Yeah, I had heard that High Fidelity was eyeing the Imperial.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
I adore GodIHopeIGetIt becuase she made a completely new thread inside of a thread. GO HER!
And, yes, ther is much room left in the hole where I will be hiding when Paris hits Broadway. Who else wants to join me??
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They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
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<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
I think tick tick BOOM needs to get to the Music Box. Jonathan alwaysliked little theatres.
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
You can't compare the DRS situation to the Producers'. The Producers recouped years ago and has many millions of dollars in the bank, so it's not a big deal if it loses a couple of thousand a week here and a week there. DRS not only hasn't recouped, it's been losing tens of thousands of dollars some weeks and doesn't have a huge reserve set aside like the Producers. At this rate, it not only will never recoup, it's costing its investors even more out of pocket just to keep it running. I won't speculate on when it will close, but January sounds optimistic to me.
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Most definately DRS isn't like the Producers. People need to stop comparing them. DRS is its' own show.
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
I also agree with everything Margo said ; DRS and The Producers are in two different boats, and The Producers is definatly in the better boat. I wonder if DRS will try stunt casting to improve their box office, now that the grosses have gotten so low.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
If they DO stunt cast, who do you think that they should hire?
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
This is not a mean spirited thread. It is just the way the show is flowing. The new cast is fine but there is not a big (enough) name to draw people in. Though I do not think it can be accurately measured in B.O. sales, Norbert, the two Johns, and Greg were many reasons people went back and now that they are gone, many fans (I know several) are not very keen on going back. And this show needs strong word of mouth. Its a shame because the material is certainly strong enough to keep the show afloat. I just have to be sadly realistic.
Yes, SirLiir, it is indeed very sad to see such material go to waste, or be lost.
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
When I mention THE PRODUCERS, I am only comparing it to the fact that when Nathan & Matthew left, people thought it would close within a few months. It did not.
It had a while at the box-office like DRS is having now, but it survived.
And yes I know they are different shows and "in different boats." They are very different shows with different backers, audiences, ect...
I am merely saying there is hope
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"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
IT's always good to stay positive.DRS just doesn't seem like it has the "Broadway sstick" like Avenue Q or RENT has.
"Broadway is a very special place, filled with very special people, people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people, a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world." --Spamalot
<^>BROADWAY is LOVE<^> <^>RENT is LOVE<^> <^>WICKED is LOVE<^>
<< Me and Norbie. I look icky becuase I was FREAAAAKKKIIINNNGG out.
DRS hasn't recooped yet? i thought they had. hmm... anyway, it will be sad when it does close. DRS is my all time favorite show. as for bringing Norbert back, i think the man needs a break. he's done the show for how long now and is doing the tour for a while. give him some time off.
"You can't stop someone who wants to be an artist. If they're going to do it, they're going to do it... Work as hard as you can on the things you can work on. Until it seems like there is no possible chance you're going to succeed, don't give up." ~ANDREW ASNES
avatar: me and jason gillman... in the pouring rain.
1) just left 2) is doing the DRS tour till October and 3)knows that Brian D'Arcy James is doing a fine job as Freddy.
As I said previously, I feel the worry is not because the new cast isn't doing their job. It is just that it lacks some draw now. Updated On: 8/11/06 at 08:15 PM