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| re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category | |
| Posted by: comedywest 05:06 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category - AlanScott 04:27 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| Right, I think Wilder said--in regards to the last line, that audiences at that time were not ready for that. But if Jerry was gay, the movie would have--as the musical has--lost the element of competition between him and Joe for Sugar. Some laugh lines are lost ("A 'rich' millionaire." and "Where'd you get that bracelet?" "You like it? "I always did.") But perhaps the problem is the title. I think most audiences expect it to be the movie, which is a cynical farce, with music. And whatever the musical's merits, it is not that. |
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| re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category | |
| Posted by: Ann 05:23 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category - comedywest 05:06 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| I think it doesn't matter if the musical is like the movie - people think it is, and that's now a drawback. I certainly thought it was old territory not needed to be revisited. If it weren't for having a free slot and getting a TDF ticket for a preview, i would still be thinking that. It's a hurdle that maybe different marketing could get people over. | |
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| re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category | |
| Posted by: winters 07:58 am EST 12/22/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category - Ann 05:23 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| I had the same thoughts as you. Why bother? However, I thought the title song if generic was catchy and TDF sealed the deal for me. Although I have some criticisms, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Sad as this is to say, as time passes fewer and fewer people have heard of the movie. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that Tootsie and Mrs Doubtfire are better known 'oldies.' Marketing needs to explain why one needs to see this and I don't think that they've accomplished that. It's jazzy and it's fun? I could see my favorite reality tv star in Chicago if I want that. Men in women's clothes? Been there, done that. Perhaps more emphasis on the comedy and the splashy numbers could get people in who could get that word of mouth going. I am sorry to see a decent musical struggle when I think that the audience is out there....somewhere. |
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| re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category | |
| Posted by: Delvino 05:55 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category - Ann 05:23 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| We had the same mindset - I shared mine here under your posts - and the same access to inexpensive ticketing that finally got us in the Shubert seats. We may be part of a larger audience to tap into: those indifferent to the post Tootsie Doubtfire climate expecting a similar level of unmemorable adaptation. Yet finding and reaching us takes time and time costs money and, to steal a cliche, winter is coming. | |
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| re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category | |
| Posted by: Ann 01:52 am EST 12/22/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn’t put hot in that category - Delvino 05:55 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| I think it's a tough reach. | |
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