| good questions, some without answers other than let's wait and see. I think BB is a strong road name (as would KC be, though I don't see her going on the road at this point) but Buckley would not have been able to sustain the show as Peters has on Broadway. The dynamic (open run vs. tailored limited stops) is different and the demographics of road audiences is markedly different than what it takes on Broadway nowadays. The BB vs KC question is, to me, not one of raw commercial viability (KC wins that) but of the package Rudin has created which involves an event (a legend in a legendary play) rather than simply a question of selling tickets in the Weissler style. On this question, Buckley qualifies (at the second tier) whereas I don't think (and don't think Rudin would think) Chenoweth would. All in my opinion, of course, and reality tbd. |
