Addicted to love. Flower cultivator, flute player, verse maker. Usually delicate, but at times masculine. Well read, even to erudition. Almost an orientalist.
Addicted to love. Flower cultivator, flute player, verse maker. Usually delicate, but at times masculine. Well read, even to erudition. Almost an orientalist.
A Black actor was denied a wig for a major Broadway tour. She's now suing for racial discrimination (www.latimes.com)
Out of town, on Broadway and on the road, the recent revival of “1776” was strategically cast in a nontraditional manner, with actors of diverse gender identities and racial backgrounds portraying the white, male Founding Fathers as they finalized the Declaration of Independence. “Putting history in the hands of the humans...
Disney’s Frozen to close in London on 8 September 2024 (www.westendtheatre.com)
Disney’s Theatrical Group has posted closing notices for the London production of Frozen. Frozen will extend for the final time, completing its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane after three years on 8 September 2024, having been seen by over 2.8 million people....
Broadway's How to Dance in Ohio Announces Closing (playbill.com)
How to Dance in Ohio has announced its closure on Broadway. The show’s final performance will be February 11. The new neurodivergent coming-of-age musical opened at the Belasco Theatre December 10 after beginning previews November 15. At the time of closing, the musical will have played 27 previews and 72 regular performances....
[Discussion] Do you have franchise fatigue? Or is there still a franchise that you enjoy seeing?
Just thought about it with the latest announcement about a new Jurassic Park release....
Where Broadway's Newest Shows Got Their Start (www.broadwayworld.com)
Developing and producing Broadway musicals is very expensive and time-consuming, which is why it's very rare for musicals to open directly on Broadway. Most shows have an out-of-town tryout and/or are developed by (or in association with) a non-profit/subscription based theatre company....
OC Combating spam on kbin - some thoughts
Have been thinking about what kbin can do to combat spam accounts, which are currently on the rise again on kbin.social....
Conductor Karl Jurman Has Worked on The Lion King for 26 Years (playbill.com)
And if you thought eight years working in a Broadway show was a long time, here's an interview with Karl Jurman, who just retired from the The Lion King after 26 years....
Miguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances (playbill.com)
Interview with Miguel Cervantes, who played Hamilton for eight years....
Is the murder at the end of the world worth watching ?
Issue with sort by hot
This has been an issue since the beginning of Kbin tmk, but when you make a post, it won't appear under sort by hot unless it has an upvote. This means that if someone forgets to upvote their own post, it just won't appear on the default sort. There are plenty of posts I've missed because of this....
How to Dance in Ohio Launches Partnership with Autistic Theatremakers Alliance; Announces Talkback Series (playbill.com)
How to Dance in Ohio has partnered with the Autistic Theatremakers Alliance. The inaugural partnership event will take place January 25, with an extraordinary celebration of New York’s neurodivergent theatre companies....
'Schmigadoon' isn't getting a season 3 despite being written (ew.com)
The curtain has fallen on Schmigadoon! On Thursday, creator Cinco Paul announced on social media that the musical series will not be getting a third season on Apple TV+. This is despite the fact that Paul and his team have written the complete season, including 25 songs....
Anyway to get this spammer's account banned?
@streaming21 has been spamming the fediverse magazine with movie links What is the best way to get a particular rogue account looked at?
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd turnover doubles to £186 million in latest accounts (www.thestage.co.uk)
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Sweeney Todd Broadway Announces Temporary Casting for Lead Roles before Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Join (www.theatermania.com)
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford completed their runs in Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on January 14. Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster start performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on February 8. The standbys and understudies will be playing the lead roles until they join the cast, and the production announced the...
[Kind of weekly thread] What have you been watching?