OH MY GOD!!!!
Really?, one preview and people on here are talking about it closing, a new show coming in, not making its money etc? I know many on here can be drama queens who get swept up in gossip and speculation but this has to be taking it to whole new level, even for Broadway World.
On here we have about 5 people who saw the show last night, we saw a few tweets and that has been enough to say it’s a flop?, what about the many tweets and postings on other boards that say they liked show? Do you really think the fact the papers are reporting it had such a heavy stop and start first preview and a few have said they don't like the book or music means that’s the be all and end all?
The book is something they can fix and im sure heavy work will be done. Ive heard many pulling out songs from the show saying they loved them and all seem to agree that the show looks incredible.
When Spiderman was announced nobody in their right mind thought the book was going to be great...i mean come on, it's Spiderman. This show was always going on to be a visual feast and everybody knows that. Yes they need to get the book to a level than can engage but im sure they will work on that. The reason it’s a 65 million dollar musical is because it’s a visual show and in that sense its seems to be delivering.
"And all this hoopla about this never being tried before is such crapola. It's been done for years in other shows like KA and other Cirque productions. It's not like Taymor invented the concept of acrobats flying through a theate"
Actually with the technology they are using for specific stunts etc it is the first time it’s been attempted on this level. Where other spectacles have used flying many times (Cirque etc) the technology behind how they are doing it, in the space they have and bringing it so close to the audience is very much a new thing.
People need to get off this drama train and allow the show some time to do what it needs to do in previews. Yes it should not be charging those prices for a preview but it's only doing what other shows do.
As for the money it has to make back to stay open
Well last night it made 200 grand for 1 show, even if it’s a few hundred empty seats each week it looks like it will still make it's running cost back each week. Remember shows like Wicked always make over a million and Spiderman to a tourist is offering a lot more and a more trustworthy name. It's advance is healthy and I’m sure rising, if they can work out the kinks and get some good reviews it has the potential to do very well, even if the critics hate it (Wicked, Les Mis) it does not mean the show will fold, many shows live through negative reviews.
And it had a tough first preview, BIG DEAL. How many shows have tough previews, Billy Elliot was stopped and started loads, Titanic the same, Gone with the Wind ran almost 5 hrs during its first couple of preview, Witches of Eastwick struggled through previews etc, it happens, especially on a show of this scale, stop blowing it out of proportion. I’ve worked on new musicals where the preview was bumpy and I produce new shows and know exactly what a preview period can be like. You open a show to a preview when you believe that you have something in place. They clearly thought they did, you can’t judge these things until you get it in front of an audience (like movies with test screenings) and only then can you see where the problems lie. The press are only talking about last night because of what it is, it’s not an unusual thing to happen.
Also the press are not reporting the show is abysmal, they are all talking about it had a bumpy preview because of the tech issues.
I knew a few drama queens would jump all over this show when they heard about any kind of problems but this is just stupid.........ONE PREVIEW, IT'S HAD ONE PREVIEW.
The sheer drama is just headache inducing
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
Updated On: 11/29/10 at 07:57 PM
