School of Rock marquee goes up

[bandit964]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 10:43am

 I guess Demeter has been living there since 2001.

Updated On: 7/8/15 at 10:43 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 10:51am

HA. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/Z_20tmemfcN/Cats+Cat+Reacts+School+Rock+Takes+Over+Broadway/w4jclqu6Wiz/Demeter 

[BonnieBanks]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:00am

Is that a cat? Why is a cat there?

[Crazy NooNooHead]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:02am

"Is that a cat? Why is a cat there?"

I think they're making a Cats joke because the show played in that theatre for a long time. I find it amusing.

 

[BonnieBanks]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:03am

Oh I see. Wouldn't it have made more sense to have someone from Mamma Mia?

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:05am

Not really. Mamma Mia! is nowhere near as iconic as Cats and it is still running on Broadway. This seems to come off as a message along the lines of... "Hey, the Cats are still here, and we'll be back" to me. 

[brdway411]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:10am

and they are both ALW musicals Cats and SOR

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:11am

Yes! Forgot that little detail, brdway411! 

[BonnieBanks]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:11am

Well if Mr.Webber is thinking of bringing a Cats revival to Broadway, I hope it won't be the same  one that was running in London. The show was absolutely dreadful and was devoid of any spark. Perhaps you Americans would enjoy it more than we did though. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:13am

We 'merikans shore do like us sum stooped stuff, not like y'alls so-fist-o-kated brits.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:18am

I was fistokated once. Didn't care for it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:18am

Once?

[BonnieBanks]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:36am

Considering that Americans seem to love CATS (we do also, but not in the same way). I'm sure you will enjoy this production. It was like watching a reenactment of the original..which was exciting in the 80s, but now...not so much. 

There was a wonderful production out of Yorkshire that was very fresh and they did it in a way I had never seen before. I wish Mr.Webber would have seen that production to get some well needed inspiration. Alas, it seems that we were only treated to Cats for the novelty of it and not because someone wanted to bring something new to it.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 12:08pm

Did not care for the original

Remember one critic saying "Watching Cats is like having a cat pee on your leg for 2 hours" 

Absolutely zero desire to see SOR

Updated On: 7/8/15 at 12:08 PM

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:19pm

I am VERY excited for School of Rock!! I wonder if School of Rock is a big hit, Andrew will keep the show running, and delay the Cats revival which is planning to come back to the Winter Garden Fall 2016. 

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:26pm

Or maybe this is another one of those pesky theater holders that keep popping up all over town, huh?

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:28pm

eh i don't think so. People know School of Rock, and the show has gotten really good buzz already. I think it will have a nice run

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:30pm

Does anybody else think that Sierra Boggess reads a little too young for the Joan Cusack role?

[BonnieBanks]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:33pm

I absoutely adore Sierra. I was fortunate enough to see her in Phantom and Les Miserable. She was excellent in both. That being said, I don't know why she is wasting her time with a role like this.

Perhaps she craves a Tony Award Nomination and is desperate to be in something new. Can't say I blame her, she is an underrated actress in the States. Not so much here.

It's obvious Andrew has a fancy for her and will put her in anything no matter how thankless the role is. 

Updated On: 7/8/15 at 01:33 PM

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:35pm

ummm because maybe she needs a job? lol

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:38pm

Considering that Americans seem to love CATS (we do also, but not in the same way).

In what way do you love it differently?  And why do you believe we would enjoy a dreadful production more than the UK?  The West End production ran 3 years longer than Broadway and the West End produced its first revival while Broadway has not.  It is true that Americans seem to be fond of the show, I don't know why it would be apparent that we are somehow more partial to it than the Brits.

Regardless, I think any revival that does not incorporate the environmental staging is pointless.  I had seen it on tour in a proscenium theatre and thought it merely okay, but when I saw the original staging in London, I immediately understood its mass appeal.  It was a magical experience.  Throwing a basic touring production on Broadway (like the blander new Les Miz production) would be a mistake.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:38pm

[lotiloti]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:45pm

You would have to pay me to see this.

A composer of limited talent & high self importance.

Laurence Conner. Who shouldn't be allowed to direct traffic, never mind musical theatre.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:47pm

I love Andrew Lloyd Webber. He is extremely talented, and knows how to write a good song. If you think of it, I wonder if his work has been seen by more people on Broadway than any other writer

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:49pm

let's ALL think about that!