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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#525
Posted: 12/16/13 at 9:28am
I guess that's what I don't understand. What public appearances does the star make? It's not like they're cutting ribbons at shopping malls. I can understand them wanting to be on Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, but it really doesn't seem like they would have the star making appearances anymore than six weeks before the air date. If people see the star on David Letterman three months before the show, they're going to forget about it. Does publicity with the star need to start before say Oct 1? And these shows are already part of the American Theater canon. It's not like they can't figure out what number they want to showcase on the Thanksgiving Day Parade or the Rockefeller Tree Lighting.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#526
Posted: 12/16/13 at 9:51am
Did you watch any of the pre-publicy for the show?
She sat in on all the casting sessions for the children (which was filmed for a making-of special), she recorded several songs in advance for promos (video and audio), and she was on talk shows (radio and TV).
The difference is that with a film or TV show, the show is "in the can first" before the publicity push starts. Just like now with Into the Woods, filming is done. Six months from now, the cast will all start the publicity stuff.
With a live event, the publicity is done simultaneously with the rehearsals and the telecast. So they have to allow extra time for that. It's not just "rehearse the show and do it" then "promote it." Carrie had to go back and forth between the two, so that's why they had a longer period with her involvement.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#527
Posted: 12/16/13 at 9:57am
"Did you watch any of the pre-publicy for the show?"
Honestly, I tend to ignore stuff like that. It never hits my radar unless it's really high profile.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#528
Posted: 12/16/13 at 11:06amI have to say, NBC's casting strategy was more complicated than "one or two stars and a bunch of Broadway folks." Carrie and Stephen Moyer are the big draws, but we can't discount the fact that Audra McDonald is MUCH more of a television celebrity than just a Broadway star, thanks to Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. And the three main Broadway supporting leads that keep popping up in these discussions, Megan Hilty, Christian Borle and Laura Benanti, have NBC ties that may not be as significant as their Broadway credentials, but it's not like NBC just picked the three best performers on Broadway. NBC probably has contracts with these performers and has worked with them enough to keep them around.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#529
Posted: 12/16/13 at 11:18amPeople also need to realize that a LOT of the casting comes down to the network connections. People like Darren Criss/Lea Michelle have (probably) exclusive contracts to FOX. Even if they would be perfect for a role and it didn't conflict with a shooting schedule, I doubt they'd be allowed by their Network. Same goes for Jim Parsons/CBS, etc etc
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#530
Posted: 12/21/13 at 4:12pm
From Twitter:
Ariana Grande @ArianaGrande 28m
just got the most exciting news.. I'm in tears! 2014 is going to be the most fun yet. many surprises in store for y'all get ready !!!
Hmmm...
Updated On: 12/21/13 at 04:12 PM
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#531
Posted: 12/21/13 at 4:29pmHow do we know that the news has anything at all to do with this? I don't get it.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#532
Posted: 12/21/13 at 7:09pmFor a project that just got started two weeks ago, I doubt Ariana's announcement has anything to do with it. They haven't even secured a project, let alone started casting.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#533
Posted: 12/21/13 at 8:27pm
I hope that their next live broadcast would be The King and I with Brian Stokes
Mitchell as the King of Siam and Idina Menzel as Anna Leonowens.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#534
Posted: 12/21/13 at 9:26pm
"For a project that just got started two weeks ago, I doubt Ariana's announcement has anything to do with it. They haven't even secured a project, let alone started casting."
But didn't they know they wanted to do something with Carrie Underwood since the very beginning? Maybe they are doing that with Ariana and building everything around her.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#535
Posted: 12/22/13 at 12:07amWhy would they build a multi-million dollar broadcast around someone who is pretty much an 'unknown' when compared to all of the television, film, and music superstars out there? Keep dreaming...
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#536
Posted: 12/22/13 at 1:47amBesides Cinderella, Ariana does not fit the bill for any other show.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#537
Posted: 12/22/13 at 1:57am
I think there must have been a misunderstanding. Ariane Grande is not the same Ariane from the sound of music, since I looked it up on twitter.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#538
Posted: 12/22/13 at 2:02am
I hope that their next live broadcast would be The King and I with Brian Stokes
Yes! Let's have a non-Asian in 2013 play the role of the king of Siam! Why not, right?
And there's no way they aren't building the next special (which is bound to be based on a show much less popular than THE SOUND OF MUSIC) around a big star.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#539
Posted: 12/22/13 at 7:33amWho is Ariana Grande?
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#540
Posted: 12/22/13 at 8:21amShe's a Nickelodeon Station star, with a pop music crossover. Teens seem to love her. Pretty sure she was in 13.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#541
Posted: 12/22/13 at 8:40amI would guess that people outside of the teen and early 20s crowd have no idea who she is. They need someone (like Carrie Underwood) who is recognizable to all demographics, not just one group.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#542
Posted: 12/22/13 at 8:43am
Ariana was a co-star on a nick sitcom and in the OBC of 13. She's a def pop star with a Musical theatre background, but I doubt they would build a project around her due to limited roles. Besides a show like Cinderella, which I feel she's still to young.
Updated On: 12/22/13 at 08:43 AM
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#543
Posted: 12/22/13 at 9:01am
I wouldn't say "pop", more of R&B/throwback 90's feel. Her album sold at #1 on the charts, and critics compare her voice and musicality to Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston.
But since she is a up and coming "superstar", I wouldn't think she would play a lead role in a broadcast.
Updated On: 12/22/13 at 09:01 AM
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#544
Posted: 12/22/13 at 9:35amShe would be a big asset to a live musical, but not a great choice to carry it. They need someone with broader appeal.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#545
Posted: 12/22/13 at 10:59amAriana Grande has pipes like no tomorrow. I would be ecstatic to see her in a musical. I don't know if she has the 'star appeal' to lead the project. She could easily be third billing.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#546
Posted: 12/22/13 at 12:20pmWhat if Ariana was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz? I can see her fitting the role well, listen to her in 13, she has an amazing voice, just because it's hidden behind annoying pop songs, does not mean it's not there. While I LOVE Wizard of Oz, it wouldn't be my first choice for them to make, but (like sound of music), the MGM movie version has not been remade, it is a movie that seems impossible to remake, it is a "family" musical, and it would definitely draw viewers.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#547
Posted: 12/22/13 at 1:07pmFor the last time, NBC is not going to center the broadcast around Ariana Grande.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#548
Posted: 12/22/13 at 4:52pm
Yes! Let's have a non-Asian in 2013 play the role of the king of Siam! Why not, right?
Right. But I think THE KING AND I poses problems no matter how it is cast. The basic story is how a Westerner brings enlightened social and political values to the Asian barbarian--and that's a sensitive issue no matter who plays the King.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#549
Posted: 12/30/13 at 5:42pmI've heard on good word that Cinderella is one of those 3 on the list and a big name has already been approached to be the Fairy Godmother.
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