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re: Michael Riedel Today: Critics tired of Broadway shows opening right before Tony cutoff

Posted by: ryhog 11:03 am EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: Michael Riedel Today: Critics tired of Broadway shows opening right before Tony cutoff - jesse21 07:45 am EDT 05/06/15

It seems to me that the real issue is that most media outlets today have one person assigned to cover all Broadway openings, the Times being a notable exception. This is not a champagne problem: that sentiment is based on the false notion that being a Broadway theatre critic is not "work." I also think, however, that Stasio's premise re the effect on shows is overblown: the good shows and the bad shows still end up in the same order such that there is no compelling reason for producers to schedule differently. Finally, as I often do, I look to baseball for a comparison. Journalists covering baseball are sometimes very overworked: an extra inning game can last until 1 in the morning or later, followed by a day game at 1pm or even a flight to another city.


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re: Michael Riedel Today: Critics tired of Broadway shows opening right before Tony cutoff

Posted by: writerkev 01:03 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: Michael Riedel Today: Critics tired of Broadway shows opening right before Tony cutoff - ryhog 11:03 am EDT 05/06/15

And as the preponderance of Tony nominations so often go to April shows (chicken or egg is a possible question), there's no way producers will be convinced coming in late in the season isn't good practice.


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For musicals

Posted by: dramedy 02:10 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: re: Michael Riedel Today: Critics tired of Broadway shows opening right before Tony cutoff - writerkev 01:03 pm EDT 05/06/15

All nominated for best category opened in the spring. Best play has curious incident from last fall. And revival play have several from from. It will be interesting if skylight wins over elephant man and whether being open helps--but that we would never know. I'm actually surprised there has been no mention by elephant man producers of bringing the show back to Broadway after London, which I thought they stated when it closed.


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re: For musicals

Posted by: mikem 05:20 pm EDT 05/06/15
In reply to: For musicals - dramedy 02:10 pm EDT 05/06/15

Three new musicals opened before April 12, and they received a total of two nominations between them (Score and Orchestrations for The Last Ship, nothing for Honeymoon in Vegas or Holler If Ya Hear Me). I don't think it's likely that producers are going to start opening shows earlier if that trend continues.

Interestingly, of the 10 new musicals this season, half of them didn't get any nominations at all. (Add Finding Neverland, Dr Zhivago, and It Shoulda Been You to the above list.) At least in recent years, it's rare for half of the musicals to be completely shut out, although this year had a fairly large number of critically drubbed musicals.


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