Would Hamilton consider moving to a bigger theater?- Page 2

[Sertzo19]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 10:43am

Auggie27 said: "I've told a number of people waiting to see the show: in many ways it's very intimate, scaled to be performed for a smaller house, devoid of spectacle (in the way that word has come to be used to describe musical theater). "

"When you must wait 15 months to see any show, it will never be the one you see in your head, sitting with the recording.  A syndrome that predates HAMILTON."

I couldn't have said it better than these two points, right here. I think Hamilton is meant to be an intimate experience, especially considering the historical timeline. There's a sense of exclusivity in being part of some of these moments that at the time were exclusive to 20 or 30 people cramped into a room. The show is designed to make it feel like you're a fly on the wall in the... room where it happens!  

And like Auggie said, it's inevitable that a show with the buzz of Hamilton will disappoint those who are ready to experience it as some sort of life changing spectacle. I remember experiencing the same feeling when I finally got to see Rent on Broadway. The show had HUGE buzz, I knew every note of the cast recording and then you finally walked into the Nederlander and all you see is basically a bare set with Christmas lights and chairs, your first impression is utter disappointment, until the room does light up and the performances bring the show to life. The turntable makes the staging in Hamilton, imo, it could definitely travel to a different theater, so I don't think the idea of moving Hamilton to a different space would be based on "set limitations" or tech issues. The producers are smart and exclusivity builds hype. No need to change that! 

 

[rodrigo_ca]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 10:47am

The people around here would consider not opening at least one Hamilton thread everyday?

I guess time will tell

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 10:59am

I could see it moving if one of the other two theatre owners gave the Hamilton producers some incentive to move.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 12:15pm

Call_me_jorge said: "I could see it moving if one of the other two theatre owners gave the Hamilton producers some incentive to move."

That's also a fantasy land notion. Could you see the Yankees moving to Jackson, Mississippi? it's just as likely.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 2:16pm

Call_me_jorge said: "^the lion king? Or is the minskoff smaller than the new Amsterdam? 

Call_me_jorge said: "^the lion king? Or is the minskoff smaller than the new Amsterdam? 

 

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The Minskoff has more premium seats, so can generate more money.

Book of Mormon got offered a move to the St James, just after it opened, but knocked it back, the producers realised they could make more money in a smaller theatre, by utilising the dynamic pricing structure, where demand pushes your prices up. Hamilton if it moved to a bigger theatre would recoup that move money very quickly and make more money in the short term, but staying at the Richard Rodgers they will make more money in the long term.

In the old days shows used to move round routinely, look at ts how such as West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. West Side Story only played the Broadway theatre for 2 months.

 

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[SweetLips]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 3:24pm

HogansHero said: "@DAME-the OP was not asking about ever. s/he said "the next time they put up tickets for sale." Could the show downsize in 2030? sure, but that's silly to even prognosticate about. 

Mr HH do you always respond with a dictionary at hand or is your vocab as big as a porns stars' ding dong?

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[HogansHero]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 4:02pm

neither but while I do occasionally use words that most would consider a part of an extended vocabulary, I don't see any word in the quoted post that would not be in the standard vocabulary of a high school student. What did you see? Prognosticate? That's pretty basic, isn't it? Or do you have a cutoff at a certain number of letters or syllables?

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 4:05pm

HogansHero said: "Wee Thomas2 said: "Or they could keep it at the Rodgers AND expand to other theaters and have simultaneous productions running in NYC at the same time! "

As also rehearsed in prior threads on this very subject, yes they could but no they won't. They could also move the show to Yankee Stadium and just get the whole thing over with before first frost.

 

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Great idea!  Or have it at Giant's Stadium, or whatever they call that thing in the Meadowlands.

 

Get Springsteen to open and they could run there for weeks!

[SweetLips]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 4:27pm

As much as I 'admire' much of what you say HH it seems you are always trying just a tinsy bit hard to show off.

My basic education hasn't stopped me being successful in life and I use my dictionary to look up the words that you use-I now just have to find a sentence I can use them in---without my friends laughing at me.

 

SL

[HogansHero]

Posted: 4/13/16 at 4:46pm

dictionaries are great thing, SL. I love that I don't have to lug one around like in the old days. 

Oh, and I only show off onstage, which is to say, never

[DAME]

Posted: 4/14/16 at 2:59pm

Dramamamma.. the answer to your question is YES.  And everyone else... I know what OP was asking.  I was just participating in the conversation.  Chill the F out!  Patty Murin is NOT the only reason this board is kind of dead.  You all need to learn to play nice. CABRONAS AMARGADAS!

[JM226]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 5:14pm

to answer your question... no, definitely not. long live HAMMY