Posted: 11/11/19 at 5:36pm
...have received as much sight-unseen hatred as the upcoming WSS, and, in those cases, did the haters turn out to be right or wrong?
Posted: 11/11/19 at 5:40pm
On BWW and ATC --- pretty much every show!
Posted: 11/11/19 at 6:56pm
The biggest comparison to this is the revival of PORGY & BESS. Pat Healy in the NYT wrote a piece about the changes that Diane Paulus & team were making to the show, and it sparked a lot of backlash including a strongly-worded letter to the NYT from Sondheim. The end result was something far less egregious than had been initially portrayed. I suppose TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD's pre-opening lawsuit is somewhat similar.
Posted: 11/11/19 at 7:28pm
And yet it still suggested a happy ending. UGH!!!!!
Posted: 11/11/19 at 8:00pm
Slave Play. People flipped out over the twerk photo then it spread further by the article published by The Root. There was even a Hange.org petition to "Shutdown Slave Play" lol
ETA: this was a response to the off Broadway run though so not exactly the same.
Updated On: 11/11/19 at 08:00 PM
Posted: 11/11/19 at 8:28pm
The new musical Diana doesn't get any good rap anywhere online. Even the box office attendant rolled her eyes when I was trying to ask some questions about the future show.
Posted: 11/11/19 at 8:37pm
I can't wait for Caroline or Change to open...
Posted: 11/11/19 at 8:43pm
Posted: 11/11/19 at 9:25pm
These jumped out at me -
Sight-unseen: the Michael Jackson musical
After the final dress rehearsal: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Posted: 11/11/19 at 10:24pm
I remember a lot of ppl hating My Fair Lady sight unseen bc their “favorite” hadn’t gotten chosen as Eliza ...
Posted: 11/12/19 at 12:47am
Tag said: "These jumped out at me -
Sight-unseen: the Michael Jackson musical
After the final dress rehearsal:Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
I agree re the Michael Jackson musical. I find it so hard to believe that someone is producing such a show right now. Boy, will I be surprised when it is a monster hit.
Posted: 11/12/19 at 8:46am
I remember a lot of people (myself included) talking about "Soul Doctor"...oy!
Posted: 11/12/19 at 9:36am
Tag said: "These jumped out at me -
Sight-unseen: the Michael Jackson musical
After the final dress rehearsal:Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
The CHARLIE Previews thread is still probably... my favorite BWW thread of all time.
Posted: 11/12/19 at 10:55am
Doesn't "The Scottsboro Boys" own this thread?
