Opposite of Sex off-Broadway?- Page 2

[Mattio98]

Posted: 5/31/05 at 11:32pm

Oh Craig...

[tkts]

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:53am

I saw this last year at the Magic in SF and my first though was that it had to be Off-Broadway. It’s a very intimate show that would not work well in a large venue. I thought if it was to have a Broadway run it might work in the Hayes or Booth. The Magic has only about 150 seats.

This is not a production number musical, in fact they make a joke about that when it looks like a production number is starting and Dede yells out to them to stop and says something to the effect of “It’s not that kind of f**king musical.”

Side note---“The Opposite of Sex” in it’s SF form was in much better shape then the current SF run of “The Mambo Kings”.

[Craig]

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:04am

The line comes during the song "L.A." which has been cut (I've heard). I believe Dede came out and said "stop! stop! I hate the cheesy dancing s#$%T. Just stand there and sing..."

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:39am

Opening Off Broadway is absolutely the way to go for this show. A musical based on THE OPPOSITE OF SEX would have bombed in a Broadway theatre, but Off Broadway, where they can operate at a fraction of the cost, they'll be able to have cheaper tickets which will appeal to a younger audience and thus have the potential of actually making a profit!




Updated On: 6/1/05 at 11:39 AM

[tkts]

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:40am

You have a better memory than I do, Craig. :)