Taymor Will Accept Help-or Depart- Page 2

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/7/11 at 11:46pm

Namo--you remind me of the speech in the Lanford Wilson play "The Mound Builders" in which one of the characters describes the red fire-alarm boxes that were on every street corners in New York until they became obsolete.

Inside the red box there was glass window, behind which was a phone to central fire command. There was a small knocker to break the glass and a sign that read, in small type: "Break glass; lift receiver; answer operator." And then in big type was the message: You MUST answer to get help."

You must answer to get help.

Julie: You must answer to get help.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:26am

I see an announcement being made that Julie Taymor will no longer be with the show so they are going to close and reboot it and that will be the last time we will ever hear of this show.

I pray to God that happens.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:51am

Unbelievable mess. And yet totally predictable. I hate it when we're right.

[KylieS]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 1:11am

Bwayphreak, the metaphor makes no sense because it's a phoenix itself that becomes "burnt char". It's not like there's some third thing that either turns into a phoenix or turns into ashes. It makes no sense to say a show hasn't turned into a phoenix or into char; they're not even separate things. What's she saying, she wants her show to be like a creature that bursts into flame and then turns to ash once a month? It's at least as nonsensical as some of the stuff Charlie Sheen says.

(Also, again: no such thing as unburnt char!)

[PReeves2]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 1:17am

"I am still trying to figure out how she did Lion King."

It had a book already written.

[Kevn520]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 1:19am

When is this announcement coming?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 1:30am

""I am still trying to figure out how she did Lion King."

It had a book already written."

And she had Disney watching over her shoulder every minute!

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 2:02am

"she could redeem herself by being humble and gracious and opening up and stepping aside and letting someone else drive the bus."

HAH! That's the funniest thing I've read all day.

[chewy5000]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 2:16am

Who would you rather replace her: Rob Ashford or John Doyle?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 2:24am

One thing seems certain: Ms. Taymor is not Winning.

[Kevn520]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 2:33am

^ Duh!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 2:39am

If she refuses to step down and the show tanks she will be held soley responsible.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 3:17am

I don't see the show surviving a "director fired" headline.

[Plum]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 3:19am

I'm not sure about that. Spider-Man is bigger than Julie Taymor in the larger scheme of things.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 8:34am

Given audience interest is already plummeting, I'm not so sure about that.

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 9:03am

"I think Disney's tighter reins have a lot to do with that."

This never would have happened if Disney was behind this show. Not saying the show would have been a smash hit, but I don't think the preview period would have lasted this long. I know 2 people who have worked for them and they said that they are pretty strict with their shows and actors.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 9:18am

"It was a dark and stormy production" Ken Mandelbaum furiously typing his latest book Not Since Spiderman.

[Broadway Doctor]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 10:54am

Here it is...
5-Week Hiatus for Spider-Man!

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:15am

No offense, but I will wait for a formal announcement on this.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:17am

^ me too.

[Brick]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:37am

Come on. This is a hard call, and always is when outside help is sought by producers.

THAT SAID, why didn't the producer sit her down with this talk 3 months ago? Think what you want of Taymor's ego - and it has nothing to do with that bipolar, crack-smoking wife-beating celebrity in the news - at the end of the day, this production was a product of weak producing.

[justafan2]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:38am

I don't think she did the book for Lion King---that might be the major area she needs to step aside.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:57am

I hope a lovely psychiatric hospital is preparing for her arrival.

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:13pm

justafan, I was thinking the same thing.

As for the producers sitting her down and talking to her, do they have a lot of experience producing musicals? it seems from reading about them they don't. I could be wrong though. Please correct me if I am.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:30pm

I'm not sure they if they have a lot of experience, but they certainly know the difference between a good show and a bad one.