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Post by blamerobots on Sept 3, 2024 23:26:32 GMT
What kind of “stunt cast” is used on Broadway? I mean the headlining Jordan-Noblezada pairing. They both have a lot of fans I suppose that seem to be the ones seeing the show and pushing that audience score up on review websites.
Is it worth making a new thread about the Broadway Gatsby, or however that's going to be referred to as it is now coming over here...
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 3, 2024 23:28:10 GMT
Eva and Jeremy are Broadway performers. They are not “stunt casting”.
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Post by blamerobots on Sept 3, 2024 23:32:31 GMT
Lol maybe I have gotten too used to using that term loosely. Maybe more a case of strategic "star casting". Not to put them down as they're both top players. Oh well, they definitely play a role in driving up some of the productions attention, especially on social media. They're heavily associated with the production in almost everything I've seen posted on Instagram and other social media and it feels strategically done so in advertising to attract audiences.
Barely do I see posts talking about the merits of the material but instead praising the performances of those actors trying a fairly middling show. |
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Post by danb on Sept 4, 2024 8:57:20 GMT
Sorry but that cast recording is not the most promising. How is it doing on Broadway???
Hopefully ART Gatsby will maybe do a stint in another West End theatre if we're lucky. because boy am I not interested in seeing the Broadway one.
EDIT: Nevermind, the Broadway production is a million-seller, but has it recouped? What theatre is it going into? so many questions.
The theatre was diagonally across the crosswalk from our hotel/The Winter Garden on 7th…if that is remotely helpful. |
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Post by sixdegrees on Sept 6, 2024 20:42:09 GMT
Feeling a bit dumbfounded because I'm now hearing both Gatsbys have houses for next year... 😲 That'd make an interesting two show day. |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 6, 2024 20:52:07 GMT
They surely can't both be on at the same time that'd be insane.
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Post by blamerobots on Sept 6, 2024 20:59:40 GMT
They surely can't both be on at the same time that'd be insane. Weren't both Wild Party's on at the same time? I'm here for it. Always need a little more chaos. Maybe Theatreboard will divide into Gatsby factions and we'll have a turf war, or maybe even in real life. The West End divided in two in rivalry about who is the better Gatsby. When you're an 'ART' you're an 'ART' all the way, etc. |
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Post by showtoones on Sept 6, 2024 21:55:04 GMT
Maybe one will come in this year?
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Post by anthony on Sept 7, 2024 12:39:52 GMT
They surely can't both be on at the same time that'd be insane. There was a version of The Phantom of the Opera that transfered from Churchill Theatre Bromley in 1991 to the Shaftesbury.It didn't last long needless to say! Not just another version - Ken Hill's version is the original version, which ultimately inspired Lloyd Webber. The Ken Hill production is still fairly popular in Asia and tours fairly frequently. Most recently with Ben Forster as the Phantom in Japan. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 7, 2024 17:14:28 GMT
Speaking of Webber there was a time when the West End had both The Woman in Black & The Woman in White.
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Post by khiar on Sept 9, 2024 11:44:04 GMT
Does Broadway's Gatsby have anything going for it, other than its star casting?
If they manage to bring Eva over, I might give it a look. Otherwise I'm not bothered... But I am definitely interested in seeing ART Gatsby.
They ought to bring back Immersive Gatsby, and perhaps "Gatz" too. Who will run the gauntlet of an entire 4-show Gatsby weekend?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 9, 2024 11:52:22 GMT
A Lead creative has been fired so that ART production is dead in the water.
They are going back to the drawing board with a new production.
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Post by viserys on Sept 9, 2024 11:54:50 GMT
Broadway Gatsby has lush stage sets, whereas ART Gatsby has a more "abstract" set.
Broadway Gatsby puts the love story between Jay and Daisy front and center (to a point where it's distorted from the novel, which is what many people hold against it). In ART Gatsby Myrtle seemed to be the standout, having the best songs and a killer performance from the amazing Solea Pfeiffer, and there was more open homosexuality.
My thought is: Broadway Gatsby is more a lavish mainstream show for those hoping for some "Roaring Twenties" entertainment with some great songs, ART Gatsby is the intellectual cousin for those who like something a bit more challenging.
Both have a right to exist and I don't know if I would prefer one to the other. And of course ART Gatsby can still change big time if they bring new creatives in for another tryout in London. Wouldn't surprise me if they wanted to get away from Chavkin's abstract design. She did great with Hadestown, but her magic seems to have left her with Lempicka, which also tried a more abstract staging.
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