Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
#1Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Posted: 2/14/07 at 11:27am
The pre-Broadway tryout of Frank Wildhorn's new musical WAITING FOR THE MOON has been nixed at North Carolina Theatre. I e-mailed the theatre to see what the official reasoning was, and they responded "The production was replaced with Chess due to script changes which caused more financial needs."
North Carolina Theatre does excellent productions. Really solid work. I'm very pleased I'll now have the opportunity to see CHESS, however a pre-Broadway engagement would have been very historic for us. Especially of a Frank Wildhorn piece.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
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#2re: Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Posted: 2/14/07 at 11:28amGOOD.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Posted: 2/14/07 at 11:31am
Was that the show about the Fitzgeralds?
Odd idea for a musical?
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#3re: Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Posted: 2/14/07 at 1:20pm
Odd idea, yes. But I think a good one.
They were very glamorous, showy people and, of course, very tragic. I think it'd make for a great musical. Maybe not a big power ballad-esque musical that Wildhorn is known for, but I think it could be quite exciting.
#4re: Pre-Broadway Tryout of Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON Nixed at NC Theatre
Posted: 2/14/07 at 2:02pm
That is sad if this is true. This is an incredible show with I think Frank's best score. It did need work coming out of PA but that is sad that it cannot be done in the time frame, and cost, to get another production this summer. I, among many others, were looking forward to flying to NC to see the show. Oh well, I'll have to look for new summer plans 
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