GODSPELL Tickets are ALL $125 And There Are No Discounts? I Mean...Really?- Page 3

[labwyfan]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 12:28pm

What confuses me is all the interest/non-interest side-by-side!

So, Jordan is disappointed he cannot get a discount because he WANTS to see the show? I'm sure you will have plenty of chances to if you want to go so badly you started this thread!

The reason the circular is not offered in ALL states is simply a matter of cash. It takes time and money to make it available to everyone everywhere. Someone, please, sign up and get the paperwork on the offer. It's very clearly a HIGH RISK investment and the return is clearly detailed out. Nothing shady about it. If you decide to invest, it's a huge risk.

Still what Davenport is doing is garnering a lot of attention and free press for a tiny show that will hopefully slip in and keep people employed for a little while. What's so wrong?

And I totally disagree with RippedMan. Godspell can be a VERY emotional experience.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 12:43pm

Oh, please. This ship is gonna sink faster than the Titanic.

[littlegreen2]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 12:54pm

I'm not even religious (an antitheist, actually) and I find Godspell to be an incredibly emotional experience. I think it's a beautiful show, no matter how it's done.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 6:37pm

I have been asked by other people at my firm to post a clarification of one of my initial statements, which were made in part out of emotion (namely, frustration).

I was laboring under the mistaken impression that our urban production of Godspell was headed for Broadway. In fact, we never wanted Ken to take us to Broadway, nor did we wish to go there, as it's not deemed the right place for Godspell currently. To correct, we are looking towards the Apollo; ours is a Harlem production.

Furthermore, we have our own producing unit and our own funders and, despite whatever is said glibly in the heat of online debates and exchanges, it has never been our intention to have our productions produced by anyone else other than us. Our initial feelings about Ken's potential involvement were only positive when it seemed there might be some efficacy to his business plan. Rest assured, the way things are developing, we have no wish to be involved in anything like what is about to happen.

We do not have any bad feelings towards Ken whatsoever. We wish him success, but it seems very doubtful this will be the case, as the production seems to be questionably structured and artistically derivative, in my subjective opinion, which will tie up the rights and kill any major action on the project for 3-5 years minimum. It is frustrating to see such a production opportunity completely wasted; that is what we are frustrated about. No animosity towards Ken.

We do question the assignment of rights as part of a greater trend in entertainment not to make thoughtful, informed, researched decisions. There is no question we have one of the finest unique productions of Godspell, as the 50,000 people who saw it in 1996/97 will attest; it is very frustrating to watch Broadway again trot out the same tired old clown show interpretation, which was D.O.A. by '78 and hearkens back to a hippie aesthetic, the last utility of which was gotten by the recent revival of Hair. We are frustrated over the assignment of rights to a production that is, in our judgment, old hat and will be a non-event when we have a unique and riveting production.

In the end, time is on our side. We shall wait. If not now, a year, two years, five years down the line, we shall do our production. We know we have the best, most unique, most timely production, which taps into the Christian audience which would now be the mainstay of a major production of Godspell.

Given the current state of affairs, Ken's set-up is nothing we envy or want to be a part of, either on a business or artistic level. In the next couple of years, our production will emerge, and you will see the definitive 21st century production of Godspell. We confidently invite audiences to compare and judge for themselves.

Thank you.

Updated On: 7/13/11 at 06:37 PM

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 6:57pm

d.p.

Updated On: 7/13/11 at 06:57 PM

[capnkidd]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 7:15pm

tldr

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 7:48pm

fu

[capnkidd]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 7:52pm

ok! :)

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 2:00am

just thought id make everyone aware of this little message I got today

no one ever wanted ken to take the urban production to broadway from phantomofoffbdwy
on 7/13/11 @ 05:38:41 PM
we have our own investor pool and we wouldnt want to take the show to broadway but to the apollo; we would just like ken to get out of the way or fold or whatever hes going to do so he doesnt****up the commercial rights for the next five years

so in short they want him to fail not because they think the show is going to be bad but so they can grab the rights to do their production, now I hope kens production runs for years.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 8:08am

phantomofoffbdwy clearly is the same person from the firm who asked me to make my statement. As I made clear in my statement, not only do we think the show is going to be artistically derivative and a dud, but we do think with rights we could put on a better production. We don't wish him ill; indeed, we wish him the best, but it's highly unlikely things will work out in his favor, and if his production fails, it will **** up the commercial rights for the next five years, as phantom put it.

As I said before, in the end, time is on our side. We shall wait. If not now, a year, two years, five years down the line, we shall do our production. We know we have the best, most unique, most timely production, which taps into the Christian audience which would now be the mainstay of a major production of Godspell. We confidently invite audiences to judge and compare for themselves at that time.

Updated On: 7/14/11 at 08:08 AM

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 9:49am

U and phantom are dellusional . you realize this right? Your saying u are trying to bring a production from 15-16 years ago to the Apollo..... Am I the only person that thinks that's a little insane?

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 9:52am

If you'd seen the production like the other 50,000 people who found it unique and riveting, you'd know why. We also have an X factor that Ken doesn't (unless the Jonas rumors are true) that would help ticket sales -- star names.

It's not like we care if he succeeds anyway, although obviously we'd rather have our production. Ooh, he showed us, guess we'll move on to our own original movie and stage deals with major stars. Boo hoo. In the spirit of love which is Godspell, we wish Ken and the cast of Broadway Godspell nothing but success. Kiss the Jonas Brothers for us. *eyeroll*

Updated On: 7/14/11 at 09:52 AM

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 10:29am

^ your delusional dude. nothing but delusional.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 11:48am

So is your pal Mr. Bialystock... I mean Mr. Hasija... I mean Mr. Davenport. But who's counting?

[junkyard]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 12:04pm

I continue to be intrigued by these wierd postings........this must be some firm you are associated with or is it just you....either way, you seem quite strange and have a 'potty mouth'.....you (or your firM) need to grow up

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 12:42pm

No, luvvie, the firm's great; I just get irritated easily by other people. I'm not the best representative it could have.

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 12:55pm

I now honestly believe Gvendo is nothing but a troll because any smart company would remove someone as short tempered as him from their operations......

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 1:40pm

I'm an asset to the company for other reasons; I'm blowing up at people on a message board, not corporate heads around a table actually making a deal. This is miniscule by comparison.

[labwyfan]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 1:43pm

But you sound like a jack-ass. On one hand you talk about love and the spirit of Godspell and on the other you are mean and spiteful.

You should have nailed the rights when you had the chance. You snooze, you loose. I'd never go see that production now, despite what 50,000 people think!

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 2:41pm

Exactly wether its in a board room or on a message board you are still making you and your company look terrible.

[junkyard]

Posted: 7/14/11 at 3:09pm

I have my doubts that this is a real 'firm' ......sounds like a group of people (or at least one) who are quite delusional about their professional goals. If this was a legit operation, you would undoubtledly be on the unemployment line as a result of your rantings (that is unless you are the CEO).

I thought I knew most of the players in the neighborhood but a prior "GodSpell" production which drew 50,000 people is a mystery to me unless you are referring to the last OB revival.

Anyway I won't bother you for a while, on my way to the Cape for a long weekend

"luvvie"?

[Amanda15]

Posted: 7/27/11 at 4:02pm

Are there any names floating around for the cast (besides the apparently false Jonas rumor), or a rough timeline for a cast announcement? I'm curious to see if any of the principals from the cancelled 2008 revival are part of this.

[wonkit]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:44am

Reply to much earlier labwyfan post about the reason the investment circular is not being offered in all states: I do not really see this as a cost issue. Each state has laws governing the sale of securities (which this is, by definition - trust me) and some states may prohibit this "new" approach because of the use of the internet and other public fora.

[thismyshow]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 2:26pm

@amanda
To answer your question about the 08 revival members being involved I happened to run into Gavin recently and he said he would not be participating

[labwyfan]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 2:44pm

Hi Wonkit,

Isn't it true, though, that in order to offer a sale of securities in any given state, you have to apply in that state and pay the dues and fees in order to be able to do so? If not true, that's ok too...that's just how I thought it was done. Therefore, offering in all 50 states would cost more, etc.