Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/19 — Page 2

I didn't say Allison was a phenomenal singer, Stephanie should have won the Tony for her acting, or Megan didn't imitate Dolly. I said they all have "star power," something LBB sorely lacked in LEGALLY BLONDE.

I agree that the actresses' weaknesses are, in fact, the aspects of their performances that you mentioned but I thought they all exuded star power and carried the show successfully; much more successfully than Laura Bell did. Having a lead who is basically in over her head, as LBB was in LEGALLY BLONDE, takes a lot away from the show. I'd rather watch three performances with admittedly weak aspects carry a show effortlessly and exude star power than one performer who is a fine singer, dancer, and actress but who just doesn't deliver the star power that a role like Elle almost demands.

And I think LEGALLY BLONDE is the best example to save your money and rent the movie. The movie is so much better (no pun intended) than the show in every way. 9 TO 5, I think, much to many other peoples' chagrin, works better on stage than on screen. But to each his own.

Updated On: 7/20/09 at 04:16 PM

Im sorry but apart from 3 songs (9 to 5, Shine Like The Sun and Get Out) the score is horrid, as poppy and campy as Legally Blondes was it fitted the content of the show far better and was much more memorable

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jeez why is 9 to 5's sales so low. It's such a great show, great story, score, and the cast is amazing, what more do people want?

My issue with the Tony nominations for 9 TO 5, also (and this is kind of random but whatever), was that the TECHNICAL aspects of the show totally deserved nominations. I could understand people having issues with Hilty and Block's performances (although they should have been nominated over Foster --who is getting nominated for giving virtually the same performance show after show-- and Channing --no comment.-- but whatever) but I am just baffled by the fact that the Tony nominating committee didn't see 9 TO 5's set, lighting, costumes, and orchestrations fit to be nominated. It deserved to win for its set.

I'm so happy for Rock of Ages!

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I have to say that I agreed with the technical shutout for 9 to 5. While it had the MOST set, possibly, of any new show, I thought it was unattractive, distracting, and obvious. The lighting wasn't in the same league as Billy Elliot, Hair, or Next to Normal, and even the costumes (beyond Janney's white pantsuit) felt lackluster. It could have and should have been an amazing show, but for me it fell short in every way other than maybe Kudisch's performance.

My problem with the show was actually that expectations might have been too high. Dolly Parton is one of my favorite performers, and I loooove the movie. I expected a slam dunk. So when the show ended up being merely okay, it registered as a much bigger disappointment than it would have normally.

With Legally Blonde, I expected very little and had a lot of fun. Is either show objectively better than the other? I'm not sure. But I got way more of a kick out of the latter.

9 to 5 in my opinion was such a big build up and everyone was expecting for it to be a huge hit and to be like Hairspray.

I have a feeling that the show is in worse shape compared to when it had its run in LA. It seemed a lot of people raved about it in LA but didn't like it on Broadway. It is a shame, because it had potential, and it seemed as if the writers got lazy or something and just didn't care about the book.

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While speaking of BE, I see that their gross just keeps climbing. Of course most of the increase is ticket cost, but I noticed that this house that does not sell standing room DID sell 2 more seats than they had capacity for. Do you think they've got 2 people sitting in the same seat? (and does the one on top pay more than the one below?)

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i can admit when i am wrong.
9-5 won't close in Nov when i assumed it would close.
It will be done right after labor day.
I hate when i am wrong.

Tom's Cat, BE probably had some cancellations and resales, which account for them selling more than capacity.