SOME LIKE IT HOT On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 22

Updated On: 11/28/22 at 05:56 PM

NO it is NOT Covid. J Harrison Ghee is recovering from an injury and his understudy Jarvis B Manning Jr is being rehearsed tonight and will play the performances on Tues and Wed

Ghee is expected back on Thursday.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Yes and no. The authors clearly wanted to make the role more than the Marilyn sexpot. But they’ve shaved off edges and made her kind of boring. It isn’t helped that Ghee’s character gets the showiest material.

Her character is also stuck in the middle of a convoluted story arc, and it requires a certain suspension of disbelief. That’s made trickier when the character is intelligent. Not an easy task.

She is “doing the assignment.” And she is mostly wonderful. But I think the role needed someone who can bring a complete out-of-the-box energy to something that isn’t quite there on the page."

I think you hit the nail on the head. The character of Sugar lacks the irreverence of the rest of the show.

The real win related to Mariah joining the team would be to have her record and release a cover of the title number. And not gonna lie, I can hear it already. THAT would be the kind of thing that could put the show on a meaningful ascension. Word of mouth is overwhelmingly positive (every show has its detractors), but that can only really take hold of the houses are full night in and night out.

SouthernCakes said: "Just wonder why Carey joined this show? Seems such A random one to join."

Marc Shaiman has co-written songs with Carey and produced a Christmas album for her, and she knows Neil Meron. She also owns Marilyn's white piano. It may be that she made a nominal investment (if any) and promised a certain amount of social media/press support for the show, which was enough for them to slap her name above the title.

As for the Jujamcyn/Shubert/Nederlander co-producing comment, that's become very common. Gone are the days of the owners being "enemies;" they're all friends (or at least very good business acquaintances). They share data, go to each other's openings, invest in each others shows, and sit on all the same committees together. With an industry this small, the major players have to play nice with each other.

I was guesstimating that break even is 800-850 a week.

ucjrdude902 said: "Mariah joined because it's the easiest way to an EGOT. Simple as that."

This. Its the thing to do now.

Their reserve will be gone by the end of previews. Unless they get raves and it actually moves ticket sales they'll need to raise more money to make it to the Tonys. Those producers must be sweating.

I think I know why, but it seems pretty desperate to add a big name producer at this late date. Where was Mariah a year ago? Seems like it is a money grab for the team and a Tony grab for her. How much would she have to pay to get producert billing? Or are they paying HER for her name? Don't mean to be cynical, but it just reeks of desperation.

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "It happened with A Strange Loop"

I know that, but ASL was SUCH a high-risk show and it seemed to me the "names" came on because they really loved it and would do anything to give it a shot.

SLIH is a much less risky show from start to finish from the source material, creative team (with huge hit makers) and over the top design and a much more "traditional" score. Not a huge risk, really. (Obviously, a BIT of a risk with the numbers they are pulling), I am quite shocked it is not selling better. Maybe Mariah IS being a true angel, but it just seems odd to me.

It is interesting that people either really like this show or really hate it. The cast gets overall good reviews except for the leading lady. It is either the way the part is written and directed or the woman playing her is lacking in the acting department. Raves about her voice. But evidently she sings too many ballads. I’m just commenting on what I have read. most say that there is way too much tap dancing which could get on ones nerves.

I'm curious about which elements of SOME LIKE IT HOT leave some people surprised it's not doing bigger business in previews? It doesn't have ticket-selling stars, the property can't be ticket-selling to most current audiences (the movie is 63 years old), there's no recognizable pop music tunestack, and so on. What are the elements that would sell the show big right out of the gate?

Updated On: 11/30/22 at 12:50 PM