If you could customize a Broadway season, which shows would you choose?
If only 15 different shows were to be on Broadway, all lasting 25 years, which 15 would you choose? Would you give a good variety, put in all spectacles, all classics, all contemporary?
Here's me list:
FAMILY: -Peter Pan -Lion King -Wicked -Into the Woods -Hairspray
CLASSICS: -Hello, Dolly -Evita -Phantom of the Opera -Funny Girl
SPECTACLES: -42nd Street -Mamma Mia!
HISTORICAL (Hey, gotta give schools a reason to field trip to Broadway, plus the shows aren't bad neither ): -Ragtime -Les Miserables
COMEDY: -Urinetown -The Producers
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Well as long as Nathan Lane is in something and let's have at least one Arthur Miller production running as he always rewards with his emotional insight.
Oh and in my IDEAL season I'd be starring in something!
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I can't believe you're suggesting that in 25 years time Urinetown, Wicked, Hairspray and Mamma Mia should be running? Ten years ago these shows didn't exist. They are not classics, they are modern Broadway musicals aiming to please the target audience of the day and make money, not live forever as shining examples of wonderful theatre. Sheeesh.
1. West Side Story 2. The Producers 3. Crazy For You 4. HAIR 5. Fosse 6. A Chorus Line 7. Wicked 8. Tommy 9. Avenue Q or TMM 10. Jesus Christ Superstar 11. City Of Angels 12. Chicago 13. How To Succeed In Business (Without Really Trying) 14. Movin Out 15. The Last 5 Years
It would be great to see ALL NEW WORKS in a season. New plays and new musicals supporting all of the talented people writers who's work should be seen.
It's no suggestion. Just some fun to use up time in my boring life. Personally I would hate not having new shows or the same ones for 25 years.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
1. Wicked 2. Big, the Musical 3. Seussical the Musical 4. Hairspray 5. Phantom of the Opera 6. The Producers 7. Crazy for You 8. Tommy 9. Cabaret 10. Rocky Horror Show 11. Jekyll & Hyde 12. Beauty & the Beast 13. Movin' Out 14. Rent 15. Avenue Q
Wicked Rent Ave Q Into the Woods les miz Lion King Hairspray Movin Out West Side Story The Producers Rocky Horror Chicago Grease Fiddler (Probably the only one) Peter Pan
1. Gypsy 2. West Side Story 3. The Lion King 4. Les Miserables 5. My Fair Lady 6. Passion 7. Sweeney Todd 8. Into the Woods 9. Anything Goes 10. A Chorus Line 11. The Sound of Music 12. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 13. Ragtime 14. Movin' Out 15. Avenue Q
Hairspray RENT Wicked Into The Woods Seussical Urinetown Taboo Millie Aida Songs for a New World Avenue Q Ragtime The Producers Cabaret Gypsy
Updated On: 3/31/04 at 07:51 PM
1. Phantom 2. Rent 3. Miss Siagon 4. Godspell 5. Cabaret 6. Jeckyll & Hyde 7. Les Mis 8. Hair 9. Lion King 10. Dance of the Vampires 11. 42nd St 12. H2$ 13. Jospeh.. 14. Movin' Out 15. Aida
Though scattered and divided we are still its heart...AIDA SEPTEMBER 5th, 2004...one more longing backward glance...
I AM NOW "TGIF!"
-Mack & Mable (with a completely revised book) -Merrily We Roll Along (so it can be recognized for it's sheer brilliance) -Hello Dolly! without Carol Channing -A Show that is Worthy of Hugh Jackman's Talent -West Side Story (with direction and Choreography by Rob Marshall) -The Last Five Years (in a small house, directed by Joe Calarco) -LaChuisa's Wild Party (with direction that matched the brilliance of the book) -A Little Night Music -A Stage Production of Newsies- well if Disney is gonna keep putting shows on Broadway it might as well be something worthwhile. -The Newly Revised script of 110 in the Shade -Something with choreography by Rob Ashford
and tons of NEW WORKS by young composers and playwrights (LaChuisa, Brown, Lippa, Guettel, Tesori, etc)
1. Jekyll and Hyde 2. A Streetcar Named Desire 3. Les Miserables 4. Death of a Salesman 5. Sweeney Todd 6. RENT 7. Hamlet 8. Wicked 9. Movin' Out 10. Into the Woods 11. A Chorus Line 12. Lost in Yonkers 13. Noises Off 14. Avenue Q 15. God's Favorite
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."