Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
#1Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 5:38pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WHORL-INSIDE-A-LOOP-Heading-to-Broadway-with-a-Star-20151207
Surprised there isn't a thread for this yet - thoughts? I was a little surprised to hear. Do we think the "star" would replace Scott or one of the prisoners?
Updated On: 12/7/15 at 05:38 PM
LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#2Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 6:10pm
Scott, and um i think part of the reason the show worked was because it was Scott playing the character...
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 7:13pm
Good Lord, why????
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BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 7:57pm
I enjoyed this when I saw it Off Broadway, but I can't see this being successful on Broadway.
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#6Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 9:00pm
I really enjoyed this off-Broadway and I'm glad that the material continues on. I think it could work if the celebrity is going into Scott's role. She was good in the role. The role is central to the show. The rest of the cast steals the show with the much more interesting and exciting material.
#7Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 10:33pm
Is 2ST going to put this in the Hayes before the renovations happen?
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#8Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 10:38pm
I think it'd be tough to sell a show with "whorl" in the title. Srzly.
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#9Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 10:46pm
Shall we start throwing names out for the "star"?
Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#10Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 10:50pm
Brooke Shields was at Whorl when I saw it. I remember thinking after the fact that it'd be a great vehicle for her.
#11Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 10:54pm
Was that at opening night? I saw her there too, chatting up some of the creatives.
Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#12Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 11:05pm
Yes. It was at opening night.
You could put lots of different actresses into the show and it would probably work. As long as they're funny and natural. It's really about the men. If they went Hollywood, Elizabeth Banks might be a good choice.
#13Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/7/15 at 11:18pm
Brooke Shields is also good friends with Sherie.... interesting. Would Sherie really give up her role?
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#14Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:52am
I'm really wondering how anyone thinks this will sell.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#15Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:08am
I think Scott is smart enough to realize that the place could make some money on Broadway if she gives up her role to someone more famous. I mean, she's originated the role, she wrote the damn thing. I can't imagine any of the prisoners being "names" as that would kind of ruin the whole idea.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#16Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 4:12am
TerrenceIsTheMann said: "I'm really wondering how anyone thinks this will sell.
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Taking my above comment as the basis, I don't see it faring well. I certainly didn't dislike it, but it was perfect where it was....off Broadway. I cannot see the masses flocking to this
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.
Updated On: 12/8/15 at 04:12 AM
stevenycguy
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#17Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 9:51am
Usually, 2ST does great work. However, this show was a vanity project and was a bore from start to finish. Felt false and phony, and almost 2 hours with no intermission. A real torture to sit through.
#19Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 12:56pm
I could think of at least half a dozen off-Broadway plays I saw this season that should come to Broadway before this.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#21Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:47pm
Just wonder where it would even go and if they'd beef up the production in anyway. The design was suuuper simple.
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#22Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:59pm
Thanksgiving is over -- we don't need another turkey!!
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Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#23Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:59pm
Thanksgiving is over -- we don't need another turkey!!
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
#24Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 3:16pm
RippedMan said: "Just wonder where it would even go and if they'd beef up the production in anyway. The design was suuuper simple.
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No more simple than many things on B'way today. King Charles III, for instance. Even Hamilton is pretty simple.
MusicAndPassion
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/05
#25Whorl Inside a Loop to Broadway?
Posted: 12/8/15 at 5:56pm
Could this move with a "star" in a role other than Sherie's character? I love this Off-Broadway, and think with some fine-tuning, this show could be a great contender for major awards. Call me crazy, but I thought this type of material, combined with it's approach and political material, could be Pulitzer nominated. Even though the Pulitzer committee seems to get off to anything in that makes allusions to other well known pieces of art, theatre, literature, etc.
