#3
Posted: 8/1/10 at 10:06am
I was a little disappointed with this show. The actors did a great job but I didn't realise it was read through with scripts in hand, and very little in the way of costumes and sets. Two people on two keyboards for music.
Yet, the audience, a full house, loved it. At least I'll know what to expect next time and will enjoy the show more.
Yet, the audience, a full house, loved it. At least I'll know what to expect next time and will enjoy the show more.
#4
Posted: 8/2/10 at 6:14pm
I need to add that I was a little put off having paid $35.00 for my ticket, to find out that all the performers donated their time, after only one rehearsal.
No sets, only 2 musicians, no costumes... why $35.00?
No sets, only 2 musicians, no costumes... why $35.00?
#5
Posted: 8/2/10 at 9:37pm
Expensive theatre rental (Sundays are double rates) and royalties probably. How big was the auditorium?
There are a number of companies in the U.S. and U.K. that present these sort of staged readings - Musicals in Mufti, Lost Broadway, Musicals Tonight! It is a good way to give shows that are rarely seen today an airing.
There are a number of companies in the U.S. and U.K. that present these sort of staged readings - Musicals in Mufti, Lost Broadway, Musicals Tonight! It is a good way to give shows that are rarely seen today an airing.
#6
Posted: 8/3/10 at 4:57am
I saw KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the same Darlinghurst Theatre several weeks ago, and that was the same price, but a lot more effort had been put it. The theatre sits 120.
The similar groups in Manhattan often act as a springboard for a show being revived. CHICAGO, case in point.
The similar groups in Manhattan often act as a springboard for a show being revived. CHICAGO, case in point.
#7
Posted: 8/3/10 at 9:19pm
CHICAGO was presented by Encores! (as was FINIAN'S RAINBOW and WONDERFUL TOWN both which transferred to Broadway). The big difference is that Encores! have a huge budget to play with whereas Musicals in Mufti, Lost Musicals and I would think the company that did GIRL CRAZY in Sydney probably struggled to find theatre rental money.
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