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re: So there you have it....

Posted by:	bway1430 03:48 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to:	re: So there you have it.... - Bwayguy 03:30 pm EDT 08/06/14

Perhaps they are thinking "we know we may not make a fortune on this show but we feel it is a landmark musical and one that should be tried even if the risk is great." I'm not complaining. I am delighted to see producers take a chance on a show that is risky and I will be among the first to buy a ticket. If producers didn't take risks like this wouldn't Broadway be pretty damned dull?

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Perhaps everyone's criteria for a "landmark" musical...

Posted by:	bwaynut 05:06 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to:	re: So there you have it.... - bway1430 03:48 pm EDT 08/06/14

....is different. All I know is that I was among the lucky few to see "Side Show" the first time. It affected me strongly, poignantly....in a way that is difficult to put adequately into words. I have rarely been so moved at the theater as I was by the story, the music, and those indelible performances of Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, and Norm Lewis. I am glad to see it given another life -- however risky the investment. I hope this production defies the odds. I know it will be an uphill battle. But if just one other person leaves the theater forever changed for the better (as I did after "Side Show"), then it will have succeeded....even if it does not have a long run or fails financially. But I hope it DOES succeed! I think one of the keys will be how the show is marketed....and how clever the producers are in piquing the interests of audiences. Someone ingenious must figure out a way to make the subject matter not so "off-putting." All the best to you, "Side Show" !!

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