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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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