Owen22 said: "Well, these plot points don't make much sense do they? The nasty scene where Boq basically yells to the crowd to lynch Elphaba is hardly the kindly Nick Chopper from the original story and film. And I already discussed how making Fiyero the Scarecrow makes absolutely no character sense..."
And Elphaba is hardly the character from the original story and film. That's the whole point of the piece.
Yeah, I haven't seen the stage production yet, but based on the movie there is nothing in that character that suggests it would be an incredible fit for Katrina Lenk.
Eliza2 said: "There were at least 3 different t-shirts, I think there were 4 but I just don't remember what the 4th one was."
All of the merchandise they carry is listed on the Lincoln Center Theater website, shoplct.com. In addition to the show merchandise they do also have a few LCT branded items.
Loopin’theloop said: "If you are following the Disney design as an influence, having a necklace will help disguise the seam, as would gauntlet/bracelets like King Tritons around her wrists"
I just hope the necklace disguises the seam better than the necklace disguising the fake chest piece Lea Thompson wore in Back to the Future 2.
Best Musical Books? Jul 30
2018, 09:11:01 PM
Also by Larry Gelbart, and co-written with Burt Shevelove, is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. What I've always found fascinating with that book is that you could drop all of the songs and it would still work great as a straight play, but it still integrates with the score so well that the music never feels extraneous.
I'd also add A Little Night Music, which is an absolute gem of a book and score so perfectly integrated. Everything ab
Manually cranked winches and cables are one method (and are still not uncommon to come across), and the good old push-stick that Rainah describes is also pretty common, especially when the distance that needs to be traveled is not super far.
HunterK said: "Mitch Jarvis was out at this afternoon’s performance. Wondering what’s going on! I have any thoughts running through my head, but just putting it out there!"
Their schedule is kind of crazy. 5 show weekends are pretty tough to begin with. 5 show weekends that are NOT followed by a day off are just brutal.
msmp said: "Someone bring me down to earth: there's zero chance of this ever transferring out to Broadway, is there? "
Correct. Carolee is an amazing talent and should be known and recognized by more people, but as it is there is no producer in their right mind who would put up the money to revive Gypsy on Broadway starring her.
HogansHero said: "well, "success" is a term of art and so you are trying to change its meaning. I prefer the term you substituted in the 2nd paragraph-"value." I completely agree recoupment is not the sole measure of value.
Regarding investors, my experience is that most are investing in a show because they believe in it (or have been sold on it by someone who does). Yes, there are occasional passion projects, and occasional "should be seen" p
I'd like to see a new production of Nine. I greatly enjoyed the last revival, but it's a piece that offers plenty for another director to examine, and such an opportunity for casting all of the grand ladies we adore so much. Imagine Laura Benanti (who was delivered an absolutely breath taking "Unusual Way" back in 2003) taking on Luisa now.
What is the greatest 'Jerry Mitchell' Musical Jul 22
2018, 08:19:26 PM
I agree with the others who’ve already said Hairspray. I find his choreography tends to suffer a bit when he’s pulling double-duty as director/choreographer, and I don’t think I’ve seen a show that he’s directed where I thought it was anything above servicable.
GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER Previews Jul 22
2018, 08:16:54 PM
I kind of wish it was as terrible as some are feeling it is. In my opinion this show commits the bigger sin of just being completely generic and derivative, and thus almost completely forgettable.
Ken Davenport mentioned in his pre-show speech how the show was “improvised” into life by a group of people, and it shows. It is filled with those kinds of in-jokes that a group of friends will find hilarious and leave everyone outside of the group scratching their heads or shrugging at. Ther
SomethingPeculiar said: "According to photos, the St. James and New Amsterdam both dimmed and had"Remembering Gary Beach" screen/photos on their digital marquee last night (though the New Am was pre-announced and the St. James was not)."
I saw the photos of the digital tribute at the New Amsterdam, and kudos to Disney for doing that. I would guess that they also were the driving force behind that happening at the St. James, for both Gary's connection to
kofler22 said: "Don ‘t you feel that all the tempos on the Eliza’s songs are a little bit slower than usual? Also, the tone in her voice is lower than the accostumed Elizas"
Many cast recordings will speed up tempos to make the recordings more exciting (for instance, no dancers are doing the Dance at the Gym at the speed that's preserved on the original cast recording). I think what you're hearing on this recording are tempos that match what's
Miles2Go2 said: "I wouldn’t do this unless others confirm it would work, but could he just simply go to box office and tell them he lost his ticket (or simply couldn’t get it printed)? As long as he has the ticket info with him, his credit card he paid with and his photo ID, would they print it for him at the box office?"
I believe that all depends on how the tickets were purchased. Typically the box office could only do that for tickets that were purchas
The reason they are able to get away with it is because they've managed to keep themselves at the top of the listings in Google search results. Search "Broadway tickets" and they pop up first. It also seems to take a while before individual show pages are able to become that first Google result over the Broadway.com listing for that show. So people will click on the Broadway.com result and have no idea that they are dealing with a reseller with exorbitantly high fees.
You can make an educated guess based on the potential gross percentage (it's generally safe to say even a mid-sized musical that's pulling in 40% or less is probably not covering all of their weekly costs), but without knowing for sure what those costs are that number doesn't really provide any concrete information in regards to a show's financial health.
Best Musical Books? Jul 30
2018, 09:11:01 PM
