If You Won the Powerball and Could Mount a Production on Broadway...

[gstrus2]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 10:57pm

What would you produce?

I would produce Laura Benanti in My Fair Lady, Bernadette Peters in Sweeney Todd, and Patti LuPone in Into the Woods.

I was asked this question today, and found it fun to think of all the productions I've dreamed of seeing for so long, and I thought I'd forward the question on to you guys!

Updated On: 1/9/16 at 10:57 PM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 11:08pm

Mama Courage

[HogansHero]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 11:14pm

I would produce enough new and exciting shows that there would no longer be space for revivals, jukebox musicals, magic shows etc. And the funny thing is, there would be enough money to do it again and again for well beyond my natural life.

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 11:31pm

a Barlett Sher revival of WSS at LCT (vivian beaumont)

a new show similar to Light in the Piazza (score influenced by classical / operatic music)

[stevie3]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 11:51pm

Honeymoon in Vegas !!!!

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 1/9/16 at 11:55pm

A lady Gaga musical. Costumes like bad romance works look amazing.

[Broadway kid 2]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 12:07am

I would produce something ORIGINAL AND NEW

[Broadway kid 2]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 12:07am

I would produce something ORIGINAL AND NEW

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 12:47am

Produce all of Wildhorn's unproduced  shows on Broadway.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 12:52am

A musical adaptation of the 1966 Hayley Mills/June Harding/Rosalind Russell film THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS.  

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 1:15am

I would fund EVERYTHING needed for a cast recording of The Apple Tree revival with Kristin Chenoweth, Brian d'Arcy James and Marc Kudisch.  #notbitter

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 1:20am

jacobsnchz14 said: "I would fund EVERYTHING needed for a cast recording of The Apple Tree revival with Kristin Chenoweth, Brian d'Arcy James and Marc Kudisch.  #notbitter

 

"

yes.

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 1:52am

The Rink with Beth Leavel and Leslie Kritzer

[HogansHero]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 2:07am

It is disheartening to me that so many here seem more interested in resurrecting the old than creating new original theatre. 

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 2:17am

Original muisicals1960s sitcoms:

Hogans Heroes the musical

Batman, the musical

Newhart, the musical

Lost in Space, the musical

the odd couple, the musical

I dream of Genie the musical

Addams family the musical(oops too late)

 

[binau]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 2:19am

Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sweeney Todd. It'd either be brilliant or a disaster, and I don't care which. 

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 3:15am

I would do a lavish production of my own pipe dream show.

 

It's a romantic musical set before and after WWII in a mill town theatre. Too many other details to list here.

 

I don't know who could do the score, maybe do a contest like they did for RAGTIME to see who has the best ideas. Something mixing very classic R&H type stuff with jazz/swing. Maybe some more off the wall Blitzstein type stuff.

Updated On: 1/10/16 at 03:15 AM

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 3:20am

Dance of the Vampires revival.

The RIGHT way this time!

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 4:24am

• "Funny Girl" with Annaleigh Ashford
• "Sweet Charity" with Carly Rae Jepsen
• "Song & Dance" with Erin Davie

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 5:31am

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (the musical), dammit!

[kristinj1]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 5:36am

I'd commission a new musical based on the old Planet Money episode called "The Giant Pool of Money".  In my opinion it's a fascinating and important slice of history of near-operatic scope.

Updated On: 1/10/16 at 05:36 AM

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 5:42am

qolbinau said: "Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sweeney Todd. It'd either be brilliant or a disaster, and I don't care which. 

 

"

it will be glorious either way. LOL

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 8:05am

I would produce hamlet 2

[Julie Yard]

Posted: 1/10/16 at 9:04am

I read the question and my mind immediately flashed here...

Max: The two cardinal rules of producing are one: Never put your own money in the show.

Leo: And two?

Max: [yelling] Never put your own money in the show!

 

 

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

Posted: 1/10/16 at 9:22am

Well, joanf, it's kind of more of a risk to put your money in the show if you have a lot to lose. As the pot is currently $1.3 billion, I think the hypothetical winner could risk their own money on a few shows and still be able to invest the rest and live off the interest.