N2N West End?

Was just asking if there's any news or suggestion of a next to normal transfer to the west end? i heard something about it a few weeks ago, but i'm thinking that was just a blip.

any news on this? or is it just a lost cause?

Thanks in advance for your comments and answers.

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They wouldn't dare-Tony Award or no Tony Award!

...but I speak level headedly.
Look at Spring Awakening etc. In this climate a very very American tale like N2N would not work here.
Think about it!

Exactly, keep it Aussie :P

BUT Spring Awakening was given as big a West End opening as most shows could only dream of AND it didnt work!

Its now in the books as a very major flop.

Updated On: 7/23/09 at 04:07 PM

Do you not think it would be a good one to bring over to the National for a 2 month or so run once it is done on Broadway?

British audiences haven't got a clue what it is!
ITs not a story that will sell well to a British audience - Psycho American family musical!
'Oh yes Mildred lets take the kids to the matinee!'
I dont think so.

Mamma i have to say i think you are very wrong this time (though i do still love you with sprinkles on)

This is not a show which just appeals to american audiences, this show is not about an American famaily its about a famaily dealing with an issue...mental ilness, and that effects everybody, believe me i know 1st hand.

The argument that nobody here knows what the show is is also a bit of a silly one, nobody ever knows what a new show is until it opens, then and only then can we see if a show will run or not.

I know you are not a fan of the show but you have to look it at from a point of view that is not one of a personal opinion. N2N Blew the critics away and is enjoying great sucess through word of mouth, when the show 1st opened for its Broadway run it was playing to 40/50 percent capacity, however once the reviews came out it jumped in to the 90s and stayed there.

I dont think N2N will ever have a big west end run, the UK audiences seem far more intrested in watching fluff like Priscilla or Sister Act that watching a show that makes them think (which is a shame) but i do however think something like the National etc could produce this for a limited season.

I for one (even if i was a fan of the show or not) would much rather see things like Next To Normal play here rather than Sister Act, Priscilla, Legally Blonde etc because its original, its thought proviking and creates a genuine reaction

Something that is very much missing in West End musical

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If I don't like the score for N2N I'm going to throw Grandma Elliot's cornish pasty at the actors.

No, this is SADM2

These lot cant be told....after all according to ceratin people on here (who shall remain nameless) there was no chance that Legally Blonde would play the UK

As ive said, i think N2N will play the UK, but not in the West End, and people cry out for west end trasfers of many shows that play here (Caroline or Change, August etc) it does not men they have to do them

You cant judge of SA which did its limited run then opened in London 7 seconds later with no time to build up hype or ticket sales, thats the producers fault.

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Mama, I'm afraid I have to disagree that N2N is a "very very American tale". Yes, it's set in the US - but its themes about people struggling with mental illness are very much universal. I don't know if it will come over or whether the show would be a success here. But whether it does or not will have nothing to do with the Americanness of it. It will be a matter of whether a British producer has the guts to put on a musical that dares to be as brave as this in dealing with such a heartbreaking aspect of the human condition.

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Updated On: 7/23/09 at 06:38 PM

Aww, thanks SADM. It's just that I am very biased about N2N. To me, this is the kind of show that defines what musical theatre ought to be about - a serious piece of drama that touches the emotions and challenges the mind as well via an amazingly beautiful score so that it has artistic integrity while also being hugely entertaining. I am also perhaps naive enough to believe that a serious show can attract an audience and a show does not have to be mindless to be popular.

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