#1
Posted: 8/12/07 at 11:38pm
[title of show] going to Broadway?
#2
Posted: 8/12/07 at 11:47pm
This has been a pretty poorly kept secret within the Broadway community.
The producers of the show have been adamant about trying to make a commercial transfer happen since the Off-Broadway mounting closed.
Last I heard, they'd hoped to take The Helen Hayes after what they presumed would be a short lived existence for "Xanadu." As we all know now, high box office figures and rave reviews prevented that from happening.
I still don't see the show ever being a success on a mainstream level (it couldn't even consistently sell out The Vineyard,) but stranger things have happened.
The producers of the show have been adamant about trying to make a commercial transfer happen since the Off-Broadway mounting closed.
Last I heard, they'd hoped to take The Helen Hayes after what they presumed would be a short lived existence for "Xanadu." As we all know now, high box office figures and rave reviews prevented that from happening.
I still don't see the show ever being a success on a mainstream level (it couldn't even consistently sell out The Vineyard,) but stranger things have happened.
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#3
Posted: 8/12/07 at 11:52pm
Yeah, I wonder what the plans are now with the Helen Hayes taken up for who knows how long right now.
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#4
Posted: 8/12/07 at 11:54pm
I seriously could care less about what theatre it is in. I want this to happen. I want this to happen so bad. [title of show] on Broadway with Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Heidi Blickenstaff, & Susan Blackwell would pretty much make me the happiest girl.
#5
Posted: 8/13/07 at 12:00am
YAY!! Circle In The Square, baby!
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#6
Posted: 8/13/07 at 12:10am
As much as I love "Spelling Bee", I totally wouldn't mind if it closed so that [tos] could open on Broadway.
#7
Posted: 8/13/07 at 12:55am
They really need to build more "Helen Hayes"ish theaters on B'way.
#8
Posted: 8/13/07 at 1:15am
This show would fail miserably on Broadway. Not that I would want it to, it just won't appeal to the mass audience at all.
#9
Posted: 8/13/07 at 1:25am
Isn't Susan doing Little Mermaid?
I'd assume they'd wait for her.
And yes, [tos] has been preparing for Broadway since they closed last. They wanted the Hayes, but it looks like that ain't happening.
I'd assume they'd wait for her.
And yes, [tos] has been preparing for Broadway since they closed last. They wanted the Hayes, but it looks like that ain't happening.
#10
Posted: 8/13/07 at 1:51am
Heidi is in MERMAID. Of course they would wait for Heidi to finish out her MERMAID contract, unless she has a clause in her contract giving her an out if another project comes along. That's not uncommon. Look at DeQuina Moore and Leslie Kritzer.
I think this show would fair very well in the Circle. This show costs pennies to run (four actors, two understudies, four chairs).
I think this show would fair very well in the Circle. This show costs pennies to run (four actors, two understudies, four chairs).
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#11
Posted: 8/13/07 at 1:57am
I think this show would fair very well in the Circle. This show costs pennies to run (four actors, two understudies, four chairs).
Can a show on Broadway survive with just four actors and four chairs?
Can a show on Broadway survive with just four actors and four chairs?
#12
Posted: 8/13/07 at 1:59am
Hopefully we will find out.
I hope it makes it to Broadway. I want them to be part of it all even though they aren't a jukebox musical, a revival, or a recognizable commodity.
I hope it makes it to Broadway. I want them to be part of it all even though they aren't a jukebox musical, a revival, or a recognizable commodity.
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#13
Posted: 8/13/07 at 2:00am
FROZEN, at the Circle, had four actors and not much of a set. SPELLING BEE is very minimal as well.
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#14
Posted: 8/13/07 at 2:18am
Yes but FROZEN didn't have a very long run...
#15
Posted: 8/13/07 at 2:20am
This would make me the happiest girl of all time.
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#16
Posted: 8/13/07 at 3:01am
would it be a limited run type deal? I am a HUGE fan of the show and want this to happen but am horrified that it COULD fail miserably. I don't know what a tourist would think of the show as it's so much inside theater jokes.
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#17
Posted: 8/13/07 at 7:36am
I personally liked this show, but financially this would be a diaster in the making. When I saw it, which was one of the last performances the theatre was only about 70% full and there were discount codes for half price tickets. And nobody is kicking Xanadu out of the Helen Hayes.
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#18
Posted: 8/13/07 at 9:04am
I am extremely excited by this news. I've been hearing rumblings that this might happen for a long time.
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#19
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:19am
I might be in the minority here, but I actually think TOS would be a hit in a small theatre on Broadway. One reason for this: It's terrific. I personally would see it many times, and I don't think I'm alone. I hope it happens.
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#20
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:22am
"I actually think TOS would be a hit in a small theatre on Broadway. One reason for this: It's terrific."
What? There have many terrific shows on Broadway that have failed. What makes [title of show] any different?
What? There have many terrific shows on Broadway that have failed. What makes [title of show] any different?
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#21
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:28am
I think that the "terrific" shows out there that have failed have done so because they were too big to make a profit and stay alive. The overhead of TOS is realtively small, like Spelling Bee, so it could thrive with a small, dedicated audience. But again, I'm a huge fan of the show, so maybe I'm being blinded by my enthusiasm.
I would be interested to see your list of terrific shows that have failed on Broadway.
I would be interested to see your list of terrific shows that have failed on Broadway.
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#22
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:34am
Well, of the top of my head:
Grey Gardens
Company (revival)
Caroline, Or Change
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! (smaller cast than [title of show], and only lasted 80 performances)
I'm just saying, a show being terrific doesn't mean it will do well on Broadway.
Grey Gardens
Company (revival)
Caroline, Or Change
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! (smaller cast than [title of show], and only lasted 80 performances)
I'm just saying, a show being terrific doesn't mean it will do well on Broadway.
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#23
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:39am
Yes but FROZEN didn't have a very long run...
So let me get this right. Your logic here is that shows with four or less cast members have a higher potential at failure than shows with big enormous casts?
Sarah Jones' show just a few years ago seemed to do fine with one person. There have been many successful shows with small casts. PROOF had four cast members and ran for over two years. DOUBT ran for over a year with a cast of four.
So let me get this right. Your logic here is that shows with four or less cast members have a higher potential at failure than shows with big enormous casts?
Sarah Jones' show just a few years ago seemed to do fine with one person. There have been many successful shows with small casts. PROOF had four cast members and ran for over two years. DOUBT ran for over a year with a cast of four.
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#24
Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:43am
PROOF and DOUBT were in the Walter Kerr, with 947 seats and a cast of four.
If [tos] were in the Circle, it would be 623 seats and a cast of four.
If [tos] were in the Circle, it would be 623 seats and a cast of four.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#25
Posted: 8/13/07 at 11:03am
There's no way I can see them doing this on Broadway WITHOUT Heidi. I'm gonna take a wild guess that she definitely has an out of some sort in her contract if [tos] came to Broadway, like Foster said. That show is their baby and like I said, I can't see them doing it with one of the 4 missing. Circle in the Square would be perfect. I don't care where it plays, I just want to see it again!
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