London's West End plans reopening Dec 17
2020, 12:46:23 PM
I've just completed the vaccine calculator that give estimate of when you will likely receive your vaccine and it says late June to late September based on the current rate and my personal details (basically normal average person). Obviously its not an exact science but that does seem to be what they're working at. Unfortunately this government doesn't have a great track record with living up to promises so who knows.
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London's West End plans reopening Dec 17
2020, 12:25:01 PM
This does seem a bit optimistic. So far only about 150,000 have been vaccinated, with a population of over 65million to go and they only ordered a few million of this initial vaccine. It needs to be 4 times quicker to hit the one million target by Xmas (also these people have only had the first part, with the second part still to be done in January). The majority of orders was for the Oxford vaccine that is still going through tests.
It will be great if it can happen but for
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London Theatres Enter Another Lockdown Dec 14
2020, 12:18:22 PM
Obviously this is awful for those who are no unemployed but I don't have any sympathy with the producers really. This situation was highly predictable way back in the summer. We are in the middle of an influenza pandemic and they have chosen to open shows in the middle of winter flu season after the best part of a year of restrictions constantly changing. Viruses are not predictable so asking for guarantees from the government is unrealistic. Theatre's having to close at some point over the wint
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Samantha Barks to play Elsa in the West End production of FROZEN Dec 13
2020, 12:56:53 PM
I don't know if its still planned, but the west end production should be getting additional changes to its physical production . But they haven't specified what the changes/additions will be
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Future of Disney on Broadway Oct 28
2020, 12:24:31 PM
broadwayguy2 said: "First things first is to remember theatre Disney Theatricals is a separate entity from the Parks and other things, so something bad for the parks does not necessarily affect Disney Theatricals."
Yes I realise that, but it's not just the parks. All their income streams have basically stopped except for Disney Plus which has become a small saviour. No sports, no parks, no movies, no theatre. They're a company whose products rely heavily on e
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Now is the time to plan transitioning theatre to worldwide audiences. Oct 16
2020, 11:05:50 AM
I was referring to the comment about theatre surviving past pandemics and that it will again, my point was it may have done in the past but theatre is not the same now. There is far more money involved and the business models have changed. Productions have high investment and running costs. That may not be viable moving forward. There is every reason to think further pandemics will happen, this has been warned by scientists. For producers to invest in putting on shows in the future they are goin
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Now is the time to plan transitioning theatre to worldwide audiences. Oct 16
2020, 02:14:48 AM
sparksatmidnight said: "As a Brazilian, no, it's not. Theatre is about a live communal experience and should remain that way. It went through basically every pandemic since ever without the need to 'plan transitioning to worldwide audiences' and it will go through this one, and the next one and the next after that."
The difference today compared to previous pandemics is the business model has drastically changed. Theatre is now much more expensive to see
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Future of Disney on Broadway Oct 15
2020, 05:25:31 PM
I think some people underestimate how much Disney are losing and how increasingly vulnerable they are the longer this goes on. All their revenue streams have been significantly impacted (I think I saw earlier the Disneyland closure has already cost them $2billion alone), and even the. streaming side of their business has slowed quite a bit and there are delays on being able to make new content, together with the business debt. The cuts are going to come from all angles and will likely last years
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Broadway League To Announce Further Broadway Closure til May 30th Oct 9
2020, 03:41:26 AM
Broadway seems a bit of a strange set up. It really seems.to be an all or nothing approach. Unlike in the UK where some shows are trying to run under social distancing and covid secure measures if they can (e.g. Sleepless, Six, Palladium Panto) plus some regional theatres are doing seasons of small cast plays and social distanced audiences.
Also America seems obsessed with relying on a vaccine, what if one doesnt work? We don't have vaccines for every illness under the sun, or if we do
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Question Lyric Change UK's Hairspray's "You Can't Stop..." Sep 27
2020, 12:56:01 PM
I'm surprised this performance has got as much love on Theatreboard as it has, Michael Ball was not good. The rest of the cast were great but I dont know if Michael was sick (even talking after he sounded almost lispy) or something but that's the worst I've ever heard him perform it.
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Kat McPhee Next Broadway Show? Sep 23
2020, 04:22:51 PM
wow, this thread is scary and adds fuel to the fire that the left is actually less tolerant than the right these days. Suggesting people be fired or not employed in a whole industry because of political beliefs is a very dangerous precedent. In every walk of life you have to work alongside people with different beliefs and generally politics doesnt come up in daily life. Imagine if a Republican white collar area refused to employ any Democrats in factors (for example), there would be uproar.
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What contemporary plays include a young male character, around the ages of 12-18? Sep 23
2020, 01:15:37 AM
The History Boys?
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Mulan Sep 6
2020, 09:17:10 AM
Not quite true, Mulan was initially meant to be their early spring release in a much quieter time. Jungle Cruise was meant to be their big summer movie. Then Covid changed all that.
I do agree it think they got it round the wrong way, I think more people would have paid for Hamilton over Mulan. I really think they missed a trick there. $30 compared to broadway prices for the original cast is a bargain. $30 for a remake of a lesser known Disney title with no big stars not so much (althou
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If one musical survives 200 years from now Sep 6
2020, 09:11:35 AM
Honestly maybe none. What survives from the old music hall days or even the early days of musical theatre in the 20s? barely anything.
I could see maybe R&H, Lerner and Lowe, Sondheim, some ALW and B&S being done the way opera and operettas are done now for very limited runs but not much more. Many of the golden age musicals are already having shorter and shorter runs when revived now. I think also shows need to prove they can survive beyond their initial production and Phantom is strug
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For the next RENT revival... Aug 24
2020, 04:40:58 PM
This idea feels like its setting gay rights and the Aids cause back 30 years. Aids and HIV was forever (and still is to many) associated with gay men and it's their problem. By not having gay characters be the ones with aids feels more progressive tbh.
And if any character was to be gay surely it would be Mark as every production I've seen he comes across that way.
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ALW Participating In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Aug 15
2020, 04:21:35 AM
No one is saying he is a hero or comparing him to landing on Normandy (you guys really are showing yourselves up here and also showing your incredible bias.)
The theatre industry has had no support from the government (the promised funds have yet to be seen by most venues). He has spent money trying to make theatres a viable business to open with appropriate safety measures (like EVERY other business in the UK has had to do), using South Korea Phantom as a template. He has proven this i
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Indoor, Socially Distanced Theatre Can Resume In The UK Aug 15
2020, 04:08:36 AM
This really isnt that big a change or good news. Aside some anomalies this doesnt really change the situation in the UK at all. Theatres cant operate under social distancing and be financially viable, as has been stated numerous times. The majority of regional theatres have cancelled or will be cancelling their pantos this year (aside a few exceptions) and for some theatres 70% of their income comes in during panto season so cancelling the panto is a disaster. Many big musicals have already said
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ALW Participating In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Aug 13
2020, 03:21:34 PM
He is doing something practical to help, they needed volunteers and he stepped up, good on him. The world needs a vaccine. I see nothing wrong with that.
And what good would his money do, it would be throwing good money after bad. He cant pay wages for the entire theatre community for the next 6 to 12 months and offering a token wouldnt have much impact and whoever is left out would complain. Theatres are not opening anytime soon, he has proven that they cant work with social distancin
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Do you think the ùPhantom film should have been made earlier? Jul 23
2020, 02:33:15 PM
I really disagree with the comment that Evita is awful, to me it's the best ALW movie adaptation and one of the best movie musicals of the last 30+ years. I'm no Madonna fan but I thought she nailed the role.
Phantom was a victim of its creative team and not it's time. And all movies date to some degree, even the current marvel ones will feel dated someday.
Phantom needed a darker more gothic and less campy tone. It was also unfortunate that it was around the time alw went into
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OUR Hamilton Reviews Jul 5
2020, 10:34:32 AM
SmoothLover said: "Sounds like the timing of this filmed production could not have been better given the pandemic, the election, Black Lives Matter and the closures of Broadway theatres."
Interesting you say that because I was actually thinking current events may actually date this show quicker than many would think. I'm not saying I think this, but we are very much in an age of cancel culture and demands are being made for statues and the like representing
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