If Cameron Mackintosh really had washed his hands he would just give up the rights fully and let another produce tackle it if he thought it would be come to Broadway.
Not saying it is, but I think it is certainly possible.
You got the bucks and the backers to mount it, then YOU bring it to Broadway because no one else will. Even the reviews and word-of-mouth on the DC production don't merit a Broadway transfer.
With a new show, you never know. Chitty hit in London, not in NYC. There a loads of examples for NYC shows not working so well in London and visa-versa.
I heard Cameron is not producing anymore. "My Fair Lady" is touring and I agree, is ALWAYS a hit. It’s MY FAIR LADY.
Why such hostility BrodyFosse? MANY shows get TERRIBLE reviews out of town and STILL come to Broadway. I think we ALL can name a couple off the top of our heads at any given moment.
WITCHES has some very positive reviews that give great constructive criticism. Kudisch's notices alone are enough to move the show in my opinion. I think that if HIGH FIDELITY, PIRATE QUEEN, TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN and XANADU are allowed a chance on Broadway then WITCHES OF EASTWICK has more than earned its shot.
I just came from Witches this afternoon and everyone I went with (whoo hoo all four of us...) think it would be AMAZING in New York. It is a bawdy and fun and excellent show.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
Witches of Eastwick got some good reviews here in the UK , some people on here are talking like it was a massive critical and commercial flop.
Also remember that tourism was right down when witches was playing london and people from this country (UK) didn't even want to go in to the center of london because of Sept 11th.
A lot of London shows suffered at that time
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
Acording to Ken Mendlebaum's Not Since Carrie, he considers a "flop" anyhting that played under 250 performances.
Didn't Witches play for almost 2 years, including the theater transfer? I have read most of the reviews, and while not great, they weren't negative.
I haven't seen the new version of the show, but I do know the show has done really well in like three other countries. AND, it's an American story. I think the only thing that could tell whether or not it will do well on Broadway was to open it there and find out. Les Mis eventually closed here, and stayed open there. Same thing with Cats. American audiences are different.
ALSO on that now. DC audiences are different than Broadway audiences. So, as much positive praise is might be getting in DC, you never can tell what New York will think. I'd LOVE to see the show on Broadway. However, and I know this was one of the original ideas for the show, I think ultimately the show would flourish in a big national tour. Playing all the big cities. Not to say it shouldn't have it's New York Counterpart too.
It's a fun show, and on the road, I think it might do really well. Being that it is a comedy, I don't know if there's enough WOW involved with it instead of the flying and modern (but reminisent of classical) musical comedy score to keep it open on Broadway.
I love the show personally, but I was worried when the London production opened that they'd bring it over to the U.S. just in time for The Producers to beat the crap out of it. Now I'm worried that any possible transfer will have to vie for the same audience as Young Frankenstein. Can't this show catch a break? At least they finally got a decent Daryll.
Witches in London was a great show, not perfect but great fun. It played at the huge Drury Lane and looked as amazing as all the great big shows do there. It then transfer to a house with a little more than half the capacity of Drury Lane- The Prince Of Wales Theatre. In its transfered state it bacame a much more intimat show and again worked well with a great scaled down set. It had a repectful run as it was running against the great tourist slump after 9/11. With the right house, the right casting theres no reason this shouldnt fly on Broadway.
"if they come to broadway they should deff put cher in it. thats all i have to say"
What about Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeipher? They both starred in musicals as well.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Even the reviews and word-of-mouth on the DC production don't merit a Broadway transfer.
