favorite broadway logo?- Page 2

[jakebloke]

Posted: 1/27/04 at 10:53pm

I love Miss Saigon's poster....

Posted: 1/27/04 at 10:56pm

I really like the TABOO logo.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 1/27/04 at 10:59pm

OMG, how could I have forgotten the Funny Girl one! I love that one!

[Mutts]

Posted: 1/27/04 at 11:05pm

I thought Big Deal had a good poster. Otherwise I guess my favorites are what is hanging on my walls: Follies (OC), Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods (OC), A Little Night Music, and Man of La Mancha (OC)

[Crazy4MattMorrison52]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:32am

love the bright hairspray logo.

[alterego]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 8:30am

I love the aforementioned No, No, Nanette and Gypsy logo's, as well as Irene, Sugar Babies and Hallelujah Baby! All by Hillary Knight.

[Elphie]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 9:23am

I also love the Swing! logo with the boy and girl dancing on the cover! I think thats great!

[sheekala]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:29am

Namo, I wore my CARRIE sweatshirt out one night, it worked better than chaps! I still get a thrill when I see the Phantom mask lit up on W 44, but my favorite is the gothic cartoon for Sweeney Tood.

[JakeB]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:33am

Crap show, but Saturday Night Fever.

[ckeaton]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:43am

I love the Aida poster...
That color blue just makes me happy.

[robbiej]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:59am

I don't know if anything will ever top the original FOLLIES poster. I have the ablum framed on my wall (alongside the album from the Joe Papp THREEPENNY w/ Raul Julia...STUNNING COVER ART!).

Two (relatively) recent posters I thought were wonderful were the Lincoln Center revival of ANYTHING GOES (so coy) and the Roundabout revival of 1776 (caught the tone of the show perfectly!)

[WOSQ]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 3:58pm

As a work of art there is not much that can top the original Follies logo. Its just pretty fab and a genuine art piece.

To sell a play though, a logo has to be clear. In the mid-70s there was a play called Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett that had the best commercial marquee plastic that featured the lettering of the show without any accompanying art.

In addition to the name of the play, there were about 5 actors above the title, all at 50-75% plus the director billed below. All had to contractually appear. I'm not sure if Bennett's name was even on plastic.

The producers chose brick red letters on a white oval against a brick red background. The show was playing the Beck/Hirschfeld and you could make out all the names from as far away as Broadway. Now that's a poster.

The original Company was pretty good too.

[LouW95]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:08pm

Let's not forget the many outstanding Al Hirschfeld logos, posters and Playbills (i.e. original Man of LaMancha)

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:16pm

RAGTIME
FOLLIES (OBC)
FOLLIES (OLC)

I love so many posters.

Sunset Boulevard was pretty cool when it was first out.
And I liked Seussical. The Cat in the Hat coming up the street.

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:17pm

i like Wicked's logo a lot.

-Christina

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:21pm

My favorite poster will always be Les Mis. I thought it was just gorgeous.

Sendak's Into the Woods poster was not only gorgeous, but the fact that he was selected to design it was inspired brilliance. The last time I saw it for sale was for $350.

The poster for the revival of An Inspector Calls (with just the telephone) was beautiful. It's impossible to find now.

I also loved the logo for Carrie. I've been trying to get the poster for years.

The original design for The Scarlet Pimpernel (gloved hand covering face) is artistically stunning.

I also thought the Haring design for Falsettos was a brilliant choice.

Probably the most effective use of logo in musical theatre history has been the Phantom mask. All over the world, people know what it is. Second would be the Cats eyes.

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:23pm

After the eyes of CATS
and the mask of PHANTON

there is the Cosette from LES MIZ

[RobbO]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:40pm

i miss matt cavenaugh's abs from the urban cowboy marketing...

Posted: 1/28/04 at 4:49pm

I miss Mr Cavanaugh's Abs in my dreams.

[broadway1564]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 5:08pm

Favorites:

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: Simple, yet very effect. I like the way it is put together. It came be used as header and picture or just header alone. It all has the same effect on people.

HAIRSPRAY: It's so retro and that's what makes it both modern-y ... but it has a classic aspect to it in the lettering. I thing the lettering for HAIRSPRAY is the best on Broadway ... very classic.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: I love the new logo and even the original. It's very interesting to look at.

WICKED: I love it! It's just so general, but it tells you exactly what you are going to see. There is the green (bad) witch and the white (good) witch.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: I'm sorry ... I like it ... it has some really great qualities to it. Great colors and great originality to it ... OK, by originality I mean that it is reminiscent of the original logo, but has new, great qualities.

Boring Logos:

THE PRODUCERS: I realize that I have no big idea for the next logo for this show, but it's not all that appealing. They always have to change out the two people in the picture or they just use the plain, BORING, door front. And doesn't it seem that they have kind of changed it up a bit for every cast change. I think a good logo is generic to every incarnation of the show.

MAMMA MIA!: What is that? I realize it is supposed to be Sophie in her wedding dress, but it's just so not good.

[MaryPoppins]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 5:26pm

I also like the taboo logo ... it's very artsy!