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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Last Edit: Roman 10:33 am EST 02/14/21 | |
| Posted by: Roman 10:31 am EST 02/14/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - ryhog 10:24 am EST 02/14/21 | |
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| Yeah, I really reject the theory that people flocked to see Midler because it was their last chance to do so. The play she did at the Booth didn’t bring folks in. But put a beloved star in a first-class revival of a beloved show? People are gonna (and did) fly in. I think only the theatre-obsessed are gonna fly in to see Patti. Her fan base isn’t anywhere near Midler’s or Jackman’s, but they ARE passionate. I think they want to see her yell at someone as much as perform. That said, I would never recommend flying in for Audra because chances are good that you’ll get her understudy. |
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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:24 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - Roman 10:31 am EST 02/14/21 | |
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| Well hold on now... a play vs a musical, when we're talking about the draw of a *singing* superstar, we can't compared a play she doesn't sing in and is an entirely new piece about someone most people have never heard of and don't care about.... to one of the most endearing, enduring, and recognizable musicals there is. I think half the people who went because of Bette wouldn't have gone if someone else were starring in the Hello Dolly revival. So it's about both, the performer and the show, very much so. |
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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:43 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - Chazwaza 12:24 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
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| I got a free ticket to see a concert with Bette Midler, The VIllage People, Earth Wind and Fire, Nile Rodger & Le Chic a few years ago at Forest Hills Stadium. Not a sellout by far, but fabulous concert with Ms. M at the end (maybe half a year pre-Dolly). | |
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