Hardbody to Close BUT

[NewYorkTheater]

Hardbody to Close BUT#1

Posted: 4/9/13 at 10:31pm

I'm starting a new thread about the closing of Hands on a Hardbody since the original one has morphed into...something else.
I make three predictions (or perhaps these are hopes):
1. There will be an original cast album.
2. The show will have a life in regional theater
3. The performers will find it easier to get their next jobs.

The people involved in "Hands on a Hardbody" should be able to take comfort in the lyrics to the show's final song, “Keep Your Hands On It,” which are apt.
Hardbody Closing on Broadway BUT...

[CapnHook]

Hardbody to Close BUT#2

Posted: 4/9/13 at 10:41pm

1. Album is happening
2. Of course it will
3. K.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[brotherhoodofman]

Hardbody to Close BUT#2

Posted: 4/9/13 at 10:44pm

Allison Case tweeted that they'll be doing a cast recording. Enjoyed the show; glad we'll be getting an album.

[NewYorkTheater]

Hardbody to Close BUT#3

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:04pm

Somebody mentioned Allison Case's Tweet on my blog post too, but I just looked through her whole Twitter feed, and I don't see it. Perhaps she deleted it? She does mention a rap video.
I've embedded her Tweet and the rap video at the bottom of my blog post: (BWW didn't allow me to post it on the board here)

Hardbody post including Allison Case Tweet

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Hardbody to Close BUT#4

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:05pm

I would like to add a prediction that maybe Trey Anastasio will put some of this on a Phish album.

(On that note... I'm surprised U2 hasn't already recorded portions of their debacle. Cyndi Lauper at least did a promo single for Boots. Apparently the days of pop composers recording their contributions to shows, like James Taylor's numbers from Working, are over?)

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[FindingNamo]

Hardbody to Close BUT#5

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:07pm

He won't. And they won't. For exactly the same reasons. It would be like Gene SImmons playing bass on one of Paul Stanley's paintings.

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[darquegk]

Hardbody to Close BUT#6

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:15pm

Phish/Anastasio have performed some of these songs live.

And Green Day released "When It's Time" on an official Green Day compilation after the single version appeared on the cast recording. So it could happen.

[RippedMan]

Hardbody to Close BUT#7

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:32pm

Eh. I'm not sure it will survive in the regional theater circuit. If a show like "tale of two cities" which is a well-known book and property, and that hasn't had like any productions, I'm not sure an obscure show like this will really do much business.

[roadmixer]

Hardbody to Close BUT#8

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:37pm

NewYorkTheater... Please stop linking to your site constantly. We get it... You have a website and you are using the board to advertise which isn't really that cool. Just sayin'.

[ClydeBarrow]

Hardbody to Close BUT#9

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:49pm

And even though that thread turned into a sh!tshow it doesn't mean you have to start a new one that just happens to link back to your site.

"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah

[NewYorkTheater]

Hardbody to Close BUT#10

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:49pm

I just did a Google News search for Hands On A Hardbody cast album. I couldn't find anything. The closest I could find was a story on March 21st (the day the show opened) where Trey Anastasio said that the next day (after the opening) he was going to begin work on the next Phish album.

[ClydeBarrow]

Hardbody to Close BUT#11

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:51pm

Do YOU work for Google, NewYorkTheater?

"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah

[Jordan Catalano]

Hardbody to Close BUT#12

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:54pm

I'd like to predict that


A) HARDBODY will it's final performance this weekend
B) The cast will not perform this show again after this weekend
C) A cast recording will happen featuring songs from the show
D) Phish will release a new album with music different from this show
E) Phish will go on tour with no references to HANDS ON A HARDBODY
F) The new Phish album will sell at least a bajillion times more copies than the HARDBODY cast recording.
G) Hunter Foster will bemoan the tragic decline of the American Musical Theatre
H) Jen Cody will agree.
I) Sutton Foster's one night only performance of VIOLET will be seen by more people than the entire run of HARDBODY
J) HARDBODY will be performed at least once regionally somewhere in the United States.

[willep]

Hardbody to Close BUT#13

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:56pm

Allison's Tweet

[Jordan Catalano]

Hardbody to Close BUT#14

Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:58pm

Looks like Eden Espinosa isn't too happy about a cast recording being made.

[CapnHook]

Hardbody to Close BUT#15

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:00am

Wow, Jordan, you're predictions are so OUT THERE.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[jnb9872]

Hardbody to Close BUT#16

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:01am

I'm not surprised U2 hasn't gone anywhere near the Spiderman score in their recordings... Considering that half the band has never put their name on any of that music, it's best (but likely a folly, given how famous Bono & The Edge are compared to Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen) to not consider it a U2 score. Because it isn't.

Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.

Updated On: 4/10/13 at 12:01 AM

[NewYorkTheater]

Hardbody to Close BUT#17

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:11am

Willep, thanks for the link to Allison Case's Tweet.; I stand corrected.
Jordan, so we agree on at least two of the predictions. You clearly have given this more thought than I have.
roadmixer, I'm sorry that my linking irks you. I'm hoping that some of what I write is of interest to some members of this board. Those who don't find it worthwhile can skip it.
Clyde, I just did a Bing and a Dogpile search too, and saw no mention of a cast album there either. I think it would be surprising if they didn't do one, though. I guess it's just not official yet.



Updated On: 4/10/13 at 12:11 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Hardbody to Close BUT#18

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:12am

I gave it about as much thought as I gave my morning dump.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Hardbody to Close BUT#19

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:22am

"Eh. I'm not sure it will survive in the regional theater circuit. If a show like "tale of two cities" which is a well-known book and property, and that hasn't had like any productions, I'm not sure an obscure show like this will really do much business."

A Tale of Two Cities is also a pretty big show in terms of cast size and physical requirements, as well as a period show, so it's a pricey proposition for even a major regional theatre to want to tackle. The size and requirements for Hands On a Hard Body are significantly less (not that I'm saying all of the regional theatres will be chomping at the bit to do it, but more a reason why you haven't seen any productions of A Tale of Two Cities popping up).

[TheatreFan4]

Hardbody to Close BUT#20

Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:26am

There's this thing called a signature... It goes on every post. It's a lot less intrusive. Put your site there.

[ChairinMain]

Hardbody to Close BUT#21

Posted: 4/10/13 at 2:50am

Hey, for those of us who didn't get a chance to see it...who wins the damn truck?

[TheatreFan4]

Hardbody to Close BUT#22

Posted: 4/10/13 at 2:59am

Jen Cody eats the keys prior to every show so who wins is utterly pointless.

[philly03]

Hardbody to Close BUT#23

Posted: 4/10/13 at 3:40am

""Eh. I'm not sure it will survive in the regional theater circuit. If a show like "tale of two cities" which is a well-known book and property, and that hasn't had like any productions, I'm not sure an obscure show like this will really do much business."

A Tale of Two Cities is also a pretty big show in terms of cast size and physical requirements, as well as a period show, so it's a pricey proposition for even a major regional theatre to want to tackle. The size and requirements for Hands On a Hard Body are significantly less (not that I'm saying all of the regional theatres will be chomping at the bit to do it, but more a reason why you haven't seen any productions of A Tale of Two Cities popping up)."

Why I wouldn't call Tale a huge regional success - it has seen quite a bit of life stateside and abroad (Germany, United Kingdom).

You can even rent the Broadway set here in the US, if I'm not mistaken.

I don't see this having too much of a regional life either, however.

[After Eight]

Hardbody to Close BUT#24

Posted: 4/10/13 at 5:36am

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"Hey, for those of us who didn't get a chance to see it...who wins the damn truck?"



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