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Shannon's avatar

we all read the "theatre" in your parenthetical in the classic ira british accent, right? because i sure did!!

I'm the quintessential "not a musical" person (...i know) and I LOVED "maybe happy ending" and i'm thrilled it's getting recognized!! if "the picture of dorian gray" is on the docket for you, looking forward to hearing/reading your thoughts--sarah snook was INCREDIBLE and it was quite a different theatre experience than the norm.

p.s. thanks for saving me money on seeing Clooney in that show!!

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Ira Madison III's avatar

I will be seeing for sure!

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Elizabeth Etherton's avatar

Thank you for this post, Ira, as it inspired the above commenter and me to buy tickets to Death Becomes Her the night before we see Beyoncé — a true Destiny’s Child week!

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Ira Madison III's avatar

🐝🐝🐝

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Colleen Verbus's avatar

I just saw Buena Vista Social Club this week and really loved it. I highly recommend it.

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Simone Hunt's avatar

Saw death becomes her after reading this and I am obsessed!!!

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Ira Madison III's avatar

Amazing!!!

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Chris Murphy's avatar

Boop hive!!

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Hope Timmermann's avatar

I am in NYC (visiting from Missouri) right now and was trying to decide what to see tomorrow if I can pack a show in, so this is perfect timing

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Hope Timmermann's avatar

Update — saw Oh Mary and was not disappointed. Thanks Ira 😘

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Ira Madison III's avatar

Period!

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Colleen Verbus's avatar

Need to see John Proctor is the Villain

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Tell the Bees's avatar

I heard... not amazing things about Dead Outlaw... Locking in to see Purpose immediately.

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Ashley Bastock's avatar

Ira I saved this to read until I saw Death Becomes Her, Sunset Blvd, and Smash (all in one weekend btw, unfortunately I’m unhinged) and our thoughts are the same. You perfectly captured how I feel about Smash, it will always be my darling yet weird little baby no matter how cringey it gets 🥹 Sunset and Nicole I can’t stop thinking about. Everything you singled out about DBH also incredibly accurate.

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Colleen A.'s avatar

Headed to NYC for a gig this weekend and seeing Maybe Happy Ending and Oh Mary for sure (thank you 5pm curtain!)- was going to lotto for an 8pm show but now I think I’m leaning Death Becomes Her after hearing this week’s episode 😝 I’m so pumped - I hardly get up to New York anymore

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Andy's avatar

I’ve heard amazing things about Real Women have Curves and I’m so sad I’m not going to New York until October and it’ll def be closed by then 😭

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Becca's avatar

Thank you for confirming to a die hard Swept Away fan that the marketing for this show was non-existent😞

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Ira Madison III's avatar

Oh no!

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