KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#1KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:04am
...we'll see.
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/king-kong-will-conquer-broadway-in-2018_81112
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#2KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:06am
Fifth creative team's the charm!
Clyde15
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/15
#3KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:09am
I mean if they have a theatre lined up already than it seems like it's most likely going to to happen.... will be quite interesting to see if this actually sells or not
#4KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:10am
Wasn't Jason Robert Brown attached to this at one point?
Tiann Nerng Chong
Chorus Member Joined: 2/6/17
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#6KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:11am
Like I said in the other thread. If this doesn't have a giant ape singing a longing ballad of unrequited love then what are we even doing?
brdwybound04
Leading Actor Joined: 4/5/07
#7KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:15am
- Why God, Why?!?!???
#8KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:16am
and closes by New Year's Day....
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#9KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:19am
Any chance the Zhivago Table will be cast in this?
#10KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:21am
At least it will have an original score now...and not be a jukebox.
#11KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:21am
Should be an interesting season next year. Tinseltown will have most definitely taken over.
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#12KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:22am
uncageg said: "Wasn't Jason Robert Brown attached to this at one point?"
Yes, it's in the article: "In 2015, it had been announced that The Bridges of Madison County collaborators Jason Robert Brown (score) and Marsha Norman (book) had joined the team, but departed in 2016."
#13KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:23am
Jason Robert Brown talked about how this was a struggle to set to music. If JRB couldn't crack it, I don't have much confidence in this third string team.
#14KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:29am
I will say weirdly enough it should have a swing/big band score for the New York scenes, and then morph into a more tribal/folk score for Skull Island. Will this happen? Probably not, I am expecting a bland pop score that's only there because its easier to sell a musical then a play.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#15KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 12:49pm
Why did they announce this so incredibly early? This technically becomes the first announced show of the 2018-2019 season and we haven't even hit the 2017 Tonys yet...
Broadwaystar2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/13
#16KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:32pm
You mean aside from Once On This Island, Carousel, My Fair Lady, and Dream Girls??
#17KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:35pm
Those are all 17-18 shows.
This is for the season following. We still have summer/fall/winter of 2017 and winter/spring of 2018.
kaykordeath
Stand-by Joined: 4/14/17
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#19KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:45pm
I never knew that Miss Saigon was a Limited Engagement -- Nearly a year doesn't seem incredibly "limited".
I'm also surprised the theater would be willing to have the theater be dark for that long, unless they are planning extensive renovations specifically for the show.
#20KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 1:50pm
Maybe they could use Jack Black's song from SNL.
https://youtu.be/qzeTNOpuauA
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#21KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 2:04pm
Who says that Saigon will even make it until next January. It isn' exactly burning up the BO. This has the potential to be a flop of gigantic proportions. Have you seen the musicals that originate from Australia? Boy From Oz was ok and Hugh was great. But others were horrifyingly awful
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#24KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 3:07pm
For the folks wondering about point of pictures BrodyFosse123 posted - The Mambo Kings was supposedly announced for Broadway Theater for the 2005-06 season and pulled out seemingly a month before first Broadway preview. Article here.
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#25KING KONG Set for Fall 2018 Bow at the Broadway Theatre
Posted: 5/17/17 at 3:42pm
producers could save a ****load of money by creating a 2 minute trailer for a show they want to get on broadway and run it by the members of the boards here.
this will be Rocky with more hair and grunting noises....
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