How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas — Page 2

#26

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 4:51pm

It's just plain fun. I still honestly cannot believe that audiences have not embraced it.

And I'm still dumbfounded about its stunning lack of Tony nods.

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#27

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 4:52pm

I'm away from the city for the summer...Are they doing any/a lot of advertising?

#28

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 4:59pm

get someone to rewrite the book.


(sarcasm)

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...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...

#29

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:04pm

It's the songs that are the problem, not the book.

#30

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:06pm

Think about it this way: it lasted already twice as long as A Tale of Two Cities?? Never understood all the hype for this one since last fall...

#31

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:06pm

I disagree, Phyllis. I love the score. It's so infectious.

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#32

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:12pm

They should definitely hire Patti. (Sorry, I love this picture and I couldn't resist)

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#33

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:12pm

i do agree the score is very good, much better than billy *cough*giveback9to5'stony*em

why arn't people going? ITS A GREAT SHOW!

#34

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:13pm

I'm confused, Michael. Are you referring to BILLY's ridiculous set design Tony?

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#35

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:14pm

"why arn't people going? ITS A GREAT SHOW!"

I said the same thing about Tale, people said it about [tos], people said it about 13...there is always a fanbase for a flop.

Are they comp-ing tons yet?

#36

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:15pm

^ Most definitely

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"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.

#37

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:20pm

It is IMO not a great show but it is a great night of fun. I am surprised that the tourists aren't flocking to this.

#38

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:40pm

the book is atrocious, the score is very fun with a bunch of standouts.

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...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...

#39

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:43pm

A non-theatre-dork friend of mine is going to NYC this week, and back when she was choosing which Broadway show to see, she was very turned off by the 'movicals'. I think tourists are getting sick of movie-to-stage shows. What was the last one to succeed?

BTW, in case your wondering what show my friend picked...it was HAIR (by my recommendation).

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"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.

#40

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:51pm

um billy elliot?

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...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...

#41

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 5:57pm

No offense, but this movie just isn't even as popular TODAY or with TODAY'S crowd...

Even though it flopped at the box office, LEGALLY BLONDE was a huge draw for tourists. Some people couldn't even tell you Dolly Parton was in a movie called 9to5, they only know the tune.

#42

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:20pm

Legally Blonde still flopped though.

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#43

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:24pm

But it managed to stay in the Palace for a year & a half.

#44

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:25pm

Still flopped.

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#45

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:27pm

I hope it makes it till at least August 23rd, cause I'm seeing it Friday the 21st. lol, Selfish I know, Anywho. Although I can't see Reba in 9 to 5, I do wish she would return to broadway. I simply love her voice.

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#46

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:28pm

I'm aware that it flopped. It still filled the Palace for a year and half.

#47

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:28pm

'um Billy Elliot'

Billy Elliot will most probably be a hit, but it hasn't recouped yet.

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"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.

#48

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:29pm

I REALLY want someone to explain to me the producer's logic behind putting on musicals out of all these old movies. I understand trying to exploit a franchise that is hot right now. If tomorrow they announced a Harry Potter musical, we might all scoff, but business wise it would make sense.

Instead, it seems that producers go to a Blockbuster, pick a random aisle and say "Oh, I remember loving this movie! If turned into a musical, it will still be a Broadway hit - even decades later, of course!"

This is dumb.

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Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

#49

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:30pm

Quite frankly, the best thing we could do is buy full priced tickets to see the show and get everyone thats going to the city to do that as well. unfortunately, that will not happen. Most people just do not have the money to see a show that so many people are saying is horrible. Which I COMPLETELY disagree with!

#50

re: How to Save 9 TO 5: Your Ideas

Posted: 7/28/09 at 6:31pm

I .. flat out said LB flopped? But I'm sure the producers of LB will eventually recoup on the road. Near total sell-out in Philly in the winter, and with the big Army/Navy football game festivities going on. I'm sure it's selling great across the nation still. And it did run 1.5 years, as opposed to 9to5 which people keep saying could close Labour day!