Profile for BroadwayBilly

The producers of Avenue Q lobbied the Tony voters, especially the members involved in touring, with the premise that it would be a big tour item and in their best interests.  It edged out Wicked. Ironically, the producers then turned their back on the tour operators and took a deal with Steve Wynn in Las Vegas where he built a theater for them and it became a sit down show at the Wynn that lasted awhile.  Wicked, however, may run for ever or until the world stops manufactu

There is a term called a "fat book" which means the book writer writes the script and places the songs with a brief description of the content of the song, an "I Want" song, a moving the story forward song,  or an emotion takes over song  in a ballad.  Some composers and lyricists, even big names, prefer this as the heavy story lifting is done, they have road maps for the song content, that triggers a song style and off they go. Other com

I have a friend in the Ensemble and got into the Lab in April.  The show is funny as hell and the lyrics quite clever.  McGrath and Azaria are a good team and Kritzer was amazing as always.  Geri Vichy almost stole the show as the cranky old man and Lewis Cleale was the bad guy from Madison Avenue.  It reminded me of "The Producers" and "How to Succeed" but with a lot of heart.  I was sobbing at the emotional ending as were several others

Clearly the next Hamilton and should utilize the same style:

 

How does a simple board game from the Great Depression

Get all the way to Broadway to make a big impression?

A man with top hat, stache, and a shaggy dog

Travels across the Caribbean in a heavy fog.

Becomes the thimble of his country as he starts to earn

Feelin' guilty, becomes a Socialist when he feels the Bern