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So it's the songs and characters from Smash but not the storyline?  Why is this and why would they not think the audience  (however niche) expected an abridged version of the TV show?

Also who plays the characters that in the TV show were Davenport, Huston, Borle, Messing, Chase, etc

theatergoer3 said: "

I believe all the original Broadway musicals she's appeared on have been major floperoos.

She does better in revivals. 

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "jimmycurry01 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: ""She does not have the power to return an investment on name alone" and "Certainly, she does not sell tickets" are two completely different statements.
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Rather than arguing about something without offering any evidence, let's take a look at the actual data. If/Then had several very lean months in its year-long run. Ultimately, Idina Menzel didnot have the ticket selling power that many here think she did.

Now, her popularity has since grown, thanks in part to Frozen, but has it grown enough to sustain another show with mixed reviews? Time will tell. In any case, when we analyze the actual data from If/Then, it seems silly to use that specific data to suggest she can sell tickets.



Ok, here’s my final word on this:

“Certainly, she does not sell tickets” is a theory completely debunked by the graph you just provided. IF/THEN was a financial flop at the end of the day, to be sure. But you think a show about a woman having a mid-life crisis came even remotely close to cracking $1M a week during previews because of the subject matter? The large majority of ticket buyersboughttickets to that show FOR Idina, period.

Same for REDWOOD. People aren’t buying tickets to see the tree.

The “she can’t return investments” argument is a completely different statement and one that has a sound argument, based off of IF/THEN and (so far) REDWOOD’s steady decline in sales.

I’m not saying she can do the latter, but she can certainly do the former andmove a substantial amount of tickets based on her name. The woman isn’t (successfully) touring regularly for nothing."

Yes, love. Now run and tell the investors they will lose all their money, but it doesn't matter because she "moves" tickets and tours in Nowhere, Alabama.

Her name alone doesn't mean much in these mediocre shows. A true A lister would sell out any show, regardless of the quality. Menzel is a Cer at best.

After Wicked, Menzel and team have become experts in picking duds.

Sad part is that she's not that big of a name to make them any money back. She'd do better at revivals.

Call_me_jorge said: "I imagine Laura Osnes will become an artist in residence or some shît at the Kennedy Center"

Yes, she can star in Dreamgirls with Chad Kimball and Zachary Levi! 

So that season of La Cage, Bent, ReNt, Kinky Boots, The Prom and Hedwig is cancelled? 

Dirty Chestnut said: "Where was security to haul them out?? It looks like they were politely asked to leave the stage lol"

Truly, that could have ended much worse.

 

 

It never helped Wicked's case to be in two parts when it comes to recognition.

Every creative involved has two shots at the awards season, which means they will wait to see the whole thing first and before giving it much.

Doesn't help that every vampire musical has flopped on Broadway. 

Ludlow29 said: "I saw Merman. The most thrilling performance I've ever seen in a musical. The fact that she didn't win the Tony proves how inadequate the award can be.

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Isn't it only the ones directed by Laurents that won a Tony?  Don't see that streak changing.

Oh and Tyne Daly was the best of them all.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only right answer here.