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Post by musicalmarge on Jan 14, 2021 0:40:55 GMT
I don't particularly think any show has overstayed. I do think that a production can become tired over time though and needs to be freshened up. How many shows are as tight and nuanced and groundbreaking a decade on from opening night? Some could just do with a good redesign. Not a scale-down to save money, but a good refresh with input from the original creatives where possible. For example - the design of Phantom is VERY 80s. As long as there are enough venues to take new shows, I think it's fine for the larger, long-running ones to remain as long as people are buying tickets for them. That being said, we don't know what tourism will look like in a post-covid, post-brexit world yet which may impact shows like Phantom and Les Mis. We LOVE 80s MEGA musicals BRING BACK METROPOLIS!!!! |
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Post by nick on Jan 14, 2021 9:22:01 GMT
Obviously a show hasn't outstayed if there are still people willing to buy tickets.
I've been slow seeing a few shows - Wicked, Lion King and War Horse spring to mind. They all were full with an appreciative audience.
I'm going to say that any show that has to severely discount to get an audience then it's probably due for a rest. I'd say Stomp fell into that category but I really enjoyed it.
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Post by Scswp on Jan 14, 2021 11:35:45 GMT
I think, if anything, long-running shows will be the ones that thrive after all this. Prices will initially come down and all the people who meant to catch Wicked or The Lion King might finally head into the west end to see them. As for 'making way for something new', I have a feeling that it will be a while before we see the kind of churn of new shows we're used to seeing. I think it will be a good few years of revivals and cheaper productions from tours etc filling up west end theatres. I agree, especially with the last statement you made. I wonder whether tours would be more preferable to producers initially than just going into the West End? Will people outside of London feel confident to catch trains etc..to see a West End show when the theatres open - or would many people see it as more ‘doable’ to go to their local theatres first (where they may be able to drive locally)? Plus, for some West End shows, international tourists make up a fair percentage of the customers. Who knows what the state of international travel will be at the time of theatres re-opening? I just wonder whether the initial national market for theatre and demand for tickets will be slightly stronger at the local level for many people outside of the capital? |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 14, 2021 12:02:24 GMT
Chicago on Broadway, for sure.
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Post by imstillhere on Jan 15, 2021 13:54:05 GMT
It hasn't necessarily outstayed its welcome but I am desperate for a new interpretation of RENT. (Which isn't Rent Remixed please.) I feel that every new production is always in the shadow of the original Broadway production. I would love to see a radical new design.
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Post by iamamazing on Jan 15, 2021 14:32:18 GMT
I think, if anything, long-running shows will be the ones that thrive after all this. Prices will initially come down and all the people who meant to catch Wicked or The Lion King might finally head into the west end to see them. As for 'making way for something new', I have a feeling that it will be a while before we see the kind of churn of new shows we're used to seeing. I think it will be a good few years of revivals and cheaper productions from tours etc filling up west end theatres. I agree, especially with the last statement you made. I wonder whether tours would be more preferable to producers initially than just going into the West End? Will people outside of London feel confident to catch trains etc..to see a West End show when the theatres open - or would many people see it as more ‘doable’ to go to their local theatres first (where they may be able to drive locally)? Plus, for some West End shows, international tourists make up a fair percentage of the customers. Who knows what the state of international travel will be at the time of theatres re-opening? I just wonder whether the initial national market for theatre and demand for tickets will be slightly stronger at the local level for many people outside of the capital? I recon tours will be More conviniant after this because for some people As not a lot of people can get up to London to see them and a lot of people who saw it in a venue say the WMC will see the show there then a few years later will be in London and will see the shows theatre and get tickets for the same show like les miz for exsample to recreate the memory. I recon people will still travel up but when restrictions are lifted and they feel safe to do so I recon Aswell it’s a smart move to tour some of them first because it would give good word of mouth so a theatre will eventually bring it to London. |
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