When will Bright Star post closing? — Page 2

blaxx said: "Hamilton is a very similar position to ReNt or A Chorus Line. Regardless of the time period, the score and attitude are reflective of their present. That's what gives them a lot of importance. A lot of musicals look for the universal in a structural and musical way. Hamilton's music will sound SO dated in 10 years. A musical like Hamilton can only have its full punch if experienced in the present.

And just like ReNt and ACL, a revival would only have future audiences wishing they had seen the original.

If Bright Star has a lot to offer, it may be better acknowledged in the future. Timing has not been kind to many shows that perhaps deserved better. Just look at Chicago, for example. If you had told anyone back in the 70's that a Chicago revival would run for decades while ACL would just be modestly received, they would have thought you were crazy. We are reactive to things of today; a lot Broadway shows can find better luck and timing as time goes by.



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I don't know if it will sound dated. A lot of it is based on 90's hip hop and rap which is still very popular. I get what you're saying though. Obviously interest in the show will die down eventually, I wonder if people will just get sick of hearing about it.

I'd like to throw this out there and see how people feel about it-

The demand for HAMILTON has driven the pricing for premium and secondary market tickets to a point well beyond what most people have normally come to expect to pay to see a show. I'd imagine then that a lot of people that would have come to town to see a handful of shows on their trips now cannot do that as they've spent the lion's share of their ticket budget to see THE show. There are probably also a ton of locals who would see a few shows a year that have allocated their money towards seeing what everyone around else is talking about.

I'm fully aware that everyone on this board knows how to skirt the issue of expensive tickets for basically any other show, but those coming in from out of town generally buy their tickets in advance and pay a higher price than we all do generally.

frogs_fan85 said: "The demand for HAMILTON has driven the pricing for premium and secondary market tickets to a point well beyond what most people have normally come to expect to pay to see a show. I'd imagine then that a lot of people that would have come to town to see a handful of shows on their trips now cannot do that as they've spent the lion's share of their ticket budget to see THE show. There are probably also a ton of locals who would see a few shows a year that have allocated their money towards seeing what everyone around else is talking about."

OR... they can't even get Hamilton tickets, so it is completely factored out of their show budgeting equation, and they just don't necessarily want to see this or other shows? I mean, Bridges of Madison County didn't have Hamilton to blame, nor did Honeymoon in Vegas, The Last Ship, and on and on... it's not like 'what is this crazy thing happening now where shows people think are good are closing because people aren't buying tickets?' It's literally an annual occurrence, with different players every year...

I don't think Hamilton is why these shows are closing but I do feel a little torn by all the Hamilton hype. I was lucky enough to see it in October so maybe my opinion is skewed but I do believe it deserves the nominations it got and the press it's received. On one hand, it's done a lot of great things for the Broadway community: drawing attention to diversity, starting conversations about what musical theater can be, attracted new audiences... On the other hand, it does stink that it's overshadowing so many other great shows. I know that can happen any season and I'm sure it's happened before, but I feel for those other shows that audiences seem to be loving but just can't keep up for whatever reason.

For example, one of the recent Tony commercials basically went like this, "The Tony Awards are happening. We're celebrating Broadway. But mostly, we're celebrating HAMILTON. HAMILTON is performing. This is your chance to see HAMILTON on TV. HAMILTON." and I get it. Why shouldn't they use the most popular show to advertise the Tony's? That's the obvious and smart thing to do. But still, it's just like c'mon guys...

In the fall, I was one of the people who was crazy about it. I listened to the recording hundreds of times, read every article, every interview. Now, I find myself frequently skipping over the songs when they come up on my iPod because of the overkill. I still think it's great but the hype has just worn me out.

That's very true. It is everywhere, not just sequestered to the often times very "niche" Broadway community and media. And yes, I guess I am partly to blame for being worn out... I went into the Hamilton whirlwind at 10000mph and couldn't keep up haha

I totally agree that it's silly to blame Hamilton for the exact reason you mentioned. This hype has happened before with other shows (maybe to a lesser extent), it's still happening, and will happen over and over again. Sometimes a show clicks with and audience, sometimes it doesn't. I guess it would just be easier to to accept that, if Hamilton wasn't everywhere.

But I loved Bright Star and Carmen's performance is amazing. I hope for her sake and the rest of the cast and creative team who seem to genuinely love this project, that it stays afloat.

I'd have to imagine that if there's been so much effort to keep it open "until" the Tony's that they'd need to give it at least a couple weeks after to try for any post-Tony bump. But that's just my gut feeling...

The only place I see Hamilton impacting other shows this season is in their ability to leverage press from Tony nominations and potential Tony wins. Kind of like getting good pull quotes.