Remember when “Hamilton,’ the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway megahit, was screened on Disney+, providing access to many fans unable to secure tickets to the live show that still is ensconced at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York?
Soon, those who still have yet to see the show, will be able to view it in movie theaters for the first time, beginning Sept. 5.
I’d go see it again — on the big screen — because it featuries the original cast in all its glory, and the film boasts numerous closeups and the special effects, like aerials depicting the show’s stellar choreography, elements that are viewing pluses.
For those who have not ever seen the show, this will be the perfect chance to be in the room where it’s been happening for a decade…and see what the raucous is all about…
Readers Theatre embrace gossip columnists
The Actors Group (TAG) will stage a Readers Theatre production of “Mr. & Mrs. Fitch,” a comedy by Douglas Carter Beane.
Performances of the witty, urbane comedy, will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at TAG’s Brad Powell Theatre at Dole Cannery.
Betty Burdick will appear as Mrs. Fitch and Dwight Martin will be Mr. Fitch, a pair of gossip columnists, who find that the social circuit no longer provides juicy morsels. Thus, the pressure’s on for the columnists – desperate for bon mots and hot rumors — need to pull printable chatter out of thin air. Tickets: $20 at https://taghawaii.net ….
Three shows still in the $2 million club
Only three long-running musicals continue to top Broadway’s elite $2 million club.
The Top 10:
1—”Wicked,” $2.344 million
2—”Hamilton,”$2.231 million
3—”The Lion King, $2.201 million
4— “Aladdin,”$1.432 million
5—”Maybe Happy Ending,” $1.401 million
6—”Death Becomes Her,” $1.393 million
7—”Just in Time,” $1.321 million
8—”MJ the Musical,” $1.292 million
9—”The Outsiders,” $1.231 million
10—”Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” $1.205 million
The complete list, for the week ending Aug. 3, courtesy the Broadway League:
