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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 03:34 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 03:26 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
| In reply to: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - GrumpyMorningBoy 07:54 am EST 02/14/21 | |
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| Which people are you talking about and how many? Nathan is three times the star of Patti. What shows has she sold out like The Producers and The Odd Couple? Nathan Lane is the biggest true Broadway star, primarily for Broadway, of the last 30 years. | |
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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 12:59 pm EST 02/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - KingSpeed 03:26 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
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| I got on a plane and flew to NY to see Nathan in WAITING FOR GODOT, IT'S ONLY A PLAY and LOVE, VALOUR, COMPASSION. Thankfully, he did THE LISBON TRAVIATA and LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART in L.A. | |
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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 02:05 pm EST 02/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - Pokernight 12:59 pm EST 02/16/21 | |
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| I flew to see him in LVC too. I also drove 12 hours to see him in Addams Family in CHICAGO. | |
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| re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 03:15 pm EST 02/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - KingSpeed 02:05 pm EST 02/16/21 | |
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| Wow! 12 hours of driving, now that's dedication. I live just 2 miles north of Edison Park, but it took me 3 hours of driving and searching for a free parking spot to make it downtown to the Oriental Theatre on Sun., 1/10/2010 for a 2:00 PM show. The Addams Family was sort of a mess back then but Lane and Hoffman did a lot of schtick (Hoffman did too much) to make it an entertaining show and, of course, Wesley Taylor was pretty cute back then. Tickets were rather pricey for an out-of-town tryout -- I paid less than half that amount when I saw a much improved Broadway version on Sun., 12/19/2010 at the Lunt-Fontanne (less schtick, funnier, more cohesive book). But what the hell, I'm a big fan of Lane and Neuwirth, and I found Lippa's score enjoyable (although not especially distinguished). Best of all was the much revised local production I saw at Chicago's Mercury Theater on Sun., 2/22/2015 at 7:00 PM. The Tribune gave it a rave and (I believe) it won the Jeff Award for Best Musical Production (for its size) that season. Did you enjoy the Chicago production? Was it worth the long drive? |
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| Nathan Lane | |
| Last Edit: mikem 12:45 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| Posted by: mikem 12:38 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: re: My standard: are people boarding planes and flying to NYC specifically to come see this person? - KingSpeed 03:26 pm EST 02/14/21 | |
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| Although he has stumbled recently, Nathan Lane's track record for profitability on Broadway is excellent. His commercial productions after The Producers were The Odd Couple, Butley, November, The Addams Family, It's Only a Play, The Front Page, the Angels in America revival and Gary, and I think The Addams Family and the last two were the only ones not to recoup. I agree with KingSpeed that he is the biggest "Broadway superstar" (someone who is primarily a draw because of their stage work) of the last 30 years. |
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| some might say Nathan is the reason Addams ran as long as it did... | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:29 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: Nathan Lane - mikem 12:38 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| Recoup or not. Musicals now need to run 2-6 years to recoup, you can't put that on a performer or a even a star. |
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| re: Nathan Lane | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:27 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: Nathan Lane - mikem 12:38 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| I think you think wrong lol I don't have time to check right now but my recollection is that only 2 on your post-Producers recouped. Happy to have my memory adjusted if I mis-remember any. |
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| re: Nathan Lane | |
| Posted by: mikem 05:48 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane - ryhog 01:27 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| Of the five productions under question, I can find online references to four of them having recouped: The Odd Couple, Butley, It's Only a Play, and The Front Page. I can't find anything one way or the other about November. I thought it had recouped, but I could be wrong. | |
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| re: Nathan Lane | |
| Posted by: ryhog 08:27 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane - mikem 05:48 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| Odd Couple and Front Page there is no doubt about. Butley surprises me so I blame that for being wrong. And It's Only a Play I know started gangbusters but then I remembered that it faltered terribly when Nathan left, and it also moved and never recovered. I guess it did so well early that it recouped super quickly. And all of that validates your assessment. Does the star continue to shine that brightly? I guess we will have to wait and see. | |
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| re: Nathan Lane | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:16 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane - mikem 05:48 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| Front Page had a big cast, so to recoup in a short run is quite impressive. | |
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