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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#275
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:45amThere is no family appeal to MY FAIR LADY. I believe KING AND I might be more realistic option. Either way, we know the choice will be an older classic since Bob Greenblatt stated as much in an interview today. That eliminates such titles as ANNIE, GREASE, and so on.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#276
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:51amKing and I would be great too, although they may decide not to pull from the Rodgers and Hammerstein canon again so soon after Sound of Music. And the King's death isn't much of a happy ending.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#277
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:58am
Liza - that's not exactly what Bob Greenblatt said.
"In a telephone interview, the three men said they had begun work on selecting another musical. Mr. Greenblatt said they were 'circling a couple of titles' that fit their prerequisites: family-friendly Broadway classics with a lot of familiar songs."
That doesn't necessarily mean the show has to be ancient.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#278
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:59amLea Salonga would make a fab Lady Thiang, and if they wanted another AI for Anna, Kelly Clarkson. Christian Borle could play Sir Edward Ramsey.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#279
Posted: 12/10/13 at 1:02am
I mentioned here earlier (or in another thread) but I think THE KING AND I is unlikely. Pretty sure the Broadway revival scheduled for next season will be broadcast instead on PBS's LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER
Updated On: 12/10/13 at 01:02 AM
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#280
Posted: 12/10/13 at 5:18am
No, please not Grease! The movie was amazing, but no one can beat John Travolta and Olivia!
I hope they'll do a live version of A Chorus Line! (and I hope it will be better than the movie, which was awful!)
But I also think that Singin' In The Rain would be a really good idea 
Updated On: 12/10/13 at 05:18 AM
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#281
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:02am
Here is what I think fits the tv audience and has star casting options:
The Secret Garden
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
A Christmas Story
How To Succeed In Business
Big River
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#282
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:06amBut Goth, I don't think any of those fit the "family-friendly Broadway classics with a lot of familiar songs" as described by NBC's Bob Greenblatt.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#283
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:20am
"I don't think any of those fit the "family-friendly Broadway classics with a lot of familiar songs"
He's going to have to be talked out of that notion. The reason there are familiar songs is because they are over done. It's a difficult balancing act because you want to draw in both children and adults.
Out of the rest of the R&H catalog, I can see them doing Oklahoma or The King & I, but I think that might bore the under 18 crowd. I'd like to see Carousel, but I think it's a bit too dark.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#284
Posted: 12/10/13 at 9:35amI think Oliver fits the bill, and it's not over done. It wouldn't be my first choice, but it does allow for star casting of Fagin, Nancy, and Bill.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#285
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:02am
I also would like to see a good production of Oliver. However, is it too dark for the holiday season? I was hoping that the next professional production of the musical Oliver would be darker.
Everybody always thinks of pretty blue-eyed, blonde haired Shani Wallis leading a merry band of boys Peter Pan style. I want to see the drug addicted, emotionally dependent, abused, downtrodden Nancy.
If they were to do Oliver, I know she wouldn't do it, but I'd love to see Patti LuPone do the "I Shall Scream" number. Many productions cut this song now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#286
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:20amMary Poppins
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#287
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:23amAs long as it's not anything with any sort of technicolor garment.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#288
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:24amI still want to see The Secret Garden with Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, Patrick Wilson and Laura Benanti.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#289
Posted: 12/10/13 at 10:34amOn the Town could be interesting!
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#290
Posted: 12/10/13 at 11:40am
The Secret Garden
Oliver
King and I
Christmas Story
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#291
Posted: 12/10/13 at 11:42amThey want a show with a lot of songs that the public knows.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/11
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#292
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:02pmThe Wizard of Oz starring Ariana Grande!
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#293
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:06pm
Interesting comment by Craig Zadan in the Times article:
"Social media played a pivotal role in the success of the show,” Mr. Zadan said, noting Twitter and Facebook traffic “that lasted the entire performance and beyond.”
In other words, Craig is saying that the fact that the snarky comments lasted for the whole length of the broadcast actually helped boost the ratings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/arts/television/a-network-is-buoyed-by-sound-of-music-ratings.html?_r=0
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#294
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:18pm
NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt, who also moonlights as a Broadway producer (9 to 5, The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), told the news outlet they were "circling a couple of titles," adding that they were only looking for mainstream musical theater classics that contain familiar songs.
... in case anybody doubted this. "Mainstream musical classics with familiar songs." Only.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#295
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:20pm
The problem I see with Oliver is that the star is a 10 year old boy. They can cast big draw names in the 3 adult supporting roles, but is there a 10 year old who can bring in as large an audience as Underwood?
Maybe whoever is famous on the Disney Channel at the moment.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#296
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:24pmOliver is the title character, but far from the star and drawing role. You can plug any kid of talent into the part, because the showy drawing roles are the adults.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#297
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:24pm
They won't promote the 10-year-old, except to perhaps have a nationwide search for him and make a reality special out of it.
As for the three "supporting" roles, they're almost as big as the role of Oliver. At least Nancy and Fagin are. And if you cast Adele, Hugh Jackman, and Collin Farrell (as we "dream cast" earlier in the thread), you would have your 18 million viewers again.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#298
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:28pm
"Mainstream musical classics with familiar songs." Only.
Familiar to whom? What people on this board think is familiar is not the same as what people in Idaho think is familiar.
"We Need A Little Christmas" is familiar, so do we believe that Mame will be the next title? I'm sure they will compare that to "Bette Midler Gypsy" but how many children are going to tune in to see a madcap old lady sing "If He Walked Into My Life." And is Mame family friendly?
"Annie" is already overdone.
I think they are going to have to change their thinking on the "familiar song" idea.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#299
Posted: 12/10/13 at 12:29pmI need Mame with Debbie Harry as Mame and Madonna as Vera and I need it now.
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