Bare the musical 2010-2011 Broadway season, anymore info?

I really hope it does reach Broadway (where it should have gone in the first place), but I doubt Michael will be back in it. I know Damon....who wrote the music....wasn't too fond of the NYC cast and the direction it took. I don't know, I guess we will have to see.

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Updated On: 2/28/10 at 01:14 AM

Okay, don't want to be a kill joy, but I for one thought Bare was a bore. As a gay man, I also found it offensive. I would be very surprised to see Bare on Broadway. Who would it appeal to?

I didn't care for it either. I know it has some very dedicated fans but I also found it tedious and predictable.

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Lol. I think it's great that you love it dj. There are more than a few questionable shows that I love.

Who cares what anyone else thinks, as long as you like it that's all that matters.

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Taz - damn straight. I was just playing but that is the great thing about theatre: there is something for everyone.

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Damon's troubles have nothing to do with anything.

But yes, its the same producers who were unable to get the show up in SF. So the next step is Broadway, LOGICALLY. (sarcasm).

I would be thrilled if this came to Broadway!

I have a friend asssociated with the currently planned bare production and actually, it was the NYC reading for San Fran
that sparked real Broadway interest. SF only didn't happen because both the Marines Memorial Theatre and the Post Street
Theatre (the only two venues of choice in SF for bare) stopped
functioning as legit, commercial houses. So Broadway was the next logical choice, and the authors, who believe in these producers, actually granted Broadway rights, which the producers did not have during the reading for SF.

Updated On: 3/3/10 at 02:43 PM

Plenty of other venues in SF that would be right for BARE, and be commercially viable. But that depends on how you see BARE artistically.

It could be argued, that those two venues are absolutely not right for the show.

I love "bare". I could care less if anyone thinks it's "a bore". To me, the score soars, the lyrics punch you in the gut, and the characters are totally multifaceted. We all went to High School. No, we were not all in the closet, a jock, the fat girl, the princess at the rave, the Mom, or the catholic priest...but we all knew a few.

I fell in love with the show a decade ago when it played @ the Hudson Theater in Hollywood. John Torres will always be Peter to me. In fact, with all due respect to the NY cast, the LA cast was pure magic on that stage. I agree it is well served in a small space, but could reach new heights in one of the more intimate broadway houses...where it has always deserved a home.

"bare - a pop opera" should have opened years ago at what is now New World Stages. maybe it still should. amazing venue with terrific bathrooms. as with most foiled creative ventures...it all came down to $. or the lack thereof. somebody should give it another shot. done right again, perhaps with some trendy stunt casting for a chunky advance (archuletta?) - I think this show would be HUGE.

I hope this show sees a Broadway stage soon, but the *you know what* that I just saw was a mess. It's got a lot of tweaking that needs to be done. How this show could fill up a Broadway Theatre? That's another question, but the material has enough potential to draw people into the theatre based on the beauty of the show alone. There's hope. As long as the show is reworked in some areas, it WILL be great.

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Kaitlin and Jim both joined the faculty of Texas State University this past year; Kaitlin is currently the director of the college's Musical Theatre program. So it's not likely that either of them would be able to participate in a New York production of Bare any time soon (or any other show, for that matter).

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