Out of town tryouts
Out of town tryouts
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#0Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 2:32amDo London transfers usually do out of town tryouts? I don't think Chitty did. Since the Woman in White isn't doing an out of town tryout, do think it is usually a good thing for a West End transfer to do an out of town tryout?
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#1re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 5:38am
Well, Dance of the Vampires definitely didn't do a try-out
(though it bloody well should have). To answer your question
more specifically: wouldn't the WEST END show be the tryout?
What's the point of a try-out if the show's already successful?
Think about it - for some time :)
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
#2re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:12amAh, but I think we all know that just because a show is a hit in London does not mean it will do well in the states. The number of examples of London Successes/Broadway failures is countless. Maybe they'd have a better chance if they tried to do something out of town first before they made the monetary commitment to go to Broadway...
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rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#3re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:37am
Or just a prolonged preview period. Who knows...
It all depends on the style of show it is
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
cathyhyatt
Broadway Star Joined: 10/20/04
#4re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 11:41am
Not to sound bitchy...but I guess it's gonna sound that way anyway...
'tryouts' are for sports, they are called 'auditions' :)
"You won't fight without layers of armor
Suit on up and come brace my sword
You look back when the pieces are missing
Hollowed out hope that no time can restore."
#5re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 11:48amcathy- Tryout is the correct term when talking about a pre-broadway run of the show out of towm. An example is "Wicked had an out-of-town tryout run in San Francisco"
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
cathyhyatt
Broadway Star Joined: 10/20/04
#6re: Out of town tryouts
Posted: 6/15/05 at 11:51amOh, sorry I misunderstood their post then. I was tlaking about actually 'trying out' for something not a 'trial run'. Oops. haha.
"You won't fight without layers of armor
Suit on up and come brace my sword
You look back when the pieces are missing
Hollowed out hope that no time can restore."
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