The Off-Broadway run of Little Shop has been extended until March! Groff’s understudy is going to take on the role mid-January.
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BuddyThomas
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RIP Jerry Herman.
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‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!"
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BuddyThomas
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In Memoriam: Celebrating the Theatre Legends We Lost in 2019
Playbill looks back at the actors, directors, choreographers, and other theatremakers who died in the past year.
www.playbill.com
MinnieM123
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In Memoriam: Celebrating the Theatre Legends We Lost in 2019
Playbill looks back at the actors, directors, choreographers, and other theatremakers who died in the past year.
They may have passed away, but their legacy will live on. I have no doubt that new careers were launched, as a result of their contributions over time, to the theater arts.
May they RIP.
BuddyThomas
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Tony winner FUN HOME being adapted as a film!
www.broadwayworld.com
Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct
It has been reported that Academy Award nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in an upcoming big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical. Fun Home.
www.broadwayworld.com
I’m curious to see how this goes. Having the creators involved is promising, and Gyllenhaal has some solid musical pipes.Tony winner FUN HOME being adapted as a film!
Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce And Star In FUN HOME Film Adaptation; Sam Gold To Direct
It has been reported that Academy Award nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in an upcoming big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical. Fun Home.
Ummmm, no. Just no. I’m out.
WEST SIDE STORY Revival Will Not Include 'I Feel Pretty' and the 'Somewhere' Ballet
WEST SIDE STORY Revival Will Not Include 'I Feel Pretty' and the 'Somewhere' Ballet
Ivo Van Hove's reimagined West Side Story is coming to Broadway this season. In a new interview with Vogue, he has revealed some of the changes he has made, including cutting two iconic moments from the original production.
More on the revival...
How ‘West Side Story’ Was Reborn (Published 2020)
Inside the wildly ambitious effort to reimagine the class musical for 2020.
Tina Fey is turning the Mean Girls musical into a movie, release date in 2021.
I have yet to listen to the cast recording, but I’ll get to it eventually. I follow the actress who is playing Regina on the US tour, but that’s about it for me.
Speaking of Reginas, I was cast in the ensemble for Rock of Ages, so that’s starting to take up a lot of time for me. The goal is to just impress the director and music director (first time working with both of them) to have them cast me in a lead/supporting role for the next show.
I have yet to listen to the cast recording, but I’ll get to it eventually. I follow the actress who is playing Regina on the US tour, but that’s about it for me.
Speaking of Reginas, I was cast in the ensemble for Rock of Ages, so that’s starting to take up a lot of time for me. The goal is to just impress the director and music director (first time working with both of them) to have them cast me in a lead/supporting role for the next show.
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WowFactor
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Wow! Hydrate, eat apples, warm up your vocals. You can do it!
Hamilton Film, With Original Broadway Cast, Will Premiere in October 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical was filmed at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
www.playbill.com
Next year, Disney will be releasing the filmed stage production from 2016. Pretty pumped about this.
BuddyThomas
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Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought totally overpriced tickets to Moulin Rouge for next Wednesday night, which just happens to be my 52 millionth birthday. I just gritted my teeth and pressed "buy", and now I am the owner of two front row mezz seats, and to make up for it, I only have to eat rice and beans for dinner for about 3 years. 
WowFactor
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About Hamilton, here’s another article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/...lease-date.html#click=https://t.co/FCtbp60Mo9
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/...lease-date.html#click=https://t.co/FCtbp60Mo9
Disney Analyst
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Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought totally overpriced tickets to Moulin Rouge for next Wednesday night, which just happens to be my 52 millionth birthday. I just gritted my teeth and pressed "buy", and now I am the owner of two front row mezz seats, and to make up for it, I only have to eat rice and beans for dinner for about 3 years.
Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Friends just saw it and said “meh”.
Would love to read a review! Happy belated birthday!Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought totally overpriced tickets to Moulin Rouge for next Wednesday night, which just happens to be my 52 millionth birthday. I just gritted my teeth and pressed "buy", and now I am the owner of two front row mezz seats, and to make up for it, I only have to eat rice and beans for dinner for about 3 years.
eliza61nyc
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Off to see "Ain't to proud to beg" the temptations musical on broadway this Sunday. I'm a huge Motown fan so hoping I'll like it.
Disney Analyst
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Changes debut tonight that were made when they rehearsed and developed the tour. Including a new song.
And after audiences appeared to express confusion over the fates of the King and Queen of Arendelle, the team restaged the scene with added choreography and a new visual to more clearly depict their deaths at sea.
Well that makes sense since the sequel makes it definitive that they died and just weren't lost on some deserted island. I could imagine the original Broadway show wanting to keep that vague just in case they really didn't die.
KBLovedDisney
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Cats the Musical is gonna be here this summer! Already got tickets. Wanted to see this since I was a little kid. 
WowFactor
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I experienced once the immersive Puchdrunk’s hit “Sleep No More“ at “McKittrick Hotel” and I was absolute amazed. Now I’m seeing they have another show, “The woman in black”. This one seems to be a pocket ghost story... So, have you guys been on there? Any impressions?
BuddyThomas
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I mean, it's not great art by any means, but I loved every single minute of it. By contrast, Philmonster hated every single minute of it, but he basically had decided that he was going to hate it before he sat down, so whatevs. But in my opinion, it is total fun. The set, which is basically the entire theatre, is incredible, and the performers are out of this world. The story is the same as the movie, but most of the songs have been changed. Now we have songs by Pink, Katy Perry, Beyonce, and others. But to me, it still works, and maybe even better. It's being advertised as a "spectacular spectacular" and that is exactly what it is. Over the top, gigantic show in every way. And now, I thought I would give you a single sentence from Philmonster's review, for contrast:
"So, Satine is sitting in her dressing room, and for no reason at all, she just starts singing Firework by Katie Perry. Huhhhh???"
Anyway, yeah there is a lot of that kind of thing, and if you can't accept the gimmick of all sorts of modern pop songs in a period piece, this may not be for you.
They aired the entire opening sequence on Good Morning America the other day, and this should give you a good idea of what this show looks like. Here it is: