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| hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:21 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - AlanScott 04:37 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I think their mission has become a bit more about a season with some stuff that will sell tickets based on title or based on the talent it attracts (cast or creative) than about getting through all the scores that deserve to be showcased. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 10:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - Chazwaza 11:21 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I think they have to balance seasons. We'd all love seasons of the very obscure stuff, but that's a recipe for them to run such high deficits that they can't go on. Next season actually is the kind of season many of us say we want them to do. And by the time they do Call Me Madam, it will have been 24 years since they last did it. I suspect they've got a big star interested in CMM, but maybe i'm wrong. I'm a bit sorry that they've once again bypassed any of the older operettas, but overall I think we've got to remember they've got a big theater and a lot of performers and musicians to pay and so of course they've got to program some stuff that will sell tickets. I'd love a season of Reuben Reuben, Sandhog and Lolita, My Love but that's a recipe for the end of Encores! If I had tens of millions of dollars, I'd finance a company to do such things. |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 10:59 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - AlanScott 10:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I'd love to see "Reuben, Reuben" and see how many people walk out. Apparently Eddie Albert, who was starring in it, was punched in the face after one of its performances by someone who had disliked the show so much that they took it out on him. The show was supposed to be fascinating but also very difficult to sit through, if I recall Ken Mandelbaum's description of it. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - PlayWiz 10:59 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I think the story — and it is just a story — is that Blitzstein, not Albert, was punched by an audience member. As I recall it, the Albert story was about how he got very upset with Blitzstein when the latter came in with his changes after a week, which amounted to changing recitative to spoken dialogue, with the rhymes intact. And Albert loved the show, but he knew it wasn't connecting with audiences and something needed to be done. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:30 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| Yes, sorry, the story I referred to was regarding Blitzstein. Thanks for your comments, Alan! | |
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