THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?- Page 2

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 1:00am

“Because that's the coolest part of the movie - to me they just took the name of the movie to bring people in.”

I can assure you the “coolest” part of the movie wasn’t cgi.  If you depend on special effects to enjoy well…that’s on you. The Fitzgerald version is one of the most famous short stories of all time lol. 

[Skywalker3]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 5:14am

For me this was the highlight of my London trip last week. I cried through half the second act.
But it is very British, too British for American audiences.

For this to work on Broadway they need to move the setting to America. And start off-broadway first.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 9:14am

I don't think anything is too British for Broadway or too American for the UK. If a show has incredible buzz and WOM around it, as this one sure does, then a transatlantic transfer is all but justified.

[THDavis]

Posted: 1/21/25 at 12:29pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I don't think anythingis too Britishfor Broadway or too American for the UK. If ashow has incredible buzz and WOM around it, asthis one sure does, then a transatlantic transfer is all but justified."

From a sensitivity perspective, sure. But Everybody’s Talking About Jamie surely would have had a Broadway run if this were true. Jamie was, in fact, a bit too British for a Broadway audience, but it had a nice LA run. There’s nothing wrong with saying a commercial Broadway audience won’t understand many of the references in the material enough to justify a Broadway production.