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GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco on Broadway in 2018

GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco on Broadway in 2018

Cfried
#1GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco on Broadway in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:16pm

Didn't expect that! 

Performances begin on July 19, 2018 with an opening set for August 13, 2018. 

Official website: http://gettinthebandbacktogether.com/

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2017/08/were-getting-the-band-back-together-and-opening-on-broadway.html

Updated On: 8/14/17 at 01:16 PM

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#2GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:16pm

ANOTHER "band" show?

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oncemorewithfeeling2
#3GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:26pm

I thought this was DOA. Maybe Kenny D figures the cast can do fundraisers for a year to make sure then get paid? I know Constantine Maroulis has been attached to this for a long time, so maybe he can sell some Snickers bars to pay the rent.

VintageSnarker
#4GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:28pm

Is this another Nerds where a show comes out of nowhere? Or did I just miss all the buzz for this one? It's possible I've got it confused with Pump Boys and Dinettes and other shows where the actors play instruments. Well, at least it's another original musical.

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#5GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

This sounds like an Adam Sandler movie.  Lol 

ladypresent
#6GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above. 
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.

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BakerWilliams
#7GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:43pm

George Street also originally produced It Shoulda Been You back in 2011


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#8GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:54pm

They are giving away free cast recordings if you sign up for their email list

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little_sally
#9GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:10pm

Was there any buzz for this at all? Or is it coming out of nowhere?


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#10GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:14pm

ladypresent said: "the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above. 
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.


 

I think that you will find that the snark is probably more for the producer than the show itself.

 

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ethan231h
#11GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:21pm

i'm dyeing at the fact that this is produced AND written by Ken Davenport. 

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#12GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:31pm

ethan231h said: "i'm dyeing at the fact that this is produced AND written by Ken Davenport. "

Except that it wasn't and I am kind of turned off by his taking the full credit for it when he basically had improvisers in a room for a month unpaid writing this show. Even if he did a lot of the heavy lifting and they all agreed he would be credited as the primary book writer... where are their names on the press release?

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oncemorewithfeeling2
#13GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:32pm

MattTamanini said: "ladypresent said: "the snark concerning this is amazing by the posters above. 
jees. I thought this was a board for people who liked theater.


 

I think that you will find that the snark is probably more for the producer than the show itself.


"

^^^

Bingo

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DramaTeach
#14GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 3:48pm

Having just listened to the music, I cannot see this lasting very long.  Oof.  I mean, maybe it'll prove me wrong and I wish it luck, but it will need it.

mamaleh
#15GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 5:40pm

With some difficulty I sat through this wreck of a show at George Street.  Ugh.  A friend later told me couldn't bring himself to sit through Act 2, so he left at intermission. I should have done so.  Unless by some miracle it has been turned into a watchable show, I'm not going to be a glutton for punishment this time. 

Margo319
#16GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 5:42pm

It sounds fun so I am in!

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ACL2006
#17GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 6:45pm

it's announced a year in advance. Let's see if this actually opens.


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#18GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 6:49pm

From the press release:

...And when his high school arch nemesis (with a 20-year-old grudge and a tangerine spray tan) threatens to foreclose on their house, this big-shot banker must save his small-town home the only way he can... by winning The Battle of the Bands.

So he dusts off his guitar, gathers his old gang (the math teacher who isn't good at math, the Irish cop who dreams about being on Broadway, the dermatologist who can't get a date, and a 16-year-old Jewish rapper who makes Vanilla Ice look cool), and sets out to win the battle... and maybe even win back the high school sweetheart he left behind... proving it's never too late to give your dreams one last shot.

 

This might be just about the worst premise for a musical that I have ever heard. Then again, John Rando also brought us Urinetown so maybe this is one of those "ridiculous on purpose" kind of shows?

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#19GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/14/17 at 11:46pm

I'm flabbergasted and straight up dying https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=540Ye8ds2qU


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VintageSnarker
#20GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/15/17 at 3:28am

The Distinctive Baritone said: "From the press release:

...And when his high school arch nemesis (with a 20-year-old grudge and a tangerine spray tan) threatens to foreclose on their house, this big-shot banker must save his small-town home the only way he can... by winning The Battle of the Bands.

So he dusts off his guitar, gathers his old gang (the math teacher who isn't good at math, the Irish cop who dreams about being on Broadway, the dermatologist who can't get a date, and a 16-year-old Jewish rapper who makes Vanilla Ice look cool), and sets out to win the battle... and maybe even win back the high school sweetheart he left behind... proving it's never too late to give your dreams one last shot.

 

This might be just about the worst premise for a musical that I have ever heard. Then again, John Rando also brought us Urinetown so maybe this is one of those "ridiculous on purpose" kind of shows?


 

I was genuinely asking if I'd somehow missed all the buzz for this show. But after reading that description I have to say... I don't think this show will have very well-written or complex female characters. Just a feeling.

There's your snark.

brian1973
#21GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 8/15/17 at 3:42am

This sounds baaaadd.

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#22GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 11/2/17 at 11:06am

Heads up, tickets are now on sale for this on Telecharge.

 

It looks like tickets are only $50 in all seats?

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#23GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 11/2/17 at 11:09am

Not too many people are going to buy ticket to this 9 months in advance, at ANY price.


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#24GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 11/2/17 at 12:18pm

The $50 deal is for seven days only, according to an email I just received.

 

http://gettinthebandbacktogether.com/

 

 

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#25GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER to Open at the Belasco in 2018
Posted: 11/2/17 at 12:33pm

I listened to the cast recording of the original production and I don't see this doing well on Broadway.


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