> > > Oh yes. That's true. JCS was first staged in America. I
> > > wonder why ALW decided to start Whistle off in Washington.
> > > Maybe because it was set in America.
> >
> > Yes. I believe that is why.
>
> If Whistle had started in the West End, would a Broadway
> version have been more likely? And might Hal Prince have
> directed the West End version? If the West End version had
> been the first staging.
It's hard to say, because what if the West End version had it have been done there originally, had the same problems as Washington? Then would they have done the next iteration in Australia, for example?
