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Welcome to Superman Day!
Superman Day was started in 2013 by DC Entertainment, two days before the release of the Superman film, Man of Steel. At this time it was known as Man of Steel Day, and it was not until subsequent years that the day simply became known as Superman Day. Both the name change and the continuation of the day seem to have happened organically. On the inaugural day, DC Entertainment partnered with comic book retailers and bookstores across the United States to celebrate the day, and gave out free copies of All Star Superman #1 Special Edition. Superman was created in 1933 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, but it wasn't until April 18, 1938 that the Superman we know of today appeared, and made his debut in Action Comics #1. It was so popular that Superman got his own comic book the following year.
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star Kiyan Anthony says he will officially visit ‘Cuse (itlh; Adler)
In a recent podcast interview, 2025 four-star shooting guard Kiyan Anthony from New York City says he will take an official visit to Syracuse basketball at some point in the future.
The 6-foot-5 Anthony, who was offered a scholarship by the Orange coaching staff last November, discussed his recruitment and various other topics in a really cool interview with Light It Up Sports. I highly recommend checking out this podcast!
Kiyan Anthony doesn’t have a specific date lined up for a future official visit to the Hill, but he did say of officially visiting the ‘Cuse at some point, “that’s a must.” Rising juniors can begin taking official visits on August 1 of this year, and beginning on July 1, the NCAA will allow high-school prospects to take an unlimited number of official visits.
Anthony, the son of Syracuse basketball legend and recently retired NBA star Carmelo Anthony, has had a breakout spring on the AAU circuit, competing at a high level for the 16U squad of the Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike’s EYBL league. Late last month, the EYBL wrapped up its regular season, and the Nike league will hold its annual Peach Jam tournament from July 3 to July 9 in North Augusta, S.C.
As Kiyan Anthony has shined in grassroots basketball over the last few months, his offer sheet has grown. While he’s already a top-70 national prospect and a top-15 shooting guard in the 2025 class, recruiting analysts and scouts believe that he is poised to climb further in the national rankings for this cycle.
Dating back to mid-April, Anthony has picked up numerous impressive offers. At this juncture, his offer sheet, besides Syracuse basketball, includes Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Seton Hall, UMass, Providence, Memphis, Bryant, George Mason and Manhattan.
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Adrian Autry Unveils New Defensive Plan After Jim Boeheim's Retirement (clutchpoints.com; Postrado)
Syracuse basketball has always been known to use zone defense because of Coach Jim Boeheim. Since they got a new coach in Adrian Autry, the basketball team had to adjust on the defensive end.
The three-point shot revolution changed college basketball a lot. Syracuse basketball is most affected as they use the 2-3 zone a lot which is notorious for giving easy looks from beyond the arc. Coach Adrian Autry saw the opportunity to shake up their game plan next season. He outlined what their schematics would look like in a statement, per CJ Moore of The Athletic.
“You want to be balanced, obviously, but I think we’ll lean heavily on man-to-man. When those guys are so extended because guys can shoot so far, it just opens the court up. When they get it into the middle part of your zone, you wind up playing three-on-three, but three-on-three with someone kind of coming down in rotation, so they’ve got a little bit of advantage,” said the new Syracuse basketball coach.
Even Coach Jim Boeheim agrees the team should shift from the zone to man-to-man defense.
“Just too many good shooters. Too many coaches that know how to attack zones. I would try to play almost 90 percent man, but I’d like to have a good enough zone to play 10-20 percent,” said Coach Boeheim.
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Could Maliq Brown Be The Starting Center? (orangefizz.net; Griffin)
Of the many question marks surrounding Syracuse’s roster, none may be bigger than that of the center position. Jesse Edwards’ departure left a glaring hole in that position, and Adrian Autry has been presented with plenty of options to potentially fix that hole. One option that hasn’t been talked about a whole lot is Maliq Brown. There are several reasons behind that, but making the rising sophomore the primary big man is, at minimum, something to think about.
Throughout his recruiting process and in his first year at SU, Brown has primarily been listed as a power forward. While he showed flashes of brilliance there last year, his play style does not represent that of a modern power forward at all. Players in that position from the high school level and upward can typically stretch the floor and shoot from beyond the arc at a relatively efficient clip. Last season, we saw Brown play an effective role in the pick-and-roll while being a menace on the glass and someone to kick out to on the block when defenses collapsed on Judah Mintz. Great for a center.
You may ask, “Brown is only 6-8, is that sustainable for the center position at an ACC school?” That’s a very fair argument, especially when you think about opposing big men in the conference. PJ Hall, Kyle Filipowski, and Armando Bacot, arguably the three best centers in the ACC entering the season, all have at least two inches on Brown. It’s not like you only need to go back two years to find evidence of an undersized big man excelling at Syracuse. Marek Dolezaj, anyone? You cannot expect Brown to be Mr. Do-It-All and the heart and soul of the team like Dolezaj was, but there’s proof that it’s happened before.
Finally, looking at the other options on the roster, are any of them super inspiring? Naheem McLeod played very well against Syracuse last year when he was a Florida State Seminole, but he has never been a collegiate starter. Mounir Hima was a solid backup last season, but he was a backup for a reason. Peter Carey’s injury history is more than concerning. And though William Patterson is 7-2 and has seen his recruiting stock rise, he wasn’t super highly touted coming out of high school. There will be an opportunity there for the taking for Brown. Is he willing to completely adjust his game to that of a true center if said opportunity arises?
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Syracuse Basketball: Ideally, these 4-star, 5-star recruits will officially visit (itlh; Adler)
As Syracuse basketball coaches continue to pursue a range of four-star and five-star recruits in the 2024 and 2025 classes, the Orange will want to get some of these targets on the Hill for official visits in the coming months.
In the 2024 cycle, the ‘Cuse has two verbal commitments, and the staff continues to recruit several other top-flight players in this class. Switching to the 2025 cycle, in recent months, the Orange has offered five new scholarships, to go along with several prospects that it had previously offered.
A couple of points here. Beginning on July 1 of this year, the NCAA will allow high-school players to take an unlimited number of official visits, which could shift how Syracuse basketball coaches are recruiting certain players.
For the 2025 class, the contact period opens up on June 15, meaning college coaches at that time can initiate direct communication with prospects in this cycle. We could see more offers doled out by the Orange coaching staff to 2025 players in the near future. Also for 2025 prospects, on August 1 of their junior years, they can start taking official visits.
•Four-star power forward Donnie Freeman took an official visit to the ‘Cuse in April and verbally committed to the Orange last month. Might he take another OV to the Hill? We’ll see.
•Four-star shooting guard Elijah Moore went on an official visit to Syracuse basketball last October and verbally committed to the ‘Cuse this past January. Like Freeman, Moore could officially visit SU again.
•Four-star guard Jalil Bethea is perhaps the Orange’s top target in this cycle who hasn’t already verbally committed. He officially visited the ‘Cuse last fall and has said he make take another trip to Central New York. In a recent interview with On3, Bethea said that he plans to officially visit both Miami and Kansas. Kentucky is also showing interest.
•Fast-rising Mikey Lewis, a four-star point guard, was offered by Syracuse basketball in late April. He has said more than once of late that he wants to visit the Hill.
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Syracuse Basketball: 5-stars that SU should offer as contact period opens (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball coaches have already offered a range of four-star and five-star prospects in the 2025 class, and we could see some additional offers by the Orange to players in this cycle in the near future.
That’s because, on June 15 of this year, the contact period opens up for 2025 prospects, meaning that college coaches can initiate direct communication with them.
On or shortly after June 15, it’s common to see a lot of 2025 players pick up new offers, although in recent years, I haven’t noticed the ‘Cuse coaching staff making a ton of offers right as the contact period opened up.
Still, there are a bunch of five-star prospects in the rising-junior cycle that I’m high on and would love to see the Orange offer.
The 6-foot-8 Flagg, who hails from Newport, Maine, is a five-star power forward in the 2025 class. He attends the powerhouse Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., a top-notch independent basketball academy. In recent years, the Orange coaching staff has offered several elite prospects who have suited up for Montverde. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite rates Flagg as the No. 2 overall player in this cycle. To date, his offer sheet includes 2023 national champion UConn, 2022 national champ Kansas, Villanova, Duke, Kansas State, Providence, UCLA, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas State and West Virginia, among others.
Isiah Harwell
The 6-foot-5 Harwell, whose hometown is in Pocatello, Idaho, is a five-star shooting guard. He is a standout for the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, which is where Orange freshman forward Chris Bell also went to prep school. Harwell is the No. 7 national prospect and the No. 2 shooting guard, per the 247Sports Composite. His extensive, early offer sheet includes Alabama, 2021 national champ Baylor, Creighton, Florida State, Gonzaga, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, UCLA, Villanova and many others.
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Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball: Did SU Basketball Win Or Lose In The Portal + Is The 2-3 Zone Dead In CBB? on Apple Podcasts (apple.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Did SU Basketball Win Or Lose In The Portal + Is The 2-3 Zone Dead In CBB?
#22 Matt Morgan of Boeheims Army for two points. Boeheim’s Army take on India Rising in The Basketball Tournament at the SRC Arena on the OCC Campus. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Boeheim’s Army adds a seventh player to TBT roster: Bonus is he’s very good (PS; Ditota)
Matt Morgan will join Boeheim’s Army for the second consecutive summer.
His addition puts Boeheim’s Army at seven members, two short of having the requisite number to qualify for The Basketball Tournament. Teams have until Saturday to supply a roster to TBT with at least nine names to be eligible to compete for the $1 million in prize money. Expect two more official announcements today.
Morgan is no ordinary addition.
The former Cornell star dominated France’s top professional league this season. He was one of three MVP finalists in a league that eventually anointed the presumed No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft -- Victor Wembanyama -- as its best player.
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Other
Syracuse Stage is presenting "Clue"
In the theater with a ticket: Syracuse Stage’s ‘Clue’ weaponizes silliness in this board-game-to-film-to-stage translation (review) (PS; $; Lowen)
Maybe you know it as the Hasbro board game or the 1985 movie starring Tim Curry. But “Clue,” the fast-paced farce that closes out Syracuse Stage’s 49th season, evoked unabashed responses from its opening night audience more effectively than any game or movie ever could.
What I saw around me was a surrender to silliness, a shedding of the hardened carapace we’ve built up over the past three years, a collapse into the always-restorative arms of comedy. Stage’s “Clue” is Botox for the brain, smoothing away all worries. If you’re old enough, you’ll understand when I say the show feels like Saturday morning cartoons; a bowl of Cap’n Crunch or Lucky Charms; Nickelodeon slime in your hands or, better yet, poured over the head of your unsuspecting best friend. Directed by Benjamin Hanna, in collaboration with Indiana Repertory Theatre, “Clue “will make you feel like a kid again.
The set, visible to the audience as they take their seats, is delightful. The manor house onstage with its leaded windows, inlaid floors, and dour portrait of an unnamed forebear feels immersive. And with the sound of rain filling the theater, and occasional bursts of thunder and lightning, the wait until curtain time draws you into the story even before the show begins. It’s similar to what Disney does for its long lines of visitors as they queue for a ride or attraction.
The play is based on the titular 1985 movie written and directed by Jonathan Lynn. Three endings were filmed and three different versions of the movie were shipped to theaters. Despite that clever gimmick, its $15 million cost was barely covered by box office receipts. The film was later adapted for the stage by writer Sandy Rustin with additional material by Eric Price and Hunter Foster, the former Artistic Director of Syracuse’s Redhouse Arts Center.
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Superman Day was started in 2013 by DC Entertainment, two days before the release of the Superman film, Man of Steel. At this time it was known as Man of Steel Day, and it was not until subsequent years that the day simply became known as Superman Day. Both the name change and the continuation of the day seem to have happened organically. On the inaugural day, DC Entertainment partnered with comic book retailers and bookstores across the United States to celebrate the day, and gave out free copies of All Star Superman #1 Special Edition. Superman was created in 1933 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, but it wasn't until April 18, 1938 that the Superman we know of today appeared, and made his debut in Action Comics #1. It was so popular that Superman got his own comic book the following year.
SU News
Syracuse Basketball: 4-star Kiyan Anthony says he will officially visit ‘Cuse (itlh; Adler)
In a recent podcast interview, 2025 four-star shooting guard Kiyan Anthony from New York City says he will take an official visit to Syracuse basketball at some point in the future.
The 6-foot-5 Anthony, who was offered a scholarship by the Orange coaching staff last November, discussed his recruitment and various other topics in a really cool interview with Light It Up Sports. I highly recommend checking out this podcast!
Kiyan Anthony doesn’t have a specific date lined up for a future official visit to the Hill, but he did say of officially visiting the ‘Cuse at some point, “that’s a must.” Rising juniors can begin taking official visits on August 1 of this year, and beginning on July 1, the NCAA will allow high-school prospects to take an unlimited number of official visits.
Anthony, the son of Syracuse basketball legend and recently retired NBA star Carmelo Anthony, has had a breakout spring on the AAU circuit, competing at a high level for the 16U squad of the Baltimore-based Team Melo in Nike’s EYBL league. Late last month, the EYBL wrapped up its regular season, and the Nike league will hold its annual Peach Jam tournament from July 3 to July 9 in North Augusta, S.C.
Syracuse basketball faces growing competition for 2025 four-star shooting guard Kiyan Anthony.
Anthony, in the 2023-24 campaign, will suit up for the powerhouse Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y., which is a member of the loaded 10-team National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (“NIBC”). This past February, he transferred to Long Island Lutheran from Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village, N.Y.As Kiyan Anthony has shined in grassroots basketball over the last few months, his offer sheet has grown. While he’s already a top-70 national prospect and a top-15 shooting guard in the 2025 class, recruiting analysts and scouts believe that he is poised to climb further in the national rankings for this cycle.
Dating back to mid-April, Anthony has picked up numerous impressive offers. At this juncture, his offer sheet, besides Syracuse basketball, includes Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Seton Hall, UMass, Providence, Memphis, Bryant, George Mason and Manhattan.
...
Adrian Autry Unveils New Defensive Plan After Jim Boeheim's Retirement (clutchpoints.com; Postrado)
Syracuse basketball has always been known to use zone defense because of Coach Jim Boeheim. Since they got a new coach in Adrian Autry, the basketball team had to adjust on the defensive end.
The three-point shot revolution changed college basketball a lot. Syracuse basketball is most affected as they use the 2-3 zone a lot which is notorious for giving easy looks from beyond the arc. Coach Adrian Autry saw the opportunity to shake up their game plan next season. He outlined what their schematics would look like in a statement, per CJ Moore of The Athletic.
“You want to be balanced, obviously, but I think we’ll lean heavily on man-to-man. When those guys are so extended because guys can shoot so far, it just opens the court up. When they get it into the middle part of your zone, you wind up playing three-on-three, but three-on-three with someone kind of coming down in rotation, so they’ve got a little bit of advantage,” said the new Syracuse basketball coach.
Even Coach Jim Boeheim agrees the team should shift from the zone to man-to-man defense.
“Just too many good shooters. Too many coaches that know how to attack zones. I would try to play almost 90 percent man, but I’d like to have a good enough zone to play 10-20 percent,” said Coach Boeheim.
...
Could Maliq Brown Be The Starting Center? (orangefizz.net; Griffin)
Of the many question marks surrounding Syracuse’s roster, none may be bigger than that of the center position. Jesse Edwards’ departure left a glaring hole in that position, and Adrian Autry has been presented with plenty of options to potentially fix that hole. One option that hasn’t been talked about a whole lot is Maliq Brown. There are several reasons behind that, but making the rising sophomore the primary big man is, at minimum, something to think about.
Throughout his recruiting process and in his first year at SU, Brown has primarily been listed as a power forward. While he showed flashes of brilliance there last year, his play style does not represent that of a modern power forward at all. Players in that position from the high school level and upward can typically stretch the floor and shoot from beyond the arc at a relatively efficient clip. Last season, we saw Brown play an effective role in the pick-and-roll while being a menace on the glass and someone to kick out to on the block when defenses collapsed on Judah Mintz. Great for a center.
You may ask, “Brown is only 6-8, is that sustainable for the center position at an ACC school?” That’s a very fair argument, especially when you think about opposing big men in the conference. PJ Hall, Kyle Filipowski, and Armando Bacot, arguably the three best centers in the ACC entering the season, all have at least two inches on Brown. It’s not like you only need to go back two years to find evidence of an undersized big man excelling at Syracuse. Marek Dolezaj, anyone? You cannot expect Brown to be Mr. Do-It-All and the heart and soul of the team like Dolezaj was, but there’s proof that it’s happened before.
Finally, looking at the other options on the roster, are any of them super inspiring? Naheem McLeod played very well against Syracuse last year when he was a Florida State Seminole, but he has never been a collegiate starter. Mounir Hima was a solid backup last season, but he was a backup for a reason. Peter Carey’s injury history is more than concerning. And though William Patterson is 7-2 and has seen his recruiting stock rise, he wasn’t super highly touted coming out of high school. There will be an opportunity there for the taking for Brown. Is he willing to completely adjust his game to that of a true center if said opportunity arises?
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Syracuse Basketball: Ideally, these 4-star, 5-star recruits will officially visit (itlh; Adler)
As Syracuse basketball coaches continue to pursue a range of four-star and five-star recruits in the 2024 and 2025 classes, the Orange will want to get some of these targets on the Hill for official visits in the coming months.
In the 2024 cycle, the ‘Cuse has two verbal commitments, and the staff continues to recruit several other top-flight players in this class. Switching to the 2025 cycle, in recent months, the Orange has offered five new scholarships, to go along with several prospects that it had previously offered.
A couple of points here. Beginning on July 1 of this year, the NCAA will allow high-school players to take an unlimited number of official visits, which could shift how Syracuse basketball coaches are recruiting certain players.
For the 2025 class, the contact period opens up on June 15, meaning college coaches at that time can initiate direct communication with prospects in this cycle. We could see more offers doled out by the Orange coaching staff to 2025 players in the near future. Also for 2025 prospects, on August 1 of their junior years, they can start taking official visits.
Here are some Syracuse basketball recruits we hope will take official visits to SU in the future.
2024 Class•Four-star power forward Donnie Freeman took an official visit to the ‘Cuse in April and verbally committed to the Orange last month. Might he take another OV to the Hill? We’ll see.
•Four-star shooting guard Elijah Moore went on an official visit to Syracuse basketball last October and verbally committed to the ‘Cuse this past January. Like Freeman, Moore could officially visit SU again.
•Four-star guard Jalil Bethea is perhaps the Orange’s top target in this cycle who hasn’t already verbally committed. He officially visited the ‘Cuse last fall and has said he make take another trip to Central New York. In a recent interview with On3, Bethea said that he plans to officially visit both Miami and Kansas. Kentucky is also showing interest.
•Fast-rising Mikey Lewis, a four-star point guard, was offered by Syracuse basketball in late April. He has said more than once of late that he wants to visit the Hill.
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Syracuse Basketball: 5-stars that SU should offer as contact period opens (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball coaches have already offered a range of four-star and five-star prospects in the 2025 class, and we could see some additional offers by the Orange to players in this cycle in the near future.
That’s because, on June 15 of this year, the contact period opens up for 2025 prospects, meaning that college coaches can initiate direct communication with them.
On or shortly after June 15, it’s common to see a lot of 2025 players pick up new offers, although in recent years, I haven’t noticed the ‘Cuse coaching staff making a ton of offers right as the contact period opened up.
Still, there are a bunch of five-star prospects in the rising-junior cycle that I’m high on and would love to see the Orange offer.
Syracuse basketball could make some new offers to 2025 players come mid-June.
Cooper FlaggThe 6-foot-8 Flagg, who hails from Newport, Maine, is a five-star power forward in the 2025 class. He attends the powerhouse Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., a top-notch independent basketball academy. In recent years, the Orange coaching staff has offered several elite prospects who have suited up for Montverde. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite rates Flagg as the No. 2 overall player in this cycle. To date, his offer sheet includes 2023 national champion UConn, 2022 national champ Kansas, Villanova, Duke, Kansas State, Providence, UCLA, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas State and West Virginia, among others.
Isiah Harwell
The 6-foot-5 Harwell, whose hometown is in Pocatello, Idaho, is a five-star shooting guard. He is a standout for the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, which is where Orange freshman forward Chris Bell also went to prep school. Harwell is the No. 7 national prospect and the No. 2 shooting guard, per the 247Sports Composite. His extensive, early offer sheet includes Alabama, 2021 national champ Baylor, Creighton, Florida State, Gonzaga, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, UCLA, Villanova and many others.
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Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball: Did SU Basketball Win Or Lose In The Portal + Is The 2-3 Zone Dead In CBB? on Apple Podcasts (apple.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Did SU Basketball Win Or Lose In The Portal + Is The 2-3 Zone Dead In CBB?
#22 Matt Morgan of Boeheims Army for two points. Boeheim’s Army take on India Rising in The Basketball Tournament at the SRC Arena on the OCC Campus. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Boeheim’s Army adds a seventh player to TBT roster: Bonus is he’s very good (PS; Ditota)
Matt Morgan will join Boeheim’s Army for the second consecutive summer.
His addition puts Boeheim’s Army at seven members, two short of having the requisite number to qualify for The Basketball Tournament. Teams have until Saturday to supply a roster to TBT with at least nine names to be eligible to compete for the $1 million in prize money. Expect two more official announcements today.
Morgan is no ordinary addition.
The former Cornell star dominated France’s top professional league this season. He was one of three MVP finalists in a league that eventually anointed the presumed No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft -- Victor Wembanyama -- as its best player.
...
Other
Syracuse Stage is presenting "Clue"
In the theater with a ticket: Syracuse Stage’s ‘Clue’ weaponizes silliness in this board-game-to-film-to-stage translation (review) (PS; $; Lowen)
Maybe you know it as the Hasbro board game or the 1985 movie starring Tim Curry. But “Clue,” the fast-paced farce that closes out Syracuse Stage’s 49th season, evoked unabashed responses from its opening night audience more effectively than any game or movie ever could.
What I saw around me was a surrender to silliness, a shedding of the hardened carapace we’ve built up over the past three years, a collapse into the always-restorative arms of comedy. Stage’s “Clue” is Botox for the brain, smoothing away all worries. If you’re old enough, you’ll understand when I say the show feels like Saturday morning cartoons; a bowl of Cap’n Crunch or Lucky Charms; Nickelodeon slime in your hands or, better yet, poured over the head of your unsuspecting best friend. Directed by Benjamin Hanna, in collaboration with Indiana Repertory Theatre, “Clue “will make you feel like a kid again.
The set, visible to the audience as they take their seats, is delightful. The manor house onstage with its leaded windows, inlaid floors, and dour portrait of an unnamed forebear feels immersive. And with the sound of rain filling the theater, and occasional bursts of thunder and lightning, the wait until curtain time draws you into the story even before the show begins. It’s similar to what Disney does for its long lines of visitors as they queue for a ride or attraction.
The play is based on the titular 1985 movie written and directed by Jonathan Lynn. Three endings were filmed and three different versions of the movie were shipped to theaters. Despite that clever gimmick, its $15 million cost was barely covered by box office receipts. The film was later adapted for the stage by writer Sandy Rustin with additional material by Eric Price and Hunter Foster, the former Artistic Director of Syracuse’s Redhouse Arts Center.
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