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| Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 08:07 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: GROUNDHOG DAY To Play Final Broadway Performance on Sunday, September 17 - Official_Press_Release 06:33 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| I will go a couple more times before the closing, I hope it takes off well back in the West End and sells well on tour here. | |
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| How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: flaguy 06:57 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - Leon_W 08:07 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| How well will this show tour 1) - minus that elaborate set design, which I'm assuming can't tour, and 2) minus Andy Karl, who I'm assuming WON'T tour, and 3) with that (IMHO) awful score? I did enjoy the show on Broadway very much (where, ultimately, it didn't do very well WITH the set AND Karl), but I'll be curious to see how well it does on the road. I wish them well! |
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| re: How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: Ann 08:21 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: How well will this show tour? ... - flaguy 06:57 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| Name recognition should do a lot, and if they can work in a Bill Murray endorsement, that will help. | |
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| re: How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: flaguy 09:34 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: How well will this show tour? ... - Ann 08:21 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| "Name recognition should do a lot, and if they can work in a Bill Murray endorsement, that will help." AND if it's a Non-Equity tour, I suppose. Ugh. |
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| re: How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: Ann 10:15 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: How well will this show tour? ... - flaguy 09:34 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| "And if it's a Non-Equity tour .." what? You think it will do better if it's non-Equity? I don't agree. | |
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| re: How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: flaguy 11:29 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: How well will this show tour? ... - Ann 10:15 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| ""And if it's a Non-Equity tour .." what? You think it will do better if it's non-Equity? I don't agree." Better in terms of making money for the producers. But, of course, it won't be a better product. Last year (as I recall) 'BULLETS OVER BROADWAY' and 'THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY' - two flops - toured through South Florida (Kravis Center in WPB.) I believe 'BULLETS' was Non-Equity and 'BRIDGES' was Equity. I heard some very good things about 'BRIDGES,' but I wonder which - if either - paid off, financially. |
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| re: I heard some very good things about 'BRIDGES' | |
| Posted by: Dale 02:30 pm EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: How well will this show tour? ... - flaguy 11:29 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| That score was in the wrong show... | |
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| re: 'BRIDGES' in WPB ... | |
| Posted by: flaguy 04:38 pm EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I heard some very good things about 'BRIDGES' - Dale 02:30 pm EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| "That score was in the wrong show..." Ahhh, but in WPB that Equity cast included the very fine Elizabeth Stanley & Andrew Samonsky!, I believe. |
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| re: How well will this show tour? ... | |
| Posted by: ukpaul 07:44 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: How well will this show tour? ... - flaguy 06:57 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| It won't in the US but it will probably be restaged in the UK where it received outstanding reviews and incredibly good word of mouth. From the other side of the Atlantic this difference is as unfathomable your current political situation! |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: summertheater 11:02 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - Leon_W 08:07 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| The 8pm show I saw was way too long (2 hours 45 min) and in a barn of a theater. I remember not getting home until a few minutes after midnight, since many trains stop running after 10pm and then many express trains make additional local stops after 10pm, resulting in a far longer ride. Was an exhausting night and therefore I didn't recommend it to anyone. If it had started at 7pm and was out by 9pm, I'd have enjoyed it much more and would have given recommendations. | |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: Thom915 11:13 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - summertheater 11:02 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| Both "Hamilton" and "Hello, Dolly" have equivalent running times and that hasn't hurt their business. That is true of many other shows. Most of the musicals running on Broadway right now are between 2 hour 15 minutes and 2 hour 30 minutes so I expect you are unhappy a lot. | |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: summertheater 11:21 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - Thom915 11:13 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| The show really dragged. Felt more like 4 hours, which is what I heard from a lot of people. Was a very exhausting show to sit through, especially at an 8pm curtain. | |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: mattyp4 12:58 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - summertheater 11:21 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| Funny, I actually thought it had excellent pacing. I can't think of anything I'd take out. Everything in the show serves a purpose & it all works really well. | |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 03:26 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:15 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - mattyp4 12:58 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| Mattyp4, I'm with you. I loved every minute of ''Groundhog Day,'' especially Matthew Warchus' witty direction and Andy Karl's tour de force. It was one of my very favorites this past season, and I enjoyed it much more than shows that were more celebrated (and overrated). What a shame Bill Murray, who just raved about the show, didn't see it sooner and give it a bigger boost when it actually opened in April. And what an emotional roller coaster. One week, you finally get Murray's blessing; the next, you find out you're closing Sept. 17. Even so, kudos to the incredible cast and crew of ''Groundhog''; each time I saw it, they gave it their all and made my ''Day''! |
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| re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. | |
| Posted by: Page 06:00 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sad for fans like me but expected I guess.. - WaymanWong 03:15 am EDT 08/16/17 | |
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| It was one of my very favorites this past season, and I enjoyed it much more than shows that were more celebrated (and overrated). One of my very favorite shows too, Wayman! I saw Groundhog Day in previews and thoroughly enjoyed this production. I got to meet several cast members after the show including Andy Karl - nice guy! It's a shame this is closing. If Groundhog Day should tour and play Washington, DC, I will most definitely see this again. |
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