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

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#25THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
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. 

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#26THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
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.

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#27THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
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.


Well, I'll be. That bird really did it.

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#28THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
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. 

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#29THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
Posted: 1/29/25 at 3:32pm

I went to London last week and, even though this was the show I was probably the least excited for on my list of shows, it ended up being my favorite. So much so that I ended buying tickets to a second performance before my trip ended.

I thought it was beautifully told, the music was gorgeous, and the performances were excellent. It felt like there wasn’t a single line or moment in the show that didn’t play a bigger part in the story. I absolutely loved it and hope it comes to New York, if just to get to see it again.

To be honest, I find the comments that it (and most shows where I hear this critique – other than those that might rely on knowing the history of a certain/place thing in order to understand it) is “too British” to be baffling. If the story/show is good (and I believe this one is), I think audiences can connect with it, despite where it might take place, the musical roots of the score, etc.

Also, for anyone wondering, I heard one of the people selling merch say that they were recording the cast album soon.

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#30THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
Posted: 1/29/25 at 5:58pm

I saw this yesterday and hated nearly every second of it. Personal aversion to it aside, this would tank on Broadway. Not every acclaimed musical needs to jump the pond.

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#31THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season?
Posted: 1/29/25 at 8:42pm

Respectfully disagree. I think there are plenty of successful West End shows that aren’t a fit for good ol’ ‘murica. 
 

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."

 


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