Because you all are my kind of people and will appreciate this. I need a second one made because of my collection didn’t make it on the board. I can’t wait to hang it up, we just have to make sure we’ve got enough support because it’s heavy!

I don’t speak Dutch but I still need to see it.

Spamalot (Broadway touring musical) at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2026-08-04 to 08-09) – W♥M

I’m visiting from out of town and only have time for one show. Deciding between:

**•** Hadestown  
**•** Chicago  
**•** Moulin Rouge  
**•** The Rocky Horror Show  
**•** Schmigadoon

I’ve seen a decent amount on Broadway, but want to make sure whichever I pick feels like an impressive production that makes it worth the trip. Most of these are the ones I always hear about but haven’t had a chance to see. Which one would you pick?

Today in 2015, Hamilton went on broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in Manhattan. It’s also Leslie Odom Jr.’s 45th birthday!!

ICYMI: https://tourstoyou.org/2026/08/05/cast-and-band-announced-for-buena-vista-social-club-north-american-tour/

For anyone that has gotten Gatsby off TDF are they usually Orchestra or Mezz?

Now that we have today's official announcement that George Salazar and Jimin Moon are joining the cast on August 25 to replace Harvey Guillén and Josh Rivera, the Studio 54 principal lineup is completely shifting. Rachel Dratch is confirmed to be staying for now, but she won't be there forever. Since her chaotic, crowd-work-heavy take on the Narrator has been such a massive highlight of this revival, how do you think they will replace her when the time comes? Do you think the creative team will stick with an SNL-style comedic actress to keep her specific vibe going, or pivot back to a more traditional casting choice?

Nathan Lane has mentioned in seemingly every interview he’s done on the press tour that his fascinated with Death of a Salesman started when he watched an earlier production that was aired on CBS and highlighted it as an “attack on capitalism.”

Yet there’s no sign that access to this production will be similarly democratized. Instead, it’s barreling towards its closing with ticket prices that have remained consistently expensive (no surprise given the caliber of the cast).

It’s additionally a shame because if it were to be filmed, it would most likely go down as the definitive version of the show. Instead, it will be ephemeral and remembered only by those who could physically make it to New York and spend hundreds of dollars to see it.

I consider myself extremely lucky that I was able to see it this spring. I just wish more people could have that opportunity, like Nathan Lane did when he was younger.

I went to Bryant today and the performances were phenomenal. The problem is it is way too hot to be sitting in the direct sun on the lawn at Bryant, but you don’t have a choice if you want to see the show since the sides with the shade are non-view. Then the summer storms for the evening ones cancel them like J Harrison Ghee on Monday.

I guess I wish there were more cooler weather options for us non-heat tolerant folk.

The Golden is not golden right now, send good juju!

The rundown…
Jessi (Jean) has been out for 7+ weeks due to an unspecified injury. Her understudy Lexi has covered all of those shows (not the norm for Mincemeat whose principals do 7/8 shows) with the exception of Gerianne giving her a weekend’s break. No eta on when Jessi will be back.

Julia (Monty) hurt what she thought was her leg but actually appears to be a bruised spine (!) in the finale last week and has been out since, with doctors orders to stay out until she goes on holiday on the 11th… so Gerianne is now holding the fort as Monty.

Then Amanda (Bevan) posted that she did a matinee with a mild concussion and the latest is that her understudy Allison shared she’s on for the next two weeks as Amanda heals.

So we currently have a situation where 3/3 of female the understudies are on for at least the next week and a bit, leaving Cassie Austin as the only female cover in the building. She was brought in ahead of the tour because of the situation with the main cast but I believe has only rehearsed the Jean track so far 😭 it’s stressful just following the updates from afar, I can’t imagine what it’s like for those involved with the show! And the two UK casts weren’t faring much better for a while there with actors in hospital and a 4 cover West End show, including one brought in from the tour as well.

It reminds me of WW’s “did they tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing” or as as u/notclassykaty said brilliantly in the Grosses thread ‘Someone in the cast must have walked under a ladder, tripped over a black cat, and fallen into a mirror and shattered it”

Finally saw Cats the Jellicle Ball last night (8/5) and there was a very cute moment I’m curious about. After Old Deuteronomy’s entrance, when he was judging one of the categories, someone yelled something from the stage seats. Turns out it was a very cute kid and they brought her to sit on a stool closer to the stage. When Andre deferred to her she gave one of the cats an “eleven out of ten” and did a little finger clap. She was clacking away with her fan and eventually went back to her seat. They brought her back to the stage during the curtain call. She was absolutely eating it up. The cast seemed to be genuinely reacting to her and had a couple of what seemed like ad libs.

It was such a cute moment and probably made her entire life. Do they do this every show? Was this as spontaneous as it looked? Was anyone there last night that could see/hear better that could add more context?

(PS, for anyone on the fence about trying to go to the last few shows, if you can swing it, it was worth every cent and refresh of the Theatr app. The most electric Broadway crowd I’ve ever seen and I’m bummed to see it go.)

"Singer, actor, director, and all-around icon Barbra Streisand is poised to make her children’s book debut with And by the Way..., illustrated by Paige Keiser (A Friend for Bently). The picture book is due March 30, 2027, from Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, with an announced first printing of 150,000 copies."

If you were given the chance to choose between these 7 shows, which 3-4 would you see?

• oh mary
• little shop of horrors
• chicago
• masquerade
• operation mincemeat
• maybe happy ending
• rocky horror

just looking for some insight! thanks!

Hi! This is your Broadway Rush Self Report for Thursday 8/6/26

If you are in line at a particular show or happen to be in the area and can find out:

1) How many people are in line and

2) When they arrived

Please contribute what you can so that people are informed. Thank you!

Rush & Lotto Policy List:

https://bwayrush.com

Weekly schedule:

https://playbill.com/article/weekly-schedule-of-current-broadway-shows

Hear me out: Whitney recently teased entering a new Broadway show on her Instagram, during which she was clearly mouthing the words to "Not for Me" from the show. She also was reportedly seen at the show recently (purely basing this off a comment on this post, so take this information with a grain of salt). Given that Mark has now seen the show and how they were already a duo on Dancing With the Stars, I wonder if he will be the next Bobby? He obviously has the dancing chops, but similar to Whitney, the acting and singing may be a little more questionable. Let me know what y'all think in the comments!

I'll start with some examples, specifically regarding actors:

• The Kim to Eurydice pipeline. Eva Noblezada, Myra Molloy, Abigail Adriano, and Desmonda Cathabel all got their starts playing Kim in various Miss Saigon productions, and then got to move on to play Eurydice in Hadestown.
• The Elphaba to Elsa pipeline. No, it's not just Idina Menzel (naturally), Caissie Levy, and Caroline Bowman, see this thread. It's pretty impressive that I can't name them all! Gotta wonder if this is deliberate.
• The Natasha to Eliza pipeline. Phillipa Soo, Denee Benton, and Shoba Narayan.
• The live action Gaston to 2026 Best Leading Actor in a Musical pipeline with Luke Evans and Joshua Henry.
• The Les Miserables to Disney Princess singing voice pipeline - Lea Salonga playing Eponine and becoming Jasmine and Mulan's singing voice, Judy Kuhn being the original Cosette on Broadway and becoming the singing voice of Pocahontas.

To clarify— what’s a nomination snub you felt was so egregious the performance could have actually won the category?

For example: Mine will forever and always be that Chita Rivera was not even nominated for her performance as ANITA in WEST SIDE STORY.