tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post6793898333110024202..comments2024-03-06T06:53:01.863-05:00Comments on JK's TheatreScene: Broadway Theatres: The Old and the Beautiful, Part IVJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-88133362450694861152010-02-28T11:07:10.296-05:002010-02-28T11:07:10.296-05:00Hey Infinity!
Thanks for writing. Glad you enjoy...Hey Infinity!<br /><br />Thanks for writing. Glad you enjoyed the series. <br /><br />As far as notable productions and notable flops goes: since so few shows actually make back their investment, I considered notable productions (as opposed to notable HITS) to be shows that had something about them that made them "stick out from the crowd." Maybe an award, a famous performance, or some impact on popular culture. In the case of Legally Blonde, I picked it because it was the first show ever televised in the US(on MTV no less) while it was still running. Xanadu might not have made its money back, but the show everyone said would close in previews ran for more than a year to critical acclaim and cemented Cheyenne Jackson as a true Broadway star. And I put Is He Dead? as both, kind of as a joke. But seriously, it was an important play because it was written by Mark Twain, but not uncovered (or produced) for nearly a century. I put it as a flop because its run, considering the cast, was sadly very short.<br /><br />I think there are shows that are hits simply because they make tons of money, not because they are necessarily great theatre; and I think that there are shows that are flops only because they lost money, but in many other ways are important shows.<br /><br />Keep reading, writing in, and spreading the word about the blog!<br />JeffJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-1902986963401673052010-02-28T08:35:58.945-05:002010-02-28T08:35:58.945-05:00Love this series! Shouldn't Legally Blonde, X...Love this series! Shouldn't Legally Blonde, Xanadu and Little Dog Laughed be listed as notable flops? None made their money back. Don't understand why Is He Dead is listed as both a notable production and a notable flop?Infinity + 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05140532868735100189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-75646957728057727872010-02-27T14:28:29.782-05:002010-02-27T14:28:29.782-05:00This is so cool!
The Helen Hayes is definitely a...This is so cool! <br /><br />The Helen Hayes is definitely among my favorites. I saw The 39 Steps there last summer. It's cute and tiny. I wish I could have put it in my suitcase, taken it home and reassembled it in my backyard!<br /><br />Btw, the Belasco has a separate entrance for the orchestra, which used to be the "colored entrance."Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.com