Good news for THE PRODUCERS — Page 2

Thank you, millie_dillmount I never thought about that... And maybe Lee Roy won't boost ticket sales, but he'll give the cast a kick.

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I saw THE PRODUCERS with Nathan and Matthew, and to tell you the truth, I enjoyed several replacement casts more than them. I have only recently started to enjoy the show for what it was. When I originally saw it, I thought the cast was horrible from top to bottom, and I found it to be the most overrated musical of all time.

I last saw the show about 5 months ago, and it was sheer joy.

On another note, I don't think that it's a matter of finding another star-powered duo. When Jason Alexander and Martin Short starred in the show, it failed to attract and audience. On paper, Alexander and Short sound like the perfect star pair to stop into the roles - it jsut didn't work.

At this point, I think people just aren't into it anymore. The hype has worn off, and the show has started to collect dust.

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How is this good news?? It's not like he's a big celebrity, only a big theatre star. The only way the Producers will be a be hit is if they get some big celebrities in it. I've always hoped that Kelsey Grammer & David Hyde Pierce would do the show for about 6 months. That'll pack 'em in again.

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Updated On: 9/16/06 at 09:39 PM

Unless this show gets a major new star(s) soon, it won't make it through the winter. I have no idea who might be able to pack them in again, however.

They may not have brought him because he really wasn't a draw during the LA sit down.

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Maybe he should of been brought here, Australia. Seinfeld is still a ratings winner on Oz TV.

L.A. didn't have a "sit down." They had a defined, limited run that extended a couple of times and then closed.

It was very successful, but it was a limited run.

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Updated On: 9/17/06 at 11:50 AM

Yeah, I think they extended it one too many times.

The minute Jason Alexander and Martin Short were leaving, the audiences decided to do the same. It closed very soon after.

A telling sign, indeed.

It really is a star-vehicle show... and doesn't do so well with "Sam Lipsh*tz" and "Joe Schmo" in the leads.

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Updated On: 9/17/06 at 12:01 PM

Best12, sorry about that...I just consider sitdowns to be an engagemtent longer than two months.

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Well, I know that ticket sales were "disappointing" from the get go in Los Angeles, even when Alexander and Short were announced: the Panatages thought there would be a frenzy like in the early days of the New York run, and it didn't happen. I think the hope was that word of mouth would catch on and the show would be able to play an open ended engagement at the Pantages and so they just kept announcing extensions, but there ultimately wasn't enough interest.

Whatever happened, I know it was a real surprise and one of the reasons WICKED initially played it so safe when announcing their roll out/touring schedule. There was legitimate concern, that like the PRODUCERS, WICKED wouldn't sell as well outside of NYC.

Of course those fears weren't warrented and WICKED is now the only show to come close to achieving PHANTOM OF THE OPERAS global hysteria.

i would imagine so
hasn't been open for all that long, as far as i know...

I saw this show twice. Once with Lane and Brodrick and a couple of years ago. I must say, that the second time I saw it I was not laughing at all. It felt that the material was written only for Lane and Brodrick and was not funny if anyone else tried to do it. I really think that this show is starting to get overrated and should close soon. The ticket sales are only doing fairly decent when there is a tourist rush in the city and when there isn't one it's doing very poor.

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