Just was reading something about Keira Knightly and it got me thinking to whatever happened to the production of The Children's Hour with Elizabeth Moss that was rumored to be coming to Broadway?
What about the Neil Simon revival of Prisoner Of Second Avenue (Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruhel?)
What other productions never made their way across the Atlantic?
Was the mildly successful Gale Edwards production of Whistle Down the Wind which ran three years in London (and I saw expecting to hate but rather enjoyed) ever aimed at Broadway? I know the Hal Prince original ws a massive flop and never made it there, and then the toned down, cheapo production by Bill Kenwright had a not too successful small American tour and he claimed he was aiming for Broadway but it never seemed a possibility...
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Was the mildly successful Gale Edwards production of Whistle Down the Wind which ran three years in London (and I saw expecting to hate but rather enjoyed) ever aimed at Broadway?
Yes! I remember seeing the posters for the show all over NYC. It was a bit different from the London design as it was just the motorcycle without the man. I tried to find an image of it on Google, but couldn't find anything.
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Didn't WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND have several engagements in the States that were billed as "pre-Broadway"? I seem to remember one at The Kennedy Center.
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"Didn't WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND have several engagements in the States that were billed as "pre-Broadway"? I seem to remember one at The Kennedy Center."
Yes it did.
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If I remember correctly the Michael Grandage production was indefinitely postponed after the WGA strike and before we knew it, the dreadful revival by McAnuff was announced. Such a shame!
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AC that was the apparently disastrous Hal Prince production of Whistle which, much like his production of Bounce had plans for Broadway but they quickly realized they needed to retool the whole thing (I've never even been able to find images of Prince's production).
After Edwards' production became a modest hit in London I think there were more talks of bringing it to Broadway which seems to correspond with the posters Matt remembers seeing. I actually think it could have managed a modest run in New York--longer than Woman in White did or Jeaves--or Bill Kenwright's later campy/"more family friendly" production of Whistle he also planned to bring to New York.
Eastwick definitely needs more exposure. It was almost a hit in the UK (and I think if tourists hadn't died off after 9/11 would have ran longer)... I actually didn't know rights weren't available anymore--did Signature get it because Eric Shaeffer also directed the original London one? I also didn't know the composers were American, I guess because so much of their stuff seems to only be seen in Britain.
In situations like that it's always frustrating, because it seemns like a "what do they have to lose" thing. If more people did it, the better exposure it would get.
Has more than that first 10 minute clip, or whatever, of Zombie Prom ever been released? From the little I've seen it looks fun--and better than recent similar musicals (Toxic Avenger, etc).
I guess it's been a while since I've checked--all 35 mins or so of the short feature seem to have been up on youtube for over a year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFbz5DEZiT0