| re: TANZ DER VAMPIRE VS DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES | |
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steven_stuart 01:54 am UTC 04/28/13 |
| In reply to: | re: TANZ DER VAMPIRE VS DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES - rockfenris2005 08:30 am UTC 04/27/13 |
| I agree. London first and then New York would have been better. Safer. There are many reasons. For one thing London is cheaper. Maybe because of the unions. And also I think Jim has a higher profile in the UK. Bad For Good was a top ten album here. > Well, I think that they could have done it in the West > End, because of people like Andrew Lloyd Webber and > Boublil & Schonberg, and then if it succeeded there, which > I have a feeling it would have done, then they could have > crossed the pond. Then it would have been like "Phantom", > 1986 in London, 1988 in New York. > > > Some people say that they couldn't have done a > > straightforward translation of Tanz for Broadway because > > pop operas are no longer acceptable in New York. > > > > I think that's a load of crap. > > > > There now should be a straightforward translation of the > > German show for the West End. It could be a massive hit. > > > > > > Although, I have to stick with what I said in my first > > > > post. DOTV Broadway actually had a lot going for it. There > > > > were many cool aspects. I have been impressed by many > > > > individual parts of the show. But it would seem that all > > > > these impressive parts just didn't come together as a > > > > whole. There is something quite interesting about trying > > > > to discover why that happened. > > > > > > My take: They should have just left it alone. But then > > > they thought that wouldn't work for the new audience. Then > > > they should have done it in the West End and if it > > > succeeded there they could have crossed the pond. | |
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