#the cripple of inishmaan

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

Conor MacNeill as young Edward (Ned) Gowan

Bill Paterson as old Edward (Ned) Gowan. Ned was a lawyer from Edinburgh who knew the law, inside and out and acted as a legal advisor to Clan MacKenzie.

Conor MacNeill is an Irish actor from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, who has experience on both the big and small screen, as well as the stage. He is an actor, producer, and writer, and is known for his roles in An Crisís (2010) Whole Lotta Sole (2012) a Comedy/Crime with Brendan Fraser and Privates (2013) and in the BBC and HBO drama, Industry, as Kenny Kilblane.

He made his London stage debut starring alongside Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan. He was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2017 for Best Short Film.

He played the Garda, and Detective Ruairi Slater in The Tourist season 2 alongside Jamie Dornan (2024) Conor MacNeill wrote a script with Jamie Dornan it's set in NI'.

The Tourist is the four-time MacNeill and Dornan have worked together – they were both in The Fall, Belfast and Siege of Jadotville together, and became good friends outside of work, even writing a script together during lockdown (more of which later)

Belfast. The film is set in the 1960s. Belfast captures the spirit and atmosphere of the city during a period of significant social and political change.

Conor MacNeill (McLaury) fictional character and Colin Morgan in Kenneth Branagh's “Belfast” film (2021) 🎬

Industry (2020)‧ Drama Young finance graduates venture out into the cut-throat competitive world to get a job during the recession times that followed as a result of the 2008 financial crisis.

Conor MacNeill - Industry’s Kenny belongs in the pantheon of bad fictional bosses.

The Siege of Jadotville (2016) It is a true story. Irish soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in Africa, are besieged by overwhelming enemy forces, as UN peacekeepers defend their outpost.

The Siege of Jadotville depicts the incredible true story of the siege of 150 UN Irish troops led by Commandant Pat Quinlan (Jamie Dornan) in the Congo in 1961. Quinlan and his men held out against a force of 3,000 local troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining companies.

In honour of their courageous actions in Congo at the Siege of Jadotville a specially commissioned medal “An Bonn Jadotville” was awarded to all men of “A” Company, 35th Infantry Battalion and the families of deceased members, to give them full and due recognition. If you haven't seen this film yet, I recommend watching it.

The Fall (TV Series 2013–2016) - Conor MacNeill as Mark Bailey - MacNeill joined the cast of The Fall in 2016 for its third season, in which he featured in the final few episodes.

The Fall is a crime drama television series filmed and set in Northern Ireland. The series, starring Gillian Anderson as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, is created and written by Allan Cubitt and features Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. 

#ConorMacNeill #BillPaterson #NedGowan #RuairiSlater #TheTourist #JamieDornan #season2 #TheFall #Belfast #SiegeofJadotville

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 to you

The Iconic Young & Magical 🇬🇧 British Actor Of The Early 2000's Who Became A Worldwide Sensation & Role Model To Children Everywhere

The Boy👦 Who Lived and Became The Greatest Wizard Of All Times.

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, London, England on 23 July 1989,

He is an English 🇬🇧 actor. He rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Radcliffe portrayed Potter in all eight films in the series, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus. He returned to Broadway in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama The Cripple of Inishmaan (2014) and Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (2023), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. His other London theatre roles were in revivals of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2017) and Samuel Becket's Endgame (2020).

Radcliffe also expanded his film roles, acting in a variety of genres such as the horror film The Woman in Black (2012), surreal drama Swiss Army Man (2016), thriller Now You See Me 2 (2016), and comedy The Lost City (2022). He also portrayed Allen Ginsberg in the biopic Kill Your Darlings (2013) and "Weird Al" Yankovic in the musical parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). The latter earned him nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Television Award. He also played multiple roles in the anthology comedy television series Miracle Workers from 2019 to 2023.

Radcliffe has contributed to many charities, including Demelza Hospice Care for Children and the Trevor Project; the latter awarded him its Hero Award in 2011 for his advocacy with LGBTQ youth.

PLEASE WISH THIS MOST AMAZING & WIZARDING ACTOR OF THE EARLY 2000'S A MAGICAL BIRTHDAY 🎂 ✨

YOU KNOW HIM

YOU SEEN HIM IN THE BIG SCREEN SINCE HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD

& YOU HAVE BEEN WITH HIM FOR YEARS SINCE HIS TIME AT HOGWARTS 🏰 & STILL EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM HIM, NOW HE IS ALL GROWN UP.

THE 1 & ONLY

MR. DANIEL JACOB RADCLIFFE🇬🇧👦🏻 🤓🧙‍♂️⚡AKA

HARRY POTTER 👦🏻🤓🧙‍♂️⚡🪄🧹✨

HAPPY 35TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 MR. POTTER👦🏻🤓🧙‍♂️⚡🪄🧹✨  I MEAN RADCLIFFE & HERE'S TO MANY MORE MAGICAL YEARS TO COME.

#DanielRadcliffe #HarryPotter #TheWizardingWorld #Hogwarts

[cabaretkel]

Broadway Theatres

There are currently 41 operating Broadway theatres, & I have been lucky enough to visit most of them. In descending order by most visited, here is a list of all the productions I’ve seen & the year I attended for each theatre.  

Belasco Theatre: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2014) / Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2015) / Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2015) / Farinelli & the King (2018) / Network (2019)

Neil Simon Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar (2012) / Big Fish (2013) / All the Way (2014) / Angels in America Part 1 (2018) / Angels in America Part 2 (2018) 

Richard Rodgers Theatre: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2013) / Romeo & Juliet (2013) / If/Then (2014) / Hamilton (2016) / Hamilton (2018)

Studio 54: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2013) / Cabaret (2014) / Cabaret (2015) / The Lifespan of a Fact (2019) / Pictures From Home (2023)

Longacre Theatre: First Date (2013) / Of Mice & Men (2014) / Allegiance (2016) / The Prom (2019) / Leopoldstadt (2023)   

Brooks Atkinson Theatre / Lena Horne Theatre: Peter & the Starcatcher (2013) / Spring Awakening (2016) / Spring Awakening (2016) / Waitress (2017) / SIX (2023)

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre: It’s Only a Play (2015) / The Color Purple (2016) / The Ferryman (2018) / Company (2020) / Parade (2023)

Circle in the Square Theatre: Godspell (2012) / Fun Home (2016) / In Transit (2017) / Once on this Island (2018)

Booth Theatre: The Glass Menagerie (2013) / The Elephant Man (2015) / American Son (2019) / Kimberly Akimbo (2023)

Music Box Theatre: Pippin (2013) / The Heidi Chronicles (2015) / Dear Evan Hansen (2017) / Purlie Victorious (2023)

Broadhurst Theatre: The Front Page (2017) / Anastasia (2018) / Jagged Little Pill (2020) / A Beautiful Noise (2023)

Imperial Theatre: Les Miserables (2014) / Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (2017) / Carousel (2018) / Bad Cinderella (2023)

Broadway Theatre: Cinderella (2014) / Fiddler on the Roof (2016) / West Side Story (2020) / Here Lies Love (2023) 

Ethel Barrymore Theatre: The Bands Visit (2018) / The Inheritance Part 1 (2020) / The Inheritance Part 2 (2020) / Harmony (2023)

Al Hirschfeld Theatre: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011) / Kinky Boots (2013) / Moulin Rouge (2020) 

Nederlander Theatre: Newsies (2014) / Honeymoon in Vegas (2015) / Pretty Woman (2019)  

St. James Theatre: Bullets Over Broadway (2014) / Something Rotten! (2016) / Frozen (2018)

Shubert Theatre: Hello Dolly (2018) / To Kill a Mockingbird (2019) / Some Like it Hot (2023)

Winter Garden Theatre: School of Rock (2016) / Beetlejuice (2020) / Back to the Future (2023)

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: The Addams Family (2011) / Finding Neverland (2016) / Tina - The Tina Turner Musical (2020)

Lyceum Theatre: The Realistic Jones (2014) / A View From the Bridge (2016)

Marquis Theatre: Wonderland (2011) / Evita (2012) 

American Airlines Theatre: Violet (2014) / On the Twentieth Century (2016)

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre: Casa Valentina (2014) / Constellations (2015)

Palace Theatre: Annie (2013) / Sunset Boulevard (2017)

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre: The Bridges of Madison County (2014) / Come From Away (2018)

August Wilson Theatre: Mean Girls (2019) / Funny Girl (2023)

Stephen Sondheim Theatre: Anything Goes (2012) / & Juliet (2023)

Cort Theatre / James Earl Jones Theatre: The Cripple of Inishmaan (2014) / Gutenberg! The Musical (2023)

Hudson Theatre: Toured the theatre (2019) / Merrily We Roll Along (2023)

Eugene O'Neill Theatre: The Book of Mormon (2012)

Minskoff Theatre: Easter Bonnet Competition (2014)

Majestic Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera (2016)

New Amsterdam Theatre: Aladdin (2014)

Walter Kerr Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2016)

Hayes Theatre: Lobby Hero (2018)

Gershwin Theatre: Wicked (2020)

John Golden Theatre: The Shark is Broken (2023)

Ambassador Theatre: Chicago (2023)

Lyric Theatre: N/A

Vivian Beaumont Theatre: N/A

Shows seen multiple times: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (3), Cabaret (2), Hamilton (2) & Spring Awakening (2).

108 shows, 1 event & 1 tour

[intosnarkness]

Working on a production of Cripple of Inishmaan at the tender age of 16- which was 20+ years ago- has made it so that anytime someone mentions tuberculosis, I just whisper “so it’s the tb after all” and I want to fight Martin McDonough in a bare-knuckle brawl.

[arnaucastro]

"The Cripple of Inishmaan". Main character and creative designer in this play by Martin Mcdonagh, directed by Carles Bigorra.

[hardcowboystudent]

Daniel Radcliffe: From Harry Potter to Diverse Acting Roles

His performance in the play The Cripple of Inishmaan earned him an Olivier Award nomination. Daniel Radcliffe has shown that he is an actor who is constantly pushing the boundaries of his craft and is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.

[imadeandfoundthisstuff]

Legs of Lamb for The Cripple of Inishmaan

These are some large legs of lamb that I made for a production of the play The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh. They had to be big enough to be visible when an actor carried them onstage under each arm, so they ended up being about 16” to 17” long.

For inspiration, I looked at pictures on Google of those giant turkey legs that they sell at Renaissance Faires. And I of course revisited this scene from Serial Mom...

For the meaty parts, I used an electric kitchen knife to carve large sections of upholstery foam into generally chunk of lamb meat-like shapes. Then I found some plastic bones (I think they were human femurs, but don’t quote me on that) and then I cut slits in the foam lamb chunks and shoved the bones in there, using low-temp hot glue to keep them in place. High-temp hot glue can melt upholstery foam and cheap plastics, resulting in awful fumes and napalm-like crap on your fingers.

Once that was all together, since the play is set in rural Ireland in the 30’s I covered the meat parts in burlap to make them “to-go” style.

I’m pretty sure Cover Your Meat Parts in Burlap is actually the title of another Martin McDonagh play about back-in-the-day Ireland. 

[themonologuearchive]

Scene 05 - 01 - Kate

From: The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh

Genre: Comedy

Topic: Letter, loss

Character: Female

What’s this now? I can’t make out even two words in this sentence with his writing… ‘But if it’s a big success I am… it might only be two or three months before I am too busy with acting work to be getting in touch with ye too often at all… so if ye don’t hear from me much from summertime on… don’t be worrying about me. It’ll only mean I’m happy and healthy and making a go of me life in America. Making something of meself for ye and Mammy and Daddy to be proud of. Give my love to everyone on the island except Johnnypateen and take care of yourselves, Kate and Eileen. You moan the world to me… mean the world to me.’ It looks like ‘moan.’ ‘Yours sincerely… Billy Claven.’ Turned his back on us, he has, Eileen.

[willstafford]

TB or not TB

TB or not TB

THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN

Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Friday 1st March, 2019

  Martin McDonagh is one of the finest stage- and screenwriters currently working.  This production of his play from 1996 clearly demonstrates his use of Irish settings, idioms and characters, mining the same comedic vein as Father Ted and Stones in His Pockets.   On the craggy island of the title, news comes…

[horrocruxmachine]

the cripple of colony inishmaan .- Mashup

[the-awesome-johnnydepp]

[cabaretkel]

All the shows I’ve seen in NYC!

The first time I ever set foot in New York City was in April 2011, ever since then NYC has been fueling my theatre obsession with some amazing shows, from musicals & plays to operas, concerts & cabarets. So I thought I would compile a list (to the best of my knowledge/memory) of all the shows I have seen in this wonderful city.

23/4/11 - Wonderland (musical)

27/4/11 - Il Trovatore (opera)

28/4/11 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)

29/4/11 - Orfeo ed Euridice (opera)

30/4/11 - The Addams Family (musical)

10/4/12 - Jesus Christ Superstar (musical)

11/4/12 - Anything Goes (musical)

11/4/12 - Manon (opera)

12/4/12 - Evita (musical)

13/4/12 - Die Walkure (opera)

14/4/12 - La Traviata (opera)

14/4/12 - A Midsummer Nights Dream (play)

15/4/12 - The Book of Mormon (musical)

15/4/12 - Godspell (musical)

2/1/13 - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)

3/1/13 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (play)

4/1/13 - Bare (musical)

4/1/13 - Peter and the Starcatcher (play)

5/1/13 - Les Troyens (opera)

5/1/13 - The Barber of Seville (opera)

5/1/13 - Johnny Gallagher (concert)

6/1/13 - Golden Age (play)

6/1/13 - Annie (musical)

7/1/13 - Turandot (opera)

8/1/13 - Maria Stuarda (opera)

8/10/13 - Pippin (musical)

9/10/13 - The Glass Menagerie (play)

9/10/13 - Romeo & Juliet (play)

10/10/13 - Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (immersive musical)

11/10/13 - Big Fish (musical)

12/10/13 - Eugene Onegin (opera)

13/10/13 - Kinky Boots (musical)

13/10/13 - Johnny Gallagher (concert)

14/10/13 - Norma (opera)

15/10/13 - First Date (musical)

15/10/13 - First Date at 54 Below (cabaret)

12/4/14 - The Realistic Jones (play)

12/4/14 - Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning (immersive theatre)

12/4/14 - All The Way (play)

13/4/14 - Jasper in Deadland (musical)

13/4/14 - Queen of the Night (immersive theatre)

14/4/14 - Heathers (musical)

15/4/14 - Aladdin (musical)

16/4/14 - The Bridges of Madison County (musical)

16/4/14 - Les Miserables (musical)

17/4/14 - Newsies (musical)

17/4/14 - I Puritani (opera)

18/4/14 - Of Mice and Men (play)

19/4/14 - Arabella (opera)

19/4/14 - If/Then (musical)

20/4/14 - Reefer Madness (benefit concert)

20/4/14 - The Cripple of Inishmaan (play)

20/4/14 - Casa Valentina (play)

21/4/14 - Sleep No More (immersive theatre)

22/4/14 - Easter Bonnet Competition (benefit concert)

22/4/14 - Bullets Over Broadway (musical)

23/4/14 - Violet (musical)

23/4/14 - Cosi fan tutte (opera)

24/4/14 - Cinderella (musical)

24/4/14 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)

25/4/14 - Cabaret (musical)

20/2/15 - The Elephant Man (play)

20/2/15 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)

21/2/15 - A Month in the Country (play)

21/2/15 - Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle (opera)

22/2/15 - It’s Only a Play (play)

22/2/15 - Pretty Filthy (musical)

23/2/15 - Brooklynite (musical)

24/2/15 - Ghost Quartet (immersive musical)

25/2/15 - Honeymoon in Vegas (musical)

25/2/15 - La Donna del Lago (opera)

26/2/15 - Nevermore (musical)

26/2/15 - Into the Woods (musical)

27/2/15 - On the Twentieth Century (musical)

28/2/15 - One Day (musical)

28/2/15 - Les Contes d’Hoffmann (opera)

28/2/15 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)

1/3/15 - The Iceman Cometh (play)

1/3/15 - Hamilton (musical)

1/3/15 - Altar Boyz Reunion Concert at 54 Below (cabaret)

2/3/15 - The Dutch Courtesan (play)

2/3/15 - Replay: A Broadway Preview (cabaret)

3/3/15 - Constellations (play)

3/3/15 - This Will Be Our Year at 54 Below (cabaret)

4/3/15 - The Heidi Chronicles (play)

4/3/15 - Cabaret (musical)

5/3/15 - Big Love (play)

5/3/15 - A Very Very Rock Show at 54 Below (cabaret)

12/1/16 - Spring Awakening (musical)

13/1/16 - Fun Home (musical)

13/1/16 - Something Rotten! (musical)

14/1/16 - Lazarus (musical)

15/1/16 - School of Rock (musical)

16/1/16 - The Color Purple (musical)

16/1/16 - Hamilton (musical)

17/1/16 - Allegiance (musical)

17/1/16 - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (musical)

18/1/16 - Johnny Gallagher & LAKES (concert)

18/1/16 - Spring Awakening (musical)

19/1/16 - Finding Neverland (musical)

20/1/16 - Fiddler on the Roof (musical)

20/1/16 - A View from the Bridge (play)

21/1/16 - The Phantom of the Opera (musical)

21/1/16 - Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (opera)

22-24/1/16 - BroadwayCon 2016 (convention)

25/1/17 - The Front Page (play)

25/1/17 - Roméo et Juliette (opera)

26/1/17 - The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart (immersive theatre)

27-29/1/17 - BroadwayCon 2017 (convention)

29/1/17 - Dear Evan Hansen (musical)

31/1/17 - In Transit (a cappella musical)

½/17 - Waitress (musical)

½/17 - Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (musical)

2/2/17 - Sunset Boulevard (musical)

23/2/18 - Romeo & Juliet (ballet)

24/2/18 - The Band’s Visit (musical)

24/2/18 - Cruel Intentions (musical)

24/2/18 - Hello Dolly! (musical)

25/2/18 - Fire and Air (play)

25/2/18 - Sweeney Todd (musical)

28/2/18 - Anastasia (musical)

28/2/18 - Semiramide (opera)

1/3/18 - Elektra (opera)

2/3/18 - Carousel (musical)

3/3/18 - Farinelli and the King (play)

3/3/18 - Kings (play)

4/3/18 - Come From Away (musical)

4/3/18 - Lobby Hero (play)

5/3/18 - Once on this Island (musical)

6/3/18 - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (play)

7/3/18 - Hamilton (musical)

7/3/18 - Angels in America: Perestroika (play)

8/3/18 - Frozen (musical)

3/1/19 - The Lifespan of a Fact (play)

4/1/19 - Adriana LeCouvreur (opera)

5/1/19 - The Ferryman (play)

5/1/19 - Mean Girls (musical)

6/1/19 - To Kill a Mockingbird (play)

6/1/19 - Clueless the Musical (musical)

9/1/19 - Pretty Woman (musical)

9/1/19 - Network (play)

10/1/19 - American Son (play)

11-12/1/19 - BroadwayCon 2019 (convention)

12/1/19 - The Prom (musical)

28/2/20 - Tina - The Tina Turner Musical (musical)

29/2/20 - Wicked (musical)

29/2/20 - Hadestown (musical)

1/3/20 - The Inheritance Pt 1 (play)

1/3/20 - The Inheritance Pt 2 (play)

2/3/20 - Der Fliegende Holländer (opera)

3/3/20 - Agrippina (opera)

4/3/20 - West Side Story (musical)

4/3/20 - Jagged Little Pill (musical)

5/3/20 - Company (musical)

6/3/20 - Beetlejuice (musical)

7/3/20 - Medea (play)

7/3/20 - Moulin Rouge (musical)

8/3/20 - Little Shop of Horrors (musical)

8/3/20 - LAKES (concert)

8/3/20 - Emojiland (musical)

11/2/23 - Kimberly Akimbo (musical)

11/2/23 - Pictures From Home (play)

12/2/23 - Leopoldstadt (play)

12/2/23 - Cornelia Street (musical)

13/2/23 - SIX (musical)

14/2/23 - Funny Girl (musical)

18/2/23 - A Beautiful Noise (musical)

18/2/23 - Bad Cinderella (musical)

19/2/23 - Some Like It Hot (musical)

19/2/23 - & Juliet (musical)

20/2/23 - Without You (musical/cabaret)

21/2/23 - Parade (musical)

18/10/23 - Back to the Future (musical)

19/10/23 - The Great Gatsby (musical)

19/10/23 - Here Lies Love (musical)

20/2/23 - Gutenberg! The Musical! (musical)

21/10/23 - Harmony (musical)

21/10/23 - Here We Are (musical)

22/10/23 - The Shark is Broken (play)

22/10/23 - Purlie Victorious (play)

23/10/23 - Chicago (musical)

24/10/23 - Merrily We Roll along (musical)

Unfortunately the following shows were Covid cancelled:

12/3/20 - Flying Over Sunset (musical)

13/3/20 - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (play)

14/3/20 - Mrs Doubtfire (musical)

14/3/20 - SIX (musical)

I've also had a couple of snow cancellations - The Hunchback of Notre Dame & possibly one other show I can't recall...

There have also been numerous 'shuttering early' cancellations, which I won't bother listing.

That’s the list so far. Obviously there will be more to come… stay tuned! (Shows booked so far for 2024: Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, The Who's TOMMY, The Hours & Water For Elephants)

[aangusmcdonald]

big love talk ahead this is ur warning

josh is so cute and i like him so much!!!! i love theatre and i love my friends and i cant wait to bop irish music and get drunk tonight

[internettythings]

Harry and Ginny fall on hard times, as their shoppe where they sell cans of whoop-ass fails miserably.

[blueink3]

Blue, you're my Broadway Oracle and I've learned a lot from FN and your replies here. Re. the ask about (apparently slow?) ticket sales for The Minutes, I didn't realise the theatre was so large. I sort of assumed the big spaces were for big musicals or big crowd-pleasing revivals. Do original plays really sell out theatres that size? When you say TM doesn't have a star, do you mean like a Hollywood A-lister? Stunt-casting annoys me but I guess I get it... they move tickets even if they're bad.

Studio 54 is actually smaller than the Cort, where the show was originally supposed to be. The Golden is the smallest (commercially owned) theatre on Broadway, and its seating capacity is 804. Studio 54's is 1,006. The Cort was 1,082, and yes it is possible for a play to sell out every single seat. The Gershwin, where Wicked plays, is the largest theatre at 1,933. The Imperial, which originally housed Les Mis and usually houses musicals, is 1,417. So there is a difference between houses meant for plays and houses meant for musicals, though there is crossover. The Schoenfeld, where Come From Away is, is only 1,080, whereas the Shubert regularly sold out its 1,502 seats for To Kill a Mockingbird.

When I say 'star' I mean a name that a tourist from the middle of nowhere knows that causes them to buy a ticket during their limited window of opportunity while here in the city. Outside of the Broadway world, no one is going to know who Jessie Mueller is. They might recognize Tracy Letts from movies like The Post and Little Women, but they're not going to know his name. And if they didn't watch Schitt's Creek, they're going to have no idea who Noah is. A play about a city council meeting is probably not enough to sway them away from Hamilton. Stunt-casting annoys me, too, but only when it's so obviously stunt-casting. There are plenty of Hollywood A-listers whose background is in theatre. They've just been too busy doing movies and TV that they haven't gotten a chance to return to it yet, but I'd dare anyone who saw Denzel Washington in Fences or Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan or Tom Hiddleston in Betrayal to argue that they did a bad job.