Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?- Page 2
Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#25Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted: 2/13/13 at 9:51pmWith all we've been hearing about the changes to Cinderella, I am not as certain of its status as a revival. Shouldn't the next set of "decisions" be coming out soon?
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#26Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:10pmIf I'm the producers of CINDERELLA, and I see MATILDA standing in my way for the Tony, I petition as hard as I can to be a Revival. That's where my two cents stand.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#27Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:57pm
Exactly.
Plus, it IS a revival. It's an highly altered book, and may be eligible for Best Book, but in its entirety not a brand new musical.
Shows that have existing material that are shaped to be a new musical (SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, FOSSE, CONTACT, PRINCE OF BROADWAY) could qualify as a new musical, however.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#1CarrieFan
Stand-by Joined: 2/5/13
#28Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted: 3/10/13 at 4:31pmCross out the Longacre because they booked a new musical coming in on July 9th and opening August 4th. The musical was done here in Seattle but I don't know anything about it. It has new producers and writers, lyricists who are newbies to broadway. The title of the show is First Date and was also mentioned in Friday's New York Times.
mar6411
Broadway Star Joined: 9/19/09
#29Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted: 3/10/13 at 4:33pmIt was also mentioned on this site and there is a thread about it.
