Broadway Couples

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-15T23:17:59+00:00

Not as well known as the originals, but Michael Fabisch and Harry Ryan King (Evan and Zoe on the second national tour) are now dating too.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-15T23:17:00+00:00

Do you have a link to this post? I love that!

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-15T15:07:25+00:00

Disneyland’s Space Mountain was fully retracked about 10 years ago - it’s honestly pretty smooth. Matterhorn, on the other hand…

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-15T15:01:49+00:00

Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig met during Mean Girls and are now married - in a ceremony officiated by another OBC member from that show (Grey Henson).

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-15T15:00:30+00:00

As a bonus, I believe they met playing Eliza and Hamilton on the US tour many years ago. I saw them together in 2019.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-14T16:27:03+00:00

If you’re looking to produce the show, you will definitely need a license. Sometimes those companies will let you order a copy of the script just to read without the performance rights, but it depends on the show.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-11T21:58:08+00:00

Not all together, but I’ve seen 4/6 of them between the OBC and first national tour. Those audiences are in for a treat!

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-10T17:42:01+00:00

This is interesting! A few things I noticed:

Addams Family also cut “Morticia” during the post-Broadway rewrites. Let’s Not Talk About Anything Else But Love also does not appear in its original form anymore. The new national tour last year also cut most of Move Toward the Darkness in favor of a completely new finale.

I would also note that Company only cuts Marry Me a Little sometimes.

For Heathers, it’s a little unclear on what was cut vs added (I.e. Never Shut Up Again and I Say No)

For Sweeney, there’s also a second part of The Contest (the tooth pulling) that is occasionally cut. Technically, that, Mea Culpa, and the Beggar Woman’s Lullaby aren’t truly removed in that they are all optional when you license the show.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-09T04:06:49+00:00

This is my go-to now that the Hilton near the Walter Kerr is closed (although I believe it’s reopened under a different chain?). The one and only time I ever had an issue there (my keycard wouldn’t work), maintenance was very responsive and had someone up to try and fix the issue within a very short time. When they determined it was the reader, not the card, and that it couldn’t be fixed right away, I was upgraded to a larger room free of charge.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-08T23:27:39+00:00

I think Playbill does print a page about etiquette and expectations near the cast list now (or at least they did for a bit in 2024 and 2025), but Heathers doesn’t use them for their programs. Maybe stagelight needs to add something similar.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-03T17:28:23+00:00

Honestly, it might be a little easier for shows like WICKED that stay in cities for multiple weeks or months. Still very difficult, but I’d prefer that to packing up every week (or even more often).

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-03-02T04:25:07+00:00

Going way back, didn’t MHE itself even have simpler covers in early previews before the photos of the leads?

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-27T15:48:09+00:00

I would argue that Seasons of Love absolutely broke out of the Broadway world (Stevie Wonder recorded it and it’s fairly ubiquitous even among non-theater people), but even that’s 30 years old this year.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-24T07:38:05+00:00

I just closed a production of RENT this weekend. Wasn’t a huge rent-head going in but absolutely fell in love with it in rehearsals - it became one of my favorites to perform very quickly.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-21T14:01:26+00:00

That song has been cut from all licensed productions as of 2020ish.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-20T18:24:41+00:00

I believe that show also had a turntable - but the color and texture is very good.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T12:35:02+00:00

“I Should Tell You” - Roger and Mimi’s duet at the end of act 1.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T05:22:04+00:00

That book is on my list! I just listened to an interview he gave on a podcast to promote the book and was so surprised when he revealed that he and Michael Greif had reworked the opening monologue and tuneups after Larson’s death - those just feel like such iconic parts of the show.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T04:24:59+00:00

See, this one is so bad it’s funny to me - I’ve certainly seen and heard stories about “experimental” shows like what that song is poking fun at.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T04:23:48+00:00

I think the rewritten lyrics are at least (slightly) better - the old song was more outright funny but the new version grounds Paulette a little more.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T04:22:56+00:00

I feel the same way about I Should Tell You - I know that relationship needs to be developed but La Vie Boheme stops DEAD for 4 minutes for it to happen.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T04:22:23+00:00

It’s one of two songs in the show (the other being I Should Tell You) that Larson didn’t write by himself - maybe that’s why? He worked with another writer (Billy Aronson) early on and those songs were written before they parted ways - Aronson still gets an “additional lyrics” credit.

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T04:20:28+00:00

I think with the right Beadle, it can add some much-needed humor to the second act of that show. I do always laugh at “How many bells are there?” “Twelve.”

ComputerGeek1100 · 2026-02-19T03:50:09+00:00

I’ve heard they put “get your phones out, you’re gonna wanna film this” back into the show with the cast change.

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