FLASHDANCE a no go
FLASHDANCE a no go
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#1FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 6:07pmDid anyone think this would be a hit? It's just an awful idea.
#2FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 6:08pmWhat does this mean for the national tour?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#5FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:15pmWow miracles do happen. No one wanted to see this piece of crap. Isn't this the show that caused the West End production of Hairspry to close?
#6FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:16pm
I hope the whole thing gets delayed indefinitely. It was the one show at the Paramount Theater in Seattle that I was not looking forward to at all.
I'm hoping that now they can sub in "La Cage" or "Anything Goes" instead...
Xanadu! Can't cry on cue!
#7FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:20pm^ So is the tour canceled too then?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
kipster
Understudy Joined: 1/8/11
#8FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:27pm
Mirvish up in Toronto just removed Flashdance from their lineup, more info from Playbill:
Flashdance's Toronto Engagement Bumped
Markecib
Featured Actor Joined: 4/13/11
#9FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:38pmSo far it's still on the Pittsburgh schedule, but I wouldn't be surprised if it fell through. It would've been the weakest show in the subscription.
roadmixer
Leading Actor Joined: 7/28/07
#10FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:41pmFLASHDANCE is definitely happening in Pittsburgh as scheduled. Why do people want to knock this show when it is being completely rethought after the London run. It won't be the same show at all other than the title and some of the music. Why crap all over something that isn't even open yet? Anywhere?
#11FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:42pmIsn't that verbatim of what people said about "Leap of Faith"...?
Xanadu! Can't cry on cue!
#12FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:44pmStill on the Nashville schedule. I think it looks like it will be pretty good. Great poster, if nothing else!
roadmixer
Leading Actor Joined: 7/28/07
#14FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:49pmDidn't see the show (but as you can tell by my first post in the thread, it's not my cup of tea, and I wouldn't have sought to go see it if I was in London). But I did remember reading the tepid responses to the show. It closed earlier than some thought it would, didn't it?
Xanadu! Can't cry on cue!
#15FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 8:09pm
'Isn't this the show that caused the West End production of Hairspry to close?'
Erm no, dwindling ticket sales caused Hairspray to close.
The UK National tour prior to the West End did incredible business and earned some pretty good reviews. Before moving to London the show was redesigned and reworked and opened to average reviews, sadly it just could not find an audience and closed a few weeks ahead of schedule.
I enjoyed the show as a piece of fluff, it was fun, had a pretty catchy new score and some great choreography, the book was also beefed up from the movie but still needed some work. Victoria Hamilton Barritt who played Alex was a revelation and received a few major award nominations for her performance. With some work this could be a good feel good show, it was pretty close to that in London.
Oddly since shutting in London it has not gone back out on tour here which is silly as it made a lot on the road.
Clips from the London run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJVM7SPgSrY
Clips from the UK Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR73PNJ3Z_0
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#16FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:02pmNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!!!!!
#17FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:18pmThe film was a classic example of Bruckheimer's early production work, with stylish direction by Adrian Lyne and zero story there at all. Some well done scenes, a score (meaning many of the songs but also the background music) I love for its 80s cheese synth, and... that's all. Did they beef up the story? I know Giorgio Moroder who did much of the score was working on his own version with Sylvester Levy back in the 90s for Germany--but this one only used the title song, right?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#18FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:30pmDoes anyone think the reception GHOST got gave them second thoughts?
#19FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:36pm
Yes the story was beefed up as much as it could be.
*spoilers*
Alex had a mum in the show who ended up getting shot by one of Alex old friends (Jimmy) who's life was spiralling out of control (he held up the store she worked, he never meant to shoot her).
We also had Alex best friend who left the club to work for another club that was wanting far more off her than they initially let on, this story could have been fleshed out more but did work.
The romance from the film is of course still in but that was also beefed up.
CurtainPullDowner unless Broadway is planning to unfairly bash all new British imports then i doubt it
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#20FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/10/12 at 3:11am
The producers of Flashdance, I think, are the same ones that are tied up with Leap of Faith. I think? So, that could be a reason.
I know they've been rehearsing, or auditioning or something like crazy in NYC.
Oh well.
I don't think it would have done very well. The movie is considered pretty "cheesy," so to try and turn it into a serious musical just seems stupid. Look at "Carrie."
#21FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/10/12 at 3:27am
I saw the workshop expecting to not like it and instead enjoyed it.
The shooting no longer happens
#22FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/10/12 at 8:34am
Rippedman it's not a 'serious' musical, it's still camp and fun just also has some serious moments. Oh and many people liked the new Carrie, including it would seem many of this years awards panels judging by the many nominations it received.
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
Updated On: 5/10/12 at 08:34 AM
#23FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/10/12 at 9:55am
FOOTLOOSE.
DIRTY DANCING.
SATURDAY FEVER.
Did anyone expect FLASHDANCE to do well?
Talk about great source material with GREAT Broadway potential that... didn't translate to the stage to put it nicely.
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#24FLASHDANCE a no go
Posted: 5/10/12 at 9:55am
Sorry for the double post.
Technical difficulty.
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
Updated On: 5/10/12 at 09:55 AM
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