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May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
#25re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 11:25am
I think there will be hits and flops, people will be mad when their favorite performer isn't nominated for a Tony, and then we'll go back to arguing whether Alice Ripley is crazy and if Karen Olivo can dance.
oh, and I will complain endlessly about Catherine Zeta-Jones as Desiree, should it actually happen.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
Updated On: 9/8/09 at 11:25 AM
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#26re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 11:57amI can't wait for TURN OFF THE DARK LADY!
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
The Glorious Ones
Understudy Joined: 4/4/07
#27re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 12:05pmIf American Idiot from Berkeley Rep transfers, it'll be a hit.
"Artists are always on the vanguard of change: they give the community a vision."
"Desire comes from the Latin "de sire", or "of the father", or "of the stars". We want what is magical, what is out there, what is of the stars. And so our characters should as well."
"If there are people who don't believe in you, don't hang out with them. Wish them well, wish them peace, and move on."
#28re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 3:00pm
Right now, "The Addams Family" looks like it is the most likely to be a hit - I'm sure the material must at least be stomachable, otherwise they wouldn't be able to secure such a uniformly A-list cast.
"American Idiot" will definitely be a hit, if it transfers. Same with "Fela!". Both will get phenominal reviews and just break even on word-of-mouth.
"Catch Me if You Can", "Finian's Rainbow", and "Ragtime" will probably be crtical, but not financial hits - I predict they will have runs similar to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", in which they come close to recouping, but have to make the rest up on a national tour.
"Bye Bye Birdie" looks like it's in great shape and will likely have a run similar to that of Roundabout's hit revival of "The Pajama Game". (ie: the one where you stood outside in the cancellation line for hours just hoping to grab one for full price.)
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#29re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 7:41pm
Bye Bye Birdie will definitely extend. It will be able to sell tickets based in its name alone. I'm not sure if it'll be the next 'Cabaret', but it'll definitely as successful as SITPWG (at least). Fela! will probably have trouble selling tickets at first, but it could slowly increase with good word of mouth (similar to N2N).
American Idiot will most probably transfer and be the big hit of the season (right before it sweeps the Tony Awards). I just have a feeling!
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#30re: May Be A Little Far In Advance But What Will Be A Hit This Season?
Posted: 9/8/09 at 7:44pm
A Little Night Music will survive on it's cast.
That we don't even know for sure yet.
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