THE BANDSTAND coming to Broadway, 16/17 season- Page 3

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 5:46pm

Laura just put a picture on IG of her and Cory starting rehearsals again

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 7:32pm

Maybe that'll shut the people saying it isn't happening up.

 

[massofmen]

Posted: 2/7/16 at 5:49pm

Why do they need to do a reading if they already have a theater?

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 2/7/16 at 5:51pm

They already booked a theatre?

[pupscotch]

Posted: 2/7/16 at 5:58pm

massofmen said: "Why do they need to do a reading if they already have a theater?

 

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Which theater?

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 2/10/16 at 8:00pm

[_IrisTInkerbell]

Posted: 2/10/16 at 9:07pm

what does doing a reading/rehearsal have to do with having booked a theater (whether they have or not I don't know)? They're working on improving the show post out-of-town, as shows do before they come to Broadway.

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 3:32pm

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/18/corey-cott-laura-osnes-bandstand-broadway

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 6:09pm

Sigh. I may never fully comprehend that out of all the shows Papermill produced last season, they plucked Bandstand for Broadway (which seems to have gotten tepid reviews) over the glorious Hunchback. Well, I wish it the best anyway!

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 6:38pm

Disney didn't want it to move forward. It was "never meant for Broadway", as they put it, so I don't understand the shock about it not transferring. Also, if you can't transfer with the choir, why transfer at all? That choir was one of the most beautiful things about that production. Not everything is for Broadway. Broadway is not the end all.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 2/18/16 at 10:45pm

I realize that- both Disney's intentions for the show and that Broadway isn't always the end goal.

I guess my point was that I don't understand WHY they didn't want to move it forward. It is, musically, a masterpiece. I can't see many amateur theatre groups having the talent pool to nail that score. Furthermore, I wanted it to be on Broadway because it deserves to be there. More people need to be exposed to just how powerful a piece can be.

Just my two cents! :)

[_IrisTInkerbell]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 12:10am

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Sigh. I may never fully comprehend that out of all the shows Papermill produced last season, they plucked Bandstand for Broadway (which seems to have gotten tepid reviews) over the glorious Hunchback. Well, I wish it the best anyway!

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It all comes down to taste, doesn't it? I've seen almost everything on Broadway in the last year (excluding Hamilton) and Bandstand was one of my favorite theatrical experiences, beating many Broadway productions. Now I never got around to see Hunchback at Papermill, so I'm not comparing it to that. (I saw it in Germany maaaany years ago and did not like it then, but I understand it has changed a LOT since then and won't judge it based on that experience that I can't remember much about other than the terrible set design and just not liking it)

This is merely to say that there were a lot of people who thought that Bandstand was great, and it has the potential to turn into something special in my opinion. (My taste is pretty much all over the place, I've loved everything from shows critics hated, to BO failures to shows everybody loved to pieces).

 

I truly hope they will do well and run for a good long while, and if just so that I can see it again (and can I please get a cast recording asap??)

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 7:22am

The Bandstand was one of my favorite shows I saw in 2015. I am glad it looks like this is actually going to come to Broadway. It is not without its problems, and the second act is definitely stronger than the first, but overall, I really enjoyed the show. Laura Osnes's 11 o'clock number is worth the price of the ticket alone.

[bwayfan101]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 8:30am

It's set to launch in the fall...I'm interning in an office that is working on it.

[_IrisTInkerbell]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 9:42am

darn, I was hoping for spring instead! I'm leaving NY in a few weeks and probably won't be back until later in 2017, I need it to still be running then! (hashtag all about me or something )

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 2/19/16 at 4:21pm

Has anyone heard if a theatre has been set as of yet?

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 11:52am

BUMP

Any news or rumors on this show? Still planning on coming for the fall? I know BBB is handling the press.

[billyelliotfan123]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 12:15pm

Laura posted something about auditioning for other shows on IG. Does this mean she is looking for other options?

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 12:34pm

billyelliotfan123 said: "Laura posted something about auditioning for other shows on IG. Does this mean she is looking for other options?

 

Are you referring to her post about memorizing sides? I thought that might have been for rehearsals, but would they be called sides in that context?  

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 12:38pm

I'm trying to think of a small sized theater where this could fit.  Maybe the Schoenfeld if AMERICAN PSYCHO doesn't do well. Otherwise I don't think there will be a smaller theater available in the Fall.

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 12:54pm

Wouldn't the Longacre, Golden, Hayes, Belasco, and Booth be free for a fall show as well? Maybe even the Barrymore? Or have I missed show announcements for those houses? 

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 1:16pm

Memorizing sides could mean anything. A guest spot on a television show, a movie, a commercial. I doubt she's auditioning for another theatre gig. I feel like everyone is trying so hard to say the show isn't coming. They should have announced it closer to the fall, if this is the reaction from people here.

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 1:19pm

I think that the Barrymore, Belasco, Longacre, Nederlander, and Schoenfeld are possible. Size-wise, they would be good fits. Especially if the band is onstage. But it all depends on which shows close. 

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 7:36pm

CindersGolightly said: "Memorizing sides could mean anything. A guest spot on a television show, a movie, a commercial. I doubt she's auditioning for another theatre gig. I feel like everyone is trying so hard to say the show isn't coming. They should have announced it closer to the fall, if this is the reaction from people here.

 

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I highly hope it comes this fall! I've planned a trip in December, with my main goal being to see this show! I'm a huge Laura Osnes fan! 

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 3/24/16 at 10:49pm

Hey y'all. On a periscope chat tonight Laura said they're just twiddling their thumbs waiting for dates and a theatre. She says they're expecting it to start in the fall and are anticipating a post-Tony announcement once theatre availability is more foreseeable.

This temporarily satisfied my longing for info, and hopefully it helps some of y'all out, too!