| re: The Tonys--my guess about what sold tickets last night | |
| Posted by: hugoP 12:02 pm EDT 06/13/22 | |
| In reply to: The Tonys--my guess about what sold tickets last night - Showtunegal 09:52 am EDT 06/13/22 | |
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| I think MJ and SIX sold tickets last night, both seemed exceptionally entertaining and seemed to be appealing to multiple generations (which matters for the tourists). The folks at our viewing party, prior to last night, had NO interest in MJ,and all of us plan to see it now. The PARADISE SQUARE star did a beautiful job with her song and her speech, but the rest of the show didn't look particularly good. She sold tickets to her NEXT show last night. COMPANY-- oh, I disliked so much about this production (staging, direction, set, costuming....to start) and that opening number showed off all that's not good. I would have done GETTING MARRIED TODAY, which at least is a tour de force for Doyle (but, again, the staging is too frenetic and slapstick and overdone....) I feel like LuPone has performed LADIES WHO LUNCH everywhere already. A STRANGE LOOP likely played better in the room; that number was a mistake for television (like the COMPANY number). Your Tony number should be optimized for the television audience-- several million people who are likely ticket buyers. SIX made the smartest choice by combining their opening and closing numbers for a rousing medley. Yeah, it's not for everybody, but it you enjoyed that number you'll LOVE the show. MUSIC MAN likely sold a few tickets because they demonstrated the show's bigness (I loved the revival and only went at someone else's insistence-- nicest surprise of the season). And SPRING AWAKENING likely encouraged viewership of the HBO documentary (and maybe nudged a film version forward a bit, too). Our viewing party was mostly excited about MJ and SIX, and while we all got a kick of Billy Crystal, nobody in our group will move MR SATURDAY NIGHT to the top of any ticket wish list. |
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