#76
Posted: 8/8/05 at 12:21am
The ONLY way Ragtime would ever come back to Broadway would be with a far more minimalist approach than the original (which lost a ton of money). The recent Papermill production showed that the show can work just as effectively without the spectacle.
It's been 37 years since Promises, Promises opened on Broadway and it's never been revived. With a good director and some tweaks to the book, it could do well.
Bat Boy was never a big, sell-out hit off-Broadway at Union Square (even before 9/11) and it flopped completely in London. I can't imagine that there are a lot of producers out there who would have any desire to sink millions into a Broadway production of it.
I honestly wonder whether we'll ever see Spitfire Grill again in NYC. While it was a victim of bad timing, the reviews weren't raves and it's appeal is rather limited. I don't see it ever being financially succesful on Broadway.
Joe Mantello is in talks to direct a revival of Pal Joey.
It's been 37 years since Promises, Promises opened on Broadway and it's never been revived. With a good director and some tweaks to the book, it could do well.
Bat Boy was never a big, sell-out hit off-Broadway at Union Square (even before 9/11) and it flopped completely in London. I can't imagine that there are a lot of producers out there who would have any desire to sink millions into a Broadway production of it.
I honestly wonder whether we'll ever see Spitfire Grill again in NYC. While it was a victim of bad timing, the reviews weren't raves and it's appeal is rather limited. I don't see it ever being financially succesful on Broadway.
Joe Mantello is in talks to direct a revival of Pal Joey.
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