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steven_stuart 04:40 pm UTC 12/05/09 |
| In reply to: | re: This Era Of Contraction - rockfenris2005 05:53 am UTC 12/05/09 |
| Wow. You've got guts. And guts are almost as important as artistic creativity. I am really hoping that you and Adam succeed. You certainly deserve to. > > All I know is that if I ever want to see any of my work on > the stage, I have to produce it myself. Remember I live in > Australia so there isn’t this Broadway/West End culture > happening and everything is more sports oriented. “Cats”, > “Les Misérables”, “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Miss > Saigon”, “Mamma Mia!” and “Wicked” have typically been our > biggest successes in the last 30 years and none of those > are Australia made. I can’t remember the last time a major > new Australian musical - with all new music and lyrics - > was mounted aside from “Eureka!” which was a flop. > > Regional theatres (because we want to produce a tryout) > won’t even listen to us. Even when I tried to get them to > produce something by Jim they wouldn’t listen because it > hadn’t been done on Broadway. They produce shows like > “Carousel”, “My Fair Lady”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Jesus > Christ Superstar”, “Les Misérables” (that’s a really > popular one) and anything Andrew Lloyd Webber they can get > their hands on. And then you have the latest stuff like > “Bare” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” > which have just released their rights and, of course, all > the regional theatres are clamoring to produce it. Jee, do > I sound bitter? > > Klasien, we both know real depression in our own different > ways. > > I was on a forum the other night where we produced a > record number of replies on this major Australian website > discussing the problem with the development of new theatre > in this country. I was told by several important people > who have all worked extensively in the theatre that if I > ever want to see my work onstage, or anyone else who > hasn’t been to Broadway, it would all be out of my pocket > or anyone else willing to help me. So at the moment Adam > (the composer of “Don Claude”) and I have a workable > draft, a promo CD with songs containing up to 120 tracks > fully produced, and members of the local theatre community > singing its praises but unwilling to back us because > because that just isn’t how it’s done here at the moment. > > As I type this message, I am about to meet with the owners > of a beautiful regional theatre to discuss D.C. and to > tell them Adam and I (two guys in our twenties) need to > raise AU $3000 to cover the costs. I guess our producing > experience has begun. > > I don’t know what it’s like in London. I can certainly > imagine all the producers on “Bat” going through hell (no > pun intended) trying to raise the money? Cause as genius > and successful as Jim is, his last show was still “Dance > of the Vampires”. But I have faith, don’t get me wrong. > > > | |
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