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| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:13 am EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number - Michael_Portantiere 10:26 am EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Yes. The jukebox musical designation apparently has several sub-genres. IMO the bio-musical has met with the most commercial success on Broadway with outright hits like Jersey Boys, The Boy from Oz, Beautiful, and Motown in recent years. The use of pre-existing pop songs as book numbers in a newly created story (no matter how incongruous) almost never works, but shows like that keep coming anyway. | |
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| re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:22 am EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number - BroadwayTonyJ 11:13 am EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| "The use of pre-existing pop songs as book numbers in a newly created story (no matter how incongruous) almost never works, but shows like that keep coming anyway." I agree that it almost never works, and I don't even think it worked (artistically) in MAMMA MIA! But the tremendously long run and huge financial success of that show ensures that new musicals of that type will keep coming -- even though, as you point out, the only big hit since MM has been ROCK OF AGES. |
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| re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 02:51 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number - Michael_Portantiere 11:22 am EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Of course, I agree with you. Mamma Mia! and Rock of Ages had silly (almost ridiculous) story lines, but for some reason I found them both enjoyable -- I guess as guilty pleasures. I like to laugh and both shows made me laugh a lot -- sometimes I just feel like slumming. | |
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| re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:51 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number - BroadwayTonyJ 02:51 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| ROCK OF AGES made me laugh, as well, but -- although I guess I'm in the vast minority on this -- MAMMA MIA! made me laugh not at all. | |
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| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:55 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: maybe they didn’t get a tony number - Michael_Portantiere 04:51 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| I was just recently watching the film "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" and that was a very well-plotted and funny movie. I didn't see "Carmelna" another show based on that film, but "Mamma Mia" just basically uses the basic situation as the most threadbare outline on which to place (or stick) the songs. "Carmelina" has a lovely score based on the recording; I'm just wondering if it was as well plotted as "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell". | |
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