Academy Award Winning Film ONCE Comes to Broadway in 2010/2011 Season — Page 2

All I know is history shows that small musicals do not work well on Broadway. A small cast is not the only factor, as the source material for both ACA and TOS in my opinion were not very strong.

In my opinion, it's just hard to envision a stage show of this without the lead performers, whom I think much of the success to the film is owed.

I am deeply and profoundly sorry that I offended you so.

I know that some just hate it when I poo poo on negativity. Some want their negativity and eat it, too! And, I realize I have no right to state my opinion about said negativity.

I just want to encourage people to be more supportive of the artform and of bold or out of the box ideas. It's a general discussion not limited to Once or ACA.

And I stand by my belief that if there's place for one person and two person plays on Broadway, there's a place for those kinds of musicals as well. If Once ends up being a glorious piece with rave reviews, it will find it's audience whether on 45th St or the Village.

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Updated On: 10/16/08 at 06:33 PM

And, I already said that everyone is allowed their opinion.

But if it's not bold or out of the box, why is it difficult to see it being possible? That seems like an inconsistency.

I choose to see the possibilities. I ask how can we make this work. Not--oh this will never work.

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Updated On: 5/1/09 at 07:09 PM

"And again, it doesn't matter what "we" think, "we" won't be doing anything to make the musical, so being critical isn't doing any harm to the artform. When the producers pull the plug on a show before it hits theaters because of a message board, then there's room to talk."

I never said anything to the contrary.

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Yes. I come here to discuss the artform and the one group that might be affected by these discussions is the young people who create theatre, whether as writers, producers, directors etc. And, I fancy the notion that anything is possible. And I seek to encourage that. I'm sorry if my positivity is a rain on your parade.

And criticism is not a valid comparison. Either way, I agree that criticism (not nastiness) is vital to the quality of theatre. Pooping on ideas before one has had a chance to prove themselves is a waste of energy and a terrible way to think. I M H O.

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Updated On: 5/1/09 at 09:00 PM

ok. you win. i guess that's what you want to hear.

aaaahhh message boards.

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Y'all are annoying. Why can't people disagree without a pile on? I'd personally love to hear what the people who did the music for Once could do to put together a musical score. But I would absolutely not want to see the movie itself turned into said musical. Why? Because I fear that whoever made it would think the material was too whisper-thin to hold up on stage and would add to it unnecessarily, thus reducing the overall impact. I mean, at 85 minutes, I thought the move could have shaved off a little time and been more successful. But the chances someone is going to do a 70 or 75 minute show? Slim to none.

Completely off topic, but JRB, the trouble with tossing out shows as examples of why small musicals work or why movies-to-musicals work is that not only are you selecting a very small selection and thus ignoring the percentage of both those things that fail, but you're also depending on having people agree with your taste. Though I do agree that there are stunning musicals that are very short and contained, I actually don't like three of the four you mentioned. I think you'd gain legitimacy by stating your opinions and opinions and making your arguments for positivity in a more positive way.