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Scaramouche 06:51 pm UTC 06/24/09 |
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re: Apollo Victoria For Sale - Smeghead 04:02 pm UTC 06/24/09 |
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I only suggested they may want to look at buying the theatre, if they are still thinking of London. LoL.
> Jim needs to stop thinking that what is needed is some
> big spectacle. The show should be about story and
> music. Not about flying motorcycles and Russian
> acrobats.
Who knows what the story/show (now) requires, and I think it's probably a long way away from Neverland circa 1977, which may be clouding your thinking?
> $15 million didn't make DOTV a success and spending a
> huge wad of cash to put a noisy load of flash on stage
> won't make Bat a success... it will just make it harder > to make back enough investment to make it a successful
> show.
I would suggest $15-$20 million for a big musical is probably average nowadays, and whether they waste it in a 'noisy load of flash' remains to be same?
The fact that Jim has mentioned Gerald Scarfe, ILM & Marc Brickman gives me hope that the staging & spectacle elements will be classy and complement the story?
> People will go see a show with a great story and music
> even if it doesn't have a lot of special effects... but a
> crappy story with a bunch of flying Russians and
> motorcycles doing acrobatics won't draw crowds...
Who says it's gonna be a crappy story? I'm hoping Jim has written something great (he says he has), and at the same time I think he's trying to push the boundaries of what you can do inside a theatre.
It's all about getting the right balance between ground- breaking spectacle and traditional stage show, and I hope he manages to do it.
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