TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23- Page 3
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/07
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#50
Posted: 8/10/18 at 7:00pm
Good theater for the right show.l I have a good feeling about this one. Saw early workshop. Winning for sure.
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/07
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#51
Posted: 8/10/18 at 7:01pm
I forgot DROWSEY was there. I loved that show. Bob Martin's book was so rich, and that cast was terrific times two.
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/07
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#52
Posted: 8/10/18 at 7:04pm
Robert Horn's book is winning seriously right on. I saw workshop of it, and he has crafted a wonderful take on Dorothy's world. I think he did a very funny job with HEE HAW too, and saw out of town.
Featured Actor Joined: 4/16/07
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#53
Posted: 8/10/18 at 7:05pm
have you heard it? What's your favorite songs? Least favorite? Why?
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#54
Posted: 8/10/18 at 7:43pm
RaisedOnMusicals said: "From a purely business perspective, I wonder if this show will be able to sell out the 1600 seat Marquis for long without significant discounts, making it harder and harder for it to recoup. I think that in order for it to be a big commercial success it’d need a big name Star in the title role, which it doesn’t have. I think that the movie was a huge hit largely due to having Dustin Hoffman as the star. He was already a Hollywood superstate by the time Tootsie opened."
He may not be a Hollywood superstar or household name but Santino Fontana at least has more name recognition for tourists and people who may not follow Broadway closely, thanks to Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Frozen. He is well enough known on Broadway and in Hollywood to make a difference.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#55
Posted: 8/10/18 at 9:06pm
Is he getting above-the-title billing?
Theoretically, anyway, he should.
All that the marquee in front of the Cadillac Palace seems to be screaming is TOOTSIE.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#56
Posted: 8/10/18 at 9:56pm
Browneyes142 said: "RaisedOnMusicals said: "From a purely business perspective, I wonder if this show will be able to sell out the 1600 seat Marquis for long without significant discounts, making it harder and harder for it to recoup. I think that in order for it to be a big commercial success it’d need a big name Star in the title role, which it doesn’t have. I think that the movie was a huge hit largely due to having Dustin Hoffman as the star. He was already a Hollywood superstate by the time Tootsie opened."
He may not be a Hollywood superstar or household name but Santino Fontana at least has more name recognition for tourists and people who may not follow Broadway closely, thanks to Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Frozen. He is well enough known on Broadway and in Hollywood to make a difference."
He is...don't think so.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#57
Posted: 8/10/18 at 10:12pm
IdinaBellFoster said: "...the Marquis hasn’t had a hit since THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. I think his could be the next one though."
Can we not consider "On Your Feet" a success for the Marquis? They played 746 performances (almost 2 years) despite mixed reviews and no major awards recognition. Most shows on Broadway have trouble staying open for a year and they almost stayed open for 2. Correct me if I'm wrong but that seems like a success to me.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#58
Posted: 8/10/18 at 10:26pmOn Your Feet was not well-regarded critically and despite playing from 10/05/2015 to 8/20/2017 (including previews), it never came close to recouping. So I don’t think it can be deemed a success, regardless of how you define the term. You can rightfully say it played a lot longer than other shows that have played the Marquis recently. That’s about it.
Joined: 12/31/69
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#59
Posted: 8/10/18 at 11:29pmI’m most curious about this show! Cast seems dynamite !
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/16
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#60
Posted: 8/11/18 at 10:32am
has no one considered maybe the theater dropped the rental price? i hardly think they have any bargaining power since essentially no show can survive there
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#61
Posted: 8/11/18 at 11:16amI'm actually intrigued by this. It definitely has better source material than most recent film-to-stage adaptations. Between this and Moulin Rouge, and maybe Hadestown, Girl From the North Country, and Jagged Little Pill, I’m a little more optimistic about the future of Broadway’s new musical future.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#62
Posted: 8/11/18 at 7:59pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Countless now classic musicals never recouped butwere consideredhits: WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, FUNNY GIRL, FOLLIES... the list is endless.
Just because a show doesn't recoup doesn't make it a failure. A financial failure? Yes. A failure as a show? Absolutely not.
Are you sure that the originals of Sound of Music, Gypsy, and Funny Girl didn't recoup? I thought SOM for sure was a huge money maker. I would imagine that also with movie sales a lot of money was made with all three.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#63
Posted: 8/11/18 at 8:15pm
FranklinDickson2018 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Countless now classic musicals never recouped butwere consideredhits: WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, FUNNY GIRL, FOLLIES... the list is endless.
Just because a show doesn't recoup doesn't make it a failure. A financial failure? Yes. A failure as a show? Absolutely not.
Are you sure that the originals of Sound of Music, Gypsy, and Funny Girl didn't recoup? I thought SOM for sure was a huge money maker. I would imagine that also with movie sales a lot of money was made with all three.
Even if those shows didn’t recoup in their original runs, I think we can agree that all signs point to OYF not being held in the same esteem as those shows. I don’t envision it attracting more affection as the years grow following its Broadway run. Its biggest achievement (which isn’t inconsiderable) is running almost two years despite middling critical response.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#64
Posted: 8/12/18 at 8:05amAll this talk of recouping on this thread...aside from official press releases, where do you all find this information? More so intrigued by the older shows; west side, follies, etc.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#65
Posted: 8/14/18 at 12:30pmI just got an email from Tootsie for Chicago..they took $150 Orchestra Sat night seats down to $59. why do they think this is going to do well on Broadway??
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#66
Posted: 12/18/18 at 2:18pm
How do you guys feel about the new, new logo?
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Get-a-Peek-at-What-TOOTSIE-Has-in-Store-20181218
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#67
Posted: 12/18/18 at 2:21pm
Thoughts on new logo here: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1113588#5107999
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#68
Posted: 12/18/18 at 3:44pm
I kind of hate those "character" photos. If they are trying to market the show as the most bland thing to hit Broadway this season, they've succeeded.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#69
Posted: 12/18/18 at 3:45pm
IdinaBellFoster said: "I kind of hate those "character" photos. If they are trying to market the show as the most bland thing to hit Broadway this season, they've succeeded."
I agree. Cute photos, but very basic.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#70
Posted: 2/22/19 at 1:24amJust snagged a ticket for the first week of May and I was shocked to see a couple of dates had only tickets in the last couple rows left. Hopefully this show will bring some success to the Marquis. I’m really hoping this show continues the roll it sounds like it was on in Chicago.
TOOTSIE to open at the Marquis, April 23#71
Posted: 2/22/19 at 10:13am
I'm going to the evening performance on 3/30 and looking forward to it a great deal. It feels like ages since we've had a great new musical comedy.
Though, I must say, their extremely simple marquee, the lack of a real logo, and their choice to just have a photo of Santino shaving as their art is strange and uninspiring.
Videos
