Anthony ramos

He’s quite short in person, like 5’7-5’8, but his personality and body really makes up for it :rolleyes: he was with his fiancée and a friend at Washington Sq Park (NYC) two summers ago before a group of theater kids and myself got up close for chatting, pics and autographs and he wore a wife beater and salmon colored shorts that shaped his ass so nicely. Was surprised to say he’s the first male celeb I met that doesn’t smell like he bathe in cologne lol he had such a natural sweaty smell (not BO but kinda an after workout musty smell? very familiar for gym goers lmao) which instantly turned my ass on :heart_eyes:
 
It hardly flopped… 95% on Rotten????? How is that a flop

Flops is less about critical reception and more about return on box office.

While it both streamed and debuted in theaters, from the data we have available now, it has not made back its budget.

Movies need to at the very least double their budgets before they're considered successful.
 
In the heights was boring and the movie wasn’t the box office hit it was expected to be. I don’t mind singing and dancing as long as there is a story and has good pacing,

Not sure I would describe it as boring. In the Heights won the Tony for Best Musical, Score and others, and was nominated for many more. The story was not the problem - I just think that audiences don't really come out for musicals, and on top of that, this one was very not white and had no super known actors in major roles. I mean, when Rent came out, it didn't do well in theaters either, also, a mostly unknown cast. Chicago on the other hand, stuffed its production with well known actors and did great.
 
Not sure I would describe it as boring. In the Heights won the Tony for Best Musical, Score and others, and was nominated for many more. The story was not the problem - I just think that audiences don't really come out for musicals, and on top of that, this one was very not white and had no super known actors in major roles. I mean, when Rent came out, it didn't do well in theaters either, also, a mostly unknown cast. Chicago on the other hand, stuffed its production with well known actors and did great.

I feel like ITH is a special case though. Similar to rent.

If there's one thing Broadway loves, it's self-referential shows. This includes musicals about Broadway (of which there are far too many) and new York.

ITH is specifically about Washington heights. The neighborhood isn't just a backdrop, it's literally the core of the entire show.

For that reason, it works a lot better on Broadway where it's more relatable and referential vs. A global audience.

There are so many things that you wouldn't quite get if you weren't from or familiar with that area and in that regard I compare it to rent (and rent would never have that big market appeal based on its subject matter...)

The pandemic definitely didn't help it, but some shows just can't crossover from broadway because of how rooted they are to the setting of small borough NYC, New York, or Broadway/the stage in general.

I feel it's the same issue people had with the Producers, Prom, Rent, Phantom, Cats, moulin rogue.... super successful on the stage, less-so elsewhere.

And why movies like Dreamgirls, Chicago, Hairspray, mama Mia, lion king and soon Wicked are more universally loved.