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I can't believe we are getting yet another children's musical. Don't we already have enough, plus Frozen. I shudder to think what the great white way is going to be like in 10 years.
Jarethan said: "I can't believe we are getting yet another children's musical. Don't we already have enough, plus Frozen. I shudder to think what the great white way is going to be like in 10 years.
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Yeah, isn't it horrible how the industry is reaching out to appeal to a wide variety of audiences, especially trying to reel them in young! When we first moved to New York, I had to suffer as a pre-teen seeing things like 42nd Street and Gypsy and Aspects of Love...with only the occasional reprieve with things like Starlight Express or Cats.
I also shudder to imagine Broadway in 10 years when good grown up shows like Hamilton and Come From Away and Dear Even Hansen are certain to be long gone.
kaykordeath said: "Jarethan said: "I can't believe we are getting yet another children's musical. Don't we already have enough, plus Frozen. I shudder to think what the great white way is going to be like in 10 years.
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Yeah, isn't it horrible how the industry is reaching out to appeal to a wide variety of audiences, especially trying to reel them in young! When we first moved to New York, I had to suffer as a pre-teen seeing things like 42nd Street and Gypsy and Aspects of Love...with only the occasional reprieve with things like Starlight Express or Cats.
I also shudder to imagine Broadway in 10 years when good grown up shows like Hamilton and Come From Away and Dear Even Hansen are certain to be long gone.
Have you decided to be the new board a--hole? What a jerk.
As far as I am concerned, most of these family musicals may be great for the tourist trade, which Broadway unfortunately does need, but they have all been pretty mediocre. These to me are the theatre's version of all these Marvel movies, which are not particularly good but appeal to a broader audience.
It is a shame that these tourists are so unwilling to take a chance on something more adventurous than a musical version of yet another cartoon.
I can't believe we are getting yet another children's musical. Don't we already have enough, plus Frozen. I shudder to think what the great white way is going to be like in 10 years.
Where have you been? It'll be like it was for the last 23 years when we had:
Cats Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Candles, Snow & Mistletoe Beauty and the Beast Big Annie Lion King Peter Pan You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Peter Pan (again) Seussical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Year With Frog and Toad Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Tarzan How the Grinch Stole Christmas Mary Poppins How the Grinch Stole Christmas (again) Little Mermaid Slava's Snowshow 13 Shrek Pee-Wee Herman Show Elf Peter and the Starcatcher Annie (again) Elf (again) A Christmas Story Matilda Aladdin Finding Neverland School of Rock Tuck Everlasting Cats (again) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Anastasia
And don't forget, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins next April.
As long as there are families that can afford Broadway tickets for their kids, there will always be these shows on Broadway. They will open and they will close, they will either make a profit or they will flop, just like everything else on Broadway.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Jarethan said: Have you decided to be the new board a--hole? What a jerk.
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I've been pondering, but, no, I haven't decided....yet.
I do tend to be sarcastic, but, I promise, that's not something special for the boards.
To put aside the snark, for a second, my point was: Encouraging kids to see theater is NEVER a bad thing. Bad theater will fall aside regardless of it's targeted audience's maturity. And GOOD theater can come in sorts of packages. Until we know if this is good or bad, I think it's unfair to write it off as worthless. Mister Matt has a fantastic list of of shows that run the gamut from fair to incredible but squarely had a family audience in mind.
Playbill lists 34 shows currently running on Broadway.I would say 5 (Aladdin, Anastasia, Charlie, Lion King, and School of Rock) would be considered as "kids-first" shows (as opposed to something like Cats or Hello Dolly that would certainly be family friendly). That doesn't sound all that lopsided to me.