"The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days."
"The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days."
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#0"The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days."
Posted: 11/14/03 at 11:33am
Good Morning,
A production named "Dr. Sex" here in Chicago is considering moving to Broadway. The following sections are from this morning's Chicago Sun Times.
Do you believe the statements are valid?
Personal opinion...The show's cute, but hardly Broadway material.
Best Regards,
Michael
"And why Broadway rather than the more suitable intimacy of an Off-Broadway house? Said Bortniker: "The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days."
"He may be right. Consider the success of smaller Broadway musicals such as "Urinetown" and "Avenue Q." "Dr. Sex" (which features song titles such as "Swinging for Science") also may get an added boost from the slated June release of Bill Condon's new film about Kinsey, to star Liam Neeson and Laura Linney."
'Dr. Sex': from Bailiwick to Broadway
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days.'
Posted: 11/14/03 at 11:42am
OY.
I came in contact with the material for one reason or another this past year. I would say it's suitable for an off-off Broadway showcase.
As for the statement, it's absolutetly correct.
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Cadriel
Featured Actor Joined: 5/12/03
#2re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broadway than to Off Broadway these days.'
Posted: 11/14/03 at 11:49am
Ironically, it refers to two shows that transferred from Off-Broadway to Broadway in recent years.
Clearly, something weird is going on in New York theatre.
-Wayne
lc1965
Leading Actor Joined: 7/29/03
#3re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broad
Posted: 11/14/03 at 1:25pmWell, actually, yes -- but I think that goes w/o saying. "Broadway" is a branding thing. It doesn't guarantee quality, certainly, but it has a certain cache. "We went to NYC & saw a BROADWAY show on our anniversary" vs. "We went to an experimental theatre in the basement of a church in Spanish Harlem on our anniversary." And that's just for the public. The press are also more willing to talk about Bway, but perhaps that is supply & demand...a chicken & egg thing maybe?
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TxTwoStep
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#4re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broad
Posted: 11/14/03 at 1:28pmis it somehow related that Off-B'way tix are now appearing at TKTS?!?!?
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#5re: re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broad
Posted: 11/14/03 at 3:01pmWhy don't people just say, "I saw a fabulous show in New York!" and not bother to reference Broadway or Off? Don't people realize that the interesting stuff is rarely even happening on the "Great" White Way anymore?
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lc1965
Leading Actor Joined: 7/29/03
#6re: re: re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audien
Posted: 11/14/03 at 4:21pmHear! Hear! But, they don't. Just like most people don't buy "no frills" brands even when a particular item is better than the "name brand". And, just like most of this board, even though we're all theatre lovers, tend to confine discussion Bway & not off-Bway shows. I'm sure you & I don't agree w/ that approach, but we recognize it.
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robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7re: re: re: re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audien
Posted: 11/14/03 at 4:25pm
Ain't it the truth, Namo!
And just one minor clarification...URINETOWN actually started life even further downtown in an off-off Broadway setting.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#8re: re: re: re: 'The general feeling is that it is easier to attract audiences to Broad
Posted: 11/14/03 at 6:07pm
"Don't people realize that the interesting stuff is rarely even happening on the "Great" White Way anymore?"
don't you see that maybe some people think that the stuff on Broadway IS interesting? I don't get why some people around here have a problem with Broadway just being plain ENTERTAINMENT! oh well
