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Beauty out Mermaid in
Joined: 12/31/69
#75re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:13pm
I saw BatB in 2000 in London (with Barrowman as the Bast) and while I loved the performances (though Michelle Gayle was charming but not very strong for Belle), love the movie, and love the new songs Menken did for them (we'll leave Tim Rice outa this) I gotta agree the sets and costumes never really "sold" for me--a lto of times I felt liek Iw as watching an admittedly very well staged Disneyland show.
The London theatre it played I rememeber being *huge* but I don't htink it lasted even three years there (ironic as I woudla thought it woulda been the kinda show Londonw ould love for years)
#76re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:17pm
"Is the guy who's been phoning in his performances as the Beast still with the show? Just curious."
Steve Blanchard...and yes, he is still with the show.
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#77re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:38pmWhat exactly is run down about the show in recent years? just the performances? or effects and such?
Wickedfreak2
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#78re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:42pm
Tarzan isn't doing that bad it is giving pretty strong grosses for the 2 hard weeks of Broadway so far.
Also the Richard Rodgers is going to have toruble getting any show into that theatre so Tazran will be there for a while.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#79re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:44pm
No, it's just that the Rodgers is a small theater. A show that needs little backstage room can fit.
It was Disney's mistake putting Tarzan there. Closing Beauty is the only feisable thing to do.
#80re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:46pm
To guarantee a hit, they're renaming some of the Mermaid songs to:
Defying Aquaty
And I am (not) Telling You
The Bitch of the Ocean
Shells 10, Fins 3
You Can't Stop My Feet
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
Updated On: 1/17/07 at 08:46 PM
TheaterAddict7652
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#81re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:47pm
I would have preferred to see Tarzan go, but thank god this is closing. I would hate to see five Disney shows running at the same time.
(Editted, because I can't count. Thanks FOAnatic!)
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Updated On: 1/17/07 at 08:47 PM
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#82re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:56pm
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is Broadway’s longest running American musical and the 6th longest running show of all time.
I thought ACL was still the longest running american show?
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"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
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#83re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:59pmACL still has the all-time record, but I think they mean the CURRENT longest running American show.
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popular_elphie
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#84re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:03pm
Craig, that was hilarious.
Sad to see my first Broadway show go, but something new needs to come.
#85re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:05pm
I would have preferred to see Tarzan go, but thank god this is closing. I would hate to see six Disney shows running at the same time.
Where do you get six?
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Broadway Star Joined: 1/8/07
#86re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:08pm
I am kind of surprised that TLM casting has yet to be announced and yet they have announced EVERYTHING else(don't yell at me...i know there are 30000000 threads on it)
I'm definitely mourning Beauty and the Beast
although I am excited for TLM
#87re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:14pm
I've seen LION KING in Los Angeles and while it looks good, the book is really terrible. But it's making money so I understand why it's staying open over BatB.
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#88re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:25pmWhat was run down about it? I mean even four years ago, mind you four years ago when i last saw it, the sets squeaked unbelivabley and shook as they entered stage, the effects were poor and lacking, i was not sitting in a bad sight line seat, and saw backstage no fewer than three times. Dont get me wrong its sad to see actors out of work, but still, once "Beauty was decreased", it was not the same show.
#89re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:39pmcraig that was hilarious...what about mama i'm a real girl now?
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#90re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:39pmdoube post.
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#91re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:41pmI wonder if the post headline will read in July "Beauty Is Deceased"
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#92re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:46pmWow...this was my very first show. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was shocked to see this.
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#93re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:53pmwhen i read that BatB would be closing this summer, i literally gasped out loud. it makes me so sad. i saw it for the first time last january. my friend really wants to see it and we didn't get a chance when we were just in NYC last week. So sad. i can see what they mean with the show getting a little tired but it is sad to see a classic like this go. rest in peace B&B
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#94re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 9:59pm
Took my niece to it for her first show when she was six.Liked it better than I thought I would.
My horrible ex girlfriend met us (niece and her parents) afterwards for dinner.
Two years later my niece and I were coming home from the Yankee game, We passed the ex girlfriends stop and I said "Thats Janet's stop." "Why didn't you marry her?" she asked me. "Because Uncle Richie was a very lucky man." The guy across from me started cracking up.
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#95re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 10:00pmugh im so pissed; i loved beauty and the beast and the little mermaid seems so corny and looks like its going to be a flop.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
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#97re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 10:09pmI'm shocked. I can't believe it. This was my first Broadway show and it's going to be really hard seeing it go...=(
#98re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 10:16pm
Zeitoujo
That seems like a rather ignorant statement to make. Ignorant in the basic definition - NOT as a slam or personal attack. But since there isn't a set cast, a day of rehearsal complete, etc - there's no way to say that it looks like anything...
For me, the suprising thing is not so much that BatB closing (which I am actually a bit sad for nostalgic reasons) but that they are closing to to make way for Little Mermaid. NOT because Little Mermaid shouldn't be on Broadway or anything like that. But because given the choice between BatB and Tarzan - I'd personally choose to close Tarzan.
BatB is a much more accessible show and has been a Broadway staple (regardless of what some might thing) for 13 years. I don't see that kind of life in Tarzan. I *could* see at least a few more years of BatB though.
That being said, and although it's been joked about. I *could* easily see in 5-10 or 15 years Disney bringing BatB back to Broadway for a limited run. It would fall in line with their "from the vault" marketing technique with DVDs. And if a theater wasn't available, they could do a limited run at Radio City or elsewhere and bring it back with a large cast, etc.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
CurtainPullDowner
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#99re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 10:29pmDon't be surprised if that isn't part of the "plan" Craig.
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