Anybody done THE CLARK KNIGHT yet? Because if that were a show, I would totally watch it in 1988.

SUPERBAT

I knew Guettel had a drug problem at one time — I hadn't heard that that had played into the dissolution of the musical. In any case, TIME is reporting that this adaptation might not be a musical at all.

Hanks said on Letterman that his doctor told him getting down to his high school weight would reverse the Type 2 diabetes, but he wasn't willing to slim down that much.

How about LOST IN TRANSLATION 2: "I think you misheard what I said."

I may start watching this show JUST to get more Frank Fisticuffs.

I would love to see the AVClub cover more theatre.

I like Broadway, Spider-Man, and U2. That being said, I also like ice cream, scrambled eggs, and pictures of alligators — and I don't think they work well together. U2's music is (ahem) theatrical, but not in the sense that it would move the action of a story along. And I just don't think something like this is…

Terrific hybrid album
I'll be very interested to see how well the show does. "Whisper House" doesn't demonstrate as much range as "Spring Awakening," and some of the rhymes are a little cringe-inducing, but both the melodies and the arrangements are lovely.

Ernie,

I was a little disappointed not to see a bit from the [title of show] cast. Next year, I guess.

I really enjoyed the show, as well. I'm surprised there's been no comment so far about Mark Rylance's brilliant if absurd "acceptance" speech.