usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#3
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:26pm

I thought this was DOA. Maybe Kenny D figures the cast can do fundraisers for a year to make sure then get paid? I know Constantine Maroulis has been attached to this for a long time, so maybe he can sell some Snickers bars to pay the rent.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#4
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:28pm

Is this another Nerds where a show comes out of nowhere? Or did I just miss all the buzz for this one? It's possible I've got it confused with Pump Boys and Dinettes and other shows where the actors play instruments. Well, at least it's another original musical.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#5
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

This sounds like an Adam Sandler movie. Lol

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#6
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above.
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#7
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

George Street also originally produced It Shoulda Been You back in 2011

"In memory, everything happens to music"

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#8
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:54pm

They are giving away free cast recordings if you sign up for their email list

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#9
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:10pm

Was there any buzz for this at all? Or is it coming out of nowhere?

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#10
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:14pm

ladypresent said: "the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above.
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.

I think that you will find that the snark is probably more for the producer than the show itself.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#11
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:21pm

i'm dyeing at the fact that this is produced AND written by Ken Davenport.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#12
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:31pm

ethan231h said: "i'm dyeing at the fact that this is produced AND written by Ken Davenport. "

Except that it wasn't and I am kind of turned off by his taking the full credit for it when he basically had improvisers in a room for a month unpaid writing this show. Even if he did a lot of the heavy lifting and they all agreed he would be credited as the primary book writer... where are their names on the press release?

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#13
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:32pm

MattTamanini said: "ladypresent said: "the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above.
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.

I think that you will find that the snark is probably more for the producer than the show itself.

"

^^^

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#14
Posted: 8/14/17 at 3:48pm

Having just listened to the music, I cannot see this lasting very long. Oof. I mean, maybe it'll prove me wrong and I wish it luck, but it will need it.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#15
Posted: 8/14/17 at 5:40pm

With some difficulty I sat through this wreck of a show at George Street. Ugh. A friend later told me couldn't bring himself to sit through Act 2, so he left at intermission. I should have done so. Unless by some miracle it has been turned into a watchable show, I'm not going to be a glutton for punishment this time.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#16
Posted: 8/14/17 at 5:42pm

It sounds fun so I am in!

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#17
Posted: 8/14/17 at 6:45pm

it's announced a year in advance. Let's see if this actually opens.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour will be starting up in Somerville, NJ on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City, MO(May 29-Jun 3) and is now then touring throughout Japan August & September 2018. Japan schedule: Tokyo(Aug 15-21), Kanagawa(Aug 28-29), Shizuoka(Aug 30), Osaka(Aug 31 - Sept 2).

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#18
Posted: 8/14/17 at 6:49pm

From the press release:

...And when his high school arch nemesis (with a 20-year-old grudge and a tangerine spray tan) threatens to foreclose on their house, this big-shot banker must save his small-town home the only way he can... by winning The Battle of the Bands.

So he dusts off his guitar, gathers his old gang (the math teacher who isn't good at math, the Irish cop who dreams about being on Broadway, the dermatologist who can't get a date, and a 16-year-old Jewish rapper who makes Vanilla Ice look cool), and sets out to win the battle... and maybe even win back the high school sweetheart he left behind... proving it's never too late to give your dreams one last shot.

This might be just about the worst premise for a musical that I have ever heard. Then again, John Rando also brought us Urinetown so maybe this is one of those "ridiculous on purpose" kind of shows?

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#19
Posted: 8/14/17 at 11:46pm

I'm flabbergasted and straight up dying https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=540Ye8ds2qU

And I remember this musical I remember their brilliance And I might never sleep again...

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#20
Posted: 8/15/17 at 3:28am

The Distinctive Baritone said: "From the press release:

...And when his high school arch nemesis (with a 20-year-old grudge and a tangerine spray tan) threatens to foreclose on their house, this big-shot banker must save his small-town home the only way he can... by winning The Battle of the Bands.

So he dusts off his guitar, gathers his old gang (the math teacher who isn't good at math, the Irish cop who dreams about being on Broadway, the dermatologist who can't get a date, and a 16-year-old Jewish rapper who makes Vanilla Ice look cool), and sets out to win the battle... and maybe even win back the high school sweetheart he left behind... proving it's never too late to give your dreams one last shot.

This might be just about the worst premise for a musical that I have ever heard. Then again, John Rando also brought us Urinetown so maybe this is one of those "ridiculous on purpose" kind of shows?

I was genuinely asking if I'd somehow missed all the buzz for this show. But after reading that description I have to say... I don't think this show will have very well-written or complex female characters. Just a feeling.

There's your snark.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#21
Posted: 8/15/17 at 3:42am

This sounds baaaadd.

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#22
Posted: 11/2/17 at 11:06am

Heads up, tickets are now on sale for this on Telecharge.

It looks like tickets are only $50 in all seats?

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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018#23
Posted: 11/2/17 at 11:09am

Not too many people are going to buy ticket to this 9 months in advance, at ANY price.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.