Now that the reviews are out what goes first JCS or Godspell? — Page 2

Regardless of the quality, unless or until the SEC asks questions about Godspell, or JCS stops selling 80-95% of its tickets, I see both running a respectable amount. Maybe not decades, but long enough.

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The SEC has other things to worry about Gvendo just move on with your life. And I honestly think with todays announcement of Corbin Bleu coming into the cast that Godspell will absolutely last longer, Davenport totally hit what he needed to do in recasting, someone that will bring more kids and families...

to acl2006 and playitagain: I wil wish the same you are wishing for me. I hope that your places of business, where you work go out of business. Do you know there are many people that work these shows. If they close all these people are out of business, JCSS is selling well, I see the house every night from the stage and they are full, enthusiastic houses.

Updated On: 3/23/12 at 07:06 PM

Bwayphreak- Gaveston is correct. I wasn't making a serious suggestion, but I still think it would be nice. Are Book of Mormon and Wicked going to close anytime soon? No way, but now we aren't going to get any new shows in the Gershwin and the Eugene O'Neill for a long time. I would rather see 10 more new shows each season than have houses taken up with long-running shows.

Even if all the long-running shows were favorites of mine like Grey Gardens, Caroline, Passing Strange and the like, I wouldn't want them running forever. Get new blood in there. How boring would it be if every theater landed a Wicked or Mormon that ran for years?

jimmycurry- I understand that the same people won't instantly be hired in the new show coming to that theater, or into any show at all. Is that a bad thing? A whole new set of people will gain Broadway experience and fulfill their "Broadway dreams."

Perhaps what we should do is close JCS immediately and get Catch Me running again by Tuesday. I mean all those people were put out of work, and their jobs are more important than those at JCS. Better yet let's just bring back Ragtime because those people should never have lost their jobs either. That show would just be passing its two year mark so we could probably be bringing in a new round of replacements, creating new work.

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Notice thought he wasn't in any of those movies (which failed for he most part because they were awful movies) also Journey 2 actually has made a good chunk of money btw.

@Schuyler Dude im not wishing anyone anything bad, its all just speculation for bored people who have nothing better to do.

80% is better then where Godspell is at now, plus the Richard Rodgers is twice as big as Circle In The Square. Also like I said all those movies were awful and weren't musicals like HSM was. Plus Zac Efron had a huge commercial hit with 17 Again.

Another thing to point out, Hunter Parish has 80,000 followers on twitter, while Corbin has like 650,000 followers, while its not going to skyrocket the box office he will be a bigger draw then Hunter was.

Updated On: 3/24/12 at 03:08 AM

Leave Gvendo alone. HIs posts are now more bizarre than angry.
He is very busy writing his adaptation for Broadway, and I am anxiously waiting for opening night at a theatre to be announced. However he really should get back on bhis meds.

"jimmycurry- I understand that the same people won't instantly be hired in the new show coming to that theater, or into any show at all. Is that a bad thing? A whole new set of people will gain Broadway experience and fulfill their "Broadway dreams.""

Maybe not to us theatre hungry folks. But to those actors, its awful im sure. "Whoops there goes job security, and here i go back to the grind just hoping that my my next job will pay as well, and afford me to eventually own something." I get what youre saying about Wicked, and Mormon, but a two year cap would be a tough pill for actors and producers alike to swallow. In fact i think those Lion King and Phantom Lifers would full out riot!

Don't forget there is a whole lot of extra employment generated during fit-ups, load-ins, tech time etc- so actually, the more changes, the more work is created.

Having said that, what went wrong? I thought the JCS buzz was great (not that I care to see JCS ever again).

Maybe we should just get the Tony Awards to eliminate the whole " Best Revival" catagory. I mean after all, if it closed once, it is not worth bringing it back for other people of different generations to see.

Maybe all directors should check this message board before they decide which shows should come back for a run. As you can clearly see, the people here are the most knowledgeable people about Broadway...............

The two are not mutually exclusive, as any actor with a day job could tell you. I accept your best wishes with a smile. :)

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