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| Posted by: huskyital (huskyital@yahoo.com) 08:35 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - downtownlw 08:21 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
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| Years ago producers looked to star singers who had a unique personality together with charisma. So we had unforgettable actresses like Ethel Merman Carol Channing and even Patti LuPone. Producers unfortunately only look to find a cookie cutter type to fill a role instead of looking outside the box for that great original talent that screams star. A great voice does not necessarily produce a great star | |
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| re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? | |
| Posted by: mikem 08:24 am EDT 04/11/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - huskyital 08:35 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
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| I don't know how much validity there is to this, but someone told me that today's commercially-aimed new musical is aimed towards a long horizon, including replacements and tours, and the show is the star, not any individual performer. If someone is uniquely quirky or uniquely talented, and the show is tailored too much around that, it could cause problems down the line. I'm not sure how much the creative team would take that into account, though, even if a producer wanted them to. I'm wondering if people can expand on two things mentioned earlier: that too much training is potentially harmful, and that the pandemic has made the situation worse. I'm not sure I understand how training gets rid of quirks, unless the teachers have the wrong priorities. And I would have thought the pandemic's uncertainty would have meant fewer actors had commitments, so the pool of available actors would be larger. |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:17 pm EDT 04/12/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - mikem 08:24 am EDT 04/11/23 | |
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| It really makes you appreciate the creators of golden age shows like HELLO, DOLLY!, which could be created around a quirky star, but also accomodate the hundreds, if not thousands, of actresses who followed her in the role over the last 50+ years. | |
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| re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? | |
| Posted by: singleticket 11:06 am EDT 04/12/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - mikem 08:24 am EDT 04/11/23 | |
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| Agreed, this seems to me to be the clearest reason for the posters’ perceived sense of uniformity in Broadway performers, not arts training programs or the pandemic. | |
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| re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? | |
| Posted by: Likeitlots 11:33 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - huskyital 08:35 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
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| I am not pining for the days of Merman and Channing and Stritch, but I would like to see Bad Cinderella and New York New York and & Julliet and Almost Famous feature leading players as interesting as some of TODAY'S Broadway talent like Jenn Collella or Brandon Uranawitz or Tammy Blanchard or Bonnie Milligan or Joaquina Kalukango. I look at Shucked, which may not be the greatest show of the season, but that is a cast of individuals. Ditto Kimberly Akimbo. And Into the Woods. And Parade. | |
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| re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 10:25 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Are Broadway Musicals lacking star power ? - huskyital 08:35 pm EDT 04/10/23 | |
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| I agree. | |
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