SPAMALOT To Play The St James This Fall- Page 10

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 11:15am

My theory is this…and I could be way off…

Kennedy Center is pissed SpiderWoman pulled the rights to their hyped production in order to come to broadway. So KC said ok, if you want to play that game, we will send the show we replaced yours with to broadway before your show whether people want it or not *evil villain laugh*

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:00pm

Broadway is a business 

Aw man, thanks for telling us that. No one on BROADWAYWORLD.COM knew that before you said it over and over and over again thousands of times. Good looking out!

Updated On: 8/9/23 at 12:00 PM

[OMG U Guyz]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:01pm

Alex M said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "Truth be told. This was not the lineup I was promised. Very disappointed"


now I want to hear what you were told"

There was a rumor that Steve Martin was going to play KA. And Hannah waddingham’s name was floated as well. 

[perfectpenguin]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:02pm

jkcohen626 said: "It's flop o'clock!"

My goodness so many of you are purely negative. I’m sure the same negative posters will be here first previews to say how bad it was  

I however hope this show does well and can’t wait to see it. This cast is amazing. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:03pm

This will be lucky to run 6 months.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:03pm

nativenewyorker2 said: "My theory is this…and I could be way off…

Kennedy Center is pissed SpiderWoman pulled the rights to their hyped production in order to come to broadway. So KC said ok, if you want to play that game, we will send the show we replaced yours with to broadway before your show whether people want it or not *evil villain laugh*"

 

Well that makes no sense whatsoever.  Most of the money (which has got to be at least $10-$12M) is coming from the KC.  It's a pretty expensive way to "play that game" (whatever that means).

 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:05pm

Seems like they're hoping for a "Into the Woods" type hit with well-known Broadway actors playing the leads, which might work if word-of-mouth is good. I mean, Ethan Slater is in the news - not for good reasons - but Ariana Grande coming to the opening could make for some good press. 

[Alex M]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:09pm

OMG U Guyz said: "Alex M said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "Truth be told. This was not the lineup I was promised. Very disappointed"


now I want to hear what you were told"

There was a rumor that Steve Martin was going to play KA. And Hannah waddingham’s name was floated as well."

Yeah that was written in here a lot. someone as big as Steve Martin was realistically never going to happen and Kritzer was always suspected to be playing Lady of the lake. I am more interested to know who these people who got their info from people "in the know" had heard.

 

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:11pm

In all seriousness, I hope this does really well. God knows we need another hit on 44th street drawing crowds pleased with  a spending a great entertaining night at the theater. Huzzah.

[slow_the_rain]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:11pm

JSquared2 said: "RexInLights said: "Do you all realize how rude and jaded you sound? The cast is made up of talented theater performers and not stunt casting big names and you seem to be more interested in how many tickets it may sell as opposed to if it’s going to be good or not. Just another day around these toxic wastelands."



Exactly! There would be just as much (if not more) bitching and moaning on these boards if they had cast movie/TV names. People would be OUTRAGED that they replaced solid theatre veterans with "stunt casting"!

Damned if you, damned if you don't..."

Wanting capable comedians and sketch performers in a Broadway revival of a Monty Python show is not the same as casting a Real Housewife in Chicago. One is about elevating material, and the other is about elevating sales.

Most of us are just trying to rationalize the decision making behind transferring a middling revival of a so-so show. The direction and design look largely unchanged, the book and score are unchanged so why would anyone pay Broadway prices for something they've seen done better in NY, and done at the same level in regional theaters across the country? 

The entire cast is capable, I have no doubt. But there's nothing exciting or new here, I'm sorry to say.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:13pm

Looks like the Louie Armstrong musical that James was attached too fell through? It's gone on the Broadway in Chicago website. 

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:17pm

https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/a-wonderful-world/

stop spearding stuff...still there...still happening 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:20pm

And also running first in New Orleans from October 1-8:

https://www.saengernola.com/events/a-wonderful-world/

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:21pm

RippedMan said: "Looks like the Louie Armstrong musical that James was attached too fell through? It's gone on the Broadway in Chicago website."

Interesting. The www.louisarmstrongmusical.com site is still up and connects to atg ticketing site for New Orleans and Ticketmastersite for Chicago.  I guess we'll see. Maybe it's being post poned.

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:24pm

Dom P said: "RippedMan said: "Looks like the Louie Armstrong musical that James was attached too fell through? It's gone on the Broadway in Chicago website."

Interesting. The www.louisarmstrongmusical.com site is still up and connects to atg ticketing site for New Orleans and Ticketmastersite for Chicago. I guess we'll see. Maybe it's being post poned."

Maybe JMI is still doing it, then going back into Spamalot and the projected Broadway run for the Armstrong musical will occur in 2024. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:34pm

Sorry, not spreading any rumors. I just went to look and it wasn't listed as an upcoming show. Sorry, must have missed it. I do wonder how that schedule will work, but I guess he already knows the show so can be plugged in pretty quick?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 12:37pm

RippedMan said: "Sorry, not spreading any rumors. I just went to look and it wasn't listed as an upcoming show. Sorry, must have missed it. I do wonder how that schedule will work, but I guess he already knows the show so can be plugged in pretty quick?"

I said this above, but it's possible he does the first 2 weeks of the Chicago run of the Armstrong piece, then his understudy takes on the final week. That would give him one week with the SPAM company before previews begin, which isn't a perfect situation, but if most of the company and staging is the same then he could slip right in.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 1:07pm

Let’s get Aaron Tveit as Lancelot and call it a day

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 1:21pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Let’s get Aaron Tveit asLancelot and call it a day"

Has he ever demonstrated comedic chops?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 1:26pm

So this is basically the Kennedy Center cast without Brightman, McClure, and Saldivar. 

Let’s see who they get for Lancelot. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 1:30pm

Oh didn't realize Lancelot is up for grabs. Maybe they've got some popstar up their sleeve? Or, like, Pete Davidson? 

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 1:32pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Let’s get Aaron Tveit asLancelot and call it a day"

Has he ever demonstrated comedic chops?"

 

Lancelot has almost no solo singing in the show, so this would be kind of a waste…Anyway, it looks like the producers - if they were indeed courting celebrities - got turned down and had to come crawling back to those godawful Tony winners and nominees <sarcasm>…maybe they are waiting on a “star” for Lancelot, which is a pretty easy role to stunt cast as long as the actor can do silly voices, etc. It can be played by a non-singer.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 4:25pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "So this is basically the Kennedy Center cast without Brightman, McClure, and Saldivar."

Well it is a transfer of that production…

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 4:39pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Let’s get Aaron Tveit asLancelot and call it a day"

Has he ever demonstrated comedic chops?"

Good question…and nope. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 8/9/23 at 4:55pm

RexInLights said: "Do you all realize how rude and jaded you sound? The cast is made up of talented theater performers and not stunt casting big names and you seem to be more interested in how many tickets it may sell as opposed to if it’s going to be good or not. Just another day around these toxic wastelands."

I can't speak for everyone else but I was referring to the rampant speculation on this thread before the casting announcements of huge names when it turned out to be just Broadway names. I don't have any interest in this production but in general prefer talented Broadway actors to big names. I just found it funny that it turned out to be the list it did after the names that were thrown out there.