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| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:50 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: And then there was SUGAR ... - AlanScott 04:44 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I think Gower and Champion were possibly bigger names, but for the same reason as Morse, because theater had more cultural cache. It’s hard to think of someone who should be more well-known today than Casey Nicholaw, who has consistently turned out hit shows for over a decade and often has three shows running on Broadway simultaneously. | |
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| re: And then there was SUGAR ... | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:13 pm EST 12/29/22 | |
| In reply to: re: And then there was SUGAR ... - Singapore/Fling 06:50 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I think in the Broadway world, Casey is extremely well known. Very few... no, sorry, zero Broadway directors get to be "known" if they don't make a film that is a hit and/or an awards buzz movie. But I'd also say that while his work is usually, but not always, very good... he is one of the most overrated and overused directors and choreographers working today. | |
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| re: And then there was SUGAR ... | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 10:11 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: And then there was SUGAR ... - Singapore/Fling 06:50 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I think Champion and Merrick were vastly bigger names. Champion, of course, had a career as a performer and he was famous for that before he became a regular presence on Broadway as a director-choreographer. (Phrased that carefully.) And Merrick was a self-promotion genius. Nicholaw has turned out a few misses so he hasn't been quite consistently turning out hits, but a great track record, no question. Anyway, I think we can all agree that things have changed in several ways. And even if Sugar paid off, as Variety reported it did but I have doubts, it was a very mild hit that went through tryout hell. Maybe this material just shouldn't be a musical, even if well-done. I'll use this post to mention that do still have group sales, and even group-sales presentations, as there used to be presentations for the theatre-party ladies, so perhaps that is one thing that has not changed as much as I suggested in other posts. This brings up the question of whether we are in a period of super-low group-sales attendance or if SLIH does not appeal to the group-sales people. I wonder if SLIH didn't do a group-sales presentation, but I would be surprised if it didn't. |
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