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.
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.
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.
Posted: 4/8/18 at 2:35pm
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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
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.
Updated On: 4/9/18 at 09:25 AM
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.
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...
Posted: 4/9/18 at 11:19pm
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.
Posted: 4/10/18 at 1:11am
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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