Riedel on producers wooing out of town Tony voters

[10086sunset]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 7:32pm

http://nypost.com/2017/05/16/theater-producers-are-wooing-out-of-town-tony-voters-with-sweets/

 

Updated On: 5/16/17 at 07:32 PM

[pupscotch]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 8:10pm

Why would Charlie and the Chocolate Factory need to woo Tony voters? Do they even have any nominations?

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 8:14pm

Since they are tour  producers, they are likely charming them into including their proposed tour in their seasons. Sounds like damage control for a failed Broadway mounting. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 8:17pm

pupscotch said: "Why would Charlie and the Chocolate Factory need to woo Tony voters? Do they even have any nominations?"

Did you even read the article?  It's for the Road Presenters. Only a small percentage of them are also Tony Voters. They want to butter up the people who will book the eventual tour if CHARLIE. 

[VotePeron]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 9:04pm

 

“Dear Evan Hansen” may have overdone it a little this week with a letter to Tony voters from the head of Atlantic Records, which produced the cast album.

“As you listen to the score for ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ” Craig Kallman wrote, “please ask yourself those questions we always ask ourselves — is it special, is it compelling, does it stand above the pack, is it an outstanding moment in our cultural life? For us, the answer is a resounding yes to all.”

Um, we’re talking about a Broadway show here, not “The Rite of Spring.”

 

And people still want to tell me DEH is the underdog, here? So frustrating to see this emotionally manipulative show and marketing scheme working. Seems extremely pretentious and isolating, imo.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 9:28pm

VotePeron said: " 

“Dear Evan Hansen” may have overdone it a little this week with a letter to Tony voters from the head of Atlantic Records, which produced the cast album.

“As you listen to the score for ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ” Craig Kallman wrote, “please ask yourself those questions we always ask ourselves — is it special, is it compelling, does it stand above the pack, is it an outstanding moment in our cultural life? For us, the answer is a resounding yes to all.”

Um, we’re talking about a Broadway show here, not “The Rite of Spring.”

 

And people still want to tell me DEH is the underdog, here? So frustrating to see this emotionally manipulative show and marketing scheme working. Seems extremely pretentious and isolating, imo."

The ice cream truck (and yes, I know it's taken from something in the show) also strikes me as maybe being a little tonally weird for a show about teen mental illness and suicide. Though I suppose all shows do this kind of campaigning, so whatever. 

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 9:46pm

I feel like he writes a variation on this article every year around this time. 

[carnzee]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 9:53pm

adamgreer said: "I feel like he writes a variation on this article every year around this time. 

Bach wrote variations on the same theme as well, and nobody complained. Lol.

But in all seriousness, his articles do seem to follow a pattern, with just the names changed each time. 

Updated On: 5/16/17 at 09:53 PM

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 10:34pm

Different year, different shows.... makes perfect sense to me? 

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 10:40pm

Riedel writes as if that coffee table book hasn't been out since, maybe, October...

[Tag]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 11:00pm

The Road is a multibillion dollar industry?  I don't think so!

[sabrelady]

Posted: 5/16/17 at 11:07pm

Ima gonna guess the producers of Come From Away are dishing out Tim Bits and Double Doubles.

( just for the Canucks to laugh)

[asmith0307]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:10am

Considering 41 theatres with a smaller number of seats than an average road house easily makes a billion dollars in a year, I'd say a "multibillion dollar industry" is probably accurate. That being said, I haven't added up every tour in every city for every week like I have the 41 theatres to verify. 

 

Also, did he say anything about the Waitress dessert trucks last year? Those made an appearance during Tony campaign season last year as well.

 

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 2:23am

It's Riedel. Next.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 12:31pm

The broadwayinchicago Snapchat is full of gifts given to those attending the broadway league conference thing. The Charlie chocolate fountain looked very appetizing. 

[DAME]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 12:49pm

I will be interested to hear if Bette does attend that shindig this Thursday.  It might be a sign of if she plans on continuing with Dolly in any way.  I still say she needs to take this Dolly to the world.  If not at least London and key US cities.  She did bring "I will eat you last"  to Los Angeles and has said that she loves playing LA.. and she is a touring goddess... she loves touring.

Updated On: 5/17/17 at 12:49 PM

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:06pm

asmith0307 said: "Considering 41 theatres with a smaller number of seats than an average road house easily makes a billion dollars in a year, I'd say a "multibillion dollar industry" is probably accurate. That being said, I haven't added up every tour in every city for every week like I have the 41 theatres to verify."

 

I also wouldn't be surprised if it's one of those numbers that also factors in the surrounding economic impact for hotels, restaurants, travel companies, and other businesses that benefit from the touring shows.