Another day of reminding people that Broadway shows used to close on opening night. Like repeatedly. In the same season. I do think the industry could do to be a little more innovative but like a show flopping isn’t a new phenomenon
the wicked press tour being one of the most chaotic & funny press tours to date
🧵 a thread of the funniest and most viral ariana and cynthia moments
WICKED has always been political and Jon M. Chu’s adaptation is more timely than ever emphasizing the silence and complicity of those like Glinda in a system built for them compared to someone like Elphaba villainized for being the other who doesn’t conform.
BREAKING: @JinkxMonsoon will join @raminkarimloo & David Hyde Pierce in @roundaboutnyc’s newly retitled Gilbert & Sullivan revival, PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL
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With those reviews, Maybe Happy Ending is a shoo-in for Best Musical. With those grosses, it’ll be lucky to see Christmas.
Tl;dr Go see Maybe Happy Ending. A delight of a show that will make you feel good for two hours as you watch some Korean robots fall in love.
Mother 2024 edition would have been the Trump voter in 2016 who woke up in 2020 and is voting for Kamala this year. We can never go Back to Before indeed