Variety on how the new shows are doing
Variety on how the new shows are doing
#1Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 2:40am
A great report in Variety that sums up how the new shows are doing at the box office.
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#2re: Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 2:56amVery interesting. I had no idea the top investor for Hair was replaced. Did this lead to the lack of Jonathan Groff in the production? Thanks for sharing.
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#2re: Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 4:28am
I don't remember the order of events...but the only speculation made between Groff's non involvement and the producers low balling the salaries came from Riedel (if memory serves) in an article about the economy & theatre.
Anything is possible.
#3re: Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:19ami'm pretty sure Groff didn't do it because he had other shows lined up.
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#4re: Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:57amBet the producer who pulled out of Hair is kicking themselves right now!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#5re: Variety on how the new shows are doing
Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:15am
And so is Groff!
I feel like everything worked out the way it should. Creel was going to do "Godspell" and it got canceled, but he found a job in this, which led him to another Tony nomination (And if the world were right, a win).
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