SIX: THE MUSICAL ON BROADWAY — Page 3

ggersten said: "What is the other show? My experience was West End shows started on time with no preshow announcements. So be on time for other show."

I've been to about 30 of them in the last 3 months and not one of them started on time.

RippedMan said: "Don’t see why this wouldn’t work on Broadway! We have had multiple one-person shows, etc. It sounds like a concert so why not. I think it’s a great fun score."

I think the real issue is the scale of this show verse the scale of a Broadway house/stage. I have watched a few videos of the encore and I would have to agree that I don't know how well this would play on Broadway. NOT because of the work itself which is 100% up to par but it just feel like a show that NEEDS a smaller more intimate space to really shine. If it DID go all the way to Broadway (gosh I hope so) it would need to go into one of the smaller houses for sure or Circle in the Square where the audience and the performers are close to one another.

Scarlet Leigh said: "RippedMan said: "Don’t see why this wouldn’t work on Broadway! We have had multiple one-person shows, etc. It sounds like a concert so why not. I think it’s a great fun score."

I think the real issue is the scale of this show verse the scale of a Broadway house/stage. I have watched a few videos of the encore and I would have to agree that I don't know how well this would play on Broadway. NOT because of the work itself which is 100% up to par but it just feel like a show that NEEDS a smaller more intimate space to really shine. If it DID go all the way to Broadway (gosh I hope so) it would need to go into one of the smaller houses for sure or Circle in the Square where the audience and the performers are close to one another."

I don't think it'd work in Circle at all...

The whole thing is really cramped on that stage at the Arts, I'm sure they'd all appreciate a little more room to work with. They could even have a catwalk out into the audience and add some screens to either side of the stage to make it more 'concert' like.

It could easily work in the Hayes or one of the smaller houses.

It'd be amazing to see it at Studio54!

QueenAlice said: "I caught the show last week and loved it. I do think, especially for American audiences, the show could be ever so slightly expanded."

Funny my partner (who is an American) also thought they could extend it a bit more.

Personally what I love about it is that it know exactly what it is and knows not to outstay its welcome. It's a slight concept at best and atm it is short, sharp and tight af and leaves the audience wanting more which is the perfect way to create return customers and a massive buzz which is what it is doing. The audience leaves the theatre on a total high because it all just works so perfectly.

It is what it is and it is working. To risk losing what is so good about by changing it it isn't worth it imo.

Scarlet Leigh said: "RippedMan said: "Don’t see why this wouldn’t work on Broadway! We have had multiple one-person shows, etc. It sounds like a concert so why not. I think it’s a great fun score."

I think the real issue is the scale of this show verse the scale of a Broadway house/stage. I have watched a few videos of the encore and I would have to agree that I don't know how well this would play on Broadway. NOT because of the work itself which is 100% up to par but it just feel like a show that NEEDS a smaller more intimate space to really shine. If it DID go all the way to Broadway (gosh I hope so) it would need to go into one of the smaller houses for sure or Circle in the Square where the audience and the performers are close to one another."



Yeah that’s where I was coming from as to why I think a smaller venue would work better.

whatever2 said: " It works perfectly as it is; "fleshing it out" to satisfy some pre-conceived notions of what a musical needs to be really risks breaking it."

If only 99% of Broadway musicals these days would follow suit.

Most of them struggle to be interesting for 90 minutes let alone the 120/140 minutes they all needlessly stretch themselves into.

Hopefully Bands Visit and Come From Away are the start of a new trend.

QueenAlice said: "Have they announced a cast for the Chicago production?"

Not yet. They had auditions about two weeks ago. Had some footage from the open call on their Instagram story.

Sasha Allen. please and thank you.

YvanEhtNioj said: "Cast is up for Chicago:

Adrianna HicksCatherine of Aragon

Andrea MacasaetAnne Boleyn

Abby MuellerJane Seymour

Brittney MackAnna of Cleves

Samantha PaulyKatherine Howard

Anna UzeleCatherine Parr

Nicole Kyoung-Mi LambertAlternate Queen

Mallory MaedkeAlternate Queen



Edit: Hicks and Mueller are the only two I'm personally familiarwith. I love the diversity, tho."

They need to be diverse otherwise the show just won't work!

With those 2 attached, I'd think a NYC run is def. being eyed. Not to say Broadway. Could see this at 2nd Stage though.

RippedMan said: "With those 2 attached, I'd think a NYC run is def. being eyed. Not to say Broadway. Could see this at 2nd Stage though."

I thought 2nd stage only produces work by American playwrights/writers/songwriters.

Because Tumblr, Jordan. By the looks of it, this is suffering (benefiting) from Be More Chill syndrome.