Gun and Powder at Paper Mill- Page 2

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 4/29/24 at 8:24am

I hope it does go to Broadway, but it will surely flop.  The theatre was maybe half full?  After Midnight at Paper Mill canceled the last week of performance due to illness, people exchanged their tickets for Beautiful, they had no interest in seeing Gun and Powder, which is a shame. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/29/24 at 9:46am

Broadway Flash said: "I hope it does go to Broadway, but it will surely flop. The theatre was maybe half full? After Midnight at Paper Mill canceled the last week of performance due to illness, people exchanged their tickets for Beautiful, they had no interest in seeing Gun and Powder, which is a shame."

That is not true…at all. They may have canceled a performance or two, but I was there the final weekend and they modified the show to remove and combine (albeit to the show’s detriment) some of the tracks. The show went on and they announced in advance it would be changed.

Male swings covered some female tracks and the Star Spot songs were eliminated

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/29/24 at 9:54am

Maybe this could go into the Booth? It has no names, so a smaller house would benefit them.

[singer234]

Posted: 4/29/24 at 11:55am

It is selling poorly at Paper Mill but it’s also in a house at least 1/3rd-two times too big for it. It’s also a ridiculously crowded spring on Broadway right now and I wonder if that factors in. Most people don’t have the time or money to see all the new shows on Broadway, let alone in New Jersey.
 

I could see this fitting well into the Booth or the Golden. But I really think a few well recorded tracks is the best path forward for this show. The music is its calling card. Not to mention, most of its competition will be closed by next year.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 4/29/24 at 3:04pm

My performance was canceled and I know several were canceled. I was told they canceled the last week. Excuse me!

[Miss10036]

Posted: 5/5/24 at 2:36am

I finally went last night and found a lot to like here: a genuinely wonderful and varied score, vocals in spades, a standout performance from Ciara Renée, and a rich premise that centers the stories of two complex Black women and their experiences navigating their race, identities, and family dynamics.  I think the show does need work and I want to post more detailed thoughts on here later in case it has a future life, but its issues largely seem solvable.

This closes today and I know it’s not like anyone’s going to read this and say wow, a random person just posted on BWW that it’s worth checking out, I’m going to hop the train to Millburn this afternoon.  I’ll recommend it anyway.  This is an ambitious new musical with real promise.  It’s got good bones and enough strong elements that I imagine the team can get it there if they keep working at it.  I hope they do.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 5/5/24 at 11:20am

Beowulf Boritt’s scenic design was very impressive. Just love his work.

If this show moves, I hope it keeps its stage curtain which I also loved.  See the first pic in this review. https://letsgotothetheater.com/gun-powder-is-an-outstanding-musical/.  That is the image that should have been on the T-Shirt.

[bigbelterbaby]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 4:05am

They posted on Instagram they are doing a cast-recording. I wonder if an announcement for Spring 2025 is coming. 

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 4:19am

bigbelterbaby said: "They posted on Instagram they are doing a cast-recording. I wonder if an announcement for Spring 2025 is coming."

It’s an EP so probably 4-5 songs, like how most Broadway shows will record a little bit at the beginning of a big press circuit for social media and early streaming and such. They probably have a house and are gearing up for an announcement in the coming months (very much just an educated guess).

[Voter]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 4:35pm

Seeing all the promo from Broadwaycon, transfer announcement this upcoming week?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 4:40pm

Voter said: "Seeing all the promo from Broadwaycon, transfer announcement this upcoming week?"

They have their house but I’m not sure when they’re announcing 

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 5:22pm

My bet is the Barrymore in the Spring. Unless they have a currently occupied house and awaiting the producers to post a closing notice.

Updated On: 7/27/24 at 05:22 PM

[Voter]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 5:29pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Voter said: "Seeing all the promo from Broadwaycon, transfer announcement this upcoming week?"

They have their house but I’m not sure when they’re announcing"

 

 

Is it a limited run?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 5:33pm

Voter said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Voter said: "Seeing all the promo from Broadwaycon, transfer announcement this upcoming week?"

They have their house but I’m not sure when they’re announcing"





Is it a limited run?"

No, but it may as well be.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 8:15pm

Perhaps. But in this past season that gave us one surprise after another, I wouldn't rush to predict.

I, for one, was certain that despite my enjoyment of it, Gatsby would crash and burn in spectacular fashion in the way Lempicka did; and despite my neutral stance on it, I thought Notebook would become the sleeper hit.

Either I'm just not very good at this, or mainstream audiences are viewing Broadway in a way we just aren't.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 7/27/24 at 9:40pm

The only way gun and powder is a hit on broadway is if they win best musical.  They also should hire the people who did the marketing on Great Gatsby for this.  Seeing this at paper mill, the theatre was half empty, even after the nyt critics pick.  Theres so much to enjoy, but the show needs refining.  it has the potential to be a truly first rate musical.  

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 9:49am

I don't know that an announcement is imminent. Unless I misheard, at their BroadwayCon performance, it was said that we'll be seeing the show in 18 months, meaning the 2025-2026 season.