roasting The Music Man for 8 minutes straight

The Music Man has found itself at the center of yet another debate- and boy is it petty. The marquee is up. Let's talk about Sutton Foster, Hugh Jackman, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Between the #Beetlejuice eviction scandal and a lack of casting diversity, the Broadway revival of The Music Man has been quite the hot topic. Welp, they've found themselves at the center of yet another debate- and boy is it petty. The marquee is up. And it is a lot. Like, an essay question amount of text. Let's talk about #SuttonFoster, #HughJackman, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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[@margaretgiles]

why couldn’t they just decorate the marquee like main street usa in Disney??? petition for them to do that instead

[@partyatkats]

ooh wait i kinda love that

[@sarahrundall]

bless ur heart you're absolutely right

[@robwilliamson5082]

That would be fabulous. I was in a production that had a brilliant set designer who did just that. It was magical.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

The Music Man is my favorite actor, im so glad hes got top billing for this show

[@thefrickingbomb9521]

Normal passerby: sees the marque *Sonic the hedgehog* Meredith Wilson The Music Man *Sutton Foster* Normal passerby: oh hey they made a sonic musical...nice

[@kipwhite6532]

We already suffered through Pokemon Live and Spiderman Turn Off the Dark! Why would anyone wish such an unspeakable evil as Sonic the Musical Hedgehog?!

[@lucieparrish4669]

My MoMmY sAiD i LoOKeD lIkEd A fArM gIrL tOdAy

[@rachelramos2625]

Haha

[@reagansimmons9926]

My top three Broadway actors: 1. Brian D’arcy James 2. Nathan Lane 3. The Music Man

[@Lisa-pg9ej]

Kat’s energy in this video is almost as chaotic as the marquee

[@gabrielamazzutti5120]

"recently deceased Beetlejuice" *cries* this is fine

[@emmacarter6033]

I read "This Is fine" like Olaf at the end of When I Am Older.⛄😂

[@gabrielamazzutti5120]

@@emmacarter6033 I was actually going for that comic with a dog casually drinking coffee while the room is full of flames, but your vision works as well!

[@fernandoguzman5344]

You look like meryl streep in mamma mia lol

[@partyatkats]

my final form

[@jeaddhist]

She's young so more like Amanda Seyfred.

[@anastapatsak]

@@partyatkats Lol 😂

[@twiceswift_]

Lol wha-

[@daisyestrada6167]

this reminds me of that one spiderman homecoming poster when zendaya's name was larger than tom holland's 💀

[@manuelorozco7760]

I remember that

[@claire.2551]

Sonicthehedgehogformusicman2020

[@ryanmeneo6301]

The marquee screams graphic design is my passion

[@mkt1195]

Kat: “Hot topic makes me uneasy, I feel like they’ll steal my lunch money” Me a theatre nerd who shops at hot topic a lot: NO KAT I WILL NEVER STEAL YOUR MONEY IN FACT TAKE ALL OF MY MONEY

[@a-comical-amount-of-mints]

SAME! We must keep the cult leader safe! ;w; (BTW, don't worry, Kat! Hot Topic is honestly super different now than it was in 2008 or so...like, they still have tons of cool goth stuff, but now they have merch for everything fandom thing you could ask for, from K-pop to Disney to other cartoons to memes...xD)

[@jeaddhist]

*21 chump street flashbacks*

[@filmfangirls9163]

@@jeaddhist I DONT WANT YOUR MONEY! I GOT THIS JUST FOR YOOOOU KEEP YOUR MONEY!! 😂

[@ohaiitsurrn8922]

Right? Like...I think they would love her in there?

[@jasongreen9573]

It reminds me of "Star The Force Awakens Wars"

[@manuelorozco7760]

How come?

[@Thesharktemptress]

The last time I was this early, Beetlejuice was still in the Winter Garden Theater.

[@justyouraveragetheaterkid17]

Too soon......

[@SS-xm2hf]

Why would you say that? ;-;

[@rebeccamossop4414]

😭😭😭

[@rjsmiley4872]

;-;

[@mione134]

Ugh my heart

[@britneyricciardelli264]

That sign is really gonna suck for any understudies and it’s gonna be unnecessarily dumb and sad for cast changing since they’re gonna have to either change those names every time or the replacements are gonna be felt as less then for not getting their name all over the theatre

[@michael-df7dc]

when you get all of your theatre news from kat 🕺🕺

[@nousername2316]

Is there another proper way?

[@SS-xm2hf]

I was about to read an article about this exact thing, but I decided Kat would do it justice.

[@jeaddhist]

@@nousername2316 Stephen Flores.

[@hi_there1239]

"yelling about trivial matters for way to long" honestly me too kat, tho I'd watch these videos if they were 3 hours long 😂

[@lilithcrow6675]

Based on that marquee it looks like they are performing Hugh Jackman staring The Music Man

[@mimig7553]

HUGH JACKMAN SUTTON FOSTER starring the Music Man

[@ktpleary]

As someone who is studying advertising / public relations this physically hurts my soul to see. Whoever approved this needs to get their eyes checked

[@ap0cr1ta]

I think what will blum had to say about this on his ig story the other day was pretty well put. If the actor's name is bigger than the show title you aren't selling a revival, you're selling a glorified cameo. Not to mention the point other people have brought up about how much shit the understudies for this are going to get from people who paid $400 to see hugh jackman. I don't bear any ill will against any of the cast and crew for the music man but I'm definitely confused and disappointed by a lot of the decisions being made by the people calling the shots here.

[@helloitsali.]

ah yes i love ‘hugh sutton’ the musical as shown in their profile photo i made this comment before i saw kat say it also like, their poor understudies if they ever go on

[@griffin1837]

LMAOOO for some reason their profile pic had me in tears

[@alohaisland9999]

I adore the marquee but it was unnecessary to add the Ya Got Trouble and 76Trombones in those weird orange squares on the side. Also whenever there's a big name in the show, it'll usually be in very large letters along with the title (think, Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!)

[@applecakes9734]

Fun fact for all Beetlejuice fans. I know that not a lot of people will see this, but Beetlejuice is going on a national tour in 2021. I was really sad until I found this out. The dates and citys have not been disclosed yet, I will comment the city’s as soon as I find out. Spread the word!

[@jeaddhist]

Wait, really! I can still see it!

[@applecakes9734]

NEW UPDATE- Though the casting and official dates and city’s have not been set yet it is set to start touring in Fall of 2021

[@jeaddhist]

@@applecakes9734 I'm hoping I can convince my mom to let us see it.

[@applecakes9734]

NEW UPDATE- It’s official Beetlejuice is coming to South Korea in June of 2021!

[@jeaddhist]

@@applecakes9734 Any information about whether they're coming to Edmonton?

[@Niqhtmusic]

Half of the theatre has BeetleJuice and the other has Sutton and Hugh’s names. Not the actual name. **cOnFuSiOn**

[@novatague860]

2:00 PETTY PETTY PETTY LOVE IS BLINNDDD

[@strawberrycow660]

LOVE CAN TELL A MILLION STORIESSSSSSSSSSS

[@ellaa499]

This is legitimately the funniest video Katherine has ever put out like.... yes!

[@margaretgiles]

this is literally the funniest video I’ve ever seen. like why did I laugh so hard watching Kay discuss drama about Wolverine and princess Fiona being on too much of the theatre??

[@katelyn2306]

“Do you think we can just get sonic the hedgehog *cast* in music man?” When I tell you I *SNORTED*

[@tjbelton4041]

Can I just say, if sonic the hedgehog was cast in the music man. I would instantly buy a ticket

[@leah__pearl]

the recently deceased beetlejuice the musical- a sentence i never thought i would hear-

[@daniellevin9575]

This makes me hate my Addams Family costume, I was literally THE FREAKING MUSIC MAN!

[@taylorgage5684]

Last time I was this early, Jack was still obsessed with going to Santa Fe

[@manuelorozco7760]

So was Roger

[@annethetrashcan-3672]

ah the iliad...i’m actually reading that it my english class right now, and can confirm that i frequently black out due to the walls of text

[@KennyBye]

they really said ✨graphic design is our passion✨

[@paulw858]

Hot Topic is pretty neat nowadays, despite their horrid aesthetic and cramped layout. They have tons of great merchandise from stuff like Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Harry Potter, etc. It's awesome if you look past the oppressive atmosphere! Yeah, sure they have all your favorite chains and goth collars and stuff. But I honestly feel like that's pretty minimal nowadays compared to the rest of their stuff. They had a bomb-diggity Jasmine necklace from the live-action Aladdin, and they carry lots of jewelry in a similar vein! Okay, sorry, thought I'd put my two cents in. For the topic that wasn't even the main one. The "hot" topic, if you will.

[@partyatkats]

I love this big time!! And I like Hot Topic (lots of my Disney/nerdy merch is from there. I still just get intimidated 😂😂)

[@lucieparrish4669]

I stoped watching some spooky movies and decorating for Halloween for this It was worth it

[@pilarlh1668]

"do you think we can just get sonic the hedgehog cast in Music Man?" this is why I love Katherine

[@kiahpandey8371]

I feel like the marquee just gets bigger and more chaotic every time I look at it 😂

[@lolaxx2033]

this is genuinely the funniest ramble i have heard this pandemic

[@Aragnatim]

If memory serves from High School, Music Man has some very specific rules in the licensing agreement about the size of meredith willson's name on ad materials. Something about xx% the size of the music man title. My guess is that + some contract rules with jackman/foster along with a pissing match + ad department caused this clusterfuck

[@erinbsvids]

This was a nice break between my theatre history homework and my politics&performance homework 😆Thanks for the laughs!

[@JarrettSelf]

And the Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical goes to: Sonic the Hedgehog for The Music Man!!!

[@haleywong1471]

Four words to describe the new marquee: oh GOD my eyes

[@emmm1026]

I did the music man in a summer school production, i played Gracie Shinn, the mayor’s daughter I had like 3 lines

[@madisonb938]

It's a good day when Kat uploads! Also I'm applying to a school near LA and not going to lie I'm super pumped! I know that it seems very glitzy and that's just more so it's rep, but ahhhhhhhhhh I really want to go there!

[@knightandneedle]

In Young Frankenstein Sutton Foster sings “Listen to Your Heart” which is probably the closest to legit soprano I’ve heard her sing.

[@sarahrundall]

I remember when I first saw the picture of the marquee a few days ago and I audibly said "oh no" in my workplace

[@lindseymaher9618]

Love you. Just trying to survive college and you give me strength. ❤

[@katieburkes]

“I just skip over it and have no idea what’s going on” me when I should be doing work that’s due in 30 minutes but I’m instead watching this video and agreeing with everything Kat says

[@Jkm7fh]

Your points are spot on. The Winter Garden is putting all their hopes in people wanting to see Hugh and Sutton, rather than broadway fans wanting to see The Music Man. I think it’s a travesty. By the way - 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for another brilliantly funny video!

[@connerrock1164]

This should be a stand up routine. This video was SO FUNNY 😂

[@katiecarroll651]

"All you gotta do is push a button and ✨poof ✨ you're in a cult!" Did I do the twinkle emoji joke right?

[@aliceswonderland1056]

Yes yes you did

[@clueless_dollz]

Can we get sonic the hedgehog cast in everything, imaging those quick changes

[@goldfish735]

Bro not the music man being our school musical this year AND ME GETTING A PART-

[@SuperBananaChannel]

The colors are just a bit off for me. I understand that they maybe don’t want to use red again because it’ll look too much like Hello Dolly’s ads, but I would’ve at least used colors that resemble the classic marching band aesthetic

[@ivanasolis8868]

If I wasn't a theratre kid I would probably think it was a restaurant

[@gigirauchut1882]

Hey Kat, I was wondering if you'd be interested in doing a video about your top favorite musical theater love stories/relationships? Love your vids!

[@morningmercury-amhg]

Not to be a graphic design major on main but I think the marquee is pretty similar to most posters and signs from the period the show is set in. I highly recommend googling Victorian posters bc it's the most chaotic typography you will ever see. I do agree it's hard to read at a glace and if you weren't familiar with the show you probably would be confused about what it was for, they probably should have made the show name way bigger that the performers. It might have been intentional (I hope not bc oof it bad) but if I've learned one thing at college it's to claim you mistakes were purposeful during critique.

[@justpassingthruskdjb]

as an aspiring graphic designer, the marquee just burns my eyes

[@musicinmymind623]

The marquee looks like they tried to recreate the Carousel revival marquee and playbill but failed miserably

[@ChaosShadowBox]

"Do you think we could just get Sonic the Hedgehog cast in The Music Man?" I gotta be honest, the thought of Ben Schwartz as Harold Hill (but just playing him like Sonic) sounds AWESOME to me.

[@eringassner5663]

It's cute how they think Broadway will back in spring

[@abigailsmith2087]

The saltiness in this video is fantastic. Of all the shows that don’t come back after COVID, I wouldn’t bad if this one didn’t see the light of day.

[@katiecarroll651]

I love the title change!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dyoung7219]

1:04 Huge names you say? You mean like... Huge... Ackman... Eh? Eh? Ik I'm hilarious

[@emmat625]

Sonic the hedgehog as the music man is stunt casting I could get behind

[@ChrisColemanMagicMan]

As a guy who played Marcellus I had no idea sadder but wiser girl was talking about that. Holy shipoopi!

[@tonyyoung3985]

Could we ever have an all-black cast doing the Music Man? It would add a little bit of soul (and rap), I'd think.

[@manuelorozco7760]

It would be like Hello Dolly with Pearl Bailey

[@lydiahojnacki9534]

petition for Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster to Star in Annie get your gun!

[@kkmmrew]

the marqee reminds me of those novels where the authors names are bigger than the actual title.

[@LOLgirl2077]

I just miss beetlejuice and want it back tbh. It's my favourite cast recording and I listen to it pretty much every day. I was planing to go over to the US (as I live in the UK) to see it. But then of course the eviction and Covid happened. :(

[@MediaLover194]

Little did we know that this video was just scratching the surface of The Music Man drama.

[@emersonriter752]

"Oh, that's a full Wikipedia article" is the best description I've heard of that marquee ever.

[@katiedavies8999]

Our drama school was meant to do the music man but it was cancelled for obvious reasons

[@clareobrien2446]

Ok but the real question is where is your top from....

[@nickk7202]

I would really really hope that they would film the production like they did with Kinky Boots, Shrek, She Loves Me, Spongebob the musical, 42nd Street and Everybody's Taking About Jamie. It would do really well because tickets are gonna be impossible to get for this show and SOOOOOO EXPENSIVE but there will be such a high demand for tickets with who the leads are

[@annemcmanus1885]

I saw The Music Man at The Wintergarden with Hugh Jackman on Jan 18th this year. It showed its age a little I must admit but the two stars and the staging saved it. The whole cast looked as if they were having fun. For me, the highlight was the scene in The Library when books were thrown from one cast member to another and there wasn’t one dropped book. A good old romp form the family.

[@williampollard9320]

Kat's editing is so good and she's so funny I cannot stop laughing.

[@samarakrieger]

This is your best video. Without. A. Doubt.

[@KS-cz9qc]

I kind of like the “busy” design of the current marquee b/c it does showcase that early 1900s vibe quite well, but I also do agree that it’s a little TOO busy-if they removed the song lyric blocks on either side of the title and leads’ names, it might be more effective. But who knows? 😂

[@DerekWrites]

To be fair to the graphic designer of the marquee, they did at least use different colors for Jackman and Foster than for Meredith Willson's The Music Man, but that is a subtle way to get around something that shouldn't have been an issue in the first place.

[@avat2281]

Whenever I saw the title I went “YASSS OMG YAY” #bringbackbeetlejuice

[@RGWProductions]

What I would *give* to see Seth MacFarlane as Harold Hill. Not dissing on Hugh at all, but to see Seth finally get a chance to play Harold, like Hugh has been dying to play Harold, would be a dream come true.

[@bet3476]

I think the marquee is a little much the name of the show is being forgotten because of the stunt casting. I would also like to ask my question again here because no has answered yet. Are you allowed to consider yourself a theatre kid if you have never been involved in a show, but you love watching and supporting and appreciating the industry?

[@filmfangirls9163]

Absolutely!! If you love theatre then youre in.

[@buzzyboo3837]

They definetly messed up here. They need to simplify it, and I feel so bad about the poor swings who will get hate.

[@fimelis]

Winter Garden wants to make sure they make their money... Can't blame them

[@TheITinFIT]

And now that the show is closing without rhyme or reason, and probably because Sutton and Hugh’s contracts are up, proves that all they cared about was the celebrity casting. Also, it looks like Beetlejuice got the last laugh after all.

[@thatbasicthespian861]

That one dislike is from Hugh Jackman

[@Erin_Jane145]

I mean it looks like a meet-and-greet for Hugh and Sutton and I definitely wouldn't complain and would get tickets ASAP because sutton🥺

[@dominickjvlogs]

Bahaha I literally was thinking this should be Annie get your Gun for the whole video ... psychiccccc !!!

[@JackieWarner13]

And now it's previews are dec 2021 & opening feb 2022

[@ifinditamazing]

Still mad this revival isn't starring Jessie Mueller and Norm Lewis like the KenCen production. Also, I love Sutton, but I am more than annoyed that we've thrown another belter in a soprano role.

[@ifinditamazing]

ALSO I'd argue that tourists will be MUCH more likely to recognize THE NAME OF THE SHOW rather than then actors, regardless of how famous they are.

[@sylviasammon-burns6021]

I really want to adapt the Scarlet Letter for the stage

[@chrisoneill325]

Yelling about trivial things!! My favorite thing to do!!

[@pepper12399]

was that a parks and rec reference when kat said its important to me that you know that...

[@MatthewCruser]

i saw sutton foster at a concert just before quarantine and she sang in a really good legit soprano voice. I bet she’ll sound great.

[@mione134]

"The Odessey and The Iliad" ...*HS ENGLISH PTSD INTESTIFIES*

[@KingdomHeartsFan3211]

I am very excited about the marquee. It almost seems like a sign (no pun intended) that Broadway is just about ready to come back to life. Also, I actually have tickets to the show, which makes seeing the marquee, as well as any announcement concerning the show, doubly exciting.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I do hope you go see it! The Music Man is a classic

[@Clemidreams]

Did you just make a Parks&Rec reference?! 😂