PBS to record COMPANY this Saturday?- Page 3
PBS to record COMPANY this Saturday?
Timmer
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/06
beyonddizzy31
Stand-by Joined: 6/23/07
#51Yes.
Posted: 6/27/07 at 11:59pm
I'm more excited about this happening than anything...
I splurged and made the trip from Albany to NYC to see Company (well, Raul Esparza specifically) last Thursday, and that happened to be the ONE NIGHT he calls in sick. I still loved the show, but a recording would really be wonderful because I could FINALLY see his performance!!
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#52Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 12:23amI just saw Raul at the stage door and he pretty much confirmed that both shows will be taped on Saturday. He said they'll be using 10 cameras and they'll probably cut and paste from both. He sounded excited. "So it won't be lost forever."
Wishes come true, not free.
MarkRascati
Broadway Star Joined: 5/24/06
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
donna_darko_23
Broadway Star Joined: 2/25/06
#61Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:18am
Comma... that's my dream come true... but what Emcee said is slightly scary.. I'm trying to picture a Sims Raul, but it's really not working. Joanne!Sim is really easy to see... but everyone else....
I can not believe I'm actually thinking about this
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
fishdancer23
Understudy Joined: 5/8/07
#62Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:25am
This is the best news!
I just hope it won't take as long as the ShowBusiness doc to become a finished product. As a project, Company has not been distinguished by any marketing geniuses. I hope someone with influence realizes that there will be more $$$ to be made if a recording is made available while the production is still fresh in people's minds.
fishdancer23
Understudy Joined: 5/8/07
#62Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:25am
This is the best news!
I just hope it won't take as long as the ShowBusiness doc to become a finished product. As a project, Company has not been distinguished by any marketing geniuses. I hope someone with influence realizes that there will be more $$$ to be made if a recording is made available while the production is still fresh in people's minds.
#64Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:29am
Wow! I am sooo excited. I hope they don't make us wait past August for this to air. I don't think I could wait longer than that!
But even better than having Raul's performance and Doyle's direction preserved is having another Sondheim show preserved in full! This is so exciting.
#65Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:29am
Sorry to break up everyone's Sims fantasy, but...
Whoever said something about not touring, I talked to Bruce Sabath after Tuesday's performance, and after making some random comment about how they wouldn't let him buy the jacket he wears in the show, he told me that they're pretty sure about touring in a year or so. (I didn't ask about the cast, though. D'oh!) Sorry, just felt like I should add that.
(Robert Cunningham told me that they were 85% sure about the filming, and that they were recording both of Saturday's performances, but that's old news now. 
)
Oh, one more thing-ths is Elizabeth Stanley, right? 
*edit* Oops, I meant Saturday.
#68Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:33am
Yes and yes.
Everyone here knows how much I love this production, so don't take this the wrong way, but why in their right minds would the powers that be tour this thing? If it didn't do well in New York, I have a hard time imagining it'll find a substantial audience on tour; there are certainly plenty of shows that flop in New York and are fairly successful on the road (All Shook Up, for example), but I don't see Company as that type of show.
I miss The Sims. I need to put it on my Mac.
#69Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:37amMaybe just in Chicago and San Fran or LA.. a small tour. It'd be just plain stupid to launch a full fledged national tour.... but if it just went to major cities..
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
#70Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:45am
Exactly, Sondheim Geek. Company is about THE city (NYC), amd the revival especially is full of Manhattan. I could see it working in major cities, as you said, since it's the same "kind" of people. About touring audiences, I don't think Sweeney Todd would really work with any kind of people, but it's still touring.
And if they still won't let Bruce keep his jacket, that's a good thing in terms of touring...
#71Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:51amThat would make a little bit of sense, although I still can't imagine it'd do better than it did here. A full-blown tour would be a huge mistake, though. I mean, at least Sweeney was a financial success, which is a start in terms of reasons to tour. Company hasn't even got that to its credit.
fishdancer23
Understudy Joined: 5/8/07
#73Yes.
Posted: 6/28/07 at 1:54am
I'm beginning to think that the strategy is to sell season tickets in medium size cities. No big names in the casts. For example, we're getting a production of Camelot here in Cincinnati as part of the series. There are people who subscribe year after year. The show would not necessarily be a big draw as a single show, but people might buy a series subscription to ensure they would get a good seat for Drowsy and Sweeney, which are also part of the series.
Things are different out here. Great seats at one of these productions run less than $50.
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