Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
#1Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 6:51amIt recouped but only ran for 2 years? It also didn't get much Tony Award love. Also, did they use all the original choreography? I ask because I just started watching Every little step.
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#2Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 7:06amIf it recouped then yes, it was a hit. The hit or flop label is based solely on money, if it closes without recouping it is a flop, otherwise it's a hit. You will find some people who may push against qualifying shows that way, but money is really the only objective way to make that distinction. Everything else is open to interpretation and debate and could ultimately never have a 100% consensus reached.
#2Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 7:11amOkay money aside, would you say it resonated how it should have with audiences?
#3Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 7:14am
Asked and answered:
Everything else is open to interpretation and debate and could ultimately never have a 100% consensus reached.
....but the world goes 'round
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#4Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 7:53amIt was so dull. I chose it over the revival of Company.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#5Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 9:37am
This production of A Chorus Line paid off quickly, within a few months of the NY opening.
It was wisely booked into a tryout run in San Francisco in a much larger theatre than the Schoenfeld where it sold out for six weeks generating a large amount of pure profit. Probably half of the capitalization was paid back or about to be by the NY premiere.
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#6Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 9:45am
"Okay money aside, would you say it resonated how it should have with audiences?"
I never "got" what was so great about Jason Tam. In the documentary, everyone is weeping at his audition like he's just turned in the greatest Oedipus performance ever. I didn't think he was that great with Paul's monologue.
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#7Was the 2006 A chorus Line revival a hit?
Posted: 9/23/14 at 11:15amAs someone who saw the original cast in '75, and 2 or 3 succeeding Broadway casts over the years, I loved the '06 revival and found it the closest to the youth and excitement of the OBC. I was so delighted that my husband could watch the '06 company and get some inkling of what was so electric about the production in '75. For my eyes it seemed like the choreography was a carbon copy of the original, but I'm not a dancer so could easily have missed any subtle changes. It was a great disappointment to hear it closed as soon as it did.
