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Back to the Future is not a very good show - it was a fun movie, but not a good source for a Broadway musical. The story does not sing. It is essentially a satirical comedy gently mocking the 1950s of his parents' youth. Since neither of his parents were vanilla middle class, any pastiche music would have to satirize that genre, but the score tried to play it sincere. Further the whole attraction of youthful teenage mom could not be musicalized, can't add emotion to that tasteful

Offering Rush Tickets day of show is an excellent policy since the theatre for Shucked, which also offered rush tickets, was close to 50% empty for almost every performance. Even Les Miz touring production was offering Rush tickets since it was not even close to sell out.  These shows are just not selling across the country because some of the shows are mediocre (Some Like It Hot, Mrs Doubtfire), the Trump economy is down, younger people are not regular theatergoers or opera goers or sym

I love your enthusiasm for Sutton, and she is indeed very talented. But I don't think she would be a good Mama Rose because she does not have the physical stature for that part. Further, Sutton is like an energizer bunny -- but in a youthful way, She reminds me of Mary Martin who played" eternally young and charmingly naive" even in her late 50s in I Do I Do. Sutton has more gravitas, for sure, but not that worn out by life quality that Merman had and that Lansbury could ac

Have we ever read such unanimously negative reviews on this site for a new show in previews? It seems the tone of the show is the problem - not satiric like Legally Blonde, not tragedy like Gypsy, not a character study like Company, not a social commentary like Chicago. Maybe the off-Broadway revival of Baker's Wife might be Stephen's high point this season, certainly a wonderful romantic musical score.  Broadway just cannot have more of these 30 million dollar busts. A lot

Pippin's score does a very fine job of matching Fosse's staging style, ditto for Godspell. His richest score, IMO, is Baker's Wife. Not his fault the show did not work, blame Topol, Merrick, and a plot that is too small for a large Broadway musical. It is a one act musical, not a three hour show as it was in Trevor's production. Wicked's score works very well for the show, bits the production style, with many clever variations on Over the Rainbow throughout the score. His

Hal Prince was absolutely correct -- give the audience something it does not expect. That's why all these movies being "adapted" by adding mediocre songs to the movie script does not work. Many of these stories do not "sing" or have a reason to "sing." Twice good writers have tried to crack Some Like It Hot, and both times the musical versions came up short. Bobby Morse was the only saving grace in Sugar. Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, Mrs. Doubtfire, New York,

The safety for the actress is an issue in with shooting massacres on a weekly basis in America, but also the safety for the crowds outside which become a traffic hazard as well as an invitation for a Vegas styled shooting incident. The NY theatre district is not safe like the theatre district in London.  

The other unspoken problem is the heavy  financial loss of his Sunset Blvd which received a Tony for the production and the lead actress, sold very well at the box office,&n

The national tour of Shucked in SF did a clever Instagram and Facebook campaign, but the show is not selling well in SF and it is playing the smaller touring house, the Curran. Part of the problem is they offer Rush tickets for every performance, but do not advertise it. The print is so small on the website, one can barely find it.   This is a mistake. Producers need to send out the word that we have tickets, especially on weeknights, for most shows, come on down and buy a rush ticket. P