News Roundup

On February 17, 2018February 23, 2018 By Steven StraussIn 570 Channels (And Everythin's On), Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See

It’s time once more for the newsiest news in theatre and film from the past week:

Kinky Boots, Chicago and now Waitress deploy stunt casting better than any other shows, which is probably why they're still running (it's also an art in itself)

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 16, 2018

I'll be forlorn if he forgets about Broadway, but I can see his talents translating very well to the small screen https://t.co/LSrjNsInHF

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 16, 2018

Ditto: https://t.co/gnwTvAkyQo

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 17, 2018

She was basically born to lead a sitcom for years and years and years, as is anyone who possesses such distinct performative shtick that doesn’t seem to get old.

This reads like the start of a yet-unannounced political campaign https://t.co/7Dw3X6BbUM

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

Late to this, but wtf? Dimming lights isn't the same as, like, standing ovations; the power of the act doesn't diminish if it's overdone. Plus, we're not even close to that point anyways! https://t.co/iXFYpsaUCP

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

Is Broadway going to decide how many theaters every fallen artist deserves? If Maxwell is 1, will someone else be worth 2?! It’s so ludicrous. For debatable choices (Maxwell is a shoo-in imo), why not err on the side of generosity? Let’s honor as many legacies as possible.

And it just got one show better! https://t.co/q6yAeqbR6e

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

Seriously, my fellow San Diego theatre peeps, SEE THIS MUSICAL! I think it’s my fav since…Hamilton?

(So far. The service itself is a godsend, but everything else involving it hasn't given me much reason to believe in long-lasting improvements…you know, if Moviepass even lasts that long at all. The money-bleeding must stop eventually, one way or another)

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

Also also, I want more audiences like the type Morisseau calls for in this Playbill insert: pic.twitter.com/zGNq1JRthH

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) August 14, 2017

Another good one, this time courtesy of Kate Benson for her play [PORTO]: pic.twitter.com/sZEEOEwTtZ

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

A good program note goes a long way towards introducing themes that’ll be subsequently explored AND establishing the best mood to most enjoy the work ahead. This is the best example in recent memory: https://t.co/p0AXGrQ4YT

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

Roland Emmerich, destroying different civilizations one movie at a time https://t.co/2ioXoh6mdg

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

And I will see (and most probs enjoy) it every damn time.

This is true of MANY off-Broadway theatres, but I'm more willing to forgive others (Rattlestick, Cherry Lane, etc.) because of their storied histories, which can't be felt at Theatre Row. A historic block, but not a historic building

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

This sort of lame pop culture reference usually doesn't work for me in superhero movies, but for some reason I like this poster? Maybe obviousness feels more at home in the sensationalist realm of advertising pic.twitter.com/WrFAj1Lquy

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

LOVE, SIMON’s marketing is rather obsessed with gay-themed puns: pic.twitter.com/NW4tbGqTpv

— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 19, 2018

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