Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#0Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:40pm
How do you think the Wizard of Oz would do if it opened on Broadway (maybe changed slightly) after Wicked closed - which I know isn't for a long time.
Do you think it could do as well as Wicked?
Or if it opened in the Gershwin - then the Gershwin would spend decades in the land of Oz.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#1re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:44pm
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS START NEW THREADS WHEN YOU COULD HAVE SAID THAT IN THE THREAD ABOVE IT. **grumble, grumble, grumble. throw things, throw things, shout, shout, calm down, drinks a mountain dew.** 
Um, if it opened now, it would get compared to Wicked instead of the other way around. I think it would actually do pretty well. If I could get to Broadway, I would see it.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#2re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:45pmIt wouldn't work out, because no one can play Dorothy like Judy. The thing with Wicked is that no one has a preconceived notion, and with The Wizard Oz, most people are going to expect the movie.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#3re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:47pm
Sorry spider,
Perhaps because the last post was about Wicked!
By the by, she played Dorothy in high school, do you think Idina could play Dorothy? Although in 10 years or w/e she may be too old. I think that would bring in a lot of new ppl.
Remember, if this happened in say 10 years, it will be a new generation - people who grew up with Wicked lol. Scary.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#4re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:48pmDidn't it do well on the tour that it was on (I think it was a tour), With Mickey Roony and Eartha Kitt.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
Updated On: 11/30/04 at 12:48 PM
#5re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:49pm
jmaclover--I was just joking. Trust me, if I was serious I would not have spoken the actions and put a cute little winking icon beside it. GASP! here it is again, so cute-----> 
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#6re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:50pm
I like Eartha Kitt - what a great Wicked Witch (I said Wicked Witch, not Elphaba - for all you little 12 yo she-devils).
Spider,
It's ok, I don't care (much)<--lol.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#7re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:52pm
hahaha. Much love, clover. Much love.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#8re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:53pm
Idina as Dorothy?? HELL NO. She is about 17 years too old for it.
I saw the tour with Jessica Grove, eartha Kitt, and Mickey Rooney. It was essentially a cut down version ofa regional staging (from paper mill). Jessica Grove was fantastic.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#9re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:53pm
N......O...........T CLOVER~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I'm dying!!!!
I posted about this before and got yelled at "Don't post about ur name blah blah blah"
WELL I'M SORRY
J-MAC-LOVER
LOOK AT MY ICON - Joey McIntyre
LOL, ok
I am human again.
So, much love back!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#10re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 12:56pm
FINE THEN, Mrs. McIntyre. **grovels at feet for forgiveness**
Anyway, I think people would love Wizard of Oz. I mean, your theatre going audience knows it is not the movie so I don't think that would be much of a concern.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#11re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:01pm
I have the CD with Jessica Grove, Eartha Kitt
I like it so much!
She is good.
I hat lableing people as a role. Judy Garland was good, fantastic, amazing, but better ppl will come along.
Look, Natasha Richardson, to me, rocks Liza Minelli's Sally Bowles any day!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#12re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:02pmWell, hehe, groveling isn't necessary!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#14re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:19pm
Why?
And isn't that more of a PM?
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
#15re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:46pmSOrry I just wasn't sure if it was you or an actress, nevermind then.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#16re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:51pm
Yea, it's me.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
chauvelin128
Understudy Joined: 5/11/04
#17re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:51pmI think Wizard of Oz would be a great project for Julie Taymor.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#18re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 1:53pmOh, lord, spare us!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
chauvelin128
Understudy Joined: 5/11/04
#19re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:01pmWhy not? Can't you just imagine the bunruku puppet munchkins?
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#20re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:03pmMy eyes are starting to burn!
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
gcal
Leading Actor Joined: 10/19/04
#21re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:22pmDidn't Roseanne Barr play the witch at Madison Square Garden around the same time as that tour?
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#22re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:23pmyes, Roseanne did. The show played MSG before the tour began.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#23re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:26pm
I think it would be interesting to bring to Broadway, but I say that people may compare it to Wicked.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there a televised concert special a few years back featuring Jewel as Dorothy? All I remember is Roger Daltry as the Tinman (*mental brain flossing due to having watched Tommy one time too many*)
"During this performance, please feel free to let your cell phones and pagers ring willy-nilly. However, do remember that there are heavily-armed knights on stage and you might well be dragged up and impaled."
(Pre-curtain announcement at the new Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot)
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#24re: Wizard of Oz
Posted: 11/30/04 at 2:28pmyes, it 1996 there was a concert version at Lincoln Center -- it was a benefit -- and ita ired on TV and the video and CD are available.
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