King Kong to take the Broadway?
King Kong to take the Broadway?
King Kong to take the Broadway?#1
Posted: 11/12/13 at 10:14pm
I thought Cinderella was doing better. Interesting that it won't be bothering with The Foxwoods though.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#2
Posted: 11/12/13 at 11:40pmI just saw the show last week, and am quite surprised to read that Craig Lucas wrote the book, since the storytelling was really quite atrocious.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#2
Posted: 11/13/13 at 12:29amWhat if we had Spider-Man, Rocky, AND King Kong all on Broadway at the same time?!
King Kong to take the Broadway?#3
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:15amSo, has Spiderman announced its closing, and I was just not aware? I couldn't tell if the article meant that the rumor was King Kong taking the Foxwoods or that Spiderman was closing.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#4
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:32am
The article seems to imply that even if Spider Man does close after the holiday season that it seems unlikely that the Foxwoods would be ready for another production in the timeframe that the producers of King Kong would like.
And as of yet Spider Man still has no closing date set.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#5
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:47am
"What if we had Spider-Man, Rocky, AND King Kong all on Broadway at the same time?!"
It would save me a lot of money on a trip to NYC to see shows. 
I have no desire to see any of them.
What is the target audience for Rocky and King Kong? Are a lot of people on here looking forward to these shows?
King Kong to take the Broadway?#7
Posted: 11/13/13 at 4:18am"Do you not know that King Kong the first was just three foot six inches tall? He only came up to Faye Wray's belly button! If God could do the tricks that we can do he'd be a happy man!" (Eli Cross played by Peter O'Toole -- THE STUNTMAN 1980)
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#8
Posted: 11/13/13 at 8:13amI have no interest in Rocky or Spider-Man, but I wouldn't mind seeing King Kong. I had thought it was gonna take the Foxwoods, since Spidey probably won't last past February.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#9
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:47pmPlease don't put Rocky in with those, Rocky is actually very good and I feel sorry for the ones who won't watch it because they are Pre judging it, your missing a really good show.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#10
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:50pmHope not! The movie was great, let's end it there!
King Kong to take the Broadway?#11
Posted: 11/13/13 at 2:55pmI honestly feel King Kong targets more of the tourist crowd, much like Spider-Man. I never really thought King Kong to be a legit musical. I kinda felt like during the initial development of the show, the producers were more interested in the spectacle of having a large puppet on a Broadway/Australian stage rather than creating a musical adaptation of the show.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#12
Posted: 11/13/13 at 3:48pm
King Kong: what on earth do any of these characters have to sing about?
And don't even mention the ape.
What are they thinking? If they are thinking at all.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#13
Posted: 11/13/13 at 4:31pmThe music I heard sounded kinda cool. It's like "Bullets Over Broadway" - right? Where they are just using other songs?
King Kong to take the Broadway?#14
Posted: 11/13/13 at 5:16pmSo when King Kong picks up Ann Darrow, she sings Defying Gravity?
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#15
Posted: 11/13/13 at 5:25pmAs some brilliant person on Facebook said, I would love it if Patti Lupone did King Kongs voice.
King Kong to take the Broadway?#16
Posted: 1/28/14 at 11:37am
It's official! KING KONG is coming in December!
KING KONG Producer Confirms Mega-Musical Will Open at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre in December 2014
King Kong to take the Broadway?#17
Posted: 1/28/14 at 11:44amI'm actually really excited to see it! The clips I've seen look spectacular and music also sounds really good.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#18
Posted: 1/28/14 at 11:45amThe Foxwoods Theatre is the perfect place for this.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#19
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:17pmHonestly, who didn't see this coming? Very exciting!
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#20
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:25pmCan anyone see this lasting a long time, though?
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#21
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:29pmIt's gotten decent reviews in Australia, I think. If it's a good show, it'll run for years. If not, the spectacle of it may keep it open for around the length that spectacle kept Spider-Man open.
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King Kong to take the Broadway?#22
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:34pm
It looks pretty cool, I just hope it's not a crazy disaster like Spiderman seemed to be for its entire run.
The performance starts at 2:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvVyN67wxH0
King KoItng to take the Broadway?#23
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:35pm
It's not (or wasn't) a good show. The King Kong puppet is amazing - but then I remembered it has kind of been done before (WAR HORSE),and I don't think it is as amazing as the flying during Spider-man. Still, I could imagine it being successful in NYC with the right word of mouth and marketing.
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King KoItng to take the Broadway?#24
Posted: 1/28/14 at 2:51pmA friend who I saw Spider-Man with saw this in Australia. He had problems with the book, but said the spectacle far surpasses the flying in Spider-Man (which we both found to be underwhelming).
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