Profile for kdogg36

amilcarbarca said: "La verdad es que es un poco caro para mi presupuesto."

我也是。

BroadwayRox3588 said: "If they had just asked "Shouldn't this be in the off-topic boards," without the edginess,the reception mayhave been less cold."

That is certainly a fair point.

Highland Guy said: "You (and others), can, of course, make your argument directly to the BWW Moderators."

As I said, I am fine with it here, so I would never do that. I just thought there was beginning to be a little bit of a pile-on against the contrary post, and I don't think that's really called for.

Though I have no objection to this thread being on the main board and I thank Highland Guy for sharing the information, I think people are being a little harsh on RUkiddingme. There's a colorable argument that this is not directly on-topic. I acknowledge your arguments that COVID is still very much an important issue for Broadway, but so is the presidential election, and I personally would hesitate to start a thread about that on the main board.

GoldenGiggery said: "Everyone here does realize that at the end of August, The Notebook announced it was planning to close on December 15th, right? Just seems like several people posting here missed that announcement."

I think most of us heard about this, but that still doesn't explain why it makes sense to stay open another three months when the show seems to be losing money each week. (I loved it, by the way.)

If some of you can already picture so vividly what these performances will look like under the direction of George C. Wolfe, in accord with his still largely unknowable concept for this production, your imaginations are much more capable than mine!

Count me in as another admirer of the Sunset score, including the title song, which I think has vivid lyrics and a lot of energy. (And this production cuts the two songs I don't really care for!)

If I thought a novel could make a great musical, I'd start writing it myself rather than suggesting it to all of you.

That being said, I think Blood Meridian could make a great musical.

everythingtaboo said: "Left on Tenth already sounds like the most generically titled show-within-a-show, so it makes sense the marketing should look equally generic."

Funny you should say that - whenever I hear this title, I immediately think of Take A Left!

Matt Rogers said: "Good lord. The madness continues. The greed knows no bounds."

I'm sympathetic with this view, but I have mixed feelings about it. Most shows lose money for their investors. In particular, a lot of the shows that I love lose every penny the investors put up.  Considering Broadway investors as a group (and I know that's an oversimplification), it's really hard to characterize them as greedy. I imagine there are, on average, much more profitable ways for multi-millionaires to use their money. And maybe some of these investors have to make a ton of money on star-driven plays so that they can afford to lose their shirts on Days of Wine and Roses or American Psycho.

smidge said: "I agree with you on Ben & Cynthia’s Emmy wins. But a Musical Theater recording Grammy is bound to have a lot of overlap with the Tonys."

Also, if you ignore the Dear Evan Hanson Tony win, they still have one of each of the awards for four entirely different properties, so I don't think this situation is at all comparable to the others mentioned in this thread.

I have a particular affection for the lovely trio "Finally To Know" from Death Takes a Holiday. Of course the only version I know was sung by original cast members JIll Paice, Alexandra Socha, and Mara Davi at the Laura Pels and on the cast recording.

[Sorry, I had second thoughts about my level of snark! Please delete if possible.]

Eliza81 said: "ISutton Foster announced at the end of the show that he was making his debut and that having only opened a week ago, he had to perform with no rehearsals."

He was also on for the matinee, though Foster didn't say anything after the performance despite that being his actual debut. I thought he did a great job.