Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
#1Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:21am
What are some examples where the sets of a show in it's out of town tryout or previous incarnation shows no resemblance to the broadway version?
The one I could think of off the top of my head is Catch Me If You Can and now Charlie.
#2Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:29am
Fun Home
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#3Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:45am
What was so different about Catch Me? Wasn't the huge bandstand always there?
#4Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:06am
From my understanding the design for the catch me Seattle run was more similar to the tour design, where the band was on a curvy shaped set piece.
#5Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:09am
It has been a while but I seem to remember the sets for Jekyl & Hyde changed from out of town to Broadway. When the tour came back, I remember thinking I liked the original sets better.
#6Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 4:39am
Aida was the first thing to come to mind. Heather Headley and Adam Pascal were injured because of the set in the Atlanta (I think) try-out.
Q3
Swing Joined: 4/17/17
#7Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 5:18am
NOWaWarning said: "Aida was the first thing to come to mind. Heather Headley and Adam Pascal were injured because of the set in the Atlanta (I think) try-out.
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yes that is so true. But paid off Aida got a lot of design awards
bowtie7
Stand-by Joined: 7/27/11
#8Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 8:44am
Aida got a completely new design (and a new director) between the original Atlanta production and the Chicago tryout/Broadway production (the principle cast stayed the same.) The accident happened during the Chicago tryout run.
#9Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 9:49am
"My One and Only" completely changed from the infamous Out of town tryouts in Boston to the opening in NYC. Director, musical arranger, book writer and set designer were all replaced. I remember seeing it in Boston and Tommy Tune actually came out before the performance and apologized for what we were about to see, but he said they were working on it. I saw it again in previews in NYC and the show had totally changed, for the better.
Updated On: 4/20/17 at 09:49 AM
#10Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 10:06am
The Visit, which waited so many years after its first tryout for the John Doyle production that ultimately brought it in.
#11Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 11:05am
Not a drastic change, and the location is different, but looking at some of School of Rock photos of the theatre in london, it looks like they have changed up some aspects of the staging over there, looks to me like it is somewhat more 'in the round' but this is solely based on a photo so who knows, but it does seem like they use a turntable.
and if you think way way back, JCS broadway was totally different from JCS london a few years later
#12Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 11:10am
But back to topic, it all seems kinda odd to me nowadays that out of torn tryouts are so expensive, with practically the same production values as the finished broadway version, how much realistically can a producer change between the two especially when most of the times with big shows the broadway house is booked before the out of town tryout even starts.
Like if the producers realize that they HATE the visuals in the tryouts, how realistic is it for them to scrap and start over. Or if they find that they need to drastically change plot but the set won;t allow for that.
Sometimes it just seems that some shows are just rushed through the process, which is why I was kinda pleasantly surprised that Frozen made some creative team changes before the tryout, not that this means a top notch show in the result, but atleast it shows me that they are trying to 'fix' things before they get in too deep with a set design.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#13Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 11:23am
The New London Theatre where School of Rock is playing in London is a three-quarter thrust like the Oliver stage or Vivian Beaumont.
#14Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 11:59am
Waitress at the A.R.T. was a bit different from the broadway version
#15Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:03pm
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from London to Broadway. Yikes.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#16Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:26pm
well the OP said extreme...
I mean, Finian's Rainbow was totally different from City Center.
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#17Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut
Posted: 4/20/17 at 12:42pm
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