| what might their next hit revival be? | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 04:02 am EST 01/05/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:57 am EST 01/05/22 | |
| In reply to: re: *not even just at the Vivian, but any new musical on broadway - Singapore/Fling 02:49 am EST 01/05/22 | |
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| First, I just cannot count Contact -- whatever award it won, it is a dance piece with no score or singing -- it doesn't have a cast recording, it is almost never reproduced because people who put up musicals or go see musicals outside of Broadway aren't even able let alone interested in doing the show without Stroman, blah blah ... And happy to take Juan Darien off, I didn't realize that was a revival. While I commend their record I still say it's far too few given the number of years they've been at it and the resources and outreach to artists they have. But my question now is... I wonder what the next hit revival will be for them. I mean, they've never done a revival that wasn't a big hit, have they? We've really run out of clear contenders. My guesses include Kiss of the Spider Woman, Camelot, Zorba, Candide, Street Scene, Fiorello, and Dreamgirls. But only a couple of those are likely hits. I can see them doing A Little Night Music or Follies in the next 10 years, maybe Ragtime, and maybe Floyd Collins, maybe The Wiz, and maybe Parade... their first revival of their own show. All of their revivals have been shows that were already very famous and beloved titles in productions that stunningly reinvented them or just stunningly presented them traditionally. So far they don't remount lost/unknown gems, or shows that have been done recently, and they don't remount things that were popular without being classic and nuanced. I'm not sure we have many shows left that fit. Most of what I'd see fitting for them has either been done recently by other producers, or is nowhere near enough of a popular title or surefire hot ticket. |
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