What will be remembered from this season?

[Jay94]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 11:59am

It could be anything; a performance, a production, a director, a designer etc. but what will still be spoken about in 10-20+ years time from the 2014-2015 season?

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 11:59 AM

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:02pm

Even though it's near its end, I think this revival of On The Town will be talked about and remembered for a long time. 

[Bilbo3]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:02pm

All this Finding Neverland controversy will be talked about for years. Along with Kelli O'hara beating Kristin for the tony. Kristin vs Kelli will be the new Raul vs David. 

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:06pm

I will never forget how obnoxious and over-the-top many Kelli O'Hara fans became come Tony time and how dismissive they were of many actresses who had beaten her in the past or threatened to beat her this season. They were almost on par with the tween Wicked fans.

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 12:06 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:07pm

1. OTT

2. The Visit - The last work from K/E & possibly the last performance by Chita

The season was good but not many will survive from it when all is said & done.

 

[newintown]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:14pm

In 20 years? Very little will be remembered/discussed, I imagine.

From 20 years ago, what do we talk about? A few of us remember the hilariously bad Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public.

No one really talks at length about that low-brow Rosie O'Donnell Grease revival any more.

I don't hear much chat about that forerunner of lots of male full frontal nudity, Love! Valour! Compassion!

Does anyone really think about Smokey Joe's Cafe in more than a passing manner?

Maybe Sunset Boulevard gets tossed around as an idea for a revival, but who really dwells on that mostly-dull original production?

Anything else?

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 12:14 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:22pm

To state a few obvious points: that second chances don't always have happy endings ("Side Show"); that commercial comedy, traditional ("Fish in the Dark") or subversive ("Hand to God") isn't down for the count; that rockers can write seriously and find fans but not an audience ("Last Ship"); that material most unlikely to survive a move can work magnificently because of it ("Fun Home"); that the past can still render unexpected dividends ("On the Town," "An American in Paris"); critical response and backlash are irrelevant when a show appeals ("Finding Neverland"); and that even top tier, beloved artists/reviews/profile/publicity can't sell tickets if the results of their exquisite efforts don't appeal ("The Visit" and {Title of Closed/Closing/Will Soon Close Show}). 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:32pm

Hamilton, hands down. Not just the show itself but that it eclipsed Broadway as a focal point. 

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:55pm

Kelli O'Hara

Fun Home

Tesori

Curious Incident

Maybe Sunset Boulevard gets tossed around as an idea for a revival, but who really dwells on that mostly-dull original production?

It still gets discussed pretty often.  Still quite a few fans and discussions/debates on the best Normas.  The potential film talk pops up every year or so. 

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 12:58pm

1) hamilton buzz drowning out the rest of the broadway shows

2) fun home for its groundbreaking subject matter and first all woman composer team

3) maybe the kelli Kristin battle but I doubt it

4) the King and I revival

5) the on the town revival

***no shows from this season will be playing on broadway five years from now IMO, except maybe Hamilton

 

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:02pm

Sydney Lucas.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:23pm

I definitely think Fun Home will be remembered as a show.

Curious Incident? I'm not so sure. This show's power was in its physical production. The script was good, but nothing that will last through the years. 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:30pm

Fun Home will be remembered, as will Kelli's first Tony win. 

 

 

"Hamilton, hands down. Not just the show itself but that it eclipsed Broadway as a focal point. "

 

Hamilton is not a part of this Broadway season.  

[Jay94]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:36pm

Curious Incident might be an example of the production itself being fondly remembered.

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 01:36 PM

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:44pm

I'd hope that we'd remember:

1) That Skylight is one of the great plays of the 20th Century and was given an exquisite revival with stellar work from Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard under the superb direction of Stephen Daldry

2) That sometimes a great actor in a great role can be seemingly let down by direction that just doesn't work, even if it comes from as otherwise talented a director as Stephen Daldry (Judith Ivey as Margaret Thatcher in The Audience)

3) That lesbians have a place front and center in Broadway musicals.

4) That Tony Yazbeck is everything one could want in a Broadway leading man and then some.

5) That Sydney Lucas is a dynamo.

6) That in the right hands roles we've seen played a million times and wouldn't expect to be among the biggest impacts of a production, can make such a profound impact and win the artists who nail them Tony's (Ruthie Ann Miles as Lady Thiang in King and I, Annaleigh Ashford as Essie Sycamore Carmichael in You Can't Take it With You).  

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 01:44 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 1:59pm

"Hamilton is not a part of this Broadway season."

But it was part of this SEASON of shows, the word "season" here used to describe this period of time in which shows played in New York. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 2:03pm

"Hamilton is not a part of this Broadway season."

The question was not limited to Broadway. It may come as a surprise to you that for many of us the Broadway season is often the least memorable part of the season. Thus, for me, Fun Home has already been memorable for a couple of years.

I think as a Broadway show, Fun Home will be remembered in line with Caroline, albeit as a success rather than a flop. And Curious will be remembered in line with War Horse, which is to say, not that much.

I think the other thing we will remember is how stunningly unsuccessful The Visit was at attracting an audience. 

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 2:10pm

1) How annoying Kelli O'Hara fans are.

[snarkmachine]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 3:04pm

I already rue the loss of Sydney Lucas to Hollywood. She's probably getting chased down to do terrible sitcoms and forgettable Sundance indies as we speak.

Updated On: 6/12/15 at 03:04 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 3:13pm

I think the most memorable thing about the past season will be the finding neverland shut out when in 20 years it will still be taking in million dollar weeks and packing in crowds.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 3:13pm

I think the most memorable thing about the past season will be the finding neverland shut out when in 20 years it will still be taking in million dollar weeks and packing in crowds.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 3:26pm

"I think the most memorable thing about the past season will be the finding neverland shut out when in 20 years it will still be taking in million dollar weeks and packing in crowds.

"

Lol.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 4:33pm

Hamilton was talked about last season, but i doubt it will really be talked that much during its actual broadway season because the buzz will go down. The buzz is gonna be in the upcoming shows like School of Rock, Dear Evan Hansen, Allegiance, Amazing Grace, American Psycho, The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, Dames at Sea, Falsettos, She Loves Me, Shuffle Along, Waitress, Tuck Everlasting, and the other a million musicals coming in this season!

[RaiseYouUp]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 7:21pm

I feel like Fun Home will definitely become the most remembered show of the 14-15 season.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 6/12/15 at 8:56pm

I know Fun Home will be remembered, but what worries me is that Sydney Lucas is going to fall into the obscurity that has swallowed all the other child actors I can think of. At least in recent memory that's been true - the Billys, Matildas, etc.