#26
Posted: 1/2/07 at 9:35pm
While I won't argue that a show closing is the absolutely the end of the world for all those involved, I think saying "When one show closes, another opens" is too neat and tidy a statement. If Grease closes within a month, will the cast and crew find jobs again with another show? Yes, it's likely that they all eventually will. But that doesn't justify wanting their jobs at Grease to be uncertain and short-lived simply because you think the TV show is "an insult to Broadway".
I hate Grease. I hate the idea of this TV show. I won't be watching at home, and I certainly won't be dropping any money for tickets. And if the show does end up having a tiny little run, I won't shed a tear--it happens all the time. But I don't go wishing for the cast and creative team to have to search for jobs again after a month or two. While it's true that people shouldn't (and usually don't) go into theater looking for job stability, I am happy for anyone who finds it regardless of the show they are working on or the TV network that put them there. Almost everyone in the theater has to sacrifice artistic integrity for a possible steady job at one point or another, and I don't think this revival (however unnecessary it is) is any different. That's just show biz. Wish them a healthy run, even if you won't lose any sleep over a short one.
I hate Grease. I hate the idea of this TV show. I won't be watching at home, and I certainly won't be dropping any money for tickets. And if the show does end up having a tiny little run, I won't shed a tear--it happens all the time. But I don't go wishing for the cast and creative team to have to search for jobs again after a month or two. While it's true that people shouldn't (and usually don't) go into theater looking for job stability, I am happy for anyone who finds it regardless of the show they are working on or the TV network that put them there. Almost everyone in the theater has to sacrifice artistic integrity for a possible steady job at one point or another, and I don't think this revival (however unnecessary it is) is any different. That's just show biz. Wish them a healthy run, even if you won't lose any sleep over a short one.
"If there is going to be a restoration fee, there should also be a Renaissance fee, a Middle Ages fee and a Dark Ages fee. Someone must have men in the back room making up names, euphemisms for profit."
(Emanuel Azenberg)
