| re: Should WDTW Have Been Set In The North Of England? | |
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steven_stuart 04:19 pm UTC 02/07/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Should WDTW Have Been Set In The North Of England? - rockfenris2005 03:36 pm UTC 02/05/10 |
| Thanks Ryan. I can always rely on you for information. You are indeed an excellent theatre historian (and an excellent theatre critic). > I believe there are 2 Andrew Lloyd Webber shows that have > never played Broadway, "Whistle down the Wind" and "The > Beautiful Game", 3 if you count "Jeeves" which was > different to the revisal "By Jeeves". "By Jeeves", which > was a flop on Broadway, and "The Woman in White", which > was also a flop, were the only shows composed by Andrew > Lloyd Webber to have played Broadway in the 2000s. > > I don’t think there's anything necessarily wrong with > setting "Whistle" in Louisiana. I think that's more > interesting because of the religious side of things. In my > opinion, it's Bill Kenwright’s production that's the > problem. But I've been over this before as have many > others and I just wish someone would take the initiative > to bring back the real production from the West End, all > songs in tact. I wish Jim could have been involved with > "Love Never Dies". Think what he could have done with that > setting, a Gothic theme park, freak shows, scary clowns, > and the great fire at Steeplechase Park in 1907, the list > goes on... > > > > I noticed that angie said she didn't know if she could be > > bothered to see WDTW when it plays Sheffield. I wonder if > > she would be more enthusiastic about going to see it if > > the show was set in the north of England instead of > > America (as the wonderful film it is based on was)? > > > > Nothing wrong with setting shows in America but the film > > was so cool, why change it? Even though Jim is American, I > > believe he has said that the show should have been closer > > to the original film. > > > > Has anyone here not seen the original film? Alan Bates and > > the kids who find him in the barn are magnificent. Please > > try to see it if you have not seen it yet. > > > > Also, I have not seen both the Bill Kenwright production > > and the first West End production. If anyone has seen > > both, would they be so kind as to compare the two > > productions? Many thanks. > > > > And two questions for theatre experts like Ryan. Is WDTW > > the only ALW show not to play on Broadway? What were his > > reasons for not opening it there? | |
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