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[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 5:25pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "A federally funded “national theatre” would be the perfect fit for a show like this. Education being the priority, not entertainment or profit. Buses of school kids brought in at a doable group rate to help them understand. A public service.

Ashley Wool is right."

Please tell me school groups are still coming to Broadway/Off-Broadway shows?? They still do that right??

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 7:29pm

The show lasted longer than Dr Zhivago, so there’s that.

Updated On: 1/22/24 at 07:29 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 7:52pm

Of course they do . 

[inception]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 9:07pm

hearthemsing22 said: "

Please tell me school groups are still coming to Broadway/Off-Broadway shows?? They still do that right??"

Last March when I was in NYC there was a Wednesday matinee of Kimberly Akimbo that was completely sold out, and when I passed the theatre that afternoon on my way to Parade it looked like it was all school groups lined up to get into the Booth.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 9:23pm

I think any type of theatre majority-funded by the government could be disastrous from an artistic angle. Everything would be hyperscrutinized. There'd be protests about everything from "wokeness" to trans characters to Critical Race Theory/slavery to sexual content & language.

Personality and uniqueness would be shaved down and the result would be boringly safe works.

The most generous of Federal grants like the NEA typically cover less than 5% of an annual budget.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 9:33pm

hearthemsing22 said: "Please tell me school groups are still coming to Broadway/Off-Broadway shows?? They still do that right??"

Yes.

Broadway Bridges (a League program) aims to make sure every 10th grader in the NYC public schools sees a Broadway show, and the tickets are priced at just $10.

There is also a Head of Theatre for the NYC public schools' arts department who works with producers and others to secure tickets and guest artists and the like.

There are nonprofits and foundations that support and subsidize student tickets within NYC and beyond, group sales agents who cut deals with producers for student groups to attend, and all the major nonprofit theatres have educational arms that do outreach work in-classroom and in conjunction with shows.

[whatever2]

Posted: 1/22/24 at 11:52pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I think any type of theatre majority-funded by the government could be disastrous from an artistic angle. Everything would be hyperscrutinized. There'd be protests about everything from "wokeness" to trans characters to Critical Race Theory/slavery to sexual content & language.

Personality and uniqueness would be shaved down and the result would be boringly safe works.

The most generous of Federal grants like the NEA typically cover less than 5% of an annual budget."

^this. 100%.

i can confirm first-hand that GQP congresspeople have staffers scrutinizing every single grant the NEA and the NEH make for exactly this nonsense.

[mcsquared]

Posted: 1/24/24 at 4:41pm

Any chance this will tour or get pro-shot?

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 1/24/24 at 5:48pm

mcsquared said: "Any chance this will tour or get pro-shot?"

Based on the Broadway run, do you think it will? 

[mcsquared]

Posted: 1/24/24 at 11:01pm

hearthemsing22 said: "mcsquared said: "Any chance this will tour or get pro-shot?"
Based on the Broadway run, do you think it will?"

Seems doubtful but then again "Diana" ended up on Netflix and Ohio's producer had tweeted that they wanted tour to happen.

[mcsquared]

Posted: 1/30/24 at 10:37am

Wow, this whole weekend is now sold out. Guess the closing announcement has everyone rushing to see it--too bad I couldn't snag a ticket in time.

[Ensemble1671017357]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 11:26am

whatever2 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I think any type of theatre majority-funded by the government could be disastrous from an artistic angle. Everything would be hyperscrutinized. There'd be protests about everything from "wokeness" to trans characters to Critical Race Theory/slavery to sexual content & language.

Personality and uniqueness would be shaved down and the result would be boringly safe works.

The most generous of Federal grants like the NEA typically cover less than 5% of an annual budget."

^this. 100%.

i can confirm first-hand that GQP congresspeople have staffers scrutinizing every single grant the NEA and the NEH make for exactly this nonsense."

They're not having much effect if you look at what's being funded.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 1:02pm

hearthemsing22 said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "A federally funded “national theatre” would be the perfect fit for a show like this. Education being the priority, not entertainment or profit. Buses of school kids brought in at a doable group rate to help them understand. A public service.

Ashley Wool is right."

Please tell me school groups are still coming to Broadway/Off-Broadway shows?? They still do that right??"

Yes, several school groups are going to see the show tomorrow. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 2:33pm

mcsquared said: "hearthemsing22 said: "mcsquared said: "Any chance this will tour or get pro-shot?"
Based on the Broadway run, do you think it will?"

Seems doubtful but then again "Diana" ended up on Netflix and Ohio's producer had tweeted that they wanted tour to happen."

I mean, a pandemic hampered Diana from its original opening and they filmed it hoping to have it seen by the public in case they didn’t and/or drum up interest in the show.

Its not a legitimate comparison to Ohio.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/31/24 at 2:48pm

There are colossal differences between DIANA and OHIO.

- DIANA was lead produced by Frank Marshall (a close collaborator of Spielberg and husband to Lucasfilm's Kathy Kennedy) who had an existing relationship with Netflix
- it was about one of the most famous people of the last 40 years
- Netflix is already in the Royals business with The Crown and they could easily promote it as "if you liked The Crown", check this out!"
- there was a need for content due to the pandemic
- Netflix was more freewheeling with its spending then vs now.

Ohio will be lucky if it gets a Lincoln Center archival recording.

Updated On: 1/31/24 at 02:48 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 2/1/24 at 4:03pm

A solid four-star review from a visiting Brit, with constructive criticism. See, it wasn't all bad.

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 11:01am

Who’s going to today’s final Broadway performance?

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 11:24am

21 previews and 78 performances, had they not canceled the one show early in the run today would have been show 100

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 11:57am

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "21 previews and 78 performances, had they not canceled the one show early in the run today would have been show 100

"

The closing notice said 27 previews and 72 regular performances. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 12:32pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "21 previews and 78 performances, had they not canceled the one show early in the run today would have been show 100

"

The closing notice said 27 previews and 72 regular performances."

Playbill & IBDB has it at 27 previews and 72 regular performances

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 3:55pm

The show’s Instagram page went live for the final curtain call.

Speeches by Ben, Sammy, and Fiona of P3 Productions. Might not end up happening, but they said there is a future for this show - “We’ll keep you posted.”

Imani Russell concluded with a statement on behalf of the show’s autistic community. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 2/11/24 at 6:16pm

It could do well regionally, I suppose 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 2/12/24 at 12:10am

They are looking at a London production apparently.

 

Also did Ludacris ever actually end up seeing the show?

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 2/12/24 at 1:01pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Also did Ludacris ever actually end up seeing the show?"

Well, he was at the Super Bowl instead of closing night, so...

 

Updated On: 2/12/24 at 01:01 PM

[kingjames2]

Posted: 2/12/24 at 1:50pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: 

"Ohio will be lucky if it gets a Lincoln Center archival recording."

It was filmed by Lincoln Center last Thursday night.