will leap of faith get worse reviews than Ghost?
#2
Posted: 4/24/12 at 4:33pm
I hope not. I enjoyed Leap.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#3
Posted: 4/24/12 at 4:41pm
Hard to say, but if it does it will be for very different reasons. I think some critics were harsh on GHOST is for two basic reasons: 1) they don't want to advance a trend on Broadway toward higher and higher high-tech driven productions (also louder and louder ones); and 2) GHOST will likely be popular with audiences no matter what they say, which they often resent. Most disliked PRISCILLA, but it's still running today (as did CATS, the original EVITA, etc.)
If they pan LEAP OF FAITH it certainly won't be because of overly high-tech production values, but more likely due to book/score/character problems.
If they pan LEAP OF FAITH it certainly won't be because of overly high-tech production values, but more likely due to book/score/character problems.
#4
Posted: 4/24/12 at 4:53pm
I don't know, Ghost struck me as all "flash" and no "heart", almost cynically so; the overblown visuals raise the expectation that the really important parts (the book and score) will also be amazing, and the reviews suffered tremendously when that expectation was not met. I think critics love to rhetorically dogpile on shows that venture down that path.
(That's not to infer that Leap of Faith has "heart," because it does not. It just also does not have much "flash" either, and for some reason critics don't go for the throat on shows like that.)
(That's not to infer that Leap of Faith has "heart," because it does not. It just also does not have much "flash" either, and for some reason critics don't go for the throat on shows like that.)
#5
Posted: 4/24/12 at 4:55pm
I think it will get similar reviews but for different reasons. Where one show is weak, the other is strong, and vice versa.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#6
Posted: 4/24/12 at 5:08pm
I'm anticipating pans with some good to mixed reviews for Raul and Kecia Lewis-Evans.
It's a shame too because there is a good show in there but they can't seem to wring it out.
It should do well in stock though.
It's a shame too because there is a good show in there but they can't seem to wring it out.
It should do well in stock though.
....but the world goes 'round
#7
Posted: 4/24/12 at 5:14pm
My two new boyfriends are in this show, so I hope it will get a decent run, but I'm not holding my breath. I enjoyed it.
#8
Posted: 4/24/12 at 5:24pm
Do people think "Ghost" got worse reviews than "The Addams Family"? That show was slaughtered yet maintained a decent, year-plus run.
#9
Posted: 4/24/12 at 5:31pm
Raul's coat has enough flash for the entire production.
#10
Posted: 4/24/12 at 6:12pm
THE ADAMS FAMILY had Nathan Lane.
GHOST has, well, nobody.
GHOST has, well, nobody.
#11
Posted: 4/24/12 at 6:21pm
bdboston - "Addams Family" had Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwith and I believe they stayed with the show a faily long time.
#12
Posted: 4/24/12 at 6:25pm
So imagine if Nathan Lane was starring in GHOST! Now that I would pay to see!
#13
Posted: 4/24/12 at 8:17pm
Nathan Lane as Oda Mae Brown.....
#14
Posted: 4/24/12 at 8:24pm
The answer to this question: no.
At least I really hope not. GHOST was a disaster in nearly every way. LEAP OF FAITH looks like WEST SIDE STORY when compared to GHOST.
At least I really hope not. GHOST was a disaster in nearly every way. LEAP OF FAITH looks like WEST SIDE STORY when compared to GHOST.
#15
Posted: 4/24/12 at 10:16pm
Sorry to say I think the dye's already been cast on this one. Unfortunately, they're bleeding money like there's no tomorrow and sadly, there will be a tomorrow. It'll come sooner than you think and there will be no joy in it for anyone.
The number of people who will not see a show they don't want to see... is unlimited.
Oscar Hammerstein
#16
Posted: 4/25/12 at 12:23am
Actually, one casts a "die."
#17
Posted: 4/26/12 at 12:55am
Actually, one casts a "die."
^^
Thanks, Wonkit!
I shouldn't really be posting late at night after working all day.
Reports are LEAP OF FAITH is losing over $400K a week, some nights papering over 800, so it doesn't bode well and no matter the reviews, the die is cast. Sad.
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Thanks, Wonkit!
I shouldn't really be posting late at night after working all day.
Reports are LEAP OF FAITH is losing over $400K a week, some nights papering over 800, so it doesn't bode well and no matter the reviews, the die is cast. Sad.
The number of people who will not see a show they don't want to see... is unlimited.
Oscar Hammerstein
#18
Posted: 4/26/12 at 3:04am
I really think the subject matter does not appeal to the wider public.
I love the film, but I know I'm very much in the minority. try and sell the show in one sentence: "con man tries to trick people at religious revivals but learns his lesson"- it doesn't have instant appeal.
I love the film, but I know I'm very much in the minority. try and sell the show in one sentence: "con man tries to trick people at religious revivals but learns his lesson"- it doesn't have instant appeal.
#19
Posted: 4/26/12 at 3:25am
Do people think "Ghost" got worse reviews than "The Addams Family"? That show was slaughtered yet maintained a decent, year-plus run.
And? Addams never recouped its investment, so it was a flop.
And? Addams never recouped its investment, so it was a flop.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#20
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:42am
It will, and should, get worse.
#21
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:23am
Does anybody know what the weekly running cost of GHOST is? And by opening a show in multiple cities internationally, does that usually help a production recoup faster or no?
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