Musicals (Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Others)

BuddyThomas

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Well, in my opinion, this trailer makes the musical version of TOOTSIE look pretty bad. Having seen the show a few weeks back, it's actually very entertaining. They changed the soap opera setting of the movie to that of a Broadway musical. In this version, Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels gets cast in a musical sequel to Romeo & Juliet called Juliet's Curse, as the nurse. Once Dorothy starts stealing the show, they change the name from Juliet's Curse to Juliet's Nurse. Hilarity ensues....or something.
 

BuddyThomas

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Well, this isn't Broadway, or a musical, but have you guys heard about that high school that put on a production of ALIEN, live on stage? Yes, they adapted the screenplay of the famous sci-fi movie and staged it. They also posted the full video on YouTube, and here it is below, and yes, that is Sigourney Weaver making a surprise appearance before the show starts.



Of course, all of this was done illegally without the school having gotten permission from anyone or paid for the rights, and the response from the Dramatists Guild is pasted below:

"The following letter, written by Dramatists Guild President Doug Wright, was sent to The New York Times on March 27, 2019, in response to their article “High School Alien Production Wins Internet Raves.”

The Dramatists Guild of America finds so much to admire in the North Bergen High School stage adaptation of the hit film, Alien. It showcased the work of a devoted instructor determined to find unusual but exciting material for his teenage cast, young actors who reportedly performed the show with brio, and – judging from photographs on the Internet – a visual panache that rivals most professional companies.

We were disappointed, however, to see that the school did not seek permission from the rights owner to present a production of their show, since it was presented outside the context of closed classroom instruction and, therefore, constituted copyright infringement.

Admittedly, in this instance, the rights holder is a huge multinational corporation. But far more commonly, it is a single playwright, lyricist, or composer struggling to make a living off of their work. It is incumbent on high schools, and all academic institutions, therefore, to obtain the rights to the material they choose to perform, not only to avoid legal liability, but to protect the livelihoods of these authors, as well as to demonstrate to their students the appropriate values and behaviors related to the use of copyrighted material.

Sincerely,
Doug Wright
President, Dramatists Guild of America"
 

Princess Leia

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Original Poster
Well, this isn't Broadway, or a musical, but have you guys heard about that high school that put on a production of ALIEN, live on stage? Yes, they adapted the screenplay of the famous sci-fi movie and staged it. They also posted the full video on YouTube, and here it is below, and yes, that is Sigourney Weaver making a surprise appearance before the show starts.



Of course, all of this was done illegally without the school having gotten permission from anyone or paid for the rights, and the response from the Dramatists Guild is pasted below:

"The following letter, written by Dramatists Guild President Doug Wright, was sent to The New York Times on March 27, 2019, in response to their article “High School Alien Production Wins Internet Raves.”

The Dramatists Guild of America finds so much to admire in the North Bergen High School stage adaptation of the hit film, Alien. It showcased the work of a devoted instructor determined to find unusual but exciting material for his teenage cast, young actors who reportedly performed the show with brio, and – judging from photographs on the Internet – a visual panache that rivals most professional companies.

We were disappointed, however, to see that the school did not seek permission from the rights owner to present a production of their show, since it was presented outside the context of closed classroom instruction and, therefore, constituted copyright infringement.

Admittedly, in this instance, the rights holder is a huge multinational corporation. But far more commonly, it is a single playwright, lyricist, or composer struggling to make a living off of their work. It is incumbent on high schools, and all academic institutions, therefore, to obtain the rights to the material they choose to perform, not only to avoid legal liability, but to protect the livelihoods of these authors, as well as to demonstrate to their students the appropriate values and behaviors related to the use of copyrighted material.

Sincerely,
Doug Wright
President, Dramatists Guild of America"

Yeah... the ethics are a little shaky here, but I can’t help but be happy for these kids. This sounds like a pretty low income school (they don’t even have a theatre department), and they really deserve the recognition.

Now, for the English teacher who put it on, I would hope that he gets some legal scripts for whatever he wants to produce next year.
 

BuddyThomas

Well-Known Member
Tony Award noms out tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM. Anyone want to make some predictions?

I think Best Musical will be Hadestown (lock), Tootsie (lock) The Prom, and Ain't Too Proud

For Play, I'm predicting The Ferryman (lock), To KIll a Mockingbird, Gary, and What the Constitution Means to Me

I won't bother predicting the acting and tech awards, because all of those can go in any direction, but I'm praying that the Tony committee remembers a play I represent, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, for Best Revival. It got rave reviews, but it premiered last summer, and memories are short.

Speaking of memories, here are a few memories of opening night last year:

Official opening night drinks.

Boys sign.JPG


FIrst and last tuxedo I hope I ever wear. I might look happy, but I wanted to rip that thing off me every second I was wearing it.

Buddy tux pole.JPG
 

BuddyThomas

Well-Known Member
Tony nominations are out! Full list below:

Best Musical
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations
Beetlejuice
Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie


Best Play
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac
Ink by James Graham
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck

Best Revival of a Musical
Kiss Me, Kate
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!


Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
by Mart Crowley
Burn This
Torch Song
by Harvey Fierstein
The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Derrick Baskin, Ain’t Too Proud
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno, Oklahoma!
Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver, Burn This
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening, Arthur Miller's All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me

Best Book of a Musical
Ain’t Too Proud, Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice, Scott Brown and Anthony King
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin
Tootsie, Robert Horn

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Be More Chill, Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice, Eddie Perfect
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird, Adam Guettel
Tootsie, David Yazbek

Best Direction of a Musical
Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff, Ain’t Too Proud
Casey Nicholaw, The Prom

Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, Ink
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivo van Hove, Network
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Andre De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown
Jeremy Pope, Ain’t Too Proud
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Mary Testa, Oklahoma!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
Benjamin Walker, Arthur Miller's All My Sons

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson, King Lear

Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy
Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
Denis Jones, Tootsie
David Neumann, Hadestown
Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud

Best Orchestrations
Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
Simon Hale, Tootsie
Harold Wheeler, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain’t Too Proud
Peter England, King Kong
Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
Laura Jellinek, Oklahoma!
David Korins, Beetlejuice

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie, Ink
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld, Network

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass, Hadestown
William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long, Tootsie
Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Costume Design of a Play
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos, Torch Song
Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski, King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain’t Too Proud
Drew Levy, Oklahoma!
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz,
Hadestown

Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Ink
Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
Fitz Patton, Choir Boy
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim, Network

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Howell Binkley, Ain’t Too Proud
Bradley King, Hadestown
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Ink
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network

The final tally follows:
Hadestown - 14
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations - 12
Tootsie - 11
The Ferryman - 9
To Kill a Mockingbird - 9
Beetlejuice - 8
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - 8
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus - 7
The Prom - 7
Ink - 6
Network - 5
Choir Boy - 4
Kiss Me, Kate - 4
Arthur Miller's All My Sons - 3
Burn This - 3
The Cher Show - 3
King Kong - 3
Bernhardt/Hamlet - 2
The Boys in the Band - 2
Torch Song - 2
The Waverly Gallery - 2
What the Constitution Means to Me - 2
Be More Chill - 1
Hillary and Clinton - 1
King Lear - 1

A number of honorary 2019 Tony Award recipients have already been announced. Terrence McNally, Rosemary Harris, and Harold Wheeler will each receive a Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre distinction; Judith Light has been named this year’s Isabelle Stevenson Award honoree; the Regional Theatre Tony Award will go to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will go to Broadway Inspirational Voices, Peter Entin, Joseph Blakely Forbes, and FDNY Engine 54; and Special Tony Awards will be given to Jason Michael Webb, Sonny Tilders, and the late Marin Mazzie.
 

artvandelay

Well-Known Member
Tony nominations are out! Full list below:

Best Musical
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations
Beetlejuice
Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie


Best Play
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac
Ink by James Graham
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck

Best Revival of a Musical
Kiss Me, Kate
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!


Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
by Mart Crowley
Burn This
Torch Song
by Harvey Fierstein
The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Derrick Baskin, Ain’t Too Proud
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno, Oklahoma!
Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver, Burn This
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening, Arthur Miller's All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me

Best Book of a Musical
Ain’t Too Proud, Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice, Scott Brown and Anthony King
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin
Tootsie, Robert Horn

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Be More Chill, Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice, Eddie Perfect
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird, Adam Guettel
Tootsie, David Yazbek

Best Direction of a Musical
Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff, Ain’t Too Proud
Casey Nicholaw, The Prom

Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, Ink
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivo van Hove, Network
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Andre De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown
Jeremy Pope, Ain’t Too Proud
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Mary Testa, Oklahoma!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
Benjamin Walker, Arthur Miller's All My Sons

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson, King Lear

Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy
Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
Denis Jones, Tootsie
David Neumann, Hadestown
Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud

Best Orchestrations
Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
Simon Hale, Tootsie
Harold Wheeler, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain’t Too Proud
Peter England, King Kong
Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
Laura Jellinek, Oklahoma!
David Korins, Beetlejuice

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie, Ink
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld, Network

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass, Hadestown
William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long, Tootsie
Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Costume Design of a Play
Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos, Torch Song
Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski, King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain’t Too Proud
Drew Levy, Oklahoma!
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz,
Hadestown

Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Ink
Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
Fitz Patton, Choir Boy
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim, Network

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Howell Binkley, Ain’t Too Proud
Bradley King, Hadestown
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin, Ink
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network

The final tally follows:
Hadestown - 14
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations - 12
Tootsie - 11
The Ferryman - 9
To Kill a Mockingbird - 9
Beetlejuice - 8
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - 8
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus - 7
The Prom - 7
Ink - 6
Network - 5
Choir Boy - 4
Kiss Me, Kate - 4
Arthur Miller's All My Sons - 3
Burn This - 3
The Cher Show - 3
King Kong - 3
Bernhardt/Hamlet - 2
The Boys in the Band - 2
Torch Song - 2
The Waverly Gallery - 2
What the Constitution Means to Me - 2
Be More Chill - 1
Hillary and Clinton - 1
King Lear - 1

A number of honorary 2019 Tony Award recipients have already been announced. Terrence McNally, Rosemary Harris, and Harold Wheeler will each receive a Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre distinction; Judith Light has been named this year’s Isabelle Stevenson Award honoree; the Regional Theatre Tony Award will go to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will go to Broadway Inspirational Voices, Peter Entin, Joseph Blakely Forbes, and FDNY Engine 54; and Special Tony Awards will be given to Jason Michael Webb, Sonny Tilders, and the late Marin Mazzie.
To Kill a Mockingbird not nominated for Best Play? Was that a snub or based on a TONY committee ruling?
 

BuddyThomas

Well-Known Member
With only 7 nominated musicals, who gets a live number on the broadcast? My money would be on The Cher Show, with an appearance by Cher.
If a show is nominated, they are guaranteed a live performance on the broadcast. So all will definitely be performing, and yes, I have a feeling you are right. Cher has been very involved with The Cher Show, and she even performed a number at curtain call on opening night.

So, yeah, I would not at all be surprised if she performed on the broadcast. :)
 

Princess Leia

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Great Scott!!! A Back to the Future musical is happening!!!

 

Princess Leia

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Just saw Rocketman and I was super happy for most of the movie. Watching the debilitating effects of addiction, not so fun, but this was a movie that literally had Bennie and the Jets during an orgy, and I definitely lip synced along to most of the film.

It’s a jukebox musical, rather than a straight biopic (because this movie was never going to be straight 😉), and I was in my happy place.
 

BuddyThomas

Well-Known Member
Just saw Rocketman and I was super happy for most of the movie. Watching the debilitating effects of addiction, not so fun, but this was a movie that literally had Bennie and the Jets during an orgy, and I definitely lip synced along to most of the film.

It’s a jukebox musical, rather than a straight biopic (because this movie was never going to be straight 😉), and I was in my happy place.
It was simply amazing. I love how they did not shy away from addiction or gay stuff like Bohemian Rhapsody did.

Plus, the fact that this was a flat out musical was incredible.

While I always enjoyed Elton's music, I was never a hardcore fan, so it was really wonderful hearing all those great songs again, especially when done in such a spectacular way.

Highly recommended. Unless you are a raving homophobe. In that case, do not pass go, do not buy a ticket. The gay stuff is addressed and it is in your face.

And I'm just fine with that.
 

Princess Leia

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Highly recommended. Unless you are a raving homophobe. In that case, do not pass go, do not buy a ticket. The gay stuff is addressed and it is in your face.
Actually, I’m going to say the opposite- see the move anyways, you might learn something and have a change of heart.

The only people who shouldn’t see the movie are kids. Lots of drug use and swearing.

What baffles me is that apparently this is the first major picture with a sex scene between two men, and I thought it was pretty tame in comparison to what I’ve watched on TV shows.

I just want to give a moment to shout out Taron Egerton. He gave a phenomenal performance in this movie, and should start being cast in more musicals.
 

Princess Leia

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
So i’m going to start this by saying I still haven’t seen Bohemian Rhapsody yet, but I know a bit about some of the controversies. And it pains me to know Rocketman won’t achieve the same kind of box office success since it’s R rated. This was a full fledged musical about a man who overcame is demons and found love in the end (and lived), and yet, it’s R. Now, I definitely wouldn’t take kids to see it, but I feel like anyone over 15 could probably handle it.
 

Quinnmac000

Well-Known Member
I can't find but find it humorous that Universal kicks Disney's butt when it comes to Tony winning stuff for things they produced (Mean Girls the musical, Waverly Gallery, To Kill a Mockingbird, Wicked of Course, last year's revival or Caurosel, and many more) yet get no credit yet Disney gets tons of credit for their broadway stuff
 

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