The 'New' Broadway- Page 2

Posted: 9/6/04 at 2:53pm

Has anyone read this article? It's about the question of who is currently the reigning king of musical theater. A very interesting read.
Who's In Charge Here?

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/6/04 at 3:40pm

I read it. Maybe there won't be a new King but perhaps a Queen!

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/6/04 at 5:12pm

Jeanine Tesori
Shaiman and Wittman
Jason Robert Brown
Michael John LaChiusa
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Andrew Lippa
Ahrens and Flaherty
Adam Guettel
William Finn
Kirsten Childs

[FestiveCheez]

Posted: 9/6/04 at 11:24pm

JRB, of course. I'm really surprised his work hasn't been embraced my more producers yet, but he's definitely a cult icon, just as Sondheim is/was. Jonathan Larson was going places, and it's a damn shame that his life ended when it did. Adam Guettel is probably just so brilliant that I haven't been able to get totally into him yet, but I can't wait to hear "Light in the Piazza." Jeanine Tesori I'm not too familiar with yet. Bill Finn is awesome, 'nuff said. Also, there's the much-underlooked Ricky Ian Gordon. I know they've been around awhile, but I want to see more from David Shire and Richard Maltby. I just got the recording of "Closer Than Ever," and it's wonderful. What ever happened to Lucy Simon? "The Secret Garden" was a brilliant show, and I'd have loved to hear more from her.

[Spiritoflaw]

Posted: 9/6/04 at 11:30pm

Michael John LaChiusa! Yea!

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 9/6/04 at 11:58pm

Some great offerings! I'd like to see more of Maltby & Shire and Cy Coleman too.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:01am

I feel Guettel's work is superior to the rest - just not incredibly accesible
But Tesori, Brown, Lachiusa and Flaherty/Ahrens are close.
Finn is absolutely amazing - just not so new anymore.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:10am

Cy Coleman is definitely one of my all-time favorites. I didn't put him on my list because at 70-something I don't think he really counts as "new Broadway" anymore. Nevertheless, I'd love to hear a new score from him.

[Mythus]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:15am

I have absolutely nothing to contribute to this thread, except...the "new" Broadway? When did it stop being the "old" Broadway? And does this mean Broadway is predispositioned to change eras every once in a while?

Sorry, that's just really been bothering me. Broadway itself doesn't change, the different shows that perform on Broadway do. Updated On: 9/7/04 at 12:15 AM

[timote316]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:16am

I really can't see Lopez and Marx having another hit, but that's just me...

And I agree, Larson was going to be big. I mean huge, after Rent and tick, tick...BOOM (if he were able, he could have made ttB more accessable to the masses, and it would have been a smash).

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:40am

i think the "new" prefix refers to the future..post-Sondheimian :)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 10:53am

Don't forget Kotis and Hollman.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 11:14am

sort of off topic - but yesterday joeyjoe and I were talking about the fact that he (joeyjoe) thinks that Stephen Sondheim will probably not have another new show on broadway from this point forward, and I actually got a little teary-eyed at the thought. What will the world be like when the great one stops putting out new and thought-provoking theatre for us to argue over, ponder, weep at, laugh at, and talk about for hours on end?

[musicman117]

Posted: 9/7/04 at 11:27am

I would have to say Jason Robert Brown, Andrew Lippa, the team of Flaherty an Ahrens, Tesori, and Shaiman and Wittman, Yazbek

Also... I'm excited to hear the complete score for Brooklyn, Spamalot, the Opposite of Sex, and Crybaby... hopefully these will be good as well Updated On: 9/7/04 at 11:27 AM

[ilurveJRB]

Posted: 9/8/04 at 1:55am

I agree with Scott Alan and Brian Lowdermilk...

[corfriends]

Posted: 9/8/04 at 2:17am

without a doubt jason robert brown. anyone have info about him and when his next piece will be coming out?
and also william finn

[Waylon]

Posted: 9/8/04 at 11:13am

Where did you hear about 13? I would like to look in to it :)