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

[DCS]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 5:56pm

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

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 5:59pm

Is it Covid? Have people been out?

[DCS]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 6:01pm

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

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 6:16pm

Ah. I see the show posted. Speedy recovery to J. Harrison Ghee! And best of luck to the understudy! Exciting.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 6:51pm

Ghee is expected back on Thursday.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 7:20pm

evic said: "I find it interesting that Shubert, Nederlander, and Jujamcyn are all producers. Is this unusual that all 3 theater owners put money into a show? And they must need a lot of back up $ if Mariah just joined the team. I guess that they must have lost over a million dollars so far. Doesn’t look good for a much anticipated musical."

Curious to know...what makes you think that (lost over $1M so far) as the show has only been in previews since 11/6 - 3 weeks?

[Anthony Sunday]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 8:04pm

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.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 8:21pm

I feel like the role of Sugar is the one role where I REALLY missed the movie's original star. Marilyn Monroe of course had such magnetism, but also, she had this very deadpan way of reciting her lines that made Sugar extremely funny. You don't realize how hard it is to nail that deadpan delivery until you see someone struggle with the same lines.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 9:52pm

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]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 11:32pm

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

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/28/22 at 11:50pm

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.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 8:06am

OhHiii said: "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."

I thought the same thing! I can hear her voice singing a number of songs from the show (and would be fun music, while not particularly holiday, but upbeat and enjoyable enough that it could play in stores this season).

I really want to love Hicks’ performance. The first two times I saw the show, it was pitchy and I missed a few lyrics just trying to figure out what was going on vocally. The third time was a little better. Everything about the character makes sense to me. What others tell us about her makes sense. I just don’t leave thinking about her and I can’t decide if it’s directorial choices or if she’s missing something.

Excited to see Jarvis’ debut tonight! 

[evic]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:03pm

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

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 2:37pm

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

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:23pm

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

This. Its the thing to do now. 

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 3:27pm

If she wants a Tony she woulda been better off putting her $$$ into Kimberly Akimbo. 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 4:08pm

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. 

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:32pm

If anyone is going tonight or tomorrow please report back on the understudy going on for J. Harrison Ghee! 

[Lola Getz2]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:36pm

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]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:41pm

Lola Getz2 said: "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."

It’s not the first time this happened. Shows need money to stay a float and they found  temporary flotation define in Carey. 

It happened with A Strange Loop and it happened with (not with celebrities but general asking for funding) Paradise Square. 

[Lola Getz2]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 5:53pm

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. 

 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 11/29/22 at 7:17pm

Lola Getz2 said: "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.

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Mariah Carey Joins Broadway Musical ‘Some Like It Hot’ as Co-Producer

The Grammy winner said she was drawn to the show due to her love of Marilyn Monroe.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/mariah-carey-broadway-some-like-it-hot-co-producer-1235270629/

https://jezebel.com/egot-watch-mariah-carey-1849828481

[evic]

Posted: 11/30/22 at 10:27am

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. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/30/22 at 12:20pm

Any reports from last night on Jarvis B. Manning, Jr as "Jerry/Daphne"?

[round2]

Posted: 11/30/22 at 12:50pm

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