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[CarlosAlberto]

Earthquake #50

Posted: 8/23/11 at 7:59pm

Does Victoria Principal stage door?

^ Best post in this thread!!

[CapnHook]

Earthquake #51

Posted: 8/23/11 at 8:44pm

Universal Pictures has acquired the film rights.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[CapnHook]

Earthquake #52

Posted: 8/23/11 at 8:49pm

UPDATE: Universal Pictures has announced that they will not proceed with the film adaptation. They blame it on the fact that there are no A-list stars who will play Earthquake and without an A-lister, they won't put up the money.

The creative team is devastated but are pursuing other production companies to make this happen.

It's such a shame. EARTHQUAKE would have made such a good movie musical. I mean, seriously, they couldn't secure Johnny Depp or Tom Hanks? Tom Hanks would be shattering as Earthquake.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[Kad]

Earthquake #53

Posted: 8/24/11 at 12:10am

I think the people expect to see Lea Michele in an earthquake.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[justoldbill]

Earthquake #54

Posted: 8/24/11 at 1:02am

It's a shame Bern Hoffman is no longer with us. I enjoyed his Earthquake in LI'L ABNER.

Well-well-well-what-do-you-think-of-that-I-have-nothing-here-to-pay-my-train-fare-with-only-large-bills-fives-and-sevens....

[allofmylife]

Earthquake #55

Posted: 8/24/11 at 2:56am

Obviously, didn't feel it out here in Los Angeles, but today my building did decide to settle just a bit more. The whole building groaned this morning. If it collapses, my programs go to Lincoln Center, okay?

ps love the tweet where someone from LA says "5.8? We use that to stir the coffee."

http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622 http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699

[bwayphreak234]

Earthquake #56

Posted: 8/24/11 at 3:49am

Well according to this weeks grosses the show only brought in a little over a million and earned 92% of it's weekly nut. It should be posting it's closing notice any second now...

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[Miranda3]

Earthquake #57

Posted: 8/24/11 at 9:53am

Was that Mandy Patinkin peddling afterschlock in the lobby?
Updated On: 8/24/11 at 09:53 AM

[best12bars]

Earthquake #58

Posted: 8/24/11 at 10:05am

""5.8? We use that to stir the coffee."

I love that, allofmylife!

L.A. gets so many out-of-town tryouts now. They perfected the earthquake with the original cast, ages ago, long before it headed east. Their critics weren't as impressed by it, because they are used to high quality.

But this scaled-down version? Meh. If you guys are going to have a quake on Broadway, make sure it's with a full-sized chorus and orchestra! Lets see some roads split open and some raging fires. Collapsed buildings! Think Julie Taymor, not John Doyle!

And no, the paramedics don't have to double as the brass section.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[AC126748]

Earthquake #59

Posted: 8/24/11 at 10:15am

Will they designate a "plate-shifting circle" in the theatre?

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[best12bars]

Earthquake #60

Posted: 8/24/11 at 10:19am

Well, the thing about this show is you may start out in Row E Center Orchestra and end up on the far left in Row R Rear Orchestra. That's part of the fun!

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Miranda3]

Earthquake #61

Posted: 8/24/11 at 12:33pm

The creativity in this thread is wicked good. Victoria Principal! Are there songs from other shows that can be adapted for the earthquake musical? All I can think of now is "Have a Big Roll, Mr. Goldstone." But you guys can come up with better ones.

[justoldbill]

Earthquake #62

Posted: 8/24/11 at 12:58pm

Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens an' de Lawd rock de groun'
Ah- An' where you goin' stand, my brudder an' my sister,
When de sky come a-tumblin' down?

(Take it away from the chorus and make it a solo for Audra.)

Well-well-well-what-do-you-think-of-that-I-have-nothing-here-to-pay-my-train-fare-with-only-large-bills-fives-and-sevens....

[CarlosAlberto]

Earthquake #63

Posted: 8/24/11 at 1:09pm

[best12bars]

Earthquake #64

Posted: 8/24/11 at 5:23pm

I'm queued up already, Carlos! Love it.


Tag line: "We'll bring the house down."

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Mr Roxy]

Earthquake #65

Posted: 8/24/11 at 8:53pm

How about " Whole Lot Of Shakin Goin On?

or

It's Not My Fault

Richter scale machines on sale in the lobby

Poster Emeritus

[Barcelona]

Earthquake #66

Posted: 8/25/11 at 12:06am

Does the fault line respond to fan mail? I sent my letter a day ago and STILL haven't heard back!

[gypsy4]

Earthquake #67

Posted: 8/25/11 at 12:16am

was there an Overture included?

[AwesomeDanny]

Earthquake #68

Posted: 8/25/11 at 6:27pm

I attended a reading. The cast was good, but I was put off by all the vibrato

[Miranda3]

Earthquake #69

Posted: 8/25/11 at 6:53pm

Must we now gear up for this weekend's fast-approaching sequel, "Hurricane"? CarlosAlbert, front and center with the art, please!

[CarlosAlberto]

Earthquake #70

Posted: 8/25/11 at 7:08pm

Here Ya Go!

Updated On: 8/25/11 at 07:08 PM

[Miranda3]

Earthquake #71

Posted: 8/25/11 at 7:33pm

Carlos, Good grief, you must have had that baby stockpiled! I hardly posted my request, and poof, it materialized. Got talent? Way!

[CarlosAlberto]

Earthquake #72

Posted: 8/25/11 at 7:38pm

I aim to please!

[Miranda3]

Earthquake #73

Posted: 8/25/11 at 9:36pm

^^^^^^
Bull's eye!