Finding Neverland looks really good

[1000songs]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 6:55am

I saw some bootlegs of Finding Neverland and for 2 million dollars (apparently they will spend 10 million on Broadway) It looks really quite great with great direction great song and performances. With would we be a Tony winning one from Mr Jordan (hopefully Mat will not ruin it ). It has made me want to go thats it I am going to New York 14 hours away to see this.

And yes the producers are annoying but they do know what I want

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 7:08am

I saw the show twice and loved it even with its imperfections. But there are several other threads on this show.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 10:49am

OK.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 11:15am

Why are the producers annoying?

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 11:18am

And how do they know what you want?

[Kad]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 11:19am

A $2,000,000 budget used well is what the OP wants, apparently.

Updated On: 12/30/14 at 11:19 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 9:31pm

Was the Boston run the full $10? Or could they not do everything they wanted given the limitations of ART?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 10:51pm

I've seen the ART replicate the interior of the Guggenheim to scale, for a Paul Rudnick play that didn't really deserve it.

[ekline1]

Posted: 12/30/14 at 11:41pm

Where did you find the bootlegs? I mean, I saw it in July but I loved it so much!

[Up In One]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 12:12am

"It looks really quite great"

Looks can be deceiving.

$10M isn't much these days for a big musical - much of that will go towards things not on the stage. But hopefully some major rewrites and the two new leading men will spice things up. What I saw in Boston was dull and not very challenging - sad that such interesting source material got dumbed down in its musicalization when it could have raised it.

[rcwr]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 12:45am

I know I'm not the majority opinion on this show, but I loved it specifically because I found it the opposite of dull. I found it riddled with contradictions in a fascinating way. All the definitions were slippery: what is childhood? what is happiness? what is Neverland? The definitions kept changing, and to me, this created depth and complexity. I also LOVED the music and choreography -- and the fast pacing -- but I wouldn't have been as enthralled (and seen it repeatedly) without the conceptual contradictions. They worked for me.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 12:50am

Tell us more about how the producers annoy you.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 1:38am

A play's needs and a musical's needs are different things, and the only musical to come direct from the ART To Broadway is Pippin, which isn't a huge technical marvel.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:00am

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 9:50am

"only musical to come direct from the ART To Broadway is Pippin, which isn't a huge technical marvel. "

Have you heard of the Tony winning revival of Porgy and Bess?

[mikey2573]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 11:16am

What I saw in MA was not just dull, it was laugh out loud ridiculous. It will be interesting to see what they do (if anything) to fix this show. Nothing less than a complete overhaul was needed IMHO, but so many people LOVED it that I fear the creators will think tinkering will be enough.
It won't be.
It will be interesting to hear people's reactions when it begins previews.