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re: It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Posted by:	Singapore/Fling 05:04 pm EDT 08/07/14
In reply to:	re: It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. - bwaydiva1 04:47 pm EDT 08/07/14

Interesting that you note "Once" as being a darker show - what about it strikes you as dark? For me, "Once" is a lovely romantic musical that follows a fairly well-worn story of sadsack guy meets hopeful girl and gets his mojo back. Told with fun rock songs and a lot of finely observed thoughts about love. I think it's a marvelous piece, but I wouldn't say dark. "Spring Awakening" is darker, but had the benefit of being a flashy production built on a direct, accessible rock score. It had a nice run on the backs of teenagers who kept coming back to see it. It also had again, a front and center boy meets girl romance for plot. I like "Fun Home", and I hope it has a good run. But it is a difficult sell, material wise. And the Public has not had a sucessful Broadway transfer of an original musical since... "Bring in Da Noise"? (Am I forgetting something?) And the producers have noted that it's going to be a tough sell. I don't think that the length of their run has anything to do with their worth as a piece, but I do see them hedging their bets, which might be wise - we all saw "Bridges" burn through their reserve and then some. And with "Fun Home" budgeting at $5 mil, they don't have much in their coffer for bad weeks.

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Thread:	Where did your $5m figure come from - dramedy 05:07 pm EDT 08/07/14 (3) re: Where did your $5m figure come from - Singapore/Fling 05:10 pm EDT 08/07/14 (2) Thanks - dramedy 05:11 pm EDT 08/07/14 (1) Yes, the capitalization is mentioned in the NYT article... - garyd 05:23 pm EDT 08/07/14

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