Manilow and Sussman's Harmony Coming To Broadway — Page 2

KevinKlawitter said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Any star that is worth the money probably doesn't want to tour anyways; a "semi-star" is money that the markets don't usually want to pay for."

Norm Lewis is touring withA Soldier's Play..."

Plays are a different beast, but I'd categorize him less than a semi-star. He means as much as you and me in some of these markets. He's originated one role on Broadway in the past decade and did a 2-month replacement gig in another, and both were big financial failures. If he were singing that might mean a little more on the road, but he's not.

Updated On: 4/25/23 at 05:43 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "KevinKlawitter said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Any star that is worth the money probably doesn't want to tour anyways; a "semi-star" is money that the markets don't usually want to pay for."

Norm Lewis is touring withA Soldier's Play..."

Plays are a different beast, but I'd categorize him less than a semi-star. He means as much as you and me in some of these markets. He's originated one role on Broadway in the past decade and did a 2-month replacement gig in another, and both were big financial failures. If he were singing that might mean a little more on the road, but he's not."

I saw the tour in Minneapolis, and he *does* sing during the show. Not to mention he's front and central of all the marketing - he's definitely being treated as a name.

Happy to see they realized audiences want someone who can SANG the score for the tour. Excited for her!



As for Harmony... I mean they might as well just give the money away.

Plays are a different beast, but I'd categorize him less than a semi-star. He means as much as you and me in some of these markets. He's originated one role on Broadway in the past decade and did a 2-month replacement gig in another, and both were big financial failures. If he were singing that might mean a little more on the road, but he's not."

Yeah, Norm Lewis is a name and none of that's true. Belittling and diminishing men of color such as Norm Lewis or Michael R. Jackson is clearly your gross move. Sad.

Updated On: 4/26/23 at 11:41 AM

My money would be on Talia Suskauer but could be a bigger Elphaba name.

Do people on this board really not know who is taking Fannie on the road? It isn't Julie and from my understanding she is still attached to Harmony. I guess all I can say the Fannie going on tour is that she is indeed a former green girl, that both toured and did Broadway...and I wouldn't necessarily say she is a name.

Exactly. Great point.

TaffyDavenport said: "Chip Zien's performance in this was easily one of the best I saw last year, so I'm just glad that more people will get to see it."

Agreed. Do we know for sure he's still attached to the show? I would think/hope so. I guess we'll know soon enough what with the Today show announcement tomorrow morning.

Here’s hoping this Broadway move gets Chip Zien his long overdue first Tony nomination.

I know it's strange to be making Tony predictions over a year in advance, but, just based on what I witnessed last year, I see a nomination for Chip Zien as a foregone conclusion. Not only is it an incredibly worthy performance, but it's also one that will capture people's hearts in a big way. I think they're very smart to open in November, right before the holidays, and, hopefully, they'll have enough momentum to carry them through the spring. Even if not, I think his performance will be fondly remembered.

Updated On: 4/27/23 at 11:02 PM

Now that the show this thread is supposed to be about has been announced and has tickets for sale, can we get back to talking about it?

Looking at prices over X-mas at a matinee & wow, even most of the front mezz is $185. Not a week that usually sees discounts, so they better get good very word of mouth early on. I saw the Band's Visit in the same theatre the same weekend in 2018 and even with the Tony the Mezz was half empty. The off-Bway audience reports/reviews for this weren't all exactly raves.

I was able to get an excellent seat during the pre-sale for the same day's evening performance of Merrily cheaper.

Updated On: 4/28/23 at 09:18 AM