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| Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. | |
| Posted by: royscho 02:15 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
| In reply to: Tony Winner Ivo van Hove to Direct 'West Side Story' on Broadway - Ann 12:47 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| I'm not saying that the movie and the stage production will necessarily cannibalize each other - in some cases, like Mamma Mia and Chicago, they can actually expand each other's potential - but you'd expect more space between their scheduling. | |
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| re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 02:49 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
| In reply to: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. - royscho 02:15 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| I think either they don't care or they welcome the attention the movie will bring. I don't think they are banking on a long running hit, but rather a very hot ticket for people who wanna see one of the most famous and beloved shows done in a way no one has ever seen... and either see what people are raving about or hating on. I think the chance to see it another way, and live, is a strength for them selling tickets.. I don't think WSS being over-exposed due to the movie also coming out will hurt this particular production. | |
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| re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. | |
| Posted by: royscho 05:16 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. - Chazwaza 02:49 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| I think you need at least 15M to put a musical revival in the size of WSS on Broadway today, at the very, very least. (Even if there's absolutely no set - which is quite possible, given the director.) And as we've seen in the last revivals of Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof how hard it is to recoup when you revive something that was on Broadway not that long ago. (And look at Hello Dolly... they haven't had a recoupment announcement yet, despite a very strong run.) I think you'll need over a year - and likely over 2 years if you don't sell out with premiums every night - in order to recoup. And I am questioning the demand for this show over 1-2 years given the fact a major movie will be released a few months after the opening and the previous revival closed only 8 years ago. I also don't think that Ivo Van Hove is a particularly commercial director. And he has no track record with musicals. I wish them well, of course. The last revival took 30 weeks to recoup its 14M investment. Maybe they can replicate that success again. |
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| re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. | |
| Posted by: pagates 02:17 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. - royscho 05:16 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| I would be surprised if I'm not in a minority on this, but I welcome a new production of WSS. The last one felt like it was more abut the parts than the sum to me. I'm interested in seeing a production that brings a different vision; and I'd say this type of production is more warranted just bc it follows so closely on the heels of the Laurents revival. | |
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| re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 07:52 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. - royscho 05:16 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| I doubt very much that the set for this production will be anything like WSS normally or any other major broadway musical. | |
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| Timing of the announcement is also sadly ironic, with the very recent death of Alan Johnson... | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:38 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
| In reply to: Timing is bizarre, with the Spielberg movie scheduled to be released in 2020. - royscho 02:15 pm EDT 07/12/18 | |
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| Here's the last part of the New York Times obit: Mr. Johnson’s association with “West Side Story” lasted even longer than his connection to Mr. Brooks. In addition to the roles he played, he became the show’s dance captain, requiring him to learn everyone’s steps and make sure Jerome Robbins’s choreography was followed. That role broadened when Mr. Robbins recommended Mr. Johnson to restage the show with the original choreography for revivals around the country. “My responsibility is to do exactly what Jerry Robbins put on the stage of the Winter Garden back in 1957,” he told The Los Angeles Times in 1997, when he had restaged about 25 “West Side” productions. “People ask me, ‘Are you tempted to jazz it up?’ and I answer, ‘No.’ ” He added: “Because it was so good, it’s lasted. It’s become a classic. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” |
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| Link | Alan Johnson obit |
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