ONCE is a slam-dunk

[roadmixer]

ONCE is a slam-dunk#1

Posted: 3/8/12 at 12:57am

Does anyone NOT believe that ONCE will take the Tony this year for Best Musical?

[willep]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #2

Posted: 3/8/12 at 2:10am

I hope it does!

[Ed_Mottershead]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #2

Posted: 3/8/12 at 10:24am

Too soon to call. Newsies has a lot of good buzz.

BroadwayEd

[themysteriousgrowl]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #3

Posted: 3/8/12 at 10:26am

Nope. It's both a bore and a chore.

I'm seeing it Saturday.

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[newintown]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #4

Posted: 3/8/12 at 10:59am

I find it hard to work up much interest in the question, in a season where the nominees for Best New Musical are
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
Bonnie and Clyde
Lysistrata Jones
Once (not eligible for score)
Newsies (is enough of the score new?)
Ghost The Musical
Nice Work If You Can Get It (not eligible for score)
Leap of Faith

I didn't think Once was a terrible show, but I did think it was pretty hokey, sentimental stuff. And the fact that the songs are only vaguely and tenuously connected to the book turns me off.

[singtopher]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #5

Posted: 3/8/12 at 12:00pm

In what ways, if any, does the stage version differ from the film?

"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

[tazber]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #6

Posted: 3/8/12 at 12:17pm

Too early to call, but I don't think it will win.

I figure it will get polite reviews but not raves.

Newsies could go with the "adorable ragamuffins" angle and exploit the comparisons to Annie.

Nice Work doesn't really excite me, but it could be another Crazy for You or even My One and Only.

The only prediction I will make is that TOTD won't be nominated for best musical.

....but the world goes 'round

[uncageg]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #7

Posted: 3/8/12 at 12:43pm

I was just thinking about this the other day and something was telling me that it is going to take the Tony. I saw the movie and while I thought it was good, I didn't need to see it again and I really have no real desire to pay to see it onstage. I did attend a benefit where the cast sang "Falling Slowly" and I have to say they sounded fantastic.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[trentsketch]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #8

Posted: 3/8/12 at 1:19pm

singtopher, a number of the songs are shuffled around. Almost all of them have new arrangements. Girl's family of Czech immigrants play a bigger role onstage. A few songs have been added in to flesh out the show. The story was rewritten to take place in a pub. The conflict seems a bit more externalized and heightened for the stage show. They're not monumental changes, but they effectively rework a very quiet indie film into a stage musical.

[uncageg]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #9

Posted: 3/8/12 at 1:39pm

Thanks trent. I was wondering if the whole thing takes place in a bar/pub based on the few clips I have seen.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[lupone76]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #10

Posted: 3/8/12 at 1:54pm

This is a boring show to me. But it might turn out to be a hit just like Spring AWAKENING
Updated On: 3/8/12 at 01:54 PM

[iluvtheatertrash]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #11

Posted: 3/8/12 at 2:12pm

Thinking about catching it this weekend. Do I need to see the film first? I've never seen it.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[singtopher]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #12

Posted: 3/8/12 at 2:19pm

Hmmm... Thanks, Trent. Didn't care for the film, so I really don't have a desire to catch this. Oh, well. Best of luck to all of them.

"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

[willep]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #13

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:05pm

You don't have to see the film first. The show is it's own entity. Many people have seen only the show.

As for the pub setting, It is not something that is ever really acknowledged in the show itself, it is just sort of a presence that is always there, giving it a more intimate feeling of people hanging out, making music together, and telling this story.

[Love4Theatre]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #14

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:10pm

Didn't care for this show. Front row center, and it was still a snooze fest.

[Proper Villain]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #15

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:15pm

I'm DYING to see this show, and hope it stays around long enough for me to get to the city! Some of the songs are just simply, achingly beautiful. I've been listening to the NPR stream a lot. (Also, gorgeously simple and cute logo!)

"Are we being attacked or entertained?" - MST3K My theatre poster/logo portfolio: http://www.listenterprises.com/

[leefowler]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #16

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:31pm

I really loved this show, and I haven't enjoyed much this season. I thought the cast was brilliant, and the John Doyle "the actors are also the orchestra concept" worked for me here the first time. I would say to see the show early in the run, I don't see how they can recast this!

That said, it's probably too small and original a show to be a "slam dunk". But it will be a hit, and very likely win best musical.

Behind the fake tinsel of Broadway is real tinsel.

[tazber]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #17

Posted: 3/8/12 at 4:22pm

How is it original? Isn't it another movie-turned-into-a-musical?

....but the world goes 'round

[broadwaydevil]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #18

Posted: 3/8/12 at 4:33pm

Tazber - shows are original if the powers that be like them and unoriginal if they don't. God, so simple.

Scratch and claw for every day you're worth! Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming You'll live forever here on earth.

[sabrelady]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #19

Posted: 3/8/12 at 4:47pm

It was charming and the pub party at the start is fun for the audience. Talented performers every where as singers dancers and musicians. Did not like the scolling reverse subtitles- distracting& doesn't make sense. May be a bit too off the beaten track for a Tony- remember they also want a $$$ maker that can tour. But I did enjoy it.

[Mister Matt]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #20

Posted: 3/9/12 at 10:55am

It's impossible to tell how the Tony voters will go from season to season. Generally, they like to pick the crowd-pleasers and high-energy spectacles, but if Once receives strong reviews and solid ticket sales, it probably has a very good shot at Best Musical. Newsies sounds like it will fare better for Disney than Little Mermaid or Tarzan, but it's unlikely to have the audiences of Beauty and the Beast, Lion King or Mary Poppins. The reviews will probably be kind, but not raves. Nice Work is anyone's guess. The potential for a smash hit is there, but I find Marshall's work to be so hit-or-miss there's no way of knowing if this show will be fun and creative or merely pleasant and serviceable. I'm really not expecting much from Leap of Faith other than a scenery-chewing star vehicle for Esparza. Ghost will be praised for visual spectacle but the book and score will probably be only garner tepid reviews. Spider-Man will probably receive several nominations to fill out categories, but there's no reason to think it would win anything other than possibly design awards.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

Updated On: 3/9/12 at 10:55 AM

[Kad]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #21

Posted: 3/9/12 at 11:20am

I didn't see the film and loved the show. I feel it's unique from many other film to stage adaptations in that this feels like it was always created with the stage in mind. It never feels like it's trying to ape a film, recreating set pieces or moments.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[Mister Matt]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #22

Posted: 3/9/12 at 4:32pm

Tazber - shows are original if the powers that be like them and unoriginal if they don't. God, so simple.

Oh, this is VERY true. Someday, I'll be a powers that be and you'll ALL be sorry.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[Jonwo]

ONCE is a slam-dunk #23

Posted: 3/9/12 at 4:55pm

I think it's between Once and Newsies for Best Musical but TBH for Disney, even getting nominated would be good, think Newsies will win best choreography.