Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:25am
Oof. That orchestra sounds CANNED. And the song/vocals sound so...stereotypically "musical theater." Is this suppose to get me to want to see the show? Who are they trying to appeal to?
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:02pm
maybe it's me, but I just don't see this lasting long. Too much hype around other shows. This, NERDS, DISASTER & AMERICAN PSYCHO all seem to be arriving quietly to Broadway.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:08pm
I think this and Psycho will probably be able to run through the summer on name recognition. Disaster's a limited run anyway. Nerds is probably dead in the water and I don't think Bright Star will be around long
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:13pm
I think it'll have a modest run and probably be one of those on the early January death row for 2017. I find it definitely gets a bit of hype/excitement when my friends find out one of their favorite childhood books is coming to Broadway—but not a lot. I think those who are dying to catch it will catch it, and then it'll gradually fade out.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:13pm
DOUBLE POST - SORRY!
Updated On: 2/25/16 at 12:13 PM
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:20pm
Anyone care to offer a link? Or is it just on NYC TVs?
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:23pm
It's hard to appeal to anyone in 30 seconds. It can't be easy to create a commercial for a Broadway show when you don't even have any footage from the show to use.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:24pm
from what I saw in the Jordan roth periscope video, this seems a lot like big fish. The music, the stomping.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 12:44pm
But the music they're offering up is bland and sounds rather thin and canned. And the logo looks very dated. I'm just not sure who they are appealing to. Might be Casey's first flop in awhile.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 2:47pm
"Oof. That orchestra sounds CANNED. And the song/vocals sound so...stereotypically "musical theater." Is this suppose to get me to want to see the show? Who are they trying to appeal to?"
So orchestral sound that has been recorded for a commercial sounds recorded, and the songs in a musical theatre work sound like they are in a musical theatre work? I guess they are trying to appeal to people who enjoy musical theatre. I'm certainly in that category. Bring on the musical-theatre-sounding musical theatre, I say!
Posted: 2/25/16 at 3:08pm
The commercial isn't doing the show any favors.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 3:46pm
I'm curious why many people keep lumping in American Psycho with Nerds, Disaster and Tuck Everlasting as the main examples of "dead shows walking" this season. Not saying it will be some huge success but with a generally well-regarded London run, a Tony-caliber creative team and cast, it certainly has a better pedigree than any of those other shows.
My suspicion is that the nominations for Best Musical will be Hamilton, Waitress, American Psycho, and Shuffle Along (I simply don't see the Tony committee falling for any attempt to classify it as a revival), with Bright Star and On Your Feet (yes, On Your Feet) as dark horses.
In any case, like "Presidential candidates" clearly running for Vice-President, Nerds, Disaster and Tuck Everlasting are really not competing for anything so much as playing for other payoffs down the road - a NY run in this surprisingly busy season, when they could get a theatre, to help brand the show for tour and stock in years to come.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 4:05pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "I think it'll have a modest run and probably be one of those on the early January death row for 2017. I find it definitely gets a bit of hype/excitement when my friends find out one of their favorite childhood books is coming to Broadway—but not a lot. I think those who are dying to catch it will catch it, and then it'll gradually fade out."
I guess I fall into this category, I loved the book when I was a kid, didn't like the modifications made to the plot in the movie, so I'm excited to see the musical since from what I gather, it follows the book better than the movie did.
Plus, Carolee Carmello and Terrence Mann? Yes please!
Posted: 2/25/16 at 4:07pm
I don't think anyone should be counting out Tuck Everlasting just yet. It has Casey Nicholaw at the helm and he really knows how to fix up a show. Like how he and the creative team were able to turn Aladdin around from Toronto to Broadway as well as how he was able to fix up Something Rotten! throughout an entire month of previews.
Posted: 2/25/16 at 11:42pm
Not counting anyone out. Just saying that commercial isn't going to sell any tickets.
And adam.peterson44, I'm glad it appeals to you then. And by canned, I just mean small. I imagine a Broadway show to have a big, lush feel to it, and this sounds like an off-Broadway sized show. And the singing, is the kind of singing that people who aren't into musical theater, make fun of. It just sounds so basic.
Posted: 2/26/16 at 12:07am
Canned =/= Thin
I would like to see this ad, is it anywhere online??
Posted: 2/26/16 at 12:12am
It does not grab you by the throat and pull you in saying "see me".
Instead it sits there and does nothing to make you want to see it.
Posted: 2/26/16 at 1:10am
Nowak, you can find the commercial on YouTube. It's really lackluster and the orchestration is clearly a synth job. Not that I'd expect them to hire a full orchestra for a commercial.
Posted: 2/26/16 at 1:37am
Wilmingtom said: "Nowak, you can find the commercial on YouTube. It's really lackluster and the orchestration is clearly a synth job. Not that I'd expect them to hire a full orchestra for a commercial
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I looked and the only one i found was a 15 second spot that had no singing, just quotes from reviews.
Posted: 2/26/16 at 6:22am
I do hope this is at least charming and engaging. I'm bringing a lovely, dreamy fourteen-year-old to the city in May, and we are seeing this. She loves the book. I don't have HIGH hopes, but...Terrance Mann. The same girl loved him in Pippin, so...
We're also seeing Hamilton and Fiddler on the Roof that trip, so even if Tuck is disappointing she will see good theater. But I sure hope it's ALL good theater. :)
Posted: 2/26/16 at 6:26am
Is the book really a loved children's classic, until the film came along I had never heard of it. But to be truthful I might have been too old to have know about it anyway!
Posted: 2/26/16 at 6:30am
rosscoe(au) said: "Is the book really a loved children's classic, until the film came along I had never heard of it. But to be truthful I might have been too old to have know about it anyway! "
It is, though I personally have never read it (I am now, though).
Posted: 2/26/16 at 6:33am
I think the book is a children's classic. I remember reading it along with Where the Red Fern Grows and loving it, but I have no idea who it would stand up reading it again as an adult.
