Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Tom5
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/11
#1Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 6:04pm
Regionally? West End? Oz? Russia? I hear they're still counting the receipts from the Broadway production.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 6:09pm
To bad HBO did not tape it for broadcast.
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#3Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 6:18pm
I heard the show may tour with Alexander. But that was a few months ago and I haven't heard much lately.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
bfreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/6/11
#4Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 6:21pm
While this show did extremely well, it mostly did initially because of Larry David. Jason Alexander also sold some tickets too though. But Larry David has gone on the record saying he will never do the show again, and if Jason Alexander doesn't perform i can't seeing it being a mega hit in those places. I saw the show with David and overall enjoyed it due to his presence, but it really isn't one of his strongest writings. Curb and Seinfeld were reliably hilarious while this kind of fell flat for me. Not horrible though, just missing a little something.
#5Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 8:42pm
I thought it was a great show because of Jason Alexander and Rosie Perez If it wasn't for them, not sure I would have enjoyed it as much. I think it would need a big name in the lead to draw attention.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#6Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 8:46pm
Thinking back, the amount of tickets sold by Larry David was unbelievable. I don't believe anyone expected him to be the massive draw he was.
The show could survive touring with Alexander. Can't see the show playing without him or David.
Rumpelstiltskin
Broadway Star Joined: 4/22/07
#7Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 8:59pm
Bernie Sanders will be looking for work in a few months.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 9:25pm
What about Nathan Lane doing it on Broadway?
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#9Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 10:16pm
Mr Roxy said: "What about Nathan Lane doing it on Broadway?
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Nathan Lane can make any show a hit.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 10:20pm
My thoughts exactly. It should have been done after David left.
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10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#11Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/15/16 at 10:20pm
Mr Roxy said: "What about Nathan Lane doing it on Broadway?
"
Great point Mr. Roxy. Nathan Lane could likely make the show work.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#12Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 1:15am
Surprised it's not popping up regionally. But then again, it's not a great piece of theater. I only saw Act 2 and that was plenty of me. The direction was super clunky.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#13Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 11:07am
It is surprising about must see shows. This was one of them.We did not see it and somehow life went on for us. There are some this season and there will be in every season. If you do not see something everyone says you have to see and you do not see it somehow you survive. This is not about any particular show but shows in general
Can you think of any show that you really wanted to see and did not and how it affected you? Just curious
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Updated On: 4/16/16 at 11:07 AM
#14Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 2:50pm
Rumpelstiltskin said: "Bernie Sanders will be looking for work in a few months.
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I love you.
#15Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 3:09pm
Was this ever a "must see" show? It sold quickly for Larry's run because of his fans, but it hardly set the theatrical world on fire with hype or acclaim, and it looks unlikely to ever resurface in a significant way.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#16Will Fish In The Dark ever be seen again?
Posted: 4/16/16 at 7:14pm
People were paying obscene prices at the time for tickets.Now these prices seem downright cheap compared to other shows.Let us say it was a semi must see. It was a hard ticket and could have easily gone on a few more months with David in it.
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