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Post by mattnyc on Sept 2, 2023 13:50:24 GMT
i heard the only thing of value in the Chicago version was Javier Muñoz....i wonder if they will keep him? Hannah is a splendid choice though and if she (and her agent) are smart, she'll have Broadway written into her contract. (Well it didn't work all that well for Patti, but she did end up getting a pool out of it lol) Saying this again- this is an ENTIRELY new production. They aren’t keeping anyone from the US cast. New direction. New set. New book. New score. Everything from Chicago is in the bin. That’s honest to God the only way to do this musical. Leave absolutely no remnants of that dumpster fire I saw in Chicago, for people to compare with. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 2, 2023 14:26:59 GMT
Saying this again- this is an ENTIRELY new production. They aren’t keeping anyone from the US cast. New direction. New set. New book. New score. Everything from Chicago is in the bin. That’s honest to God the only way to do this musical. Leave absolutely no remnants of that dumpster fire I saw in Chicago, for people to compare with. Exactly. Let’s hope they get it right this time around! |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 7, 2023 10:30:43 GMT
it. Yes it's Elton John but half the music to Tammy Faye was dross so it being him doesn't automatically make it good. No, it wasn’t. Tammy Faye may need a few tweaks before transferring, but it wouldn’t have been successful if half the music had been ‘dross’. And it was successful. Elton’s a composer with a known track record of musical theatre hits. Him being involved won’t ‘automatically make it good’ (Lestat, after all) but it will mean it gets loads of attention and plenty of time and care taken to make it as good as it can be. Which is why the production is being entirely overhauled rather than outright binned. |
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Post by shownut on Sept 7, 2023 10:46:21 GMT
it. Yes it's Elton John but half the music to Tammy Faye was dross so it being him doesn't automatically make it good. No, it wasn’t. Tammy Faye may need a few tweaks before transferring, but it wouldn’t have been successful if half the music had been ‘dross’. And it was successful. Elton’s a composer with a known track record of musical theatre hits. Him being involved won’t ‘automatically make it good’ (Lestat, after all) but it will mean it gets loads of attention and plenty of time and care taken to make it as good as it can be. Which is why the production is being entirely overhauled rather than outright binned. 100% agree - my only complaint is that TAMMY FAYE appears to be bypassing the West End and aiming for Broadway (according to Theatrical Index which has listed it as 'in-development). Might have to make a special trip if this proves correct. |
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Post by BVM on Sept 7, 2023 11:12:32 GMT
No, it wasn’t. Tammy Faye may need a few tweaks before transferring, but it wouldn’t have been successful if half the music had been ‘dross’. And it was successful. Elton’s a composer with a known track record of musical theatre hits. Him being involved won’t ‘automatically make it good’ (Lestat, after all) but it will mean it gets loads of attention and plenty of time and care taken to make it as good as it can be. Which is why the production is being entirely overhauled rather than outright binned. 100% agree - my only complaint is that TAMMY FAYE appears to be bypassing the West End and aiming for Broadway (according to Theatrical Index which has listed it as 'in-development). Might have to make a special trip if this proves correct. It was SO good, I think that might make me cough up for the trip across the Atlantic! (Though please God can we get West End first. Broadway is a nightmare. If you don't catch on immediately there's no hope and you close in a couple of months. Suddenly usually). |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 7, 2023 15:08:14 GMT
Thrilled some of you think it's a great score - I think If You Came To See Me Cry is a banger and there were 2 or 3 other good ones in there but otherwise...not good!!!
Also, we are getting off topic, but Tammy Faye sold out because it was in a 325 seat house, with excellent names attached to it. Yes, Elton's name helped to shift the tickets, but none of the material was out there when we were buying tickets.
People didn't necessarily buy tickets on the quality of the writing for Tammy Faye (they couldn't have, there were no examples of it around) - they bought tickets on the back of the creatives bodies of work...
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Post by shownut on Sept 7, 2023 15:26:49 GMT
Thrilled some of you think it's a great score - I think If You Came To See Me Cry is a banger and there were 2 or 3 other good ones in there but otherwise...not good!!! Also, we are getting off topic, but Tammy Faye sold out because it was in a 325 seat house, with excellent names attached to it. Yes, Elton's name helped to shift the tickets, but none of the material was out there when we were buying tickets. People didn't necessarily buy tickets on the quality of the writing for Tammy Faye (they couldn't have, there were no examples of it around) - they bought tickets on the back of the creatives bodies of work... All of which will be a mute point if the show is indeed targeting a Broadway audience. Tammy was a massive name in the 80's-90's across America (the Bakker scandal/fall from PTL was headline news for weeks) and most folks might agree that a musical about her life, especially written by Elton John will be a very attractive sell. So my point is that no matter who the creatives are, a Tammy Faye Bakker musical will likely interest Broadway audiences (particularly US tourists) but having Elton onboard ain't gonna hurt either. Kristin Chenoweth has long been workshopping a musical about Tammy Faye (perfect casting), first in a version called RISE with a score by Henry Kreiger (who was dropped a couple of years ago and David Yazbek was said to be the new composer). News on this seemed to stall when the Elton version was announced and Kristin now has a different project bringing her back to Broadway. But back to Devil Wears Prada.....I have a hunch that this time 6 months from now we will be none-the wiser on where it stands but I hope I am wrong. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2023 15:40:44 GMT
Prada, Tammy Faye, et al. What might sell on Broadway isn't as clear cut as it used to be and even then it was fairly murky. You'd hope that tiles and characters with the notoriety of these two shows would be attract crowds, but I certainly would not put any of my own money on that.
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 7, 2023 15:44:46 GMT
I believe the Chenoweth Tammy Faye show is long dead, much like 99.9% of the projects she says “are coming to Broadway”.
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Post by shownut on Sept 7, 2023 15:50:23 GMT
I believe the Chenoweth Tammy Faye show is long dead, much like 99.9% of the projects she says “are coming to Broadway”. You just never know. For now she has 'The Queen of Versailles' on the cards by Stephen Schwartz....another eccentric character ala Tammy Faye but she had announced in 2019 that her Tammy Faye musical was full steam ahead. I agree that the project is likely dead now. |
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 7, 2023 16:01:09 GMT
I believe the Chenoweth Tammy Faye show is long dead, much like 99.9% of the projects she says “are coming to Broadway”. You just never know. For now she has 'The Queen of Versailles' on the cards by Stephen Schwartz....another eccentric character ala Tammy Faye but she had announced in 2019 that her Tammy Faye musical was full steam ahead. I agree that the project is likely dead now. I have really close friends working on that show so I can confirm this (at least right now, today) is 100% moving forward with her VERY MUCH attached to it. |
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Post by Mark on Sept 12, 2023 20:32:13 GMT
But back to Devil Wears Prada.....I have a hunch that this time 6 months from now we will be none-the wiser on where it stands but I hope I am wrong. Did you mean to say 6 days? |
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Post by richey on Sept 12, 2023 21:31:32 GMT
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Post by shownut on Sept 12, 2023 21:35:58 GMT
Just saw Jerry Mitchell exiting theatre on way out of LITTLE BIG THINGS so maybe Devil will be here before we know it….
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Post by jj9692 on Sept 12, 2023 21:46:15 GMT
It's already on the shows website. Dominion Theatre October 2024
Out of town tryout in Plymouth in July
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 12, 2023 21:51:29 GMT
It's already on the shows website. Dominion Theatre October 2024 Out of town tryout in Plymouth in July Which website? |
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Post by jj9692 on Sept 12, 2023 21:54:09 GMT
It's already on the shows website. Dominion Theatre October 2024 Out of town tryout in Plymouth in July Which website? devilwearspradamusical.com |
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Post by LaLuPone on Sept 12, 2023 21:54:27 GMT
It's already on the shows website. Dominion Theatre October 2024 Out of town tryout in Plymouth in July Which website? |
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 12, 2023 22:14:58 GMT
God, they must have faith in it to put it in The Dominion.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 12, 2023 22:19:44 GMT
Have they got Meryl AND Stanley Tucci because the Dominion is a WILD choice
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 12, 2023 22:23:04 GMT
Have they got Meryl AND Stanley Tucci because the Dominion is a WILD choice AND Anne AND Emily |
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Post by shownut on Sept 12, 2023 22:24:00 GMT
Sadly website links are not working. Registration for page takes you to a Rick Astley video on YouTube and if you click link to 'Get More Info' on Plymouth opening nothing happens. I have feeling the site was not mean to be 'live' yet. |
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 12, 2023 22:26:28 GMT
It let me register and the website is working for me
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Post by shownut on Sept 12, 2023 22:35:28 GMT
It let me register and the website is working for me Thanks. Tried again and it worked. Cheers! |
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 12, 2023 22:35:35 GMT
It let me register and the website is working for me Me too |
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