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Here atStage Whisperer, what has our attention is the kooky timing ofMerrilys actual opening.
This Weeks Openings
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Here Lies Loves Sexy Conundrum
Last weeksgrosses are out.
Rebecca Alter:Wow,Merrilyis the only one that made less money than the week prior.
Zach Schiffman:I wonder how much longerA Beautiful Noisehas.
Will Swenson isnt a ticket draw, but I know hes leaving soon.
Playing to 58 percent capacity speaks for itself, I suppose.
Zach:Yeah, I wonder where a show like that could go, though.
Like, I dont think Alex Brightman would do a show at Theatre Row?
Also,Here Lies Lovelooks so sad andhaving Apl.de.Ap DJis … even sadder.
Credit-card points come to Broadway!
Zach:I am surprisedHere Lies Lovedoesnt have Conrad Ricamora doing more publicity.
Jackson:Zach, Im pretty surehe made a TikTokto promote the show.
Its a David Byrne piece!
), but sex appeal is maybe underemphasized.
Zach:I do thinkHere Lies Loveis a show that with the right late-night performance could hang on.
Like doing like Dont really well onSeth Meyerswill certainly get my aunt asking me if Ive seen the show.
Jackson:Really, the industry is just clinging on until Kelly Clarkson decamps from L.A. to NYC.
Zach:Kelly needs to do Kellyoke of Why Dont You Love Me?
Jackson:But only after she covers Heart of Stone fromSix!
Kelly, let us submit some requests in advance.
Zach:We can even tip to cut the line like itsMaries Crisis.
Rebecca:Kellyoke Broadway Week would change the world.
Jason:Cant wait for her to cover Apology to a Cow fromBat Boy.
Heres to Them.
One later entry begins, Perhaps the beginning ofThree Sistersshould not be exactly as I thought before.
Another, still later: Obviously, our production ofThree Sisterswas not clear enough.
The old plays that keep coming back make us confront the possibility frightening, vital of change.
Behind the Curtain …
A segment in whichStage Whispererrelays the latest gossip.
Whisper of the Week
Its been years and we still find confetti everywhere every day.
A person handling renovations at the Palace Theatre, referring to 2017s festiveSpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.
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Shuckedwill tour North America in 2024.
Jordan Fisher will joinHadestownas the new Orpheus.
production ofTitanic, running in June 2024, will feature Tony winner Bonnie Milligan as Alice Beane.
Halsey and Catherine OHara will alternate as Sally in a production ofThe Nightmare Before Christmasat the Hollywood Bowl.
And the Award for She Lives!
Spotted by our very own Whisperette, Devon Ivie.
