” , Klea Blackhurst’s “The Germans at the Spa” and a wonderful turn by Christine Ebersole as Guido’s Mother. Special shout out to Benjamin Pajak as Young Guido in “Getting Tall”! That kid is going t
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Santino Fontana to lead NINE: IN CONCERT
Jun 26
2023, 12:36:18 PM
Anyone else going tonight? Sad to hear Jessica Vosk has announced she won’t make this because of conflict, but I’m sure whoever we get will be great!
What a dazzling all star Broadway cast! And the original 25 piece orchestrations! And Yeston himself and original cast member Karen Akers will do a Q&A with the audience after!
I can’t wait!
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RENT at Papermill - anyone seen it yet?
Jun 14
2023, 01:58:20 PM
Just wondering how this production is going. I’m seeing it end of June….
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Treat Williams Has Passed Away
Jun 12
2023, 10:20:02 PM
Oh, this is sad news…
He was so sexy and charismatic in the movie version of HAIR…when he sang “I Got Life!” you had to believe him…
Rest in peace, beautiful man…💜
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Abud, Butz, Peil and more to lead CORNELIA STREET musical off-Bway
Feb 7
2023, 09:51:12 AM
It "opens" on February 14. Closes March 5.
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Abud, Butz, Peil and more to lead CORNELIA STREET musical off-Bway
Jan 27
2023, 07:22:39 AM
Norbert Leo Butz is terrific in this! And Mary Beth Peil! Spectacular! The entire cast is just excellent. Norbert's emotional journey in this show is harrowing and he's one of those great actors who never strikes a false note. His singing is as great as always, but it's the vivid portrayal of this character's life that struck me deeply.
Having said that, the show its self is not great. It's not really a musical, in my opinion. It's a play with songs,
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