Oklahoma! continues its downward trend. Only doing 63% of gross potential if I am reading it right. I wonder what their nut is and if this is changing plans to go to January? Or to tour? Or maybe too soon to tell. I remember that "Carousel' pulled up stakes after downward spiral some months early.
rosheider said: "She was doing stage work as late as 1987, so I'm sure there is someone still lurking around who worked with Miss Martin. Her tales of working with Ezio Pinza in South Pacificand the sexual harassment she had to endure from him are really quite astounding. Back then, though, they were troupers, for better or worse."
Mary Martin mentions NOTHING of this in her rather candid autobiography. Other than that she adored him. Can you please name yo
ACL2006 said: "The Tootise vs. Beetlejuice debate is simple: word-of-mouth. Anyone I know that's seen Beetlejuice has loved it. Not so much for Tootsie. Tootsie might be gone by mid-October. Beetlejuice has a solid year+ in it."
And how many people would you count for "Anyone I know....not so much for Tootsie." Is it a large enough number to really be statistically significant? I could ask the folks I know that saw "Too
So following the "Tootsie" thread --- a show I adored unashamedly --- the book, the music, the staging, the singing, EVERYTHING......and the night I went the audience (packed house) was having a GREAT TIME. "Tootsie-bashers" figure that one out.
.However, I have surmised I can no longer enjoy "Tootsie" and the following shows without becoming accused of transphobia....
Wasn't Tootsie announced for an eventual national tour, London and Australia? Shouldn't that go a long way to help recoup if the Broadway run doesn't permit. And at least in these different venues there won't be the rather ridiculous hatred for this delightful show that I find difficult to fathom. On the road it should be different.
i personally dont understand whats wrong with the “friend of dorothy” shirt tbh but saying “being a woman is no job for a man” is basically completely derogatory towards cis male drag queens (particularly fem ones). its not really a controversy so much as being atransphobic, bigoted, sexist show that is offensive towards the art of drag
Um did we see the same show? Good lord almighty. People are just looking to be offende
The musical "Tootsie" takes place in rehearsals and performance for a Broadway musical. Not a soap opera, not a movie. Why would this line be in the musical? There is not a scene (and I have seen the show) that would warrant it. No cameramen on stage. That is an odd rumor, from someone who doesn't know that the setting for the musical is completely different from the film. Trust me it is not any part of the show.
Is it too soon to know whom will be Jonathan Groff's alternate? I was trying to order tickets for one of the three nights I am able to go to see this, and it is listed that he will not be appearing for the dates. (11/14, 11/15 or 11/16) Curious at to who might be performing that night? Maybe it is way too soon to know?
I don't understand this "Tootsie-bashing" It got good reviews from the critics did it not? I saw it, loved it and consider the OBC a favorite. I really adore the music. But there seems to be major "hate" for this show...... The night I went the audience was full of joy --- the songs and jokes really landed.
I think this Fiddler was a miracle. I was virtually sobbing the minute the curtain went up. The entire production was flawless. And I so totally agree with the poster who wrote about Jackie Hoffman's monologues. She blew me away, especially at the end telling Golde how she was moving to Israel. This show is a life altering experience. In a perfect world it would have been on Broadway and I think it would have won best revival for sure. I wish I co
Hammerstein grandson on Oklahoma! Jul 10
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Wonder what the fate of "Oklahoma!" is? They have steadily declined in Box Office revenue for 7 of the last 10 weeks. The last 3 weeks have been a decline each week. Right now they are at 69 percent of gross potential. Attendance can be up but they must be selling tickets at a big discount. I am really saddened about "Tootsie" I adored the show, the music and thought Santino Fontana was brilliant. One of the best performances I have
Although I can't understand the "Oklahoma!" clip. Is this how it is "sung" in the show. Is it sung this way as a joke? Unbelievable. Is the character trying to just spoof the song? Or maybe she just doesn't sing it in the actual show.
I see nothing to like or admire in this. What am I missing? I find this pretty awful. The two voices do nothing for me. Nor do the vocal arrangements.
The orchestrations just seem to concentrate on a prominent instrument in the original orchestrations and bring it to the forefront in simplified form. What is so exciting about that?
Just got my copy of NY Mag. I truthfully didn't understand the conclusion of the article as it appears he is contradicting himself. At the conclusion it appears that he is justifying the staging based on tragic events that happened in Oklahoma at the turn of the last century. Or during the first quarter. Apparently these awful events shamefully didn't make the history books until recently.
Here is Rich's final sentence which goes against the fac
Maybe you are thinking of the sign during the Concert at the end? The large decorative circle in purple and green? (ETA: I figured out how to add this picture.)
It says "the Arab Cultural Center of Petah Tikva" in Arabic (al-markaz li-theqafa al-arabiya bi-Betah Tikfa) and Hebrew.
Hi, my memory isn't the greatest either, but I have seen the show twice and I recall a projection at the very end, with the Band in front of it. The letters are in Hebrew and Arabic as I recall. I even wrote to the Production company to no avail. Thanks for writing, hoping the mystery can be solved! LOL
Can someone tell me what it says on the projection at the end of the show? I recall it was both in Hebrew and Arabic but I can't find out anywhere what it says? Thanks if you can help.
Is the new Oklahoma! Broadway's answer to the regietheater (some call it Eurotrash) that has infected opera for quite some time now? Musicaly these opera productions are complete and they are often well sung. But opera audiences are now subjected to a complete re-imagining of the story because of these directors. William Tell with decapitated horses onstage and sexual abuse, Simon Boccanegra with giant rats, A Masked Ball with men of t
