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Gun and Powder at Paper Mill
#25Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 4/29/24 at 8:24am
I hope it does go to Broadway, but it will surely flop. The theatre was maybe half full? After Midnight at Paper Mill canceled the last week of performance due to illness, people exchanged their tickets for Beautiful, they had no interest in seeing Gun and Powder, which is a shame.
#26Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 4/29/24 at 9:46am
Broadway Flash said: "I hope it does go to Broadway, but it will surely flop. The theatre was maybe half full? After Midnight at Paper Mill canceled the last week of performance due to illness, people exchanged their tickets for Beautiful, they had no interest in seeing Gun and Powder, which is a shame."
That is not true…at all. They may have canceled a performance or two, but I was there the final weekend and they modified the show to remove and combine (albeit to the show’s detriment) some of the tracks. The show went on and they announced in advance it would be changed.
Male swings covered some female tracks and the Star Spot songs were eliminated
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#27Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 4/29/24 at 9:54am
Maybe this could go into the Booth? It has no names, so a smaller house would benefit them.
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#28Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 4/29/24 at 11:55am
It is selling poorly at Paper Mill but it’s also in a house at least 1/3rd-two times too big for it. It’s also a ridiculously crowded spring on Broadway right now and I wonder if that factors in. Most people don’t have the time or money to see all the new shows on Broadway, let alone in New Jersey.
I could see this fitting well into the Booth or the Golden. But I really think a few well recorded tracks is the best path forward for this show. The music is its calling card. Not to mention, most of its competition will be closed by next year.
#29Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 4/29/24 at 3:04pm
My performance was canceled and I know several were canceled. I was told they canceled the last week. Excuse me!
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#30Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 5/5/24 at 2:36am
I finally went last night and found a lot to like here: a genuinely wonderful and varied score, vocals in spades, a standout performance from Ciara Renée, and a rich premise that centers the stories of two complex Black women and their experiences navigating their race, identities, and family dynamics. I think the show does need work and I want to post more detailed thoughts on here later in case it has a future life, but its issues largely seem solvable.
This closes today and I know it’s not like anyone’s going to read this and say wow, a random person just posted on BWW that it’s worth checking out, I’m going to hop the train to Millburn this afternoon. I’ll recommend it anyway. This is an ambitious new musical with real promise. It’s got good bones and enough strong elements that I imagine the team can get it there if they keep working at it. I hope they do.
#31Gun & Powder at Paper Mill
Posted: 5/5/24 at 11:20am
Beowulf Boritt’s scenic design was very impressive. Just love his work.
If this show moves, I hope it keeps its stage curtain which I also loved. See the first pic in this review. https://letsgotothetheater.com/gun-powder-is-an-outstanding-musical/. That is the image that should have been on the T-Shirt.
