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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 7, 2019 5:25:15 GMT
Way too Big for the Menier, anyway this s a developed musical which the Menier doesn’t do. Would be great for the Bridge Theatre, could sit there for up to a year, whilst both Nick’s focus on the new Kings Cross project. What is a developed musical and why don't the MCF do them? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2019 6:50:16 GMT
The MCF have done transfers from the US - Into the Woods and the Bacharach thingy
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Post by viserys on Aug 7, 2019 7:09:46 GMT
Would the Bridge welcome an open-ended run? I guess they could do a limited run but if it catches on like it's done on Broadway they might not want to limit it! Has it really "caught on" though? It only opened in April, will close again in January and has consistently been discounting. I don't know how long the Off-Broadway run was before that and it's certainly not a bad run for something so "different" and divisive, but considering the love for Rodgers/Hammerstein's big musicals in the USA, if there hasn't been more curiosity about this over there, I don't see how or why it would set a London Box Office on fire. A six-month-run in a small-ish venue would probably count as a success here. The Menier and Young Vic might be just a tad too small though (and Young Vic has announced their schedule through 2020 already), but The Bridge may be perfect. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 7, 2019 7:57:59 GMT
The MCF have done transfers from the US - Into the Woods and the Bacharach thingy Exactly. Don't forget Forbidden Broadway, the Hamilton thingy and does Adrian Mole Count? Plus quite a few plays... |
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Post by musicalmarge on Aug 7, 2019 8:10:56 GMT
There are no words to say how much I HATED this on Broadway,
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Post by alece10 on Aug 7, 2019 8:14:30 GMT
Just finished listening to the OBC and I'm afraid it's not for me.
Think I will stick to the John Wilson Proms version.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 7, 2019 8:23:05 GMT
Just finished listening to the OBC and I'm afraid it's not for me. Think I will stick to the John Wilson Proms version. Agreed. I was really looking forward to listening to it but it all falls a bit short for me. If it comes over and I can get a cheap ticket then I will of course give it a try |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2019 10:34:06 GMT
Could possibly even work at the Young Vic? Kwame has thanked Rogers and Hammerstein for their contributions to the earlier workshop version and is now developing an entirely new script |
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Post by danb on Aug 7, 2019 11:56:16 GMT
Could possibly even work at the Young Vic? Kwame has thanked Rogers and Hammerstein for their contributions to the earlier workshop version and is now developing an entirely new script Wokelahoma? |
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Post by andrew on Aug 7, 2019 13:15:47 GMT
Kwame has thanked Rogers and Hammerstein for their contributions to the earlier workshop version and is now developing an entirely new script Wokelahoma?  |
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Post by Stasia on Aug 8, 2019 9:21:03 GMT
"Close To You." The only show ever where you could walk up to the box office and ask for "an armchair on the stage, please" and not get a funny look. Think they also eventually put a plaque on regular Stasia 's place on the sofa. Only been there 2 times! (but apparently that was enough to get an invitation to hang ot with the cast at the NYE party!) And currently there's another show with onstage seats I am obsessed with - The View Upstairs |
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Post by dlevi on Aug 8, 2019 9:55:20 GMT
Has it really "caught on" though? It only opened in April, will close again in January and has consistently been discounting. It's caught on far more than it was expected to. It's only selling through January to keep the ticket "tight" . I'm pretty sure they'll announce an extension by the end of October ( or maybe they will close in January by which time they should have recouped .) The discounts that OK is offering aren't that significant. The key number to look at when assessing the grosses is the average ticket price - for Oklahoma it's $107 which is ( as far as the producers are concerned ) decently healthy. As opposed to Beetljuice with a $94 average price - their gross is healthy for now but what that indicates is a serious TKTS discount and that's unsustainable for a long run - it means the advance is shrinking and they are surviving on a day-to-day walk-up business. When school starts their grosses could plummet significantly. We shall see. |
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Post by Rukaya on Aug 8, 2019 10:45:38 GMT
Has it really "caught on" though? It only opened in April, will close again in January and has consistently been discounting. It's caught on far more than it was expected to. It's only selling through January to keep the ticket "tight" . I'm pretty sure they'll announce an extension by the end of October ( or maybe they will close in January by which time they should have recouped .) The discounts that OK is offering aren't that significant. The key number to look at when assessing the grosses is the average ticket price - for Oklahoma it's $107 which is ( as far as the producers are concerned ) decently healthy. As opposed to Beetljuice with a $94 average price - their gross is healthy for now but what that indicates is a serious TKTS discount and that's unsustainable for a long run - it means the advance is shrinking and they are surviving on a day-to-day walk-up business. When school starts their grosses could plummet significantly. We shall see. It was, supposedly, always meant to just be a limited run on Broadway. Whether that was a tactic to extend anyway if they had success, who knows. Source: www.broadway.com/buzz/195651/innovative-oklahoma-revival-extends-broadway-run/ |
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Post by callum on Aug 8, 2019 10:48:37 GMT
Barbican?
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