#51
Posted: 8/8/12 at 10:11am
It could be a big show any why not if they have the budget. Be a tough sell but if its done right, could do well. Rogers & Hammerstein sell still.
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#52
Posted: 8/8/12 at 10:24am
Not according to the revival of Oklahoma
#53
Posted: 8/8/12 at 11:19am
William Ivy Long is costuming...should be lavish.
#54
Posted: 8/8/12 at 11:57am
That's always good news in my book, jules. I think that man is a living legend. His portfolio and the number of looks that I would consider iconic (in the theatre world, at least) is extremely impressive.
#55
Posted: 8/8/12 at 1:23pm
Website online: http://cinderellaonbroadway.com/
Tagline: "Glass slippers are so back."
Tagline: "Glass slippers are so back."
Updated On: 8/8/12 at 01:23 PM
#56
Posted: 8/8/12 at 1:27pm
"Put a direct line in to your fairy godmother for exclusive updates."
#57
Posted: 8/8/12 at 1:38pm
if that tagline is setting the tone of this production, i'm not interested.
#58
Posted: 8/8/12 at 1:54pm
>Rogers & Hammerstein sell still.<
>Not according to the revival of Oklahoma<
For that matter State Fair (1996), The Sound of Music (1999), Flower Drum Song (2003) were all failures (and the Flower Drum revisal was especially egregious), and Carousel (1994), despite hosannas and awards, only ran 11 months. I can't recall if The King & I recouped (1996), but it may not have, since the show was expensive to mount and run. I think South Pacific is the only recent revival of a R&H title that had reviews, awards and box office. Beane is also yet to have a hit musical and I wonder if his arch style of humor will be a good mesh with Rodgers & Hammerstein, but I hope it works. More R&H on Broadway is a good thing.
>Not according to the revival of Oklahoma<
For that matter State Fair (1996), The Sound of Music (1999), Flower Drum Song (2003) were all failures (and the Flower Drum revisal was especially egregious), and Carousel (1994), despite hosannas and awards, only ran 11 months. I can't recall if The King & I recouped (1996), but it may not have, since the show was expensive to mount and run. I think South Pacific is the only recent revival of a R&H title that had reviews, awards and box office. Beane is also yet to have a hit musical and I wonder if his arch style of humor will be a good mesh with Rodgers & Hammerstein, but I hope it works. More R&H on Broadway is a good thing.
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#59
Posted: 8/8/12 at 2:30pm
Not surprised it's in a big theater. I expected lavish sets and spectacle.
Also, based on the names of the characters in the press release, I see they are going back to the story's french roots, given that the Cinderella version we all know (fairy godmother, magic pumpkins, glass slipper) is a french fairy tale. I wonder how the competition will be next season if and when Ever After opens, which also takes place in France. Just a random thought.
Also, based on the names of the characters in the press release, I see they are going back to the story's french roots, given that the Cinderella version we all know (fairy godmother, magic pumpkins, glass slipper) is a french fairy tale. I wonder how the competition will be next season if and when Ever After opens, which also takes place in France. Just a random thought.
#60
Posted: 8/8/12 at 2:52pm
Huge sets don't sell tickets.
#61
Posted: 8/8/12 at 3:24pm
Phantom of London - not necessarily, but they can sometimes help carry/sell a show. Look at Miss Saigon, Phantom, Spider-Man, etc. Tourists love a big spectacle.
#62
Posted: 8/8/12 at 8:03pm
Entertainment Weekly wrote an article about the show today.
Rodger & Hammerstein's version of 'Cinderella' to debut on Broadway, with a twist ending
Rodger & Hammerstein's version of 'Cinderella' to debut on Broadway, with a twist ending
#63
Posted: 8/8/12 at 8:20pm
"And apparently in this updated version there’s a twist — Cinderella gets to save the Prince in the end — although details beyond that are scarce. "
Ugh why?!?! I hope it works better here than it did for Little Mermaid.
Ugh why?!?! I hope it works better here than it did for Little Mermaid.
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#64
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:21am
"^ It will be a great season even though 'Cinderella' be considered an original Broadway musical at the Tonys. It will be considered for Best Revival of Musical at the Tonys. despite the fact that this will be the first time that the show has played on Broadway. At this year's Laurence Olivier Awards, 'Andrew Llyod Webber's: The Wizard of Oz' was nominated for Best Musical Revival even though it was playing in the West End for the the first time."
The Wizard of Oz was nominated for Best Musical when it was originally in the West End in 1987. It was done by RSC. It originally starred Imelda Staunton (sp?) as Dorothy. Gillian Bevan was her replacement (and can be heard on the 1989 cast album). True, it wasn't the ALW production. It was actually leaps and bounds better (in my opinion).
The Wizard of Oz was nominated for Best Musical when it was originally in the West End in 1987. It was done by RSC. It originally starred Imelda Staunton (sp?) as Dorothy. Gillian Bevan was her replacement (and can be heard on the 1989 cast album). True, it wasn't the ALW production. It was actually leaps and bounds better (in my opinion).
#65
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:43am
^ Oh I didn't know that it got a nomination. On a side note the Barbican Theatre, where it played, is not West End theatre.
Updated On: 8/9/12 at 12:43 AM
#66
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:48am
^West End or not, it was still better than the Webber Wizard Rainbow Mix.
#67
Posted: 8/9/12 at 1:02am
Carousel, to be fair, was a Lincoln Center production, though. I believe there was even some talk of a transfer, but it played the Vivian Beaumont for quite a long time, all things considered, and has never been a huge, easy sell.
#68
Posted: 8/9/12 at 1:56am
So, this WILL be considered revival? Was this the same case for the production of LITTLE SHOP with Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler being considered revival?
#69
Posted: 8/9/12 at 1:57am
I would love to see "Falling in Love" in it, but they would need to lower the keys for Harris's husky voice.
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#70
Posted: 8/9/12 at 2:18am
Little Shop was a revival because it was such an established show. I guess *maybe* they could argue if this one's a revival or not based on just how new the book is? (It sounds like it's pretty much a complete re-write).
#71
Posted: 8/9/12 at 2:20am
"^ Oh I didn't know that it got a nomination. On a side not the Barbican Theatre, where it played, is not West End Theatre."
But it might as well be since productions there are eligible for Olivier Awards.
But it might as well be since productions there are eligible for Olivier Awards.
#72
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:16pm
I would think it would be considered Revival, because of it's popular national tour and several film presentations.
Updated On: 8/9/12 at 12:16 PM
#73
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:21pm
I think I perfromed in this a few years ago..... I performed in Cinderella but I don't know if it was this version. Anyone know? The opening number was something like "Cinderella, Cinderella it's the tale of Cinderella. There'll be magic and suprises, and spells with magic wands."
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#74
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:23pm
My personal guess, it will be deemed a revival, but Douglas Carter Beane will have reworked the book enough that he will be eligible for best book.
#75
Posted: 8/9/12 at 12:26pm
Yeah, Quiche, I'm gonna go ahead and assume that's not the R&H production.
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