Has a tony performance ever saved a show
Has a tony performance ever saved a show
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#1
Posted: 6/26/19 at 10:10amWith the expense to perform on the tonys Im wondering if there have ever been moments where its provided the ticket sales the show has needed
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Has a tony performance ever saved a show#2
Posted: 6/26/19 at 10:34am
Smokey Joe's Cafe.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#3
Posted: 6/26/19 at 10:51am
There are a couple instances I can think of where a show benefitted from their performance on the Tonys, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder and Memphis. Though they both also ended up winning Best Musical in their respective years.
Updated On: 6/26/19 at 10:51 AM
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#4
Posted: 6/26/19 at 10:57am
I'd say Jessie Mueller's Waitress performance helped the show during Hamilton fever.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#5
Posted: 6/26/19 at 11:01am
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "There are a couple instances I can think of where a show benefitted from their performance on the Tonys,A Gentleman's Guide to Love & MurderandMemphis. Though they both also ended up winning Best Musical in their respective years."
Ya I really think the thing that helped those shows was the Best Musical win, not the performances. Although I loved Memphis’s performance
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#6
Posted: 6/26/19 at 11:32am
The Tony performance of GRAND HOTEL is credited to turning around the future of the show.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#7
Posted: 6/26/19 at 2:43pmNo, but a TV commercial saved the original PIPPIN.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#8
Posted: 6/26/19 at 3:02pmI think the recent Tonys performance of Beetlejuice certainly boosted its attendance. Too soon to say whether it 'saved' the show, but definitely helped.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#9
Posted: 6/26/19 at 4:41pm
TheSassySam said: "I'd say Jessie Mueller's Waitress performance helped the show during Hamilton fever."
So did having Sara Bareilles' name prominently featured everywhere. The marketing for this show is, and has always been, outstanding.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#10
Posted: 6/26/19 at 5:23pm
TheSassySam said: "I'd say Jessie Mueller's Waitress performance helped the show during Hamilton fever."
More like Sara's name being attached to it. The show was very well sold leading up to the Tony's.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#11
Posted: 6/26/19 at 7:58pmI’m remembering (but without details) that the Tony performance helped Bandstand last a bit longer
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#12
Posted: 6/26/19 at 7:59pmI’m remembering (but without details) that the Tony performance helped Bandstand last a bit longer
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#13
Posted: 6/26/19 at 7:59pmI’m remembering (but without details) that the Tony performance helped Bandstand last a bit longer
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#14
Posted: 6/26/19 at 8:48pm
That performance was really good, and it was helped by having an intro from Jill Biden. Do you think it would have helped The Prom to have a bigger star, maybe an LGBTQ+ one, introduce the show - maybe Ellen DeGeneres?
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Has a tony performance ever saved a show#15
Posted: 6/26/19 at 11:07pmThe Prom suffers from just being bland. The name is bland. And, I think the advertising focused too much on the lesbian teenagers, and should have focused on the 4 leads who are hilarious and Broadway legends.
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#16
Posted: 6/27/19 at 1:04pm
I've heard it generally accepted that THE WEDDING SINGER's performance on the Tonys helped it stay open. Although, in nearly all these cases, I would say it didn't exactly "save" the show, more like delayed the inevitable.
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
Has a tony performance ever saved a show#17
Posted: 6/27/19 at 2:08pm
Skip23 said: "No, but a TV commercial saved the original PIPPIN."
Likewise, doing several numbers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" saved "Camelot".
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