this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
buddharich
Featured Actor Joined: 3/23/07
#1this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 8:49amtransfer to broadway this season?? If so, which show(s) and why??
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#2re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:07amJust my opinion, but I get the sense that most of the new OB shows are simply too "small" to sustain a run in a large house. Let's see how [title of show] does. Also, some of the more successful ones (e.g., Adding Machine) are very specialized sorts of shows. I'm not opposed to the idea, I just don't feel it's going to happen with the current crop.
BroadwayEd
#2re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:13amI agree with Ed_Mottershead. There are some great ones (Supposably, I don't see many) but many of them are small shows and would not do well with big audiences/theaters.
sgv123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
#3re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:14ami think that altar boyz could work. i would have loved to see next to normal transfer too.
TooDarnHot
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/08
#4re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 12:21pmADDING MACHINE.
#5re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 12:38pmAltar Boyz would do well, but from what I hear the small theatre is better for it, and it's doing very well where it is.
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#6re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 1:34pmI'm gonna say The Glorious Ones.
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#7re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 1:35pmI thought SAVED! had a chance of transferring.
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#8re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:35pmNext to Normal
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#9re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:38pmNext to Normal is at the Arena Stage in DC this coming Winter, so maybe after that? It's a wonderful show, and I'm sure the producers want it on Broadway, but only when its ready.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#10re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:41pm
Next to Normal.
And I would bet on it making its way to Broadway in the next few years...it's a good show with great potential.
#11re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:46pm
Adding Machine has no chance of a successful Broadway run. If you thought "A Catered Affair" was to niche-y and didn't have enough memorable songs to make it on Broadway (not to mention too depressing), Adding Machine is 5 times worse in all regards).
(Note: I did not say it was a bad show.)
Next to Normal is definitely the one that has the best potential to transfer, being a large enough production with a good enough score to have a sustainable run.
You're right, though, [tos] will show a lot. A very small show in a theater that may be too big for such a small show. Let's see how it does.
A Grey Spring
Stand-by Joined: 5/20/07
#12re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 3:44pmNext to Normal, fantastic production that I'd love to see again.
#13re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/20/08 at 3:49pmJust from the recording, I'd say ADDING MACHINE was worthy, but I'm not sure it would work. I can't wait to hear The Glorious Ones, it seems like it would be right up my alley.
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bwaybabe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/08
#14re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/23/08 at 3:22am
If repertory theater qualifies enough as "off bway", then difinitely "A Tale of Two Cities"--IMHO, no other productions can compete with the total package of this one.
Updated On: 6/23/08 at 03:22 AM
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#15re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/23/08 at 3:37amRepertory theatre isn't the same as off Broadway. As for the current off Broadway crop. I don't think that there is much out there other then Next To Normal that looks like they could work on Broadway. As for the rest of the shows like Saved (Which I loved) or Adding Machine etc. I think that those that were limited runs have a chance doing something like either extending or being tweaked around a bit and getting another run in another off broadway theatre. I know that Saved was a limited run. Which I could see being tweaked around and being done in a different theatre. And I haven't seen adding machine but I know that is a limited run as well.
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#16re: this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of
Posted: 6/23/08 at 4:15amThe Blue Flower
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