Broadway's COME FROM AWAY on Apple TV - News & Discussion Thread — Page 3

Jarethan said: "One of the very successful contributors to the show’s success for me was people playing two roles."

Actually, they are playing two named roles, each of which is a composite of various people. And they also occasionally play one or two other "generic" characters.

Okay, one more time.

Most every big show on Broadway had already stopped having local audiences. There may have been some local bridge and tunnel traffic, but mostly these shows were relying on TOURISTS. That's how they made money to continue.

There will be no tourists for awhile At least 2019 level. Yes, people will still be afraid to travel. But this pandemic has cost individuals and families so much money. So much money. And even with the tremendous discounts the city will offer, New York is still very expensive.

Maybe Hamilton, Lion King and Wicked will reopen if the fall is deemed the point in time to lift restrictions. But that will leave no room for many other big old shows. There will not be enough shared tourist audience to fill any more theatres than those.

But there are millions of locals who will want to see new stuff. That's where producers will put their money, not risking it on stuff everyone here has already seen, possibly a couple of times. Maybe in say, five years, there will be a "revival" of "Come From Away" so these types of shows can finish out a run..."



I'm sorry, I just don't think this is going to be as big a factor as some of you do, concerning this specific show. I absolutely respect your opinion and agree that, yes, you could be right.

Theatrefanboy1 said: "A friend of mine that I’m sitting with right now who’s a huge New York theatre goer just said “New York? Why would I want to go to New York until it’s back to the city that I loved. I want that same theatre experience, no mask, packed house, stage door experience “.

It didn’t sound like she would be going for quite some time. Just speaking as a visitor who frequently takes a trip out to the city.
I wonder how long it would be till all that returns"

All things being equal, I think we will likely be wearing masks until there is herd immunity, which will hopefully mean through the end of the year or perhaps for another year, but there will not be Broadway shows without (at least the possibility of) packed houses. There is every indication that covid will be used as a pretext for ending stage dooring permanently, which is a very good thing.

I'm surprised they aren't filming this in Australia. The show is up and running there. They could fly in the the US or whatever cast and have an audience.

They can't fly in the U.S. cast due to travel restrictions. And while the current Broadway cast has had a few replacements, the vast majority have been with the show forever and have a more intimate relationship with their characters (not to mention the real life people they play).

Exactly, I want to see the Broadway cast who have been with the show for years, not random unknown actors with barely any attachment to the material.

Updated On: 2/24/21 at 12:38 PM

Many of these people are not "random unknowns," but I get the reasoning behind wanting to film an OBC (or most of an OBC, if that's the case).

None of this matters. Australia has nothing to do with this filming. Period.

That was not directed at you in particular, I was just talking about the entire Australia suggestion.

Fosse76 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Americans are allowed in Australia for filming, but obvious quarantine protocols must be followed. Australia is seeing a boom in filming they haven’t seen in many years due to how well they handled the pandemic. "

Not according to the Australian government.

https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-international-travellers"

There are ways around it, and as Jordan pointed to, major $ incentives.
A few game shows flew their contestants and crews down (ie. Jane Krakowski's Name That Tune) and shot with a full audience. Same idea could be applied here, if they want the audience aspect.

Updated On: 2/24/21 at 08:47 PM

HogansHero said: "They could also send a spaceship full of contestants to the Moon. or Mars."

I think we've found the next reality show project for the Kardashians.