BROADWAY VACATION Thread

No thank you.

I think it's a hilarious property that has tremendous stage potential.

Too bad Ken Davenport will destroy it all.

One of my favorite movies is Christmas Vacation, but I can not see even a glimmer of hope that this could ever work.

Too bad. It's a great franchise, but EVERYTHING that Davenport touches, turns to shiite. The reason that ONCE ON THIS ISLAND will lose Best Revival to MY FAIR LADY is the Broadway industry's complete and utter hatred of him. At least Barry and Fran (and even David Stone!) can turn on the charm when they want to --- but Kenny, not so much.

JSquared2 said: "Too bad. It's a great franchise, but EVERYTHING that Davenport touches, turns to shiite. The reason that ONCE ON THIS ISLAND will lose Best Revival to MY FAIR LADY is the Broadway industry's complete and utter hatred of him. At least Barry and Fran (and even David Stone!) can turn on the charm when they want to --- but Kenny, not so much."

The last two Broadway productions Ken Davenport was a lead producer on (Spring Awakening and Once on This Island) earned tons of acclaim.

I'd love to see Cheno as Ellen and Andy Karl or Brian D'Arcy James as Clark. And can Jane Krakowski come back as an all-grown-up Vicki???

That would actually be quite useful.

I don't think much is really off-limits for adaptation or that a talented team couldn't find a good angle but for me this falls under the category of "but why, though?" Nothing about the property is crying out to be musicalized.

EthelMae said: "Darn, I thought this was a new thread about verified vacation dates planned for actors in Broadway shows!"

So did I.

I have no desire to see this franchise on stage. Saw about half of the first movie and that was enough for me.