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re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed

Posted by: ryhog 01:55 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - enoch10 01:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

I don't think you can fault Wayman for the confusion. The fault lies at the feet of the creators of these shows. They have decided to pursue popular success by heading for Broadway (a commercial entertainment destination where, by definition, popular success is the only metric of success) rather than off-Broadway where that would not be the case. This is a choice.

There are those here, perhaps including you, that imagine that Broadway is some larger version of Playwrights Horizons. It is not. It is a place people go to make money. That may be a tough pill for some fans of musical theatre to swallow, but that's the fact. If/ Then would not be on Broadway if the folks involved were not trying to make money. Ditto for all the other crap we are seeing this season.


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re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed

Posted by: enoch10 05:45 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - ryhog 01:55 pm EDT 03/31/14

though it may be a tough pill to swallow for some, perhaps including you, it is possible be a success in both realms and in venues beyond playwrights horizon.


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re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed

Posted by: ryhog 06:02 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - enoch10 05:45 pm EDT 03/31/14

Oh I agree, and that's a pill I gladly swallow. I can't imagine you would think otherwise. And of course there are works that succeed artistically and also on Broadway. But there are far too many shows that don't, and that's what I am addressing. Right now we have a season of artistic mediocrity, and it appears it may be headed for financial mediocrity as well. That's actually not a bad thing, if it causes a break in the right direction. The scary part is that it is equally or more likely to break the other way.


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