sorry to go back to an ealier post but could people agree the reason americans dont have as many plays on broadway is becauset he audiences dont want them???
i went to see cat on a hot tin roof last week whilst in nyc, (one of the best straight plays i've ever seen) and the audience was the worst audience i've ever seen. the most dramatic moments in the play and you've got ****ing americans answering there mobiles, and inappropriate shouting out, they treat plays like pantomimes.
and english people from what i've found don't like supporting new shows, they like proven hits. which is a shame, but its only passionate theatregoers who'll go out and see new english musicals. the average joe won't. and imo part of the reason to blame for this is the 'celebrity in lead roles' generation, and i hate to say it as im all for them but shows such as maria, joseph and now oliver are havin an impact on it. but thats a whole different argument.
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