Can "Mermaid" Last as Long as "Beauty"??

#1

Can "Mermaid" Last as Long as "Beauty"??

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:34pm

Of course it is possible, but I think it might because of the classic and new catchy songs. The sets aren't that bad. They are actually pretty good from what I've seen. The star line-up for the OBC is great and Sierra will be absloutely fabulous in her Broadway debut. How long do you think that she'd want to do the show for... even if it could be longer than her contract states.

This musical has some of the qualities that "Beauty" had. I think it will do well. It could possibly be Disney's best musical.

What do you think??

Updated On: 10/18/07 at 05:34 PM

#2

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:36pm

I think you should breathe before you post.

#3

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:37pm

No.

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#4

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 5:56pm

No comment till it officially opens

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#5

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:01pm

I agree with Brina, but either way I have a feeling it will have a good long run..

#6

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:03pm

Why do you put two question marks on every question you ask "??"

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#7

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:04pm

Never in a million years.

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#8

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:11pm

Disney's best? I don't think so. Will it have a long run? Yes. How long? Anyone's guess.

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#9

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:51pm

I think it was so foolish of Disney to close Beauty. No doubt Little Mermaid will rake in profits, but I think there will be a likelihood of it turning into another 'Tarzan'.

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#10

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 7:13pm

It'll have half the run of TARZAN.

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#11

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 7:18pm

I think that regardless of how good the show is t'll un much longer the Tarzan. Mermaid is such a more bankable title then Tarzan. I mean it has the Disney Princess factor and that will draw in a tonof people for many years to come.

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#12

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 7:35pm

i def want to see this show and i wont comment until it opens. i agree it will last longer than tarzan and the disney princess thing. while i walked by the theatre about 2-3 weeks ago i did see some of the sets going in and they looked great.
belle and ariel are the top of disney princess list for all the girls/young ladies. i am a 21 yr old female and i belle/ariel are my top disney princess. i feel though it will have a good and nice run.

#13

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:09pm

I agree with you 100% AvenueQResident. Though Beauty and the Beast ran an astounding 13 years on Broadway (and will live on in community and regional theatres) I still feel it wasn't a smart idea to close it. No one knows how well this will do, and honestly it could be a Tarzan or it could be a Beauty. We simply don't know, so end of my story

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Updated On: 10/18/07 at 08:09 PM

#14

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:37pm

I agree that it WILL out run Tarzan, but I don't think it will outrun either Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King.

But I highly doubt it will be a flop...every little girl in the world loves the movie and will want to see it. It is a much more popular film than Tarzan...

#15

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:47pm

No, I don't think it will. I'm guessing probably about 4 years...as with Wicked it's been the hot ticket for 4 years now and its becoming A BIT (not really at all but still a little possible better than last year and the year before) easier to get tickets. And I heard the underwater sets aren't creative at all. Also, I'm not a big fan of Disney on Broadway, with only one exception -- Beauty and the Beast. I feel like the creative team was good behind it and they didn't spend an outrageous amount of money on the sets or anyone.

And to be perfectly honest, other than Norm Lewis, I had no idea who ANYONE in this cast was, so that doesn't help. If they were going for that, they should have put someone famous to its biggest fan base, kids.

#16

re: Can

Posted: 10/18/07 at 9:11pm

my guess is that it was run a good 5 or 6 years then give out. its obviously not great(I've gathered from thinds posted on the boards) but It has to be better then Tarzan. I mean, it was good and everything but...Little Mermaid is just a way cooler story=]

#17

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:53am

It just might drown
and be on TKTS
faster than MARY POPPINS

#18

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 1:12am

Is Poppins on TKTS?! I didn't know that!

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#19

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:12pm

My hunch is that it will go the way of Tarzan, if not worse. Every Disney show seems to be a step down from its predecessor.

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#20

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:19pm

Poppins has been on TKTS for a few months now.

#21

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:27pm

"And to be perfectly honest, other than Norm Lewis, I had no idea who ANYONE in this cast was, so that doesn't help. If they were going for that, they should have put someone famous to its biggest fan base, kids.


That makes no difference to the families and the tourists who fly in and drive in the see the show. they are seeing the show becuase of the title. not for who is playing Ariel. I'm sure that the bridge and tunnel crowd had no idea who Susan Egan and Terrance Mann were, either.

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#22

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:38pm

>I'm sure that the bridge and tunnel crowd had no idea who Susan Egan and Terrance Mann were, either.<

For that matter, I'm sure that most of the Broadway industry had no idea who Susan Egan was when Beauty and the Beast opened.

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#23

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 1:05pm

Poppins has been on TKTS? wow...

What about The Lion King?

#24

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 1:08pm

When BATB opened, Broadway was a very different place. BATB largely created the "family market" on Broadway. The difference now is that not only is Disney competing with itself (MARY POPPINS, LION KING) its also competing with other family friendly shows like WICKED, LEGALLY BLONDE, etc.

Disney will not have a new show with a run like BATB unless they are able to come up with a new show that has the buzz, excitement factor and reviews that THE LION KING received.

LITTLE MERMAID already has bad buzz on it. I think it will run about three years - based fairly soley on name recognition.

#25

re: Can

Posted: 10/19/07 at 6:19pm

I will definetely see it on my April trip, since I am a fan of Disney shows ! But as for the title of Disney's Best Bway Musical, I think nothing can top The Lion King !