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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#2
Posted: 12/20/18 at 1:18pm
Excited to hear this!!!! Should play great in a smaller theatre as well. Highly recommend this to anyone!
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#3
Posted: 12/20/18 at 2:26pm

What a fun coincidence! I caught this Sunday in Chicago and thought this would've made a better Off-Broadway show. I am happy to see it will have a longer life.

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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#4
Posted: 12/20/18 at 2:27pm
The article doesn't mention it, but it will be going into Stage 4.
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#5
Posted: 12/20/18 at 3:16pm
WOW. I wonder how theyll redo the set to fit the space.
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#6
Posted: 12/20/18 at 6:53pm

I can see it working in Stage 4, it's in a smaller theatre in London, and I've seen shows in Stage 4 with a second level, like Bare. I'd be worried about the lack of wing space for props and such, though.



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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#7
Posted: 12/20/18 at 8:21pm
Will the current cast transfer? Particularly Mark Evans and Mara Davi?
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#8
Posted: 12/20/18 at 9:15pm

AntV said: "Will the current cast transfer? Particularly Mark Evans and Mara Davi?"

Doubtful. Most of this cast has been there since Sept. 2017. Davi & Cash are the newest members for the cast. They'd also be taking a pay cut going to an off-Broadway salary.

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 launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
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Play That Goes Wrong moving to New World Stages#9
Posted: 12/21/18 at 12:36pm

Curious about how this will turn out, considering the guy they chose to direct it.

He was assistant directing The Color Purple tour when I saw it in LA, and it was a disaster -- everyone seemed like they were in a different show from one another, and most laugh lines were missed (which is a particular concern with TPTGW). I only recognize his name because we found it so poorly directed that we took the time to look up the AD in the playbill. And when I saw the same cast at Paper Mill, when he was gone and Doyle back involved, and it was night-and-day better.

Obviously it's possible that the issues weren't due to his direction, but considering most of his experience is stage managing, and that ADs usually take a bigger role on tours, I wouldn't be surprised. Hopefully this turns out OK.

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