Marquis Theatre: Future Venue for Two Cities?

The producers did want that theatre and now that could be a possibility

What do you think?

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Updated On: 12/19/07 at 08:08 PM

It was always rumored to be the place for two cities, but Cry baby has beaten them to the punch.
I am not worried about theater space for Two cities. I think there will be a few more theaters available when the time comes...

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I think a tale of two cities might be a neat musical.

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YankeeFan saying that doesn't make it true. Unless you happen to know that all Broadway theatre owners have some secret pact to keep this show off the broadway stage, you shouldn't make comments like that. The fact is there has been positive talk with several theatre owners. There definitely is interest in bringing it to Broadway. There is a lot of support behind the show, and word of mouth from the "average" theatre goer out of Florida has been great so far. (I don't include anyone on BWW as average. We are more of the rabid variety and we generally don't make or break shows.) If you have no interest in it just ignore it. Cry Baby has the Marquis, and Tale is obviously not eyeing it anymore.

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Updated On: 12/20/07 at 01:21 AM

But a Fla local doesn't translate into a big, Broadway hit. As great as the show may be, I think it's ship has sailed. It's just not the right market for it on Broadway, but maybe now that Les Miz is closing, it can find a place?

As I have said before, I could care less if individual people on this board like it or don't like it, and I disagree with the assertion that there is no market for it. Am I guaranteeing it will be a success? Like I told a man in Sarasota, I can't guarantee it will be a success, but I do think it has a great chance of being one. Much more so than any of those other musicals you listed aside from Les Mis. (Not that I do not think it is as good or better than Les Mis, but it will be hard to match that level of financial success.) If it is such a terrible idea why would theatre greats like Thommie Walsh, Richard Pilbrow, and Tony Walton sign up. Are you telling me that Tony Walton came out of a semi-retirement from Broadway to be a part of a piece of crap? I'm sorry I don't buy it. Those same tunes you dislike are what inspired him to come back to Broadway and design his ingenious set. (My humble opinion of course.) It's one thing to say you don't like a show or don't have an interest in a show, but to assert other people think the exact same way as you do without definitive proof is stupid. The truth of the matter is we won't definitively know the answer until it hits Broadway. And I think it is evident where my bet lies.

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Updated On: 12/20/07 at 02:19 AM

Ditto, B3TA07.

Woman in White had no chance for success? It had a decent word-of-mouth from London and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Pirate Queen had "from the creators of Miss Saigon and Les Miz." I think they had some things going for them, it just didn't work out. I'm not trying to put Tale of Two Cities down, but I just don't think it's a good financial gamble on Broadway. Maybe if the running costs could be kept down, but it just doesn't seem to fit into the market today.

A much better look at the creative team can be found by looking them up on IBDB. Their credits are underwhelming at best. Sure, they've each had long careers and worked on many shows, but none of their past work fit into my idea of what an amazing set or amazing choreography is.

Out of 50+ Broadway credits, yes, definitely - not to mention that the majority of his Tony awards and nominations were ages ago.

Oh Ray, I acknowledge your right to your opinion, but again I wish you would phrase it as "in my opinion" or "I think" rather than absolute statements. And I will admit that I also think some very talented people have gotten themselves into terrible shows. But again, I respectfully disagree that this is one of those instances. Personally I'm glad you came in to defend the credibility of the wonderfully talented artists I listed. I was slightly dumbfounded that people could argue that not one of them has had a profound effect on the art of theatre, but again I guess everything is truly subjective.

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Updated On: 12/20/07 at 04:23 AM

In future, I can do that. I know I probably sound extremely picky but it really is hard to pick up on other's true meaning through the written word. I think we often see malice where there is none, and I see being very clear about what you think is the best way to avoid unnecessary unpleasantness.

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Tony Walton's set design for Anything Goes (LCT revival, 1989 London production)

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