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Post by j97 on Oct 12, 2020 14:54:01 GMT
Hello, I’m just wondering if anybody could help with me studies, I’ve chosen Miss Saigon and was wondering what social and economic influences did the show have in 1990?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 17:32:00 GMT
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Post by jamie2c on Oct 12, 2020 17:35:42 GMT
What subject is this a part of ? The social influences in 1990 may have been the controversy and protests around the casting of white actors for Asian roles. ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/case-study/miss-saigon-controversyEconomic influences could be the Broadway jobs the show gave to many Asian actors. imo. |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Oct 12, 2020 19:57:30 GMT
See if your school/college/university gives you access to Box of Broadcasts. There are a couple of good documentaries about the West End that include it, and they generally talk about the environment the musicals were going into.
(One example that springs to mind is that the fall of the Berlin Wall had a negative effect on ticket sales for Chess!)
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Post by danb on Oct 12, 2020 21:08:07 GMT
This was the beginning of the mega musical. The well off had money to burn on tickets and the less so saved up or sat in the balcony. There was no tkts, no discount ticket apps. You paid what the producers wanted you to or you didn’t go. Not til a few years into the run.
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Post by barrowside on Oct 12, 2020 21:40:38 GMT
I'm not sure what Miss Saigon cost but I first went to the West End as a penniless student on a bus from Ireland in 1988 and I saw Les Misérables from the amphitheatre in The Palace for £5.50.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2020 7:44:44 GMT
This was the beginning of the mega musical. The well off had money to burn on tickets and the less so saved up or sat in the balcony. There was no tkts, no discount ticket apps. You paid what the producers wanted you to or you didn’t go. Not til a few years into the run. Would contest 'beginning'. Arguably Cats (1981) was the beginning, with Blood Brothers ('83) & Starlight Express ('84) following. Les Mis ('85), Phantom ('86) & Miss Saigon ('89) would be the peak of the mega-musical machine running at full speed for the next decade. |
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Post by danb on Oct 13, 2020 9:02:45 GMT
This was the beginning of the mega musical. The well off had money to burn on tickets and the less so saved up or sat in the balcony. There was no tkts, no discount ticket apps. You paid what the producers wanted you to or you didn’t go. Not til a few years into the run. Would contest 'beginning'. Arguably Cats (1981) was the beginning, with Blood Brothers ('83) & Starlight Express ('84) following. Les Mis ('85), Phantom ('86) & Miss Saigon ('89) would be the peak of the mega-musical machine running at full speed for the next decade. Contest away...😂 You’re right of course, although I do think that it was the first to open & be financially modelled like this, based on the success of the others you’ve mentioned. |
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Post by sprampster on Oct 13, 2020 9:30:41 GMT
This was the beginning of the mega musical. The well off had money to burn on tickets and the less so saved up or sat in the balcony. There was no tkts, no discount ticket apps. You paid what the producers wanted you to or you didn’t go. Not til a few years into the run. sorry to be THAT person. LOL but TKTS booth was def there when Miss Saigon was on at the Lane |
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Post by danb on Oct 13, 2020 11:22:06 GMT
Lets just pretend this never happened ok?
(It certainly wasn’t selling tickets for Miss Saigon though. Not til the very end of its run.). Its funny how many people have things to say about the subject now but didn’t reply to the actual post with their encyclopaedic knowledge of the W/E when ‘Miss Saigon’ opened as initially requested.
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Post by viserys on Oct 13, 2020 12:09:27 GMT
I still have my first pink paper ticket for Saigon at Drury Lane, top price seat in Dress Circle for 25 pounds  Also think that the "mega musical" was already past its peak at this stage. The peak, I think, I would have been around 86-87, when love nor money would get you seats for Cats, Phantom or Les Mis in London. I wouldn't have any idea of the "economic or social impact of the show" though, I was a clueless teen then. Though that trip to London back then provided me with very interesting insights into the English soul... PS: Sorry sprampster, quoting went wrong and now I can't get my writing out of your box... |
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Post by digipal on Oct 13, 2020 17:08:32 GMT
This was the beginning of the mega musical. The well off had money to burn on tickets and the less so saved up or sat in the balcony. There was no tkts, no discount ticket apps. You paid what the producers wanted you to or you didn’t go. Not til a few years into the run. Would contest 'beginning'. Arguably Cats (1981) was the beginning, with Blood Brothers ('83) & Starlight Express ('84) following. Les Mis ('85), Phantom ('86) & Miss Saigon ('89) would be the peak of the mega-musical machine running at full speed for the next decade. IMHO, I'd also add Evita ('78) and Chess ('86) into the mix as well. Ahh, those were the days when occasionally songs from some of the shows would also enter the mainstream charts |
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 13, 2020 17:46:44 GMT
Would contest 'beginning'. Arguably Cats (1981) was the beginning, with Blood Brothers ('83) & Starlight Express ('84) following. Les Mis ('85), Phantom ('86) & Miss Saigon ('89) would be the peak of the mega-musical machine running at full speed for the next decade. IMHO, I'd also add Evita ('78) and Chess ('86) into the mix as well. Ahh, those were the days when occasionally songs from some of the shows would also enter the mainstream charts And then Top Of The Pops presenters would make snidey comment about having to show the videos when the songs charted! |
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