bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."
I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
BroadwayConcierge said: "bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."
I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me."
This is my question. It's some of the nicest key-art of any show currently running on Broadway, and yet they have gone out of their way to not use it on the Playbill. Very strange decision.
It might be Scott Rudin's hang-up about releasing production shots. I remember how Hello Dolly! they released like a total of 3 or 4 production photos.
As for the playbill I like it. Joshua Henry is really amazing as Billy and that picture captures some of his intensity.
GeorgeandDot said: "I actually like the playbill. Mainly because Joshua Henry is such a hunk."
I feel like the new cover emphasizes his skin color (because of the lighting plus the B&W) and his physical build (because of the costume and angle of the photo) which seems to imply that the show is delving into the significance of casting a black man as Billy... which by all accounts, it does not.
poisonivy2 said: "It mightbe Scott Rudin's hang-up about releasing production shots. I remember how Hello Dolly! they released like a total of 3 or 4 production photos."
It's definitely a Scott Rudin "thing", but it doesn't seem like there's any rhyme or reason for the productions that have this photo cover + non-logo font. Skylight, View from the Bridge, Humans, Blackbird, Crucible, Front Page, and Glass Menagerie had covers like this. But then Dolly, Doll's House, 1984, and Shuffle Along used their regular color logos.
SomethingPeculiar said: "poisonivy2 said: "It mightbe Scott Rudin's hang-up about releasing production shots. I remember how Hello Dolly! they released like a total of 3 or 4 production photos."
It's definitely a Scott Rudin "thing", but itdoesn't seem like there's any rhyme or reason for the productions that have this photo cover +non-logo font. Skylight, View from the Bridge, Humans, Blackbird, Crucible, Front Page, and Glass Menagerie had covers like this. But then Dolly, Doll's House, 1984, and Shuffle Along used their regular colorlogos."
Book of Mormon also used their regular logo font for the playbill.
msmp said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."
I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me."
This is my question. It's some of the nicest key-art of any show currently running on Broadway, and yet they have gone out of their way to not use it on the Playbill. Very strange decision."
One of the reasons I like the Playbill covers of the and 60's and 70's is because their emphasis was always on the actors and their acting. I love Rudin's retro Playbills because I think it's his attempt at returning us to a time when acting was the priority over marketing. It's a small gesture (as I'm sure most people don't care what Playbills looks like), but I see it as an important one in terms of how theater is viewed.
Not to answer my own question but It looks like its the Phantom 30th this past January which I actually like the cover because its really unique.
and before that it was the Lion King's 20th in November, which simply changed the color of the Playbill logo to from Playbill Yellow to Lion King Yellow, and added a "Celebrating 20 years" tag line.
BroadwayConcierge said: "bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."
I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me."
I whole-heartedly agree with this. It's better than the rehearsal photo, but I think their WONDERFUL marquee art would look great on a playbill.
Frenchbacon said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "bwayphreak234 said: "^ Absolutely dreadful. Just like the production itself."
I just don't know why they wouldn't use their beautiful key art that's on the marquee and every other promotional material across the city. Seems like a no-brainer to me."
I whole-heartedly agree with this. It's better than the rehearsal photo, but I think their WONDERFUL marquee art would look great on a playbill."
EXACTLY!!! I love the marquee art more than the current Playbill design and I can't see why they are deciding not to put the marquee art on the Playbill.