Show vs production. Where does the criticism lie. food for debate.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/22/04 at 4:59pm

I just had a thought. When people return home from anight out at the theatre and they criticize what they didn't like about what they saw, what is their scenario? What is the show or the production?

you can have --

good show, bad production
bad show, bad production
bad show, good production
good show, good production

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[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/22/04 at 5:49pm

"Show" usually means the structure of the book and score that remain consistent no matter where it is produced. "Production" usually means the physical aspects including sets, lighting, cast, direction and other elements that could change from one performance to the next.

The current Rent on Broadway is a bad production of a good show.

[robbiej]

Posted: 7/22/04 at 5:53pm

Welcome back, Matt! Glad you had a good time.

And, of course, I'm going to disagree with you

I would say that RENT is the good production of a good show executed badly.

Yes...semantics and all...but there you go.

Or perhaps, it's a bad production of a good show but we weren't able to tell how bad it was cause the original cast was so spectacular.

Glad you liked CAROLINE...I knew you would.

Updated On: 7/22/04 at 05:53 PM

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 3:19pm

exactly... so many ways to look at it....


Guys and Dolls and carousel, in my opinion, are good shows... but I have seen many abad production. But when people see bad productions, they often make no distinction between show and production.....

[Mike3]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 3:24pm

This could be fun - let's list some recent "good productions of bad shows" Updated On: 7/23/04 at 03:24 PM

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 3:27pm

mamma mia.

the show itself is bad.. weak script and all. But the PRODUCTION itself, I feel, surpasses the material. Much of the cast is wonderful and the sets and costumes are good.......

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 3:27pm

hi robbiej...i missed you!!

doing anything new in the city these days?

[Plum]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 4:04pm

The Boy From Oz is a case of perfect execution by the cast overcoming almost everything else.

[Benzy92]

Posted: 7/23/04 at 4:59pm

reminds me of when Gypsy and Nine were against each other..

the going word was that:

Nine was a good production of a bad show

and Gypsy was a bad production of a good show.

I thought Nine was a brilliant production of an alright show

and Gypsy was a great production of a great show...