9 TO 5; PROMISES, PROMISES; HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

[CapnHook]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:15pm

Anybody else noticing a trend?

[singtopher]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:17pm

Musicals that take place in an office setting?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:17pm

Workplace musical comedies?

[singtopher]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:18pm

Jinx.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:06pm

INEXPLICABLE USE OF CAPS?

[D2]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:33pm

Bad, better, BEST?

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:36pm

Things that shine?

[vlegra]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 6:43am

have you also noticed these are actually old ideas.

9 to 5 was a movie first. the audience for that film was office works.


H2$ is a revival when that audience was also working

Promises promises is also a revival so there is not trend in new office musicals

those have been written a million times but the trend that we are seeing in these shows are Revivals and Already used ideas. Shows that are being recycled. GREAT SHOWS but no originality.

thats the only trend I see.
The Teenage Actor

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 8:00am

Well certainly not a NEW trend. B'way musicals have ALWAYS included works based on something else, be it PLAYS or books or real life or movies (this more as of late) A large majority of successful musicals in the last 50+ years can be tied to another "source".

This past season was the year of the revival. Not so much this year...H2S is one of the few (Musicals, anyway)

So the only trend I see is: office settings -- but Capn -- what did you have in mind?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 8:09am

All three have had quasi-majorish stars making Broadway debuts? (Janey, Hayes, Shannon and Radcliffe)

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 8:20am

NOT a b'way debut for Radcliffe, he was in Equus (and I thought he was superb!) in 08-09 season.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 9:19am

They are the favorite musicals of the the ladies of The View?

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 1:15pm

They had dancers with crabs?

[timote316]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 3:25pm

Office-centric musicals that some are going to say are a byproduct of a somewhat poorly rated TV show?

[bestfreakinshoes]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 10:27pm

Nor a Broadway debut for Janney, who was in Present Laughter and A View from the Bridge in the late 90s. Debut in a musical yes, Broadway debut, no.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 10/15/10 at 11:06pm

I had nothing in mind. I was making fun of a different thread someone else posted.