The Music Man is up on the Marquee!!- Page 3

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 3:04pm

I like the design. It's obviously intended to be vintage with purposefully faded colors. I like the three fonts they chose for the key art and billing, and I enjoy the show specific mock ads on the top and bottom of the website. River City Billiards, Ladies Auxiliary, Volunteer Hose Brigademen Training, and the River City Personals with a quote from "Till There Was You."

[Robbie2]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 3:21pm

Theatrefanboy1 said: "I actually love the vintageness or this. Just like hello dolly. It seemed more of an event. I look forward to seeing signage like this whenever he decides to product a star studded Mame or Gypsy or funny girl or Oliver!"

[JSquared2]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 5:26pm

LaneBryant said: "Gross. That mess isn't opening in April. And after everything that's happening right now, after artists are fighting to make spaces more equitable and inclusive, and less racist and unsafe,nobody wants to mask up and risk catching Corona to watch that many White people do anything..... Do Better!!!!!!!"

Oh pipe down and stop being ridiculous. It’s happening and it’s going to be a great big fat hit. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 6:07pm

JSquared2 said: "LaneBryant said: "Gross. That mess isn't opening in April. And after everything that's happening right now, after artists are fighting to make spaces more equitable and inclusive, and less racist and unsafe,nobody wants to mask up and risk catching Corona to watch that many White people do anything..... Do Better!!!!!!!"

Oh pipe down and stop being ridiculous. It’s happening and it’s going to be a great big fathit."

It will happen, but probably not in April. Be patient, people.

[leefowler]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 6:34pm

One worries that the Music Man sign will be looming over Broadway for years without ever opening.

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 7:08pm

itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "blaxx said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "I actually love the vintageness or this. Just like hello dolly. It seemed more of an event. I look forward to seeing signage like this whenever he decides to product a star studded Mame or Gypsy or funny girl or Oliver! "

That's not vintage. That's basic 30 min photoshop. It's the laziest marquee design in recent memory."

You can dislike the Music Man key art, and you can think it won't help sell tickets, but I don't think you can accurately say it is lazy design. Rudin uses an agency in LA to create his key art (and then itused to get passed off to SpotCo, who knows who he's using now.) But that agency and his key art had less many movies to getting Oscars and many shows to getting Tonys, so like it or not, it seems to be working for him."

I never questioned his capacity to sell anything. But this artwork is beyond basic and lazy, which proves the show itself would be a hit without trying hard in investing in publicity. Considering he won't sell merchandise either, he can give us practically anything. 

If he goes with a top notch agency, he certainly bought their most basic package for this one.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 8:27pm

blaxx said: "itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "blaxx said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "I actually love the vintageness or this. Just like hello dolly. It seemed more of an event. I look forward to seeing signage like this whenever he decides to product a star studded Mame or Gypsy or funny girl or Oliver! "

That's not vintage. That's basic 30 min photoshop. It's the laziest marquee design in recent memory."

You can dislike the Music Man key art, and you can think it won't help sell tickets, but I don't think you can accurately say it is lazy design. Rudin uses an agency in LA to create his key art (and then itused to get passed off to SpotCo, who knows who he's using now.) But that agency and his key art had less many movies to getting Oscars and many shows to getting Tonys, so like it or not, it seems to be working for him."

I never questioned his capacity to sell anything. But this artwork is beyond basic and lazy, which proves the show itself would be a hit without trying hard in investing in publicity. Considering he won't sell merchandise either, he can give us practically anything.

If he goes with a top notch agency, he certainly bought their most basic package for this one."

I would be willing to bet that there were many, many versions and iterations of the artwork, that they did market research to try to figure out what would work best, and that we're seeing the result of that process. That would be a lot of work, not laziness. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 9:32pm

Well it's awfully uninspired, then.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 10:07pm

blaxx said: "Well it's awfully uninspired, then."

I'll give you that :)

[jo]

Posted: 9/21/20 at 10:28pm

Hugh was seen on Sunday  with a strawboater hat ( and cane) -  a trademark gear by Robert Preston in his stage portrayal and in the film adaptation.

Was he on the way to a meeting or even a pre-rehearsal session with WCarlyle re The Music Man?

[Wick3]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 7:24pm

Just saw the 7ave side of WInter Garden has the rest of the Music Man stuff (no more Beetlejuice).

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 8:00pm

What if they are filming this and going to market it the same as Diana where they’re are going to release it on peacock or something prior to officially opening?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 8:10pm

Call_me_jorge said: "What if they are filming this and going to market it the same as Diana where they’re are going to release it on peacock or something prior to officially opening?"

Scott Rudin does not even have promotional video footage available for any of his shows. A filming released before opening is 110% NOT happening.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/22/20 at 8:58pm

Call_me_jorge said: "What if they are filming this and going to market it the same as Diana where they’re are going to release it on peacock or something prior to officially opening?"

Of all the streaming platforms, why peacock?

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 2:20am

jo said: "Hugh was seen on Sunday with a strawboater hat ( and cane) - a trademark gear by Robert Preston in his stage portrayal and in the film adaptation.

Was he on the way to a meeting or even a pre-rehearsal session with WCarlyle re The Music Man?


Well he is certainly NOT off to a regatta on the Thames!

 Now--- who is going to look good wearing those colours on a T-shirt?very few, maybe a ginger[love em !] and a magnet won't stand out on a fridge; cap? maybe;backpak? yep, so merchandising will have a tough sell with those colours.

Perhaps they should have gone with all the razzle dazzle colours of the Marching Band.

If this show is going to lead 'us' out of this corona crap then there should be celebration colours screaming from the marquee, a time to rejoice, forget your troubles etc. As corny as it might be I don't want to see clever/historical artyfarty up outside the theatre, I want the blazing trombones, marching kids, silly hats and frocks---JOY/LAUGHTER so that when you look up at the marquee all you want to do is smile and join in behind all those happy people joining TOGETHER to make this crazy world a magical place.

Rip it down and start again, it's DRAB like the current situation.
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Updated On: 9/23/20 at 02:20 AM

[unclevictor]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 1:40pm

This show is never gonna happen for when they’re planning it for. Never never never. It’s going to be pushed back at least by 4 months. U heard it here 1st.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 2:30pm

This would be a very nice addition to the 2021 holiday season, if you ask me. The kind of old-fashioned, optimistic show with star power that audiences will be really hungry for.

 

[binau]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 3:17pm

Surely this will never happen before a vaccine.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 4:05pm

Would not bet the farm on this. Just announced Times Square will.Have the ball dropping on an empty Times Square .Add to that the Met has cancelled next year's season so earliest that will be back is 2022.BY the time they are finished not only will virus being leveled off but NY Entertainment and Restaurants will be destroyed beyond repair.

Doubt this will come off unless he performs on an empty stage and it is a pay per view event .

And I thought my getting hip replacement would be a temporary thing. Powers that be needs to come up with a plan. NY tourism is taking a hit

Updated On: 9/23/20 at 04:05 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 9/23/20 at 4:25pm

unclevictor said: "This show is never gonna happen for when they’re planning it for. Never never never. It’s going to be pushed back at least by 4 months. U heard it here 1st."

You're probably right as BWAY will reopen next fall and not this spring-summer.

[jo]

Posted: 9/24/20 at 4:41am

So long as it happens --

https://twitter.com/StoriesforH/status/1309035202438721537?s=20

Do turn on the sound.

Updated On: 9/24/20 at 04:41 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/24/20 at 7:20pm

Hmmm.....

Didn't they leave Loretta Swit's name off this?

[Jarethan]

Posted: 9/25/20 at 12:20am

bwayphreak234 said: "I also love the vintage look."

To me, it a just like the Hello, Dolly design.  Vintage, but not original

[carnzee]

Posted: 9/25/20 at 12:57am

Dollypop said: "Hmmm.....

Didn't they leave Loretta Swit's name off this?"

You are so annoying. 

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 9/25/20 at 1:11am

jo said: "So long as it happens --

https://twitter.com/StoriesforH/status/1309035202438721537?s=20

Do turn on the sound."

Sorry Jo but that was just so D.R.E.A.R.Y ! There was that great uplifting,stirring joyous marching tune as the camera pans along a sad PLAIN drab marquee surrounding equally uninteresting neighbours.

Good try, intentions were good.