Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power- Page 2
Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#25Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 10:23am
I've heard that Gyllenhaal apparently wanted his CONSTELLATIONS co-star Ruth Wilson, but she wasn't available.
Esther
Stand-by Joined: 2/27/05
#26Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 12:02pm
LarryD2 said: "I've heard that Gyllenhaal apparently wanted his CONSTELLATIONS co-star Ruth Wilson, but she wasn't available.
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Which would make the scheduling conflicts explanation the truth if that was the case. It just wasn't his schedule, but hers. 
Personally, I'm intrigued at the idea of a Driver-led Burn This. I didn't see Malkovich, but I did see Eric Roberts (twice) when he replaced him & I saw Ed Norton when Signature revived it back in 2002 or 03. I think Driver could be pretty damn good.
Anecdotally, I have several friends that LOVE him that never go to the theater (why am I friends with them? lol) that would probably go see him in anything.
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#27Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 12:25pm
Oh geez, is this selling out? Guess I better buy a ticket before the cheap seats sell out...
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#28Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 12:45pm
Can you imagine the mess at the stage door? Every Star Wars fan will be camped out.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#29Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 12:52pm
raddersons said: "Oh geez, is this selling out? Guess I better buy a ticket before the cheap seats sell out...
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It's selling well, but there are still plenty of seats available at this early stage. I was just checking availability for a couple performances this morning and for each date, there was a lot of availability. It looks like the cheap ($59) rear mezzanine seats are mostly gone, though.
#30Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 8/18/17 at 1:52pm
I saw Adam Driver in a reading of Cuckoo's Nest, I think it was last year? by Roundabout and he was excellent. That said, I don't know if he'd be a draw in a Broadway house. I'm sure most of the people that watched him in Girls used their friend's HBO Go password, so would they pay Broadway prices?
I'm excited to see Amy Schumer, she comes from a theatre background in her schooling and she has great comic timing.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#31Riedel on Amy Schumer's box office power
Posted: 12/14/17 at 6:01pm
Well, the Driver casting is now a reality:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAR-WARS-Adam-Driver-to-Return-to-Broadway-in-BURN-THIS-Revival-20171214
