KIMBERLY AKIMBO to Broadway this Fall!- Page 4

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/7/22 at 1:09pm

Det95 said: "JSquared2 said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Can we safely assume this is going to play the Music Box since Evan announced closing?"

No -- because they already confirmed they are playing the Booth weeks ago.

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To be fair DEH originally announced for the Belasco then Shuffle Along closed"

 

Sure, but that’s not super relevant here. Shows sometimes switch theatres, but it’s more of an exception than a rule. Generally shows go into the ones that are initially announced, so unless we have a reason to suspect that Kimberly Akimbo might strongly prefer the Music Box (or that the Shuberts want the Booth open for something else), there’s not much use speculating about a switch - much less “safely assuming” 

[Larry6417]

Posted: 6/7/22 at 7:43pm

quizking101 said: "Featuring Clark, Milligan, and most of the off-Broadway cast

This is NOT Dear Evan Hansen folks!

This is an inferior product derived from an outstanding play.

Prediction: Will close within 6 months. If this were the 1970's it would close before it even opened.

I'M SICK OF THESE BLINDED EYE PRODUCERS THAT ARE SO ENTICED BY BROADWAY THAT THEY WILL BRING IN ANYTHING EVEN IF ITS AN INFERIOR PRODUCT.

 

SEE, "ALMOST FAMOUS", DOUBTFIRE, TOOTSIE, the list goes on and on.......

 

[ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure]

Posted: 6/7/22 at 7:46pm

...Anyway

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:04am

New Six Flags Great Adventure-inspired logo:

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:06am

I haven’t seen the show - what’s the reason for the six flags reference?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:08am

It looks more like Reading Rainbow meets Paramount Pictures.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:09am

The park's drive-thru safari is referenced in the show.



 

Updated On: 6/10/22 at 10:09 AM

[gibsons2]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 11:49am

TaffyDavenport said: "New Six Flags Great Adventure-inspired logo:

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Eek.. I truly hope this is not final design that will be plastered on the Playbill. 

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 11:59am

I think this sends the message that this is a very gay musical, which it is decidedly not. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:02pm

eeeeeeeeeek. The scrabble letters were so lovely.

tbh I completely forgot about the Six Flags part of the show...

[BOM]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:11pm

I'm getting reading rainbow vibes. I preferred the scrabble pieces logo. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:18pm

Also makes it seem like this show is about LGBT+ people (which it isn't), since the rainbow is so widely associated with that now.

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:20pm

I recognized the SFGA logo since I'm a theme park addict, but the general public is def not going to get that. Unless there's a subplot about them getting stuck on El Toro, this seems like a dumb choice. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:59pm

I preferred the scrabble letters and especially the hourglass timer. The hourglass timer was key. 

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 1:27pm

Sorry, but WHAT are they thinking...yikes.

Agree, the Scrabble hourglass was a great icon for this show. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 2:31pm

It's giving "We're fun!" which I'm not sure is the shows intention? Def. needed to reference her special "issue." 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 2:47pm

There were still ways to make the hourglass/scrabble logo fun! 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:15pm

Melissa25 said: "I preferred the scrabble letters and especially the hourglass timer. The hourglass timer was key."

Agree - the other artwork is far superior and more iconic and not so generic as the rainbow theme park colors on the website! 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 10:17pm

Robbie2 said: "Melissa25 said: "I preferred the scrabble letters and especially the hourglass timer. The hourglass timer was key."

Agree - the other artwork is far superior and more iconic and not so generic as the rainbow theme park colors on the website!"

https://kimberlyakimbothemusical.com/   

[kidmanboy]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 11:21pm

That logo is 90s NJ. And the final song of the show is, indeed, called Great Adventure and is a reference to the park. I absolutely love it.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 11:32pm

I was already hoping for a t shirt with the scrabble/hourglass design. I’m disappointed.

Not exactly sure why but the new design for some reason made me think of the Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical logo. Must be the stars. 

Updated On: 6/10/22 at 11:32 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/11/22 at 12:05am

It's unlikely that this is the case BUT I would like to think this is some kind of pride month stunt for tickets going on sale and they have intentions to revert the artwork back to what they had before after making this initial splash.

Because this is truly some of the most irritating art I've seen for a show in a long time.

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 6/11/22 at 12:17am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It's unlikely that this is the case BUT I would like to think this is some kind of pride month stunt for tickets going on sale and they have intentions to revert the artwork back to what they had before after making this initial splash.

Because this is truly some of the most irritating art I've seen for a show in a long time."

Ouch! That logo is atrocious. The show is too good for this level of mediocrity. 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/11/22 at 9:14am

Haven’t seen the musical but I know the play.

I like the new logo. It’s bright, marketable and merchandise-friendly, and looks nothing like other things currently on Broadway. The scrabble logo, while certainly thematically important, is drab and univiting by comparison- and also reads more like a show about a spelling bee or something. 
 

The show is gonna need help to get people in to see it, and a colorful, fun logo helps. Just ask Fun Home. 

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/11/22 at 9:29am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It's unlikely that this is the case BUT I would like to think this is some kind of pride month stunt for tickets going on sale and they have intentions to revert the artwork back to what they had before after making this initial splash.

Because this is truly some of the most irritating art I've seen for a show in a long time."

Thats…not how branding works.