A Man of No Importance coming to Broadway? — Page 4

Sorry wait a second - where did this talk about billing come from?

The poster who originally told us that the deal was off (which, by the way, I think we should all take with a grain of salt anyway) said they couldn't decide on a number - which I took to mean a pay conversation.

Anyway, add me to the list of people who thought his accent was not good.

this parsons talk cuts both ways-- if he isnt as big of a draw as he was a decade ago, hes still big enough of a draw that this production isnt happening without him. hes certainly a Star by Bway standards.

these comparisons to the Golden Age of Bway are really wild. In those days, Bway wasnt as much of a tourist trap, and it was a legit form of entertainment for many: there were 3 TV channels, 5 movies released a year, etc. etc. It wasnt one of many options. So a Big Show or Hot Ticket was wayyy more of a draw than it is now- and the "big stars" were THEATER stars, not movie stars. Just seems like we live in a totally different universe-- and a much crappier one, to be sure, where a well-reviewed play cant catch an audience.

If not Parsons, I feel like this could be a great vehicle for James Marsden to make a Broadway debut in. I also had thoughts about Alfie Allen or Andrew Garfield, although they are much younger than the role calls for.

RippedMan said: "I get it. Get your worth. I just can't imagine what he was making in Boys in the Band, he couldn't make here? I guess this is a bigger risk though. I mean it's not like he was probably getting paid his worth for the CSC run, right? He had to have been making pennies. So, I don't see the difference here?"

Musicals have more expenses than plays. Bands. Typically more rigorous lighting and sound requirements. Choreography. They can devote more money to the salaries of the stars when they don’t when to pay for that stuff.


Pure speculation, but I also imagine Boys in the Band was a passion project moreso than Man of No Importance was.

Sounds like it’s dead which sucks. Was curious to see how this would look in a commercial setting.

Whelp, I had really been excited for this. One of my favorite underrated shows and I missed the CSC production (and the original was when I was a little kid) so I was very much looking forward to the supposed transfer. I hope it's not totally dead in the water and may still transfer even if not til next season. It does seem a bit odd that they would go as far as putting up a test event and securing dates and a theatre all before even confirming if they had their lead actor available...

I guess I will say however that my bank account is relieved, at least for the time being...

Actually shocking that they were seemingly so close to an announcement without locking down their lead.

While stranger things have certainly happened, the staging and set for The Notebook would need to be completely redesigned and rethought to go into Circle.

fashionguru_23 said: "I'm going to assume at this point, CITS will sit empty for the next few months."

True, and this should be a criminal offense. There's no other theater like it.

Melissa25 said: "Any chance The Notebook can now com in to CITS?"

No. NOTEBOOK is waiting until the fall and will play a proscenium house.

Of course it was about the money. He probably wanted more than what the production could afford and didn’t love the project enough to do it for less. I’m not saying he should devalue his worth, but at the same time he does not have the star power of big A-list celebrities.

CITS has a low gross income potential given it has less than 800 seats and I am certain the producers felt they could never recoup their investment if he was asking for a large sum. If you look at the average gross for a moderately success show at CITS, they’re in the $500,000/week range. That is probably about what it would cost to run the show weekly. Even if they could get the running costs down, it would probably take them several years to recoup.

The show needed a name in it because it is not a show the tourists will likely come in to see otherwise. It is a shame they could not come to a deal because there was a lot of talent in that cast. Personally, I think Mr. Parsons did everybody dirty on this one.

Updated On: 1/27/23 at 05:40 PM

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