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

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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.