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#50The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 1:55pm
The Cher Show
Summer
The Go-Gos' musical
Jimmy Buffet musical
Spongebob
Stick a fork in Broadway theater. It's finished.
#51The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:11pm
JayG 2 said: "The Cher Show
Summer
The Go-Gos' musical
Jimmy Buffet musical
Spongebob
Stick a fork in Broadway theater. It's finished.
"
Seriously.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#52The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:21pm
"Musical Comedies' Vogue Said to Be on the Wane" -- NY Times headline, 1902
People have been predicting the end of Broadway since forever. It will die when no one buys tickets. Period.
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#53The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:35pmI was just looking through the articles about SJB playing Cher.. and I see no mention of her being confirmed for the Chicago production. Did I miss something or is she not doing Chicago? Or is it just not announced? Is it safe to assume she will be doing the Chicago run?
#54The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:53pmThe theater is dead when it no longer adds anything valuable to our culture. Purchasing tickets indicates nothing except profits for producers.
#55The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 3:08pmYeah, because Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen both becoming cultural phenomena, in sequential years, means nothing. Broadway should dim the lights permanently, already.
#56The Cher Show
Posted: 4/8/18 at 3:25pm
The theater is dead when it no longer adds anything valuable to our culture. Purchasing tickets indicates nothing except profits for producers.
Well ain't that pretentious
#57The Cher Show
Posted: 4/9/18 at 9:25am
JayG 2 said: "Purchasing tickets indicates nothing except profits for producers."
Damn right it does. And if you don't buy tickets, we don't get profit. And if we don't get profit, we don't have potential future investment capital. And if we don't have the money to finance stuff, where are your precious shows going to come from in this era where it takes more and more investors to raise smaller and smaller amounts of money because people are terrified of the risk factor? They call it show business for a reason. Think before you open your mouth, sweetheart.
And while I'm here: ignoring recent successes that don't fit your narrow definition of what theater should be is perfectly fine... as long as you acknowledge your definition is narrow.
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#58The Cher Show
Posted: 4/9/18 at 10:46am
JayG 2 said: "The theater is dead when it no longer adds anything valuable to our culture. Purchasing tickets indicates nothing except profits for producers."
Get a grip, man. First you say Broadway theatre is dead, then proceed to list only some musicals that have opened this season or will be opening soon. Now you're defending yourself by saying ALL theatre will die when it adds nothing of value to culture? Can you take a step back and look at how insane this sounds? Broadway isn't the be all, end all of theatre. Musicals aren't the be all, end all of theatre.
#59The Cher Show
Posted: 4/9/18 at 12:48pm
JayG 2 said: "The Cher Show
Summer
The Go-Gos' musical
Jimmy Buffet musical
Spongebob
Stick a fork in Broadway theater. It's finished.
"
Hopefully only for the moment. There is lots of musical talent out there, and these lousy jukebox musicals (you can add A BRONX TALE to the list) have got to come to an end some time soon...
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#60The Cher Show
Posted: 4/9/18 at 11:19pm
Every time I read the words "The Chet Show" I think of the video on You Tube
Called "The Channing Show" Makes me laugh every time!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#61The Cher Show
Posted: 4/10/18 at 12:03am
The theater is dead when it cannot support anything but big, bloated, vulgar musicals. Theater is dead. Sorry.
.Ooh Harry Potter! Ooh Donna Summer! Ooh The Cher Show! Ooh the Go-Gos
D. E. A. D. Enjoy the ashes.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#62The Cher Show
Posted: 4/10/18 at 1:11am
Yeah, because Margaritaville and Spongebob are doing SO well.
There have always been rough seasons and even then, there are usually at least one or two great shows in those seasons. This season it's The Band's Visit.
I really like Cher but I doubt this will be as interesting of a show as I would like it to be. With the 3 Chers, I'm assuming it's going to be something like Summer, or, if we're lucky, a Lifetime biopic.
#63The Cher Show
Posted: 4/10/18 at 7:34pm
Looking forward to The Cher Show. Have purchased tickets for 4 performances: two in June and two in July.
#64The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 5:30pm
Love this gal and agree with the posters who despair over the lack of originality recently. Not going to Chicago this time, a luck thing. Go Steph.
Stephanatic
#65The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 7:54pm
Going to ask this again, since my post got lost in the shuffle of people complaining about originality.
Do we know for certain that Stephanie is going to be doing the Chicago run? I have my tickets, and I am excited regardless, I just want to know.
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#67The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 9:43pm
"Do we know for certain that Stephanie is going to be doing the Chicago run? ..."
It is nearly certain, as it has been reported by Forbes, Playbill, Broadway World, and her own website stephaniejblock.com.
#68The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 9:45pm
They all specify she will be playing the role on Broadway with no mention of her playing it in Chicago
#69The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 10:39pm
Jessetenny said: "They all specify she will be playing the role on Broadway with no mention of her playing it in Chicago"
Out of town tryouts almost always include the Broadway cast. If you look at Stephanie's Twitter account, several tweets are welcoming her back to Chicago.
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#70The Cher Show
Posted: 4/11/18 at 11:50pm
When they say she'll play it on Broadway, they also mean Chicago. The Chicago run is the exact same thing.
#71The Cher Show
Posted: 4/12/18 at 12:25am
Elegance101 said: "When they say she'll play it on Broadway, they also mean Chicago. The Chicago run is the exact same thing."
Not necessarily though, hence the question. See Phillipa Soo for Amelie. Did Broadway but not out of town.
#72The Cher Show
Posted: 4/12/18 at 12:40am
Jessetenny said: "Elegance101 said: "When they say she'll play it on Broadway, they also mean Chicago. The Chicago run is the exact same thing."
Not necessarily though, hence the question. See Phillipa Soo for Amelie. Did Broadway but not out of town."
Yes. Yes she (Phillipa) did. And so will Stephanie. Your question has been answered.
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#73The Cher Show
Posted: 4/12/18 at 12:40amBut Phillipa wasn’t announced to be doing it on Broadway before the Berkeley run.
#74The Cher Show
Posted: 4/12/18 at 12:45amTo be clear, I was referring to the Amélie Los Angeles run at the Ahmanson.
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