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| re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys | |
| Posted by: bowtie7 06:51 pm EDT 06/01/23 | |
| In reply to: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys - AlanScott 05:58 pm EDT 06/01/23 | |
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| Didn't the original Grease get Tony nominations while it was still playing at the Entermedia Theatre. The recent book on the show (grease Tell me more, tell me more--I loved the book) talks about them convincing the Tony's to allow them to be nominated (the cast was on a Broadway contract). The show moved to a regular Broadway theatre soon after. | |
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| re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:21 pm EDT 06/01/23 | |
| In reply to: re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys - bowtie7 06:51 pm EDT 06/01/23 | |
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| The theatre was called the Eden then. While they may have had to persuade the Tonys, the situation was basically the same as with Man of La Mancha a few years earlier, which moved to the Eden for a couple of months not long before Grease. The Eden was a Broadway-sized house, although some productions cordoned off much of the house in order for it to qualify as Off-Broadway. And, yeah, the show was on Broadway contracts. You say that the book says that the actors were on Broadway contracts? Does it specifically say that musicians, stagehands, etc., were not on Broadway contracts or does it just not say anything about the other unions? I have been under the impression that everyone was paid under Broadway contracts. So I doubt there was much of a question, even if the Tonys had not originally planned to consider Grease eligible. They had a very good case that the show should be eligible. Best Plays, btw, lists it as Broadway from the opening at the Eden. |
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| re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys | |
| Posted by: bowtie7 09:21 am EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys - AlanScott 07:21 pm EDT 06/01/23 | |
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| I always get the different names of that theatre confused. I don't think the book is specific about any of the other contracts, but I would assume they were all Broadway contracts. (I got the book as an e-book, which was great to take along to read on a cruise but not good to be able to shuffle though pages for something specific.) I had forgot about Man of La Mancha. | |
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| re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 04:25 pm EDT 06/02/23 | |
| In reply to: re: A bit more on ibdb and the Tonys - bowtie7 09:21 am EDT 06/02/23 | |
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| Yesterday, after posting, I looked to see what I could find in Variety about Grease and the Tonys. Variety simply said that the show was on Broadway contracts, so I imagine that means everyone, not just the actors. | |
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