Profile for Chaz Hands

My partner saw this at Berkeley Rep and echoed a lot of what other people have posted. He said the score and cast were very strong but the book wasn’t quite ready. They’ve had 2 years so hopefully it’s done some tightening.

Also- very disappointed in people who claim to support wanting “original musicals” already bashing this show. All of Sondheim’s shows weren’t perfect either, so even if the book still isn’t fixed, isn’t it e

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Or you could stop trying to control legitimate discourse on how the business is functioning.


Great! I heard wonderful things about The Heart as well! Let us continue to champion new works together!

I’ve controlled nothing. You are free to post what you like. I apologize if you thought otherwise. And in the same way, I am free to say that the majority of what y

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Creatively The Heart and Lincoln among others but by all means keeps being an ass. One has a good business model.
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Chaz Hands said: "Ensemble1711444445 said: "I didnt say anything like what are attributing to me… your laundry list of shows has nothing to do with me ot what i support with my investments. You are not additive and a know it all that seems to live to be right on here. So stop putting words in other people

Ensemble1711444445 said: "I didnt say anything like what are attributing to me… your laundry list of shows has nothing to do with me ot what i support with my investments. You are not additive and a know it all that seems to live to be right on here. So stop putting words in other peoples posts and get a life.

If your comments were additive to the conversation, I’d have no problem. But every week, you talk about how Broadway is gonna fail. And you’re

Ensemble1711444445 said: "

Merkin2 said: "Along with every other new musical ever apparently. Fall 2026 will certainly be busy with all these limited engagement plays we’re getting this spring."

"Galileo got pretty good reviews and word of mouth out-of-town. It was received much better than Great Gatsby was at Paper Mill, for example, which is still running.

But everything is always so doom and gloom with you

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Yes the fall seems to be loading up with the expensive, failed out of town shows - and the billionaire's showsthat failed on the road.

Merkin2 said: "Along with every other new musical ever apparently. Fall 2026 will certainly be busy with all these limited engagement plays we’re getting this spring."

"Galileo got pretty good reviews and word of mouth out-of-town. It was received much better than G

2 1/2 years later and the only musical discussed in this thread that will have made it to Broadway is Beaches this spring.

But that gives hope to the others! It sounds like The Devil Wears Prada and Griswold’s Broadway Vacation will be arriving soon, too.

More musicals to add to this thread for archival’s sake:

Paper Mill Playhouse: Take the Lead

McCarter: Empire Records

Arena: A Wrinkle in Time

Ogunquit: My Best Friend’s Weddin

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