Vegas Productions

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:38pm

It seems like Priscilla and supposedly Wicked has and are doing trials for permanent Vegas productions for the future. It was discussed on here before that Spiderman could work and would be more successful to a Vegas audience way more than a Broadway audience ever will be. Has anyone heard anything about future resident productions? What productions do you think would work and would you like to see in Vegas?

[broadway guy]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:42pm

Kinky Boots would probably do well in Vegas. Jersey Boys would be great in vegas also. I have always thought that FELA would do much better in a town like Vegas.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:47pm

Jersey Boys has been playing at the Paris for awhile after transferring from the Palazzo. Lots have done residencies in the past ten years: Chicago, Mamma Mia, Lion King, Phantom, Hairspray, and the Producers are the first to come to mind. Wicked would do really well at MGM Grand - it's all green :P

[PastorErnst]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:47pm

Jersey Boys already has a production running at Paris Las Vegas.

Jersey Boys: Las Vegas

[broadway guy]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:49pm

Oops i should probably should have researched that.


Call me crazy but for some reason I think BILLY ELLIOT would work really well in vegas

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:52pm

No, it wouldn't. Vegas audiences are already drunk and/or full from their giant steak dinners; don't make them try to decipher accents too!

I say this as someone who used to live in California and saw Phantom three or four times and Jersey Boys maybe a dozen. It's fun there, but the audiences aren't going to see a Broadway show on the Strip and expect to think too hard. Sure, locals at the Cashman maybe, but not the Strip.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:55pm

I was thinking that Wicked would actually do really well in Vegas. I would love to see something different, like some classic run there (Evita, Anything Goes, etc). Not really sure if it would go well with the attendance though.

Updated On: 6/24/13 at 10:55 PM

[all that jazz]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 10:57pm

Guys and Dolls

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:09pm

Has that already ran in Vegas before? That could work, but as long as it's not like the 2009 revival that basically everyone disliked

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:09pm

I Think Priscilla just screams Vegas to me, HOWEVER, if they butcher the show up like they Did Hairspray, I most likely would not see it- I hate when they cut down shows, especially ones that are great the way they are, Messing with a show that is already great, you can often take away things that made it that way- LEAVE IT BE! I get that Vegas audiences won't like shows that are as along as Broadway Shows are- at least I guess that is the reason shows are always cut when they come to Vegas, but still...

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:13pm

I actually just saw Jersey Boys at the Paris last night. Great show and cast. I've seen the show before and I loved this production of it. The crowd was great because they were loud, probably a little drunk, and into it. For a show like Wicked, I don't know if it would be the same. Like Lizzie said earlier Vegas isn't looking for a heavy show. They want some fun. Priscilla might be good, but Wicked while Defying Gravity would be fun, I don't think works for a Vegas crowd. But its just my opinion.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:16pm

Has anyone heard anything about Book of Mormon? I can defiantly see that being successful, especially with the humor and all. It looks like it's playing at the Smith Center next summer, I would guess it would be a trial?

Updated On: 6/24/13 at 11:16 PM

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:18pm

I know the tour is going there at some point this year. I think a long run would work. This show sells out everywhere so a long run would make sense.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:20pm

I'm kind of surprised Wicked hadn't played in Vegas at all before. I do think it could do well there, if slightly cut down like Jersey Boys (not a lot like Phantom).

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:37pm

I think Avenue Q would do awesmazetesticles in Vegas.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:39pm

As well as, say, Spamalot!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:41pm

Jubilee! They should try that out there!

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:43pm

Okay even though a lot of people on these boards hate this show, Motown would do really well in Vegas.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:44pm

Of course it will.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:47pm

Motown defiantly will, I was thinking about that the other day.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:49pm

It should, some of that music was very defiant. "What's Goin' On?"

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/24/13 at 11:55pm

I love when shows defiantly do things. Don't back down shows, do what you want, live your dreams!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:43am

If you look at all the successful shows that are playing Vegas, they are all spectacle. There's little to no "story." The Cirque shows are just visually amazing, etc. So, I don't think a Broadway show is ever going to really take off.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:47am

"If you look at all the successful shows that are playing Vegas, they are all spectacle. There's little to no "story." The Cirque shows are just visually amazing, etc. So, I don't think a Broadway show is ever going to really take off." And that's where Spiderman comes back into place. How is Rock of Ages doing at the Venetation, I keep seeing promotions.


Updated On: 6/25/13 at 01:47 AM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:49am

If Wicked was shortened and redesigned to be more of a "spectacle" like Phantom in Vegas was, I could see it doing well. Build a custom theatre designed to look like the inside of the Clock of the Time Dragon and add some more effects. That might make the show somewhat bearable even!