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Trailer reminds me of “Being 17” currently on Netflix.

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@poolboy48220. I’ve been playing for about a month. My bf turned me on to it, he’s much better at it.... The level of difficulty increases with each question. It’s fun. If you enjoy trivia challenges, you’ll like this one. Coop

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As for the category of “Best Revival of a Musical”, I was surprised that Once On This Island won over My Fair Lady. IMO, Once On This Island was very good but My Fair Lady was great. Most of the other Tony winners were predictable. Both Andrew Garfield & Natan Lane from Angels in America deserved to win. Their performances were outstanding as was the play. The Bands Visit was a big winner. It was one of the first plays that opened this Awards season and, at one point, was a difficult ticket to get. Since then it’s been at TKTS. I felt the show moved along quickly. The acceptance speeches were well timed. A couple went on beyond their allotted time & were cut off. As for the hosts, Josh Groban & Sara Bareilles, they stuck to what they do best which is singing. Looks like the highlight will be Robert deNero.

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Having seen this play I can understand why Jim Parsons’ foot injury would be taken very seriously. The set is a duplex apartment. Parsons climbs the staircase several times. An injured foot could make that a difficult task. I don’t think a boot or crutches would make it any easier.

Yes, Harris Dickinson is a handsome actor with a promising career. He’s currently playing John Paul Getty III on Trust. Yawn! I saw the movie “Beach Rats” & didn’t like it. What an awful portrayal of a young gay guy. He’s abusive to women, steals from his mom & dying dad, spends his days/nights looking to get high/wasted, doesn’t work, has a most dangerous sex life, uses a young gay guy to get pot &, then, watches him being beat up by his friends. Is that how gay men want to be portrayed? He’s just lucky that his hookups went well. I don’t agree that this is “very worth watching”. Why? Was it supposed to be a coming out story? Or, how to deal with your conflicted sexuality? For that I’d suggest, “Call Me By Your Name” or “Love, Simon”.

Tony-Nominated Angels in America Extends Broadway Revival The National Theatre production features Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and more. May 02, 2018 James McArdle, Susan Brown, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Andrew Garfield appear in the epilogue to Tony Kushner's Angels in America. (© Brinkhoff-Moegenburg) Broadway's currently running National Theatre revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America has extended its run for an additional two weeks, through July 15. Originally announced as an 18-week limited engagement, Angels in America began previews on February 23, and opened on March 25 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott, Angels in America stars Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Andrew Garfield and two-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane. The company also features Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Beth Malone, Patrick Andrews, Glynis Bell, Amy Blackman, Curt James, Rowan Ian Seamus Magee, Mark Nelson, Matty Oaks, Genesis Oliver, Jane Pfitsch, Lee Aaron Rosen, Ron Todorowski, Silvia Vrskova, and Lucy York. Returning to Broadway for the first time since its original 1993 production, Elliott's revival had its world premiere earlier this year in a sold-out run at the National Theatre.

Happy Birthday G56. NYC isn’t the same without you. Hope all is well. Cheers! Coop

Interesting article: Wasted in Margaritaville: Who Didn't Get Nominated for a 2018 Tony Award? Jimmy Buffett and Donna Summer are among the big losers of this morning's Tony nominations. May 01, 2018 Jimmy Buffett (center) leads the Broadway cast of Escape to Margaritaville in a carefree sing-a-long. (© David Gordon) Hamilton, one of the most acclaimed musicals of the decade, has two far-less-celebrated neighbors: Across the street from the Richard Rodgers Theatre is Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which only walked away with two Tony nominations this morning (Best Leading Actress for LaChanze, and Best Featured Actress for Ariana DeBose). Next door to the Rodgers is Escape to Margaritaville, an apt description of what the producers might want to do this month since there will be no reason to stick around New York: The Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical received no Tony nominations. Better find that shaker of salt, because the drinking starts now. Margaritaville is the only currently running new Broadway production to be completely shut out of the running. The other totally snubbed titles are long shuttered. That includes the Beau Willimon political thriller (read: snooze fest) The Parisian Woman, which marked Uma Thurman's Broadway debut (but clearly not her Tony debut). It's not a lost cause for all Broadway debutantes, though: Amy Schumer picked up a nomination for her performance in Steve Martin's Meteor Shower (yes, that Steve Martin, and no, he was not nominated for his mildly funny script). Uma Thurman will not pick up a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut, but Amy Schumer got one for hers. (© David Gordon/Matthew Murphy) The nominators turned their noses up at two of this season's three solo performances: Neither John Lithgow: Stories by Heart nor Michael Moore's monologue The Terms of My Surrender will appear on the Tony ballot. John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons will be considered in the Best Play category (the show's only nod). It seems unlikely to win, but Leguizamo will still walk away with a Special Award this year for his three-decade body of work. This year saw a crop of excellent play revivals, so it's no surprise that some notable names were left off the list: Julie Taymor's revival of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly walked away with nothing; same goes for the Roundabout Theatre Company revivals of Time and the Conways(starring Elizabeth McGovern) and Marvin's Room (starring Lili Taylor). The current revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan was rightly passed over in the Best Revival category, although leading lady Condola Rashad received her fourth Tony nomination for her performance as the Maid of Orleans (the only nod for the production). Similarly, the revival of Children of a Lesser God received a single nomination, for Lauren Ridloff in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category. The Tony nominators didn't think that Michael Moore's The Terms of My Surrender was all that and a bag of chips. (© Joan Marcus) The last completely snubbed production of the season was the Harold Prince revue Prince of Broadway, which opened to chilly reviews in August before closing in October. The show featured a talented cast and some truly standout performances, but they were not enough to earn the love of nominators in April. As for Prince, he will be fine: The winner of 21 previous Tonys, he is the most decorated individual in the history of the Awards. The exclusion of Frozen stars Caissie Levy and Putti Murin is sure to raise eyebrows. Male lead Jelani Alladin was also left off the list, although he is up for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Frozendid receive three nominations: Best Book, Best Score, and the all-important Best Musical. Shockingly, none of the design elements were nominated, a huge snub for a producer like Disney with a reputation for spectacle. Overall, it's a disappointing showing for a major new musical (by comparison, Mean Girls and SpongeBob received 12 nominations each). Caissie Levy and Patti Murin of Frozen will have to "Let It Go''. Neither was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award. (© Deen var Meer) After a season in which it looked like 1984 would be shut out of consideration because of a conflict between producers and the nominating committee, the producers of the George Orwell stage adaptation must be glad the nominators came around: The show received one nomination, for Tom Gibbons's aggressive sound design, which was apparently so effective it had some patrons puking in the aisles. That's an honor all on its own. As usual, it pays to have a show that is open for voters to see: 90 percent of today's nominations are for shows currently running on Broadway (Farinelli and the King is this season's most-nominated closed production, with five nods). Recognizing that, the producers of SpongeBob SquarePants(12 noms) and Once on This Island(eight noms) deserve a lot of credit for shepherding their shows through the dismal winter months. Should they pick up any awards, it could be a boon for the box office. The Awards won't be announced until June 10, which means a whole month of campaigning that starts right now. A lot can happen between now and then. Stay tuned.

How the cast views the play:

A suggestion for those planning on seeing this play. If possible, try to purchase orchestra seats close to (but not the front rows) to the stage. It's an intimate show that you'll want to be closely connected to. Also, it's a better location for viewing the cast as Andrew Rannells looks very hot in his tight white slacks. Also gives a nice manspread. There's a 2nd floor to Michael's apartment & some undressing scenes take place there. Also, there's a brief shower scene. Enjoy the show!

Thanks @foxy for that great review. I share your views. I also saw "The Boys In The Band". It's playing at the Booth Theatre and is in it's 1st week of previews. It has a limited run of 15 weeks and, actually, is the 1st time the play has been on Broadway. Some 50 years ago it was an Off Broadway production. The play is 100 minutes with no intermission. I liked that it was an all gay cast. A "band" of 9 very talented and handsome actors. Some names you'll recognize while others are new to Broadway. The play takes place in Michael's (Jim Parsons) NYC apartment (very red). He's hosting a 30th birthday party for his friend Harold (Zachary Quinto) and has invited several of his gay friends. While preparing for the party Michael receives a call from his straight and married college roommate, Alan (Brian Hutchison), who needs to speak with him. He is invited over. After a few too many drinks, the band of boys turns into the mean girls. Nothing is held back. As @foxy mentioned, this play takes place in the late 1960's. At the time it was a revolutionary show that opened gay life to the public. Yes, it's dated but it does show how far we've come in 50 years. One of the disturbing lines was, "Show me a happy homosexual and I'll show you a gay corpse". After a night of heavy drinking and beating up on their friends, they all look forward to seeing each other again. For comic relief there's a prostitute cowboy played by the very handsome actor Charlie Carver. He's hired for $20 to be Harold's birthday gift. He's portrayed as a dumb blonde who says all the wrong thing. It's great seeing Broadway currently hosting 2 excellent gay themed plays: Angels in America and The Boys In The Band.

The full pairings are below: Adam Rippon with Jenna Johnson Arike Ogunbowale with Gleb Savchenko Chris Mazdzer with Witney Carson Jamie Anderson with Artem Chigvintsev Jennie Finch Daigle with Keo Motsepe Johnny Damon with Emma Slater Josh Norman with Sharna Burgess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Lindsay Arnold Mirai Nagasu with Alan Bersten Tonya Harding with Sasha Farber

Leading in Tony nominations were “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” & “Mean Girls”. Each receiving 12. I’ll have to re-think seeing Mean Girls. Did the critics miss something?

Here is the list of 2018 Tony nominations: Best Play: “The Children” “Farinelli and The King” “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” “Junk” “Latin History for Morons” Best Musical: “The Band’s Visit” “Frozen” “Mean Girls” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Best Revival of a Play: “Angels in America” “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” “Lobby Hero” “Travesties” Best Revival of a Musical: “My Fair Lady” “Once On This Island” “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Best Book of a Musical: “The Band’s Visit,” Itamar Moses “Frozen,” Jennifer Lee “Mean Girls,” Tina Fey “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” Kyle Jarrow Best Original Score: “Angels in America” “The Band’s Visit” “Frozen” “Mean Girls” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Andrew Garfield, “Angels in America” Tom Hollander, “Travesties” Jamie Parker, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Mark Rylance, “Farinelli and The King” Denzel Washington, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Glenda Jackson, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women” Condola Rashad, “Saint Joan” Lauren Ridloff, “Children of a Lesser God” Amy Schumer, “Meteor Shower” Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Harry Hadden-Paton, “My Fair Lady” Joshua Henry, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Tony Shalhoub, “The Band’s Visit” Ethan Slater, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Lauren Ambrose, “My Fair Lady” Hailey Kilgore, “Once On This Island” LaChanze, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” Katrina Lenk, “The Band’s Visit” Taylor Louderman, “Mean Girls” Jessie Mueller, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play” Anthony Boyle, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Michael Cera, “Lobby Hero” Brian Tyree Henry, “Lobby Hero” Nathan Lane, “Angels in America” David Morse, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Susan Brown, “Angels in America” Noma Dumezweni, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Deborah Findlay, “The Children” Denise Gough, “Angels in America” Laurie Metcalf, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz, “My Fair Lady” Alexander Gemignani, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Grey Henson, “Mean Girls” Gavin Lee, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Ari’el Stachel, “The Band’s Visit” Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ariana DeBose, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” Renée Fleming, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Lindsay Mendez, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Ashley Park, “Mean Girls” Diana Rigg, “My Fair Lady” Best Scenic Design of a Play: Miriam Buether, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women” Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and The King” Christine Jones, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Santo Loquasto, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Ian MacNeil and Edward Pierce, “Angels in America” Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Dane Laffrey, “Once On This Island” Scott Pask, “The Band’s Visit” Scott Pask, Finn Ross & Adam Young, “Mean Girls” Michael Yeargan, “My Fair Lady” David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Best Costume Design of a Play: Jonathan Fensom, “Farinelli and The King” Nicky Gillibrand, “Angels in America” Katrina Lindsay, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Ann Roth, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women” Ann Roth, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Best Costume Design of a Musical: Gregg Barnes, “Mean Girls” Clint Ramos, “Once On This Island” Ann Roth, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Lady” Best Lighting Design of a Play: Neil Austin, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Paule Constable, “Angels in America” Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Paul Russell, “Farinelli and The King” Ben Stanton, “Junk” Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, “Once On This Island” Donald Holder, “My Fair Lady” Brian MacDevitt, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Tyler Micoleau, “The Band’s Visit” Best Sound Design of a Play: Adam Cork, “Travesties” Ian Dickinson for Autograph, “Angels in America” Gareth Fry, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Tom Gibbons, “1984” Dan Moses Schreier, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Best Sound Design of a Musical: Kai Harada, “The Band’s Visit” Peter Hylenski, “Once On This Island” Scott Lehrer, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Brian Ronan, “Mean Girls” Walter Trarbach and Mike Dobson, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott, “Angels in America” Joe Mantello, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women” Patrick Marber, “Travesties” John Tiffany, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” George C. Wolfe, “Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh” Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Arden, “Once On This Island” David Cromer, “The Band’s Visit” Tina Landau, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls” Bartlett Sher, “My Fair Lady” Best Choreography: Christopher Gattelli, “My Fair Lady” Christopher Gattelli, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Steven Hoggett, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” Casey Nicholaw, “Mean Girls” Justin Peck, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Best Orchestrations: John Clancy, “Mean Girls” Tom Kitt, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” Annmarie Milazzo & Michael Starobin, “Once On This Island” Jamshied Sharifi, “The Band’s Visit” Jonathan Tunick, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Chita Rivera Andrew Lloyd Webber Special Tony Awards: John Leguizamo Bruce Springsteen

This week on DOOL concludes with 3 in the hospital, 3 locked in some secret room, 2 possibly to be charged by the Salem PD, 1 getting kidnapped at gun point, 2 relationships on the rocks, some silly story about the face of Bella Magazine (yawn), Lukas is clueless but not drinking, Eve is mad @ Brady, & Jennifer/Eric just had sex (again). Did I leave anything out? Oh, yes, this is sweeps week.

Bette Midler returning to Broadway this summer Bette Midler will return to Broadway, playing another six weeks in the title role of “Hello, Dolly!” before the revival closes this summer. Scott Rudin, the show’s lead producer, said early Friday he would close the show on Aug. 25, about 17 months after performances began. The show opened to strong reviews and won four Tony Awards, including for best musical revival and for Ms. Midler’s performance. Ms. Midler, who played the title role until January, will return on July 17. She will succeed Bernadette Peters, who has been playing the role since Ms. Midler departed the cast; Ms. Peters’s final performance will be July 15. David Hyde Pierce and Gavin Creel will also rejoin the cast as Horace Vandergelder and Cornelius Hackl. Mr. Creel had also won a Tony Award for his performance. A touring production of the revival is scheduled to start in October in Cleveland, starring Betty Buckley.

Saw this play on Wednesday. A matinee & evening performance. The newly renovated Lyric Theatre is huge. The Theatre is decorated just for this production. You get the feeling it’s going to be playing there for a very long time. The sold out performance was fill with Potter fans & they were just wild about Harry. If you’re not familiar with the books or movies, you might be lost trying to figure out what’s taking place & why. If you’re planning on seeing both Plays in 1 day, there’s enough time for a relaxing dinner between shows. Although the info says each Play is 2 1/2 hrs, it was longer than that & Exiting the theater is a long wait.

From Theatermania: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child The two-part play will officially open at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday, April 22. A scene from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child officially opens on Sunday, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play written by Thorne and directed by Tiffany. The production is one play presented in two parts. Both parts are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings. The production received its world premiere in July 2016 at the Palace Theatre in London, where it continues to play to sold-out houses. The production features seven of the original West End production's stars reprising their roles: Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley), Poppy Miller (Ginny Potter), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy), and Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy).

I, too, am looking forward to this production. I have a ticket for this week. Hope we’ll both be left “spellbound”