PQ is staying right where it is...YF NOT in Hilton- Page 3

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 4/21/07 at 1:12pm

Darlin', Jekyll was a flop that played 1,543 performances on Broadway from 1997 to 2001, so it's the ideal example of how a show can run in spite of poor reviews. Jekyll's reviews make PQ's look like raves.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/21/07 at 1:19pm

LOL, the show could've gone for another 5,000 performances, it still lost the money they invested on it.
If what you mean is that they could make PQ run for years even if it would eventually flop, then you are absolutely right, but certainly the Wildhorn flops didn't have Mel Brooks ready to bump them out...they could always learn from Wildhorn though, and move the show every time after revising it, playing every Broadway house they can, like Scarlet Pimpernel...just imagine "Pirate Queen 5.3: Bigger and better!!!"

Updated On: 4/21/07 at 01:19 PM

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 4/21/07 at 1:28pm

What do I care if a show recoups? Lots of actors, musicians and techs got nice paychecks for years thanks to J&H.

My only point was that bad reviews don't equal a short run any more than good reviews equal a long one. Someone else is reporting that a contract has already been signed for Young Frankenstein to take the Hilton. What do I know?

Edit: Blaxx, your comparison to Scarlet Pimpernell and its revisions is interesting, because the same thing happened with Martin Guerre, which had at least three distinct editions. We might very well see further versions of PQ, perhaps on the road or overseas.

Updated On: 4/21/07 at 01:28 PM