Bryan Cranston a producer on Finding Neverland

[RW3]

Posted: 3/1/15 at 12:26pm

Well this is something
Bryan Cranston and Finding Neverland

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/1/15 at 10:20pm

If finding neverland wins best musical would Bryan Cranston receive a second Tony as a producer?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:34am

Hm. It must be good?

[mikey2573]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 6:43am

Cranston probably put up a couple of hundred dollars into the show and Harvey thinks that warrants a press release. Seems as if any time anyone associated with FN passes gas, Harvey has his press agent write a release.
It reeks of desperation.

[Back Row]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 7:58am

As someone who enjoyed the show, I find the over the top press releases to be somewhat off putting. Words like "glorious" and "breathtaking" are best reserved for shows that are, well, glorious and breathtaking, not a show with a pop music score composed to appeal to a family audience. Gershwin can be "glorious and breathtaking". Gary Barlow is not Gershwin. It seems that hey should tone it down just a bit when describing the show.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 9:54am

But they are trying to appeal to the "masses" not folks like us that are pretty much going to see just about everything.

The masses LIKE those words.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 10:06am

"The masses LIKE those words."

Took the words right outta my mouth, mama.

I mean God forbid that a Broadway show try to "gasp* sell tickets!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:35pm

Well, who didn't see this flavor of gushing in that lengthy piece posted at this very site, about "Something Rotten"? It was presented as if opening night B-roll footage, with everyone singing the praises of the material, fellow castmates, and especially the director. You'd think all the hard work was behind everyone. But no, in rehearsal. After one run-through that hardly showed the piece off to its best advantage (at least as reported in detail on, uh, another theater board). This raving before the fact with words like brilliant and luminous and glorious and side-splitting and orgasm-inducing or whatever hyperbole replaces "awesome" is the new normal and collective wishful thinking. The fear of a show not catching fire is understandable. But shows ... catch fire. (hip dude in Revolutionary America, maybe) Or do not (something about Las Vegas). In previews, magic happens or it doesn't, and word of mouth is generated by mouths genuinely in the thrall of the shows, not publicity machinery.

Updated On: 3/2/15 at 12:35 PM

[rcwr]

Posted: 3/3/15 at 12:53am

I love this show (well, I loved it in Camb; not loving the key changes I keep hearing in little clips), and I find the number of recent press releases extremely obnoxious.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 3/3/15 at 1:11am

Call_me_jorge, If finding neverland wins best musical would Bryan Cranston receive a second Tony as a producer?

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Well, we don't have to worry about that since Neverland will not win best musical.