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steven_stuart 12:56 am UTC 12/02/09 |
| In reply to: | re: So you really think this is gonna go? - Rob 12:17 am UTC 12/02/09 |
| I absolutely agree with you and disagree with Bullwhip. Raisng the money for a high budget show like this can take a long time. If it was, as the honourable Bullwhip says, "small scale and very mickey mouse", then it would have been up and running in regional theatres ages ago. That is actually a great way to make money. Bill Kenwright has made a fortune from doing that. That's how he paid for Everton FC. But there is no way that Jim would have allowed BOOH to be that kind of show. Bullwhip needs to have more faith in Jim's intelligence and strength. The Evening Standard Ad is a sign that there is money about. As you say, it "doesn't come cheap". The ad was unfortunately slightly premature. But it won't be long before there is more advertising backed up by a powerful publicity machine and then things will look different. I think you are correct to point out that Jim is likely to have learned from the DOTV mistakes. I am almost certain that he has. Surely one must learn from an experience like that. How can Bullwhip say: "There is no concrete financial backing or advertising. Only subtle innuendo." Did he miss The Evening Standard Ad? Who does he think paid for it? The Evening Standard is the most important newspaper for entertainment in the UK. And what is the "subtle innuendo" that he refers to? I don't get it. BOOH is nothing like Dream Engine (not that Dream Engine wasn't a cool project). > What makes you so sure it won't happen? > > I know I said it at the time, but a double page spread in > the Evening Standard doesn't come cheap and, regardless > what our opinions may be of the ad, it's not something you > do for a small-scale, Dream Engine-type show. > > I also don't believe that Jim can go through an experience > like DOTV on Broadway and then go out and make exactly the > same mistakes again. This could be his last shot at a > successful Broadway production (make no mistake, if it > does well in London, then Broadway will be the next step) > and I don't think he'll let it go lightly. > > > I have followed the development of the BAT muscial and > > really don't see it actually happening. Everything is > > small scale and very mickey mouse. There is no concrete > > financial backing or advertising. Only subtle innuendo. > > Since all this has started three years ago, I would've > > thought it would have been quite a bit further along. > > So everyone can continue to dream and post their wish > > lists of songs, I think it is only going to ad up to more > > or less a dream engine production. > > | |
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