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| Posted by: summertheater 01:18 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - Singapore/Fling 12:06 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| I'm not speaking about what I personally feel. I'm asking if it's wise for a theater to present a work so far-left or so far-right that they turn off a huge percent of ticket buyers. Broadway shows don't do this, but these days, off-Broadway shows don't seem to have a problem with it. With the number of off-Broadway companies closing within the past year, you'd think theaters would be on their hands and knees begging to get more people to come into their buildings, not turning away huge numbers of them with radical ideology (far-left or far-right). |
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| re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:49 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - summertheater 01:18 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| wow. actually wanting off-B theatres to act more like Broadway is so far from what I want them to do that it's mind-blowing. Seriously? and on the substance, I can't think of a single off-B company ) that I would call radical ideologically. As others have said, based on your take on certain recent shows, I think your barometer is way off kilter. and I second the question about these theatres closing: do tell. Give us a list of what's closed and, while you are at it, what has opened. |
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| re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 01:33 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - summertheater 01:18 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| A well-established, long-standing company like NYTW probably has a pretty clear idea of what their supporters and audience are interested in seeing. If there are people who want something else, well, that's why we have so many theatre companies. There's no reason for every small (ish) company in NYC to attempt to please every member of the theatregoing public with every show. That, again, is why we have so many different companies. | |
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| re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season | |
| Posted by: Ann 01:22 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - summertheater 01:18 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| I'd prefer they choose works they want to produce, rather than choosing works that will sell more tickets. It's a give and take. I do think they know their audience, though. How many Off-Broadway companies did close in the past year? (and how many is typical - they do seem to come and go) |
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| re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season | |
| Posted by: summertheater 01:42 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - Ann 01:22 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| The 3 most recent off-Broadway company closings I can think of are TACT (after their current show), the Pearl Theater Company, and Musicals Tonight. From the dire fundraising email sent out today by Theater 80, it sounds like that theater may be on the brink of closing too. | |
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| re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:50 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: re: New York Theatre Workshop Announces Complete 2018/19 Season - summertheater 01:42 pm EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| All four of those companies occupy very different real estate than NYTW. While technically all are Off-Broadway companies, the ones that you cite are small, predominantly itinerant companies that are engaging an older audience and style of theater making. The Pearl is the only company that even remotely resembled NYTW, and they failed because they made poor real estate choices and weren't able to reach a younger, more diverse audience. If they had managed to attract the NYTW audience and pay for their expensive midtown theater, they probably would still be in business. |
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