Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:09pm
Care to answer any of my questions?
Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:10pm
OMG THIS GUY IS LIKE A COMBINATION OF
THIS GUY
AND THIS GUY
Updated On: 8/14/15 at 05:10 PM
Posted: 8/14/15 at 5:17pm
That's one of my favorite scenes from Annie Hall!
Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:10pm
"How do we make non theatregoers see theatre? That's what doesn't really happen unless you're a big commercial hit on Broadway. I want non theatregoers, because I think theatre should be for EVERYONE, not just the elite. "
Well. I've been on the producing team of several small, "indie" productions that no one had ever heard of. Storefront stuff. Stuff my friends said would never sell.
With smart producing, and marketing... you can sell it. Our audiences ranged from casual theatre goers, the "elite" as you put it (again with the offensive), to people who usually don't go to shows at all and would prefer a game at Wrigley Field but thought that the idea of what we were putting on was interesting enough for their hard earned money. And they liked it, the shows got good houses and solid response.
Maybe your problem is that your shows aren't being produced or marketed by people who know how to... produce or market competitively? That's where some commercial know how comes in handy! Oh wait, commercial is EVIL. I forgot.
Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:12pm
"I'm moved by much more than the story of Fun Home. Seeing last night (again) was so thrilling. During "Changing My Major" the audience was particularly breathing and laughing in perfect sync with each other. The lighting effect for Bruce's final moments sent gasps through the audience- and we all felt it together. I wouldn't have experienced any of these communal things if I was watching it on video in my apartment, even with a group of friends."
Exactly. He forgets that several of the (now) COMMERCIAL shows every season are created and developed with non-profit houses, and often considered VERY risky. How can someone say Broadway is only for the easy? Trust me, shows like NEXT TO NORMAL, FUN HOME, TITLE OF SHOW, and more are NOT easy to sell to investors or audiences initially.
Broadway is FULL of risk taking producers, who frankly don't get enough credit for their efforts.
Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:15pm
OH MY GOD YES. Darren Nichols. Deal with THAT.
I needed that laugh!
Posted: 8/14/15 at 7:22pm
Yup. I have never seen a show on Broadway, since I live in Canada and would never in a million years pay an excess of money to travel to see most things on the Great White Way.
But I have seen touring productions and Mirvish imports of Next to Normal (tragically unmoving, even with Alice Ripley), Spring Awakening (one brief moment of electricity), Wicked (the ending sent me into a fit of giggles), The Lion King, Hairspray, and Rock of Ages among others. And given the general effect each of these shows had on me, it'd take a show like Hamilton to get me to invest in crossing the border. There was no sense of liveness. Except, duh, the actors were alive and stuff.
I will, however, likely be making the trek to see Hamilton. It's the first time a bunch of video footage of a show has literally taken my breath away, which is good indication that the show itself might do the same.
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