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| re: Some Like It Hot --- not like the pre-Pandemic times IS THERE A PRECEDENT? | |
| Posted by: Theatergoer1978 12:28 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: Some Like It Hot --- not like the pre-Pandemic times - stevemr 01:34 pm EST 12/16/22 | |
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| Has there ever been a big musical that got almost universal rave reviews but struggled like this at the box office? | |
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| re: Some Like It Hot --- not like the pre-Pandemic times IS THERE A PRECEDENT? | |
| Posted by: lanky 05:57 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Some Like It Hot --- not like the pre-Pandemic times IS THERE A PRECEDENT? - Theatergoer1978 12:28 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Perhaps not analogous, since the show was a revival, but the recent revival of "On the Town" garnered strongly favorable reviews, then struggled for months at the box office and finally closed. Somewhat similarly, the last revival of "Carousel" got some good reviews, but also failed. This makes me wonder if audiences exist for musicals in the classic Broadway mold. "Some Like It Hot" sells on being a traditional Broadway musical, as well it is, some tweaks aside. My doctor is a house physician at Lincoln Center and he says the core audience that sold out Met productions has died off and no audience has materialized to take its place. Does a similar phenomenon pertains to Broadway? (Also, as someone suggests hereabouts, older theatergoers hesitate to return to the theater because of Covid fears and the relaxing of mask mandates. At the performance of "Some Like It Hot" that I attended Wednesday afternoon, I would guess well under fifty people wore masks.) | |
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| 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 01:05 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Some Like It Hot --- not like the pre-Pandemic times IS THERE A PRECEDENT? - Theatergoer1978 12:28 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| I can't wait to see ''Some Like It Hot'' on my next trip. I'm a big fan of Shaiman and Wittman's work on ''Hairspray'' & ''Catch Me If You Can.'' But I just saw Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee do ''You Can't Have Me'' on ''GMA.'' Is it a showstopper at the Shubert? If I weren't already predisposed to catch it, this number wouldn't have wowed me enough to sell me on buying a ticket. |
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| Link | Cast of Broadway's 'Some Like It Hot' Perform Live in Times Square on 'GMA' |
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| re: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' | |
| Posted by: fabjim50 11:10 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' - WaymanWong 01:05 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Yes, it's a showstopper at the Shubert. The show is great, don't miss it. | |
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| re: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' | |
| Posted by: lanky 08:00 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' - WaymanWong 01:05 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Yes, the number gets a big hand. It reminded me of the numbers Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor do in "Singin' in the Rain." | |
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| re: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 10:37 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' - lanky 08:00 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Boy, that number didn't remind me of Kelly and O'Connor's dynamic duos, like ''Fit as a Fiddle'' or ''Moses Supposes,'' at all. | |
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| re: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 01:28 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: 'Some Like It Hot': 'You Can't Have Me' on 'Good Morning America' - WaymanWong 01:05 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Yes, this number, the title number, Let's Be Bad, and You Could've Knocked Me Over With a Feather are all showstoppers. | |
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