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Sally Struthers is going to play Paulette in Legally Blonde!

Newintown, it may have been a flop on Broadway, but it did very well on tour (even the recent non-eq tour) and it has name recognition.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#27

Sally Struthers is going to play Paulette in Legally Blonde!

Yes, I suppose that first question was slightly rhetorical. It's interesting that a crappy piece of writing is seen as a hot commodity as long as the source title is familiar. I imagine Shrek and other famous-title flops will fare equally well in summer stock and community theatre.
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Sally Struthers is going to play Paulette in Legally Blonde!

That's one of the main reasons shows push so hard to come to Broadway. The exposure and recognition open the door for rights licensing after the show closes, and even if it isn't a financial success (as with SHREK and LEGALLY BLONDE), investors go into it intending to take an initial loss in order to break even or turn a profit later. I remember it was rumored that the only reason 13 got on Broadway was so JRB and the producers could increase demand for the school/stock rights.
#31

Sally Struthers is going to play Paulette in Legally Blonde!

Sure, sure, makes sense - it's just a really different model from the past.

I wonder how many stock companies were competing to do shows like Oh Captain, I Had A Ball, Dude, Merlin, or The Girl Who Came to Supper in the years after they recently flopped?

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