Shows eyeing broadway?
Shows eyeing broadway?
#1Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 10:47am
Are any of these shows trying to find a house?
Allegiance???
Bodyguard?
Charlie and the chocolate factory???
Side show? ...is that a possibility?
Is Rebecca still trying?
King Kong?
#2Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 10:55amI thought King Kong was looking to take the Foxwoods.
....but the world goes 'round
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#2Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 10:58amSide Show isn't scheduled to open at the Kennedy Center until this coming June, so don't expect to see them on Broadway until at least next fall, if it is even decided to go that route.
Dessie
Stand-by Joined: 7/4/12
#3Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:08am
Bodyguard going to Marquis-although il Divo review, Holden demonstrated no love.
Charlie and CF-seemed to have issues in London per NYT
Allegiance-will George Takei sell tix?
Is the subject matter interesting enough?
Is there an untapped market of Asian-American theater goers? I don't see many in most audiences.
Will Asian tourists have sympathy to Japanese-American experience given history?
thebeautyis3
Stand-by Joined: 10/18/12
#4Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:20amIs Ever After still looking to come to Broadway? I heard their staged reading in May went well but have heard nothing since.
#5Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:23am
Is there an untapped market of Asian-American theater goers? I don't see many in most audiences.
Oh, we're around. Just not in great numbers on Broadway. But go to any major tour in San Francisco...
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Dessie
Stand-by Joined: 7/4/12
#6Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:42amThanks lc, I realize my post could be construed as offensive with broad generalizations, didn't intend any offense.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:49amFor any show to succeed it needs to gar far beyond any one ethnic/interest group.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
bwayfan4ever2
Chorus Member Joined: 5/12/06
#8Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:54amAgreed. As an example, People in the Picture expected they would have a hit with Jewish theatergoers but it didn't happen.
#9Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:56amI think GIGI is looking to come in 2015 after a preview run in Washington, DC
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:59am
It STILL could have been a hit with that demographic...but one demographic won't make a success.
Additionally, if an ethnic story has interest ONLY to its own demographic, it's not much of a story. I can enjoy a story about gay characters even though I'm straight IF it's a good story. At the root of any production must be the story.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
oasisjeff
Broadway Star Joined: 11/15/07
#11Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 12:05pmI saw earlier versions of Allegiance in readings, but not what went up in San Diego, so I'm not sure of the current state of things. But there is definitely the potential for a great show in there. They are releasing a mini-album soon, and their site still says they are eyeing 2014.
Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.
#12Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 12:13pm
Thanks lc, I realize my post could be construed as offensive with broad generalizations, didn't intend any offense.
I wasn't offended at all, don't worry. I should hope that Allegiance brings out a market that feels that maybe Broadway isn't for them, but Broadway coming to their hometown area is. I don't know enough about Allegiance as a show (other than I've heard good things from friends, Asian and otherwise), but dramamama is right. I should also hope that plenty of non-Asian American tourists would decide to go see it.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#13Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 12:28pm
We saw how the Jewish audience flocked to Soul Doctor.
My Fair Lady is ready to step up to the plate again.
Some musical based on a rap star is looking at the Palace, producers have carried out preliminary investigations there.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#14Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 12:29pmGeorge Takei was on Watch What Happens Live recently and said it's going to Broadway in the Spring, but things change. So who knows.
#15Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 12:33pmA good story is a good story. As another poster (sorry, i don't remember who) mentioned in another thread, Fiddler on the Roof is wildly successful, and probably not only because of a specific interest in turn-of-the-last-century Russian Jews, but because of an interest in compelling human stories. The WWII internments certainly have the makings of a tragic story right off the bat, and if combined with a compelling individual-level story, I can't think of any reason why audiences of any ethnicity wouldn't want to go and see it.
#16Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 1:00pmI presume Phantom is referring to HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME? That'd be a bigger theatre for it than I'd have assumed if that's the case...
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.
Broadwaystar2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/13
#17Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 1:42pmI also heard Holler If You Hear Me was looking at the Palace. Also "Diner" is about to have another short 2 week workshop after having 2 previous ones and. After 2 scheduled dates to open on Broadway I wonder if this is the final workshop before Broadway?
#18Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 5:47pmI don't know why I had assumed HOLLER would be a more modestly-sized production, but if it truly is big enough to take the Palace then, frankly, I'm looking forward to a big 2Pac marquee right next to the other big billboards at TKTS.
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.
#19Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 5:54pm
"As an example, People in the Picture expected they would have a hit with Jewish theatergoers but it didn't happen."
No, they didn't. It was part of Roundabout's nonprofit season. It played exactly the duration it was scheduled to play.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
sr4mjc
Featured Actor Joined: 9/20/05
#20Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 6:32pmWe Will Rock You is probably coming next fall as well.
Pauly3
Featured Actor Joined: 12/12/11
#21Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 9:17pm
"Allegiance-will George Takei sell tix?"
If the San Diego run is any indication, I would think George Takei being in it for a Broadway run will be a very good thing. The audience reaction to him the two times I saw it was pretty cool to see. I was never a particular fan of his, but he was very good in this show....really good. Having Lea Salonga be a major part of it has to be huge as well, if not more so.
"Is the subject matter interesting enough?"
I don't know if is or not for most people. But having a couple huge names associated with it will likely make large numbers aware and become interested - and if the story is good, then the show could survive beyond the departure of those stars.
"Is there an untapped market of Asian-American theater goers? I don't see many in most audiences."
I don't think an untapped market is necessary (if Asian-Americans are indeed untapped as far as Broadway goes). I think the story is compelling for all. Note the San Diego audiences (I was a part of) were not atypical theatre audiences.
#22Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 10:42pm
I reckon that 'The Bodyguard' will not happen on Broadway now on Broadway, it had a solid 4 months in the West End, then the box office died a death, it is still playing there, but its days are numbered.
Don't think 'We Will Rock You' will happen on Broadway either, Queen isn't well know in America.
#23Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 10:48pm...Queen is certainly well-known in America.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#24Shows eyeing broadway?
Posted: 11/11/13 at 11:07pmI think it's safe to say that Americans have caught up to Queen, though their records never sold here the way they sold back home. With WE WILL ROCK YOU on tour this fall here, surely they'll be getting a good sense of how they'll play on this side of the pond.
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.
