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People who work in the industry love to slip bits of casting and production news, and some of us who live in the city - gasp! - know some of them. It’s not that hard to grasp. And this is a message board, not a newspaper; no one needs to cite sources.

Aisha Jackson is going to be great. I’m excited to see the energy she brings to the role, and the pipes.

Out of genuine curiosity for the folks who keep saying this, who would you all have cast that would have delivered a performance you couldn’t already picture in your head in some way?

gibsons2 said: "Joy has wonderful voice, but she's kind of a really underwhelming actress. Too early to say."

Agree to disagree. She absolutely rips into “What Happens” and “My Days” in The Notebook, and I recall the video of her singing “Somewhere That’s Green” being quite affecting.

Bunch of grumps in the thread this AM. I’m personally thrilled for Joy and Jordan. I thought both of their performances were wonderful in The Notebook and I’m excited to see particularly Jordan work with material that’s better than what Younger Allie has to work with.

Joy is going to win a Tony for this. Mark my words.

I’ve heard Lesli Margherita is Tessie Tura. Heard a few names for the others, but nothing “official”.

Louise and June being announced tomorrow, and the silhouettes are looking an awful lot like Joy and Jordan, as rumored.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DARbTiapXGa/?igsh=MWc3aHFsNzIydHZ1aw==

inception said: "Is this too much?

Great Gatsby @ 2pm

Oh Mary @ 5pm

Sunset Blvd @ 7pm

"

Yes. You’ll be in a theater or quickly running to a theater to make it on time for nearly 8 hours.

Saying casting is “on the nose” and that you can “already see his performance” doesn’t exactly imply you’re thrilled, but I also didn’t say you insulted him; you inferred that. Take your foot off the gas.

Your overreaction also feels deeply online, fwiw.

Hannah Solow will be going on as Mary, November 11th and 13th.

BroadwayNYC2 said: "A little on the nose, I can already picture the performance. But a talent nonetheless"

I’m neither a Gypsy fanboy, nor a Danny Burstein diehard, but since when did one of our finest, most consistently excellent musical theatre actors become “on the nose” for a role like Herbie? This feels like such a deeply online take.

He’s the perfect choice for this.

Interesting! I was hoping we’d get more early 2025 announcements so I could add more to my trip roster in January. This may have just made the cut.

Anna Zavelson was tremendous in Piazza, so I’m thrilled to see her making her Broadway debut. She’ll be wonderful. Excited to catch her in it.

Even more noteworthy is that Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Juliana Canfield are taking their final bows in just two weeks! And Rebecca Naomi Jones will be replacing as Holly!

I suspect a West End transfer announcement is soon.

Looks like we’ve finally got a more obvious indicator that the movie will be two parts (which we knew already, but people online love to complain).

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_0g1SWPqAj/?igsh=MWV4MXdtanhqb2l5MQ==

Broadway Flash said: "If the theatre is ready to go, I wonder why Gypsy is only starting previewsright before the holidays. "

There are lots of reasons this could be. The theater might not actually be ready for load-in, the cast might not be finalized, some of the cast and creatives they have finalized might not be available yet. Certainly there are other possible reasons, but it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day. It starts when it starts.

Huge, excellent news! Wonder who will be succeeding her at Encores, since - presumably - you can’t be the Artistic Director of both.