Will great comet ever come back? — Page 2

If it was performed in some basement, it would still be wonderful. I hope it does well in London, and possible regionally. I will miss this show dearly.

Does anybody think that it going back to off-broadway would be a possibility?

secretschuylersister said: "I'm friends with Dave Malloy's mom on FB and she mentioned that there's hope of bringing the show to London in the future. It sounds like Dave might've been looking into it. If it were to go there, is there a large enough fan base/audience to support it?"

Hope it's true, I would so so love for it to come to London! I feel like there are quite a few smaller/flexible theatre spaces that might be a bit more manageable than the Imperial.

If it were to come back in some form. Who would produce it? I doubt investors would ever trust kagan again. Would it be a joint venture between ART and Ars Nova?

One issue is the money, though. Comet has lost double digit millions, and there's the matter of the audit that the NYT has reported. I would imagine it would need a whole new set of investors, and I'd think new investors would be skittish of a production that's been so hard to turn profitable.

I'd love to see any incarnation of Comet again though - touring, London cast, off-Broadway, anything. I wonder if, on the long-shot chance that it does have another life, it could possibly keep most of the cast and ensemble together.

Some of them seem like they're in a pretty good position to go on to another big Broadway role, though. Denee, Lucas. Grace and Amber.

It was a flop financially, so why would it come back? And how could it possibly tour with its set and lighting?

Updated On: 9/1/17 at 03:10 PM

JBroadway said: "Anyone else think Comet would be a good choice for schools? People I've talked to seem to think it could never work, but I'm not so sure. It has all the makings of a great school show: Lots of roles (including 5 great female characters), opportunities for all sorts of diversity, very active ensemble, etc. The only challenge would be the complexity of the music, but I think it can be done. I've seen students take on some really difficult scores with surprising success."

As others have pointed out on other threads – the music itself isn't overly complex; it's just the orchestrations. And true, the orchestrations (in my opinion) are a large part of what makes the music so lush/beautiful, but they could easily be scaled back for less experienced musicians.

The only really issue I could foresee is with casting Anatole and Marya; they're both characters with gigantic range and seeing it again Thursday night made me again wonder how their voices – Grace McLean's especially – haven't been completely fried. Even with experienced/talented high school students that's a dangerous possibility; I remember my freshman year of high school we did Gypsy and the girl who played Rose had to go on vocal rest for a week or two after the final performance to rest her voice (and she was extremely well-trained).

gymman said: "It was a flop financially, so why would it come back? And how could it possibly tour with its set and lighting?"

As I mentioned earlier, NETworks is buying the production and will (presumably) figure out how to tour it.

At my daughter's high school, 'Helene is a slut' would be a dealbreaker.

As for the show's overall future, I guess it depends on how the musical is perceived going forward. That may depend on some variables. Does it go to London and become a hit? Does it do respectably well on its supposed tour? Is it perceived, years from now, as a groundbreaking musical that didn't succeed because of producer errors and bad luck or is just seen as a weird show that's hard to perform, much less perform well?

I have no idea. It could be long-forgotten in a few years, except for diehard fans like me, or it could attract some future producer who just knows he or she can make it a success. As noted above, there are plenty of flops that get a second life, and a third one, and more.

bear88 said: "At my daughter's high school, 'Helene is a slut' would be a dealbreaker."

Really? I feel like that's really tame (of course, over the years my high school did Gypsy, Heathers, One Man Two Guvnors, Othello, and a mess of other more 'inappropriate' shows). Plus it's so easily censored. I mean, the censored version wouldn't even need to rhyme with 'slut.'

Sorry I was not clearer about touring; I should have said in its current form. The lighting and design are the show's most extraordinary features, and it would be difficult if not impossible to replicate these in an affordable manner.

gymman said: "Sorry I was not clearer about touring; I should have said in its current form. The lighting and design are the show's most extraordinary features, and it would be difficult if not impossible to replicate these in an affordable manner."

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D'oh indeed.