IIRC, when the Hudson Theatre was being redone, there was talk of what other theatres could receive the same treatment, and the Edison Theatre was the only other theatre that had viable options for a reopening.
Could the arguement not be made for every show? Everything is a snapshot of the time that the piece was created. That's why we have to "adapt" or "rework" older pieces (My Fair Lady and Kiss Me Kate come to mind). But also, the production value stays in that time. When I see Wicked, it seems very early and mid 2000's today. The designs don't change. A lot of the Cameron Macintosh shows are dimly light, and that screams 1980's to me. They aren't refreshi
Sounds very touching. Personally, there is a huge personal attachment to the four names of "St. James", "Winter Garden", 'Palace", and 'Majestic" for theatre names and would hate to have them changed. However, I was expecting a surprise announcement to come from yesterday renaming it the Harold Prince Theatre.
If you want a fun, little laugh check out the above website and search for the "Future Shows" sections. All your favourites are there: "Becoming Nancy", "Sideways the musical", "Beaches", etc.
I wonder how many of the hyper-energized, "woke" people posting on Twitter have seen or will see the show. I feel like Twitter/ social media will be filled with those who are speaking out against all the horrible things inside the show, and will never actually see it or try to understand it.
I can say, I don't like the way the Anita confrontation scene is played, or complain about why the Krupie video is an insult, but I have no plans on making it to New York f
I mean, we've seen how some shows with iconic musical moments that don't include the song lack the moment's magic (First Wives Club, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London) come to mind. Why not, just go all out. I remember a song book on the 1997-1998 year in movie included I Say A Little Prayer because it was such a stand out.
I do feel like this could be a good chance at a Burt Bacharach score.
But what I find funny in all of this is that art is imitating life. The movie/story of Beetlejuice is the same thing. People wanting to move in, and the current residents wanting to stay, and scaring them out. It's a perfect marketing scheme!
It is interesting to say that for a very popular Canadian performer, Alanis is only playing 1 Canadian stop on the tour (Toronto), and the leading theatre producer in Toronto is a producer of Jagged Little Pill.
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "fashionguru_23 said: "Part of me feels like this is the casting for Helen Sinclair from Bullets Over Broadway all over again."
Thought the exact same thing when I saw 86 (now 87) comments on this topic. And if I recall,somepeople were ultimately a little disappointed when Mazzie was chosen over a bigger name. (I remember reading similar conversations about theAnnieand KenCenFolliesrevivals.)"
According to this article from Forbes in April 2019, "If the show is not presented in the West End before December 14, then their exclusive rights to adapt the screenplay into a musical will expire".
That would explain those weird "pre-preview" dates.
Something that inspired me was reading "The Great Parade" by Peter Flichia, especially his thoughts on "Here's Love". He discusses the musical, and what he would have done with the show. Based on "Miracle on 34th Street", Meredith Wilson missed the mark on how to musicalize the story.
I know you asked for plays, but it was something that inspired me in my writing.
Honestly, Mack and Mabel. It's a great score, and the show rarely gets done. Learn from my mistake, and see it while you can. I missed an opportunity when it played near me.
I would assume that Disney would look into the Marquis, as all their shows (minus Frozen) have been Nederlander houses...which, remind me again why Frozen wasn't in a Nederlander?
This isn't much different from a subscription season that I get. Shows can be in any one of 3 (sometimes 4) theatres, and they sell tickets based on only one theatres' seating chart. I have front balcony. So, I can be front row balcony at one theatre, back mezzanine in another, or 4th row balcony in the last one. It's all a gamble.
