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| re: i'm surprised it is not selling out | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:43 pm EST 01/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - mikem 06:17 pm EST 01/12/18 | |
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| If you run the numbers at Circle, for this show, you'll discover that the only way it succeeds is by having high demand leading to sell outs and ideally premium tickets. That didn't happen here, and not a single seasoned producer thought it could or would. So we are left with a theory in search of an audience and the result is breathtakingly inept. But the track record remains intact. "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who can't teach, preach." |
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| re: i'm surprised it is not selling out | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:57 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - ryhog 06:43 pm EST 01/12/18 | |
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| The reviews were extraordinarily good. But it's not material inspiring a hue and a cry for revival, no matter how inventive or superior to the original. It's perfectly housed in Circle, but these numbers remind us: it would be failing at the Booth, wouldn't it? | |
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| re: i'm surprised it is not selling out | |
| Posted by: ryhog 08:55 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - Delvino 07:57 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
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| Most likely. There just isn't/wasn't any mojo for this. It feels like something that should have been a non-profit revival, if anything. | |
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| re: i'm surprised it is not selling out | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:56 am EST 01/20/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - ryhog 08:55 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
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| "It feels like something that should have been a non-profit revival, if anything." In retrospect, sure. But one never knows, does one? Although it does seem difficult for musicals to break even, let alone make a profit, at Circle in the Square. |
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| re: i'm surprised it is not selling out | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 08:26 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - Delvino 07:57 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
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| I think this wonderful, beautiful, exemplary production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND would be selling out if the musical had ever been made into a successful movie and/or if there were at least once major star in the cast. Sad but true, because it should not come down to that. | |
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| This is depressing. | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 11:17 am EST 01/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i'm surprised it is not selling out - Michael_Portantiere 08:26 pm EST 01/13/18 | |
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| One of the best revivals I've ever seen. Did THE COLOR PURPLE's revival need Jennifer Hudson to sell tickets, before Cynthia Erivo became a star in her own right? Even with a well-known entity like that, i think we'd all agree that yeah, it did. And yet, what a different show this production would be if there happened to be one big 'star' in the cast just to sell tickets. Even someone like Lea Salonga blends so seamlessly into the ensemble, and that ensemble energy is what makes the entire work so pleasant. I won't predict the future, but I will admit that I saw a LOT of online / social media marketing for this. A LOT. What's missing is the HAMILTON-level viral video buzz that gets shared and passed around the internet. not that they didn't try... See the videos below. And the depressingly low number of views & likes. - GMB |
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| Link | Youtube Channel: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND |
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