Godspell Coming to Broadway This Year? Maybe...

[trentsketch]

Posted: 1/20/11 at 6:08pm

I got this interesting mailer about Godspell today.

Essentially, the producers are trying to fund the show $1000 at a time from theater goers. But only if you're in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, or New York.

This is the first time I've seen a mailer like this, so I have to ask: is this a particularly common practice? It seems strange to blindly cast such a wide net for funding. For example, I can't for the life of me figure out why I, a serial TKTS/Lottery/Rush ticket purchaser, even received this.

They want to get the show on Broadway this year, so we'll have to see what happens with this latest effort.
Updated On: 1/20/11 at 06:08 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/20/11 at 6:09pm

This is a new approach -- but we learned of it a few months ago from producer Ken Davenport. (Kind of an interesting idea.)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/20/11 at 6:49pm

They probably bought a mailing list from some where and tried to target theater-goers.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/20/11 at 6:52pm

I believe it when I see it.