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So let's assume for the moment...

Posted by: broadwaybacker 10:11 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: re: What didn't you like about this revival? - frangi 09:59 pm EDT 08/06/14

That Side Show garners raves reviews across the board, including Old Ben. (And after seeing it in DC, this might well happen.)

What do we think will be the fate of the show under those circumstances? (And I wish it nothing but the best, especially having met both Bill and Bruce at ATC parties.) Would great reviews be able to generate a hit for a show that has previously flopped, with no name stars to sell tickets and subject matter that is off-putting to some?

I wish the show was not going into the St. James but to a much smaller house, but so be it. I assume that they will curtain off a fair portion of the balcony.

By the way, the one change from DC that I HOPE they will make is to cut the Houdini number (and character.) It's unnecessary, and it will get the running time down to about 2:30.


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Disagree on Houdini number

Posted by: Ann 07:27 am EDT 08/07/14
In reply to: So let's assume for the moment... - broadwaybacker 10:11 pm EDT 08/06/14

And I've seen there are definitely two camps on this.

I think the Houdini number is very important in several ways, including making "I Will Never Leave You" work better.

He takes a very Houdini-like thing and shows them how they can be individuals while being physically conjoined (escaping though the mind).


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re: So let's assume for the moment...

Posted by: Solberg 10:23 pm EDT 08/06/14
In reply to: So let's assume for the moment... - broadwaybacker 10:11 pm EDT 08/06/14

Since Charles Isherwood reviewed it for the Times, the tradition is that he will review it when it hits Broadway.

In terms of its prospects, I predict it will fare like VIOLET did. Hopefully great reviews--but even with a Times rave, not quite enough to draw in big crowds.

But I hope I am proven wrong. Too bad the Weisslers aren't involved--they could stunt cast the twins:

Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian…

Now that would save the show!


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