Bring Betty Blue Eyes to Broadway!

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 1:43pm

Look at all of this fabulousness and ridiculousness!! This musical comedy opened on the West End to rave reviews and was nominated for 3 Olivier Awards including Best Musical. Someone produce this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcYbSsX_i9s

Did anybody see it in London?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 1:47pm

Thank you.  We'll be in touch.

[lotiloti]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 2:02pm

As I said at the time. This pig is a turkey !!

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 2:56pm

Fantastic musical that was worthy of more success than it gained. It stands head and shoulders above most other musicals so far this decade.

[luvcaroline]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 3:50pm

We saw it in London during our 2011 visit. It was quite enjoyable. I still listen to the cast recording every now and then. 

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 3:53pm

I saw it in London.  It's a fun musical, but a bit uneven.  I'm not sure there's an audience for it on Broadway.  The story centers around a pig which is fun for about five minutes but becomes a bit tedious as many times as they use it.  It needs a very strong leading lady, acting, singing, dancing, in her 40s and I don't know who that would be on Broadway.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 3:55pm

I saw it in London.  It was fine at best.  It had a fun premise, but a completely forgettable score.  And honestly, it would flounder over here.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:24pm

I actually think it would hit. Some of the more obscure fun shows hit like Xanadu. We need sutton or Patti to do this

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:26pm

The pig isn't any different from a person. It talks and everything. It's just like any other character in a musical. Do people get tedious on stage

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:28pm

Not sure, but they can on message boards...

[joshsmith2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:54pm

It did not do well on west end. I doubt it would do well here.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:56pm

"It's just like any other character in a musical. Do people get tedious on stage"

 

Yes, some characters are tedious on stage.  I understand the whole purpose of the show is about the pig, but it seemed to interfere with the more interesting story of them surviving the war.

 

"We need sutton or Patti to do this"

 

Neither of which can be believed as a Maggie Smith type woman.  Patti is way too old and too loud to play Joyce and not funny enough to play the old mother.

Updated On: 8/14/15 at 05:56 PM

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:03pm

Andrea Martin? Beth leavel?

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:17pm

Both too old. Joyce is supposed to be a middle aged house wife. Beth is 60 and Andea is 68, which puts you into grandmotherly roles in theater.

 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:24pm

bla bla exactly its the theatre. They can't see the wrinkles unless up close

[joshsmith2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:44pm

WHO CARES????

 

"Look at all of this fabulousness and ridiculousness!! This musical comedy opened on the West End to rave reviews and was nominated for 3 Olivier Awards including Best Musical. Someone produce this!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcYbSsX_i9s

 

Did anybody see it in London?

 

"

 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:48pm

look everybody another troll!

[joshsmith2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:50pm

"look everybody another troll!

saying I am a troll . So you can justify yourself intresting

"

 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 6:57pm

Liza??

[joshsmith2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:03pm

 

 

I am Philly Pinto as well I am playing games with everyone

"

 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:11pm

Bilbo?

[joshsmith2]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:14pm

 

 

Philly  you are me. I really need to stop playing this game with everyone I am really quite crazy playing this game.  I am Phillypinto and I play this game because I am an attention seeker.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:17pm

Definitely Liza's ****ing crazy headband 

[DeNada]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:25pm

Betty Blue Eyes was a very sweet, very silly and nearly unmarketable show, sabotaged by its producer's insistence that the animatronic pig was the star instead of any of the human beings on stage.  It had a good score, excellent central performances (even if they weren't the greatest singers/dancers in the world), and strong direction and choreography.  If it had kept the original film title of A Private Function and had better branding I think it could have lasted longer; but that was the season of Matilda, so there wasn't really a hope of a single award going its way (and Matilda is a better show, IMO).

It should never go to Broadway, it would be utterly wrong for the market (it has played the US, though - it was done at Wichita a couple of years ago!).

I saw a very poor student production of it a while ago; while they could all sing nicely and dance well, they sucked all the humour out of it  I hope the UK tour did a better job!

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:31pm

I want to see it (