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Posted: 5/21/19 at 9:04pm
Im not sure this is going to be the massive hit in Australia they hope it will be. I think they should have gone with a coproduction with the two major theatre companies MTC and STC.

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 4:07am

Hamilton is a worldwide cultural phenomenon - I suspect they will have a decent audience for a while to at least break even. But of course I don't see it breaking ground like it did in the US. It feels like Australians would probably not know or care about US history, but maybe Americans don't either. And the show is about so much more.

I share your skepticism, but what do I know - I wasn't even convinced it'd break even once transferring to Broadway. A long, dense rap musical about US independence does not scream hit to me. And still doesn't. 

"It’s the fractured quality in [Bernadette Peters'] singing voice and line readings that puts across the character as someone for whom resentment is sliding into madness." - NYtimes on Follies (2011).
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Posted: 5/22/19 at 6:10am

and those few words from Lin-Manuel wouldn't make anyone rush to the box office.

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 6:15am

qolbinau said: "Hamilton is a worldwide cultural phenomenon - I suspect they will have a decent audience for a while to at least break even. But of course I don't see it breaking ground like it did in the US. It feels like Australians would probably not know or care about US history, but maybe Americans don't either. And the show is about so much more.

I share your skepticism, but what do I know - I wasn't even convinced it'd break even once transferring to Broadway. A long, dense rap musical about US independence does not scream hit to me. And still doesn't."

You’d be lucky to find 3 people on earth who went to see Hamilton because they cared about American history. Do you think people went to see Cats because they had an interest in cats? What is wrong with you people.

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 7:47am

Actually I do know three people who wanted to see it based on it being about Hamilton, and I’m sure the only reason some people saw Cats because it was based on pussies. 

‘That’s what makes things interesting in this world, you be surprised what draws people to see things

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 8:26am

There is nothing wrong with rosscoe OR golbinau.  They both have immense knowledge AND insight.   

 

I'm not saying they're right - and certainly, they aren't predicting a flop - but, they aren't wrong to speculate.

 

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.
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Posted: 5/22/19 at 9:05am

dramamama611 said: "There is nothing wrong with rosscoe OR golbinau. They both have immense knowledge AND insight.



I'm not saying they're right - and certainly, they aren't predicting a flop - but, they aren't wrong to speculate.

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It won’t flop it’ll be huge x

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 11:32am

Who knows, we might be being too skeptical. I guess it’s just both of us are Australian theatre goers and anecdotally it’s hard to imagine something so deeply embedded in US history & culture really appealing to audiences here the same way it has elsewhere (including London). But Hamilton is a different beast so I’m willing to concede the success might continue to repeat itself. I’d bet it’ll still turn a profit. 

"It’s the fractured quality in [Bernadette Peters'] singing voice and line readings that puts across the character as someone for whom resentment is sliding into madness." - NYtimes on Follies (2011).
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Posted: 5/22/19 at 12:27pm
I had been wondering, if like Mormon and Rent, that African American performers from other countries would be brought in — but Seller's comment is encouraging.

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Posted: 5/22/19 at 12:30pm
Is Jessica Mauboy going to play one of the sisters?
"It’s the fractured quality in [Bernadette Peters'] singing voice and line readings that puts across the character as someone for whom resentment is sliding into madness." - NYtimes on Follies (2011).
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Posted: 5/22/19 at 12:31pm
I was thinking her and/or Zahra Newman...
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Posted: 5/22/19 at 12:44pm

RENT was a massive hit when it opened in the US, but failed to replicate its success overseas. Much of its failure outside the US was attributed to the New York-ness of the piece. While Hamilton may be a loosely based on history, many of its political themes would easily resonate with those who are not familiar with U.S. politics or history. It really depends whether or not the hype also transfers. 



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