1st Disney Revival? - Page 3

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 5:18pm

All the Disney shows are too new to be put on broadway by someone else. And Disney has Networks touring a production of BATB around the country. And If I remember correctly, TLM is getting a revamp by a regional theatre, so YES they do let others do their shows. Maybe not on Broadway cause TLM and BATB are too recent for revivals, but your point fails.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 5:20pm

Oh guys, CurtainsUp is just trolling at this point.

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 5:37pm

As some others have mentioned, Disney shows and big hits like Phantom or Mamma Mia most definitely have a place on Broadway. For many young people, they are the gateway drugs that open their eyes to the magical world of the theater.

Seeing Wicked over seven years ago changed my life, and I would not be posting here if it weren't for that juggernaut. Had my first show been a piece like Passion, I doubt it would have made as big of an impact on me at the time. Personally, it took me a while to develop a palette for more intellectually-stimulating works, but I never would have learned to appreciate them without the help of the mindless fluff. I imagine many other theater fans my age feel the same way.

Updated On: 11/16/14 at 05:37 PM

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 6:07pm

"Why doesn't Disney license out their shows to be produced on Broadway to someone else?"

Cameron Mackintosh produces revivals of his own shows.

[theatrecr8zy]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 9:04pm

Am I the only person in the world that actually LIKED Tarzan?

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/16/14 at 10:32pm

I never did get to see Tarzan on stage, though I love the cast recording! With that being said, from the videos I've seen of the Broadway production, it absolutely looked like a mess!

Though I think the show really does deserve a second chance, just with a better creative team. Updated On: 11/16/14 at 10:32 PM

[jm10112]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 8:15pm

I thought you said on one of my posts that people "fall asleep after the opening number."

[Owen22]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 9:32pm

I'm hoping, maybe in fifteen years or so, some enterprising off Broadway or London Fringe theatre will "rediscover" Beauty and the Beast or Tarzan or Little Mermaid and give them spins that have nothing to do with the films they are based on except the book and lyrics. New original costumes and stagings. New orchestrations. New casting ideas. I hope the same thing happens to Shrek.