SMASH will officially land on Broadway in spring 2025- Page 4

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 11:36pm

I feel like sometimes people conflate the discussion about the possibility of a show flopping with the wish that it flops when it's not the same thing at all.  I'm a bit cautiously optimistic about the Smash musical since I've heard from a couple people that really enjoyed the workshop, but I also don't know how well it'll do.  I was talking to someone else that was a fan of the TV show and they were quite disappointed to find that the plot would be different, so who knows how it'll be received.

fwiw, I think the TV show has gained a larger fan base since it was cancelled, and of course people who pay attention to Broadway shows are probably more predisposed to have seen Smash, but we'll have to see

[JP2]

Posted: 12/19/24 at 12:27am

Sutton Ross said: "

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Wow, that's incredibly dumb and ridiculous. Kinda like when Jimmy screams at Derek that "HE DESERVES HIS SONG TO BE ON BROADWAY CUZ HE WORKED REALLY HARD ON IT!" Nah."

Barbie used the same messaging in several of its trailers...

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 2:52pm

The show has undergone some “proper” rewrites and changes since the open rehearsals, but who knows if they’re beneficial at this point. 

Also, the new song Marc and Scott had written, “Broadway’s Calling You,” has been cut. 

(per a recent run-in with Shaiman himself)

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 4:43pm

The NBC series SMASH aired for free on television, which is why most watched it. Had it been a pay-per-view series, it’s unlikely it would have made it thru its first season. Any fans of the series excited about this Broadway adaptation will be hunting down discount codes in order to see it. It’s a very niche audience, if that. I watched the entire series and have zero interest in seeing this. Even in a slime tutorial form. 

[Shubert Alley Cat]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 5:41pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "The NBC series SMASH aired for free on television, which is why most watched it. Had it been a pay-per-view series, it’s unlikely it would have made it thru its first season. Any fans of the series excited about this Broadway adaptation will be hunting down discount codes in order to see it. It’s a very niche audience, if that. I watched the entire series and have zero interest in seeing this. Even in a slime tutorial form."

Count me as one who will wait for a discount.  Both this show and BOOP are currently priced obscenely high even in previews.

 

[kdogg36]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 8:07pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Had it been a pay-per-view series, it’s unlikely it would have made it thru its first season."

I think you'd have to admit that's a high bar. How many actual hit pay-per-view series are there? This isn't my area of expertise, but I can't think of any.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 8:16pm

Remembering the multiple times I saw Cabaret and Half a Sixpence in the late 60s from the last row of the mezzanine, I said screw it and got cheap seats for Boop.  For $74, including fees, I got seats K2-4 and K111-112.  I figure that was closer to the stage than the first row of the rear mezzanine in the Broadway, the Majestic and a bunch of other theatres.  The tickets on Row J directly in front of us are priced at $155.  I figure that, even if they are eventually discounted, I feel like I got a good deal.  Best of all...I got them for a Thursday matinee, which means that I get to see an extra show in that trip.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 9:07pm

The Broadway production of SMASH will have to stand entirely on its own merits because the fanbase of the TV show is small.

That being said, the fanbase is loud and pissing off the few people who actually liked the TV show would also be foolish.

A tough needle to thread.

The reports out of those semi-public presentations last year sounded disastrous, especially changing the format of two divas duking it out. It’ll do gangbusters in licensing but that can’t recoup $20 mil if it tanks on Broadway.

I’m glad it’s not my money.

Updated On: 12/25/24 at 09:07 PM

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 9:51pm

I won the lottery and my wife and I saw one of the productions at the Kaye Playhouse  at Hunter College and we loved it. Yes, we were fans of the TV show, but there are major plot twists. The show we saw was funny and poignant at the same time.  I’m not sure what the “disastrous reports” were but the audiences who saw it seemed to love it. The producers had lottery winners fill out surveys about what we thought could be improved and I’ve heard that they’ve made good use of the feedback. I’m really looking forward to seeing it after it opens on April 10. 

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 10:08pm

RaisedOnMusicals said: "I won the lottery and my wife and I saw one of the productions at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College and we loved it. Yes, we were fans of the TV show, but there are major plot twists. The show we saw was funny and poignant at the same time. I’m not sure what the “disastrous reports” were but the audiences who saw it seemed to love it. The producers had lottery winners fill out surveys about what we thought could be improved and I’ve heard that they’ve made good use of the feedback. I’m really looking forward to seeing it after it opens on April 10."

I’m really looking forward to SMASH. I’ve a feeling it’s going to be great — whether you’re a TV series fan or not.  Can’t wait. 

[merle57]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 4:24pm

What was a fun television soap opera with music might not make a good stage musical. What can they bring to the stage that will astonish or surprise? The television show had character types, not characters which was the fun. Hairspray worked so well because the songs were great early 60s pastiche for characters that went "against the grain" of 60s movie musicals which made the songs distinctive. I am not sure the characters Smash "sing" except in rehearsal songs for Marylin 

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 8:53pm

Merle, you said: “What can they bring to the stage that will astonish or surprise?”

You’ll be surprised. 

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:57am

This doesn't sound like my cup of tea, and yes I watched , hate watched, that series.  BUT I did purchase their Black Friday twofer special because I am intrigued. 

[greensgreens]

Posted: 1/14/25 at 6:31pm

I’m so confused by the new Smash commercial. What is going on? What is Krysta doing in that spot? This went from “I’m intrigued” to “what a confusing waste of IP that actually still held a faint place in my memory, so sad those beautiful songs will die with this flop.”

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/14/25 at 6:46pm

That is the number one word I hear associated with this production: Confusion. People are confused on what it's trying to be. Now, they are even more confused with their new ad. The ridiculous advertising of "if you loved the show this is for you, if you hated the show we changed everything!". Like....this doesn't work for your basic theatergoer. No one is going to spend 200 dollars these days just to quell their own confusion. 

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 1/14/25 at 7:30pm

"That is the number one word I hear associated with this production: Confusion. People are confused on what it's trying to be. Now, they are even more confused with their new ad. The ridiculous advertising of "if you loved the show this is for you, if you hated the show we changed everything!". Like....this doesn't work for your basic theatergoer. No one is going to spend 200 dollars these days just to quell their own confusion. "

Excellent point. I agree 100%.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 1/14/25 at 8:46pm

Apropos of nothing…but the cast is gorgeous!

[Kad]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 10:33am

Key art has been revealed on Instagram. 
 

it’s… a very busy image. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 10:49am

Adding in all the broadway press is a nice touch, and damn I guess Karen really is just a side character in this. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 11:23am

Rehearsals begin today and I hear that LEMPICKA's Charity Wicks is the new music director.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 12:21pm

That new key art sure is.... something.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 12:22pm

It is absolutely wretched lol

[RippedMan]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 12:30pm

Did they do that to the marquee in real life? Curious how big of a show this will be. 

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 12:53pm

Okay, I love this, because it very clearly tells me that they're going for comedy. This gives me a sense of the show's tone for the first time. 

Please note the fake quotes from "The New York Time" and "Slaybill" on the marquee. And am I crazy, or do I see Jeff Blumenkrantz, Christine Pedi and someone dressed as Liza Minelli in the crowd?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 1:05pm

Unlike the other new Spring shows, Smash has had a constant presence on their socials and has a good marketing team. This image is cool and that they included local press and many notable people in the Broadway community is extremely smart.

Still confusing tho. 

Updated On: 1/21/25 at 01:05 PM