Talking points:
- Brian d'Arcy James to return to Next to Normal
- The four shows I saw this week… in 30 seconds: Million Dollar Quartet, Next to Normal, La Cage aux Folles, and Everyday Rapture
- The At This Performance concert inspires with stellar understudy talent
- Broadway grosses
What do you think, Rushers? Are you beaming that Brian d’Arcy James will be coming back to Next to Normal? Did you see him in the show’s off-Broadway run? What did you think of the four shows I saw this week? Did Million Dollar Quartet make you leave smiling? Did you find Everyday Rapture to be a bummer, like I did? Have you been to an At This Performance concert? As always, leave it in the comments!
I LOVE STAGE RUSH TV! Super informative and entertaining :)
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Thank you so much! As long as you enjoy it, that's what's important.
ReplyDeleteI am ecstatic that Brian d’Arcy James is (re)joining Next to Normal! I can’t wait to see my first and favorite Dan again. His rendition of I’ve Been will be worth the price of admission alone.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if he regrets not staying with the show for Arena in D.C. and opening on Broadway. Of course I understand because Shrek seemed like it would turn out to be a huge family hit and N2N wasn’t even sure it would transfer at all, let alone do this well. I am sad Brian is not on the OBCR and wasn’t nominated for a Tony for Dan instead (maybe he woulda stomped those Billy boys?), but all that is done with now and I’m glad he’ll get a chance to play the role again.
Re: grosses – I am not surprised at A Little Night Music’s grosses because Angela Lansbury has been on vacation. She returns on Tues. 4/27. I was able to get a SRO ticket around 11am last Saturday, which I know def. wouldn’t have been possible on any other day both Ms. Lansbury and Catherine Z-J were on, and there were a few open seats in the rear orch that we standers took up for the second act.
I saw Next to Normal off Broadway, and I may go see it along now that Brian d’Arcy James is coming back.
ReplyDelete@Christine: Yes, so excited about Brian d'Arcy James! I think he does sort of regret it. Maybe "regret" isn't the word, but I read an interview with him and he basically explained he wished there was a way to do both projects—SHREK and NEXT TO NORMAL.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Awesome! I will definitely be going to see it, so I can see his performance!
ReplyDeleteTalk about having a great week at the theatre, that I definately did last week. Thanks for the shout out and all your help last week. We definately need to catch a show together next time i'm out there.
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