west end shows that would never make it on broadway, and vice-versa.- Page 3

[Urban]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 6:45am

D2 - Trust me, if I ever tried to wear knickers I'd freak before they ended up being twisted.

Don't worry, It was just a mindless rant. Now it is out of my system I am over it. :)

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 7:15am

We Will Rock You would close on page four if it ever played Broadway.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 10:40am

Actually Jerry Springer was planned for Broadway and it had nothing to do with financial reasons that the show didn't happen.

The producers were very nervous about the content of the show as America is a lot more religious than the UK is.

The company also received 100s of threats from America saying if the show ever came to America they would do everything they could to close it.

They also decided that a UK tour was a better option(erm it flopped).

As for loads of people protesting outside the theatres on its tour this is not true.

The opening venue saw about 60 but after that the most they had was about 7(when it played manchester where i work they was one sweet lady protesting ).

Money wise Jerry Springer did go in to profit thanks to the tour(even though it didn't do that well).

They were also a production Planned for LA but they pulled it for the same reason.

I dont think Fame the musical will ever play broadway even though the show is a global phenomenon everywhere else(especially in the UK where its about to re-open in london after only closing 1 year ago,and the sequel Fame Forever is about to open in April)

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 11:00am

Well there were about 20-30 in Bristol when I saw Jerry Springer, and this was the scene at Cardiff:



No producer would make money on a US mounting of the show because people like that would (as you say) do everything possible to close it down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/federhirn/166759411/

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 12:52pm

"and this was the scene at Cardiff"

I don't know about Wales, but in New York, 20 pensioners and a six year old girl couldn't close down a show.

There was a group of people protesting when "The Capeman" opened on Broadway and yet that still went on as planned. Unfortunately it was rather anti-climatic, the people protesting were more interesting than the show.

[djjd007]

Posted: 2/21/07 at 3:18pm

JERRY is absolutely going to be making its' US debut in Chicago over the summer and then in Minneapolis this fall.

Really, JERRY - the tv show - isn't as popular as it was (it was even starting to decline in prominence when the London production was running), so I can't imagine it being successful in a large venue where running expenses are high. However, the two smaller companies planning productions this year will have great success with it.

As for the "religious right" and anyone else planning to protest - you're welcome to come picket - in fact, I want you to! The free publicity will be much appreciated and, honestly, it's been so talked up, if there aren't protests in every city the show is staged, I'll be disappointed.