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re: Is there an explanation for this "New York premiere" claim?

Posted by:	whereismikeyfl 12:51 pm EDT 08/05/14
In reply to:	Is there an explanation for this "New York premiere" claim? - AlanScott 11:34 am EDT 08/05/14

This sort of marketing is rarely "accurate." The ballsiest was the marketing for Buried Child claiming it was Sam Shepard's first Broadway production...assuming everyone forgot Operation Sidewinder and his contribution to Oh Calcutta...

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re: Is there an explanation for this "New York premiere" claim?

Posted by:	AlanScott 02:29 pm EDT 08/05/14
In reply to:	re: Is there an explanation for this "New York premiere" claim? - whereismikeyfl 12:51 pm EDT 08/05/14

Forgot about that one. It is true in the Shepard case that the American Theatre Wing did not consider productions of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center eligible for the Tonys, and Theatre World always relegated the productions to a separate section, as they did with most companies and theatres that were nonprofit. Both choices seem rather silly. I can understand overlooking Shepard's contribution to Oh, Calcutta.

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