KING KONG - Previews — Page 2

I'm kind of the opinion that King Kong will never really be latched onto as a commercial property the way that Hollywood and these producers keep pushing it. I think there's just continual serious over-estimation of how much people really want more of it, how much can be squeezed from it, and even how strong of a property it is in general.

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "According to the King Kong page on TodayTix, the show closes on August 10th, 2019. Has this always been the case (a limited engagement) or is it just the date they are currently selling tickets through?"

Open ended, tickets currently on sale till.

This piece really belongs to ALW--the beast, the girl--should be operatic in it's format. I have no idea of the story except the ending[yes, I could google] or who else is in it or who does what. The end of the first act should be a partial reveal of Kong then act 2 opens with the continuation till he is full stage. A great gimmick but the music had better be better than good or the whole thing will end up in a pile of gorilla poo.

Kad said: "I'm kind of the opinion that King Kong will never really be latched onto as a commercial property the way that Hollywood and these producers keep pushing it. I think there's just continual serious over-estimation of how much people really want more of it, how much can be squeezed from it, and even how strong of a property it is in general."

The last two Kong movies made $550m and $566m, and he's returning in another follow-up film (with Godzilla in 2020). There's still a bit of interest there...

Warbucks2 said: "I think Jesse Green from the NYT made a great point: "If in its physical bigness this musical “King Kong” can really achieve big emotion, I’d forgive it almost anything. Operatic theatricality — one step over over-the-top — can short-circuit one’s critical facilities, and despite being a critic I value that."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/theater/fall-season-cher-king-kong-bob-dylan.html


I completely agree with Green here. I think it could work spectacularly, pardon the pun. But that level of melodrama is hard to pull off (which I believe is what made Moulin Rouge so successful and admired).

It could be "Beauty and the Beast," or it could be "Ghost" or "Doctor Zhivago."

Invited Dress started at 7:30 at curtain came down at approximately 10:03 which included a speech from the director. No stops and no sign of technical difficulties which was honestly very impressive considering the complex beast they have on stage. As I was a guest, I don’t feel it’s right to share my thoughts, but can say the puppet is incredible.

Updated On: 10/4/18 at 10:18 PM

Bwayfan292 said: "Not my picture, but here is the merch stand

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bohx_QnhUD8/

It's a little odd they they are using so many different pieces of artwork for this one on the merch. It's as if they couldn't decide what art they liked the best so just used them all. It's not like there is one unified theme to them like the same text logo with different pictures. They are all totally different.

Invited Dress started at 7:30 at curtain came down at approximately 10:03 which included a speech from the director. No stops and no sign of technical difficulties which was honestly very impressive considering the complex beast they have on stage. As I was a guest, I don’t feel it’s right to share my thoughts, but can say the puppet is incredible.



SPILL. THE. TEA.

Updated On: 10/5/18 at 03:59 AM

Just saw this youtube video more about Ann and it looks like this show will focus more on Ann's perspective.