revival of a musical
revival of a musical
bryan
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#1revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 4:26pmHedwig was not on broadway it was on off broadway and so was violet so the real one and the one that should win is les miserables
#2revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 4:27pmNah, Hedwig is a much better production than Les Mis.
#2revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 4:28pm
Assassins was originally produced Off-Broadway and that still won Best Revival...
Updated On: 6/1/14 at 04:28 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 4:34pmThat's not how the rules go. Obviously.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#4revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 4:50pmWell when you say it that eloquently, we have to believe you.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#5revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 5:01pm
What a strange opinion to air.
Updated On: 6/1/14 at 05:01 PM
#6revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 6:21pm
I was just wondering, what if a mega flop that closed our of town (like LOLITA MY LOVE or something) opened in a revised form on Broadway, would it be deemed a revival?
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 6:35pmThat would depend on how widely run it was, and the mood of the Tony committee that decides such things.
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.
#8revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 6:53pm
Yup, no hard and fast rule.
Most things the Tony nominating committee rules on is done on a case by case basis. (think eligibility of productions, play vs. musical, categorization of performers, etc.)
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#9revival of a musical
Posted: 6/1/14 at 7:48pm
"Most things the Tony nominating committee rules on is done on a case by case basis."
yet it seems like we've been seeing more cases of shows that have never been on Broadway before, but are still considered revivals. I mean, off the top of my head I think of Assassins, Cinderella, Violet and Hedwig. Maybe I'm ignorant of some contrary examples, but the past few years seems to indicate that Assassins has set an (unofficial) precedent.
