Profile for Chaz Hands

Ensemble1711444445 said: "People were concerned about the finances but charmed by the show..those are very different things. People loved the creative on Happy Endings. People were excited by the numbers and the show on two strangers and while Gatsby wasn'ta critics darling the word of mouth was great. People loved it and still do...it sells very well. These new shows are not well received for very different reasons.

Chaz Hands said: "kdogg36 said: "C

kdogg36 said: "Chaz Hands said: "The Great Gatsby had bad word of mouth at Paper Mill and lots of haters on this board. Two Strangers should’ve gone off broadway because it was too small and earnest of a show to succeed. And Maybe Happy Ending’s tryout was so many years ago, people didn’t know what to expect, but people didn’t think it was going to open because producers weren’t wanting to invest in it."

As far as I can reca

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Thats not even remotely true. People were excited for two of those and curious about the third with stars they loved. These two announcements are nuts...ATG said Titanique and Shubert said hold my beer.

Chaz Hands said: "This thread is reminding me of when they announced The Great Gatsby, Maybe Happy Ending, and 2 Strangers weregoing to transfer in.

So much vitriol. Everyone saying, “What are the producers thinking?&rdquo

This thread is reminding me of when they announced The Great Gatsby, Maybe Happy Ending, and 2 Strangers were going to transfer in.

So much vitriol. Everyone saying, “What are the producers thinking?”

Y’all… let’s give it a chance. There’s no way this is going to be the worst show that has opened on Broadway.

I never understand why this board always goes so doom and gloom when shows announce they are transferring in. Instead, we c

I think after reading the past couple of pages, what Ensemble is trying to get at is that sometimes word-of-mouth pre-Broadway does not have any indication of how well a show will do on Broadway.

I distinctly remember how harsh this board was to The Outsiders at La Jolla and everyone thought it was insane at how fast it was transferring in. However, despite word of mouth on this board specifically, it has become a success on Broadway.

I also don’t think there’s a lac

I just don’t think word of mouth matters much in regards to when shows transfer in. People on these boards ripped the tryouts to shreds for shows like The Great Gatsby and The Outsiders, and SURPRISE! They’re both still running.

People on these boards do not speak for commercial audiences, and if they did, they would have let you believe Back to the Future was so bad it was going to close immediately.

The Devil Wears Prada is still selling extremely well in Lond

EricMontreal22 said: "Chaz Hands said: "Promises, Promises and Tuck Everlasting for me.

The most recent revival of Promises was miscast, and they should’ve leaned more into the seriousness of the storyline versus playing most of it for laughs.."

Promises was such a massive critical and commercial hit when it premiered, that I have a hard time placing it here even if it's rarely revived, but I do think it's a better show than its

Timon3 said: "Chaz Hands said: "So far I think we know:


Hell’s Kitchen, The Outsiders, Suffs, Water for Elephants, The Great Gatsby, and The Notebook for new musicals.


Spamalot, The Who’s Tommy, Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, and Legally Blonde for revivals."

Thanks.

Would Spamalot, Phantom of the Opera, Beaury and the Beast,Legally Blonde and Jack O’Brien’sThe Sound of Mus