paul's Broadway Musicals watch - October 2004
Fri, 29 Oct 2004, 10:01 amWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
paul's Broadway Musicals watch - October 2004
Fri, 29 Oct 2004, 10:01 amAs far away from Broadway as most of us are, here is an update of what musicals are currently on The Great White Way.
One Musical opened in October
Brooklyn
New Musical by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson (Broadway debuts)
Directed by Jeff Calhoun (Big River 2003 revival; Grease 1994 revival)
Featuring:
Cleavant Derricks – Double Tony Winner: Best Actor in a Musical 1982 “Dreamgirls”; Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1986 “Big Deal”. TV - “Sliders”.
Kevin Anderson – Nominee 1999 Tony Best Featured Actor “Death of a Salesman”
Sixteen other Musicals still running:
Dracula (Original 2004 Broadway Production)
Bombay Dreams (2004 Broadway version of London Production)
Fiddler on the Roof (2004 Revival)
Wonderful Town (2003 Revival)
Wicked (Original 2003 Broadway Production)
Avenue Q (Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2003)
MovinÂ’ Out (Original 2002 Broadway Production)
Hairspray (Original 2002 Broadway Production)
Mamma Mia! (2001 Broadway version of London Production)
42nd Street (2001 Revival – Closes 2 Jan 05)
The Producers (Original 2001 Broadway Production)
The Lion King (Original 1997 Broadway Production)
Chicago (1996 Revival)
Rent (Transferred from Off-Broadway in 1996)
Beauty and the Beast (Original 1994 Broadway Production)
The Phantom of the Opera (1988 Broadway version of London Production)
One musical closed in October
The Frogs - Only had a limited engagement.
Top Three Shows by Attendance (last four weeks)
Wicked – 57888
The Lion King – 55416
The Producers – 49798
Top Three Shows by Capacity (last four weeks)
Wicked – 100%
Avenue Q – 99.7%
Mamma Mia! – 98.6%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance (last four weeks)
Dracula – 19722
Avenue Q – 25395
Rent – 29685
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity (last four weeks)
Dracula – 59.9%
Bombay Dreams – 62.2%
Wonderful Town – 65.7%
Coming Up
Pacific Overtures (Revival / Broadway version of Tokyo Production)
La Cage Aux Folles (Revival)
Little Women (New Musical)
Good Vibrations (New Catalogue Musical)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (New Musical)
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot (New Musical)
All Shook Up (New Catalogue Musical)
The Wiz (Revival)
The Light in the Piazza (New Musical)
Sweet Charity (Revival)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Broadway version of London Production)
One Musical opened in October
Brooklyn
New Musical by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson (Broadway debuts)
Directed by Jeff Calhoun (Big River 2003 revival; Grease 1994 revival)
Featuring:
Cleavant Derricks – Double Tony Winner: Best Actor in a Musical 1982 “Dreamgirls”; Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1986 “Big Deal”. TV - “Sliders”.
Kevin Anderson – Nominee 1999 Tony Best Featured Actor “Death of a Salesman”
Sixteen other Musicals still running:
Dracula (Original 2004 Broadway Production)
Bombay Dreams (2004 Broadway version of London Production)
Fiddler on the Roof (2004 Revival)
Wonderful Town (2003 Revival)
Wicked (Original 2003 Broadway Production)
Avenue Q (Transferred from Off-Broadway in 2003)
MovinÂ’ Out (Original 2002 Broadway Production)
Hairspray (Original 2002 Broadway Production)
Mamma Mia! (2001 Broadway version of London Production)
42nd Street (2001 Revival – Closes 2 Jan 05)
The Producers (Original 2001 Broadway Production)
The Lion King (Original 1997 Broadway Production)
Chicago (1996 Revival)
Rent (Transferred from Off-Broadway in 1996)
Beauty and the Beast (Original 1994 Broadway Production)
The Phantom of the Opera (1988 Broadway version of London Production)
One musical closed in October
The Frogs - Only had a limited engagement.
Top Three Shows by Attendance (last four weeks)
Wicked – 57888
The Lion King – 55416
The Producers – 49798
Top Three Shows by Capacity (last four weeks)
Wicked – 100%
Avenue Q – 99.7%
Mamma Mia! – 98.6%
Bottom Three Shows by Attendance (last four weeks)
Dracula – 19722
Avenue Q – 25395
Rent – 29685
Bottom Three Shows by Capacity (last four weeks)
Dracula – 59.9%
Bombay Dreams – 62.2%
Wonderful Town – 65.7%
Coming Up
Pacific Overtures (Revival / Broadway version of Tokyo Production)
La Cage Aux Folles (Revival)
Little Women (New Musical)
Good Vibrations (New Catalogue Musical)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (New Musical)
Monty PythonÂ’s Spamalot (New Musical)
All Shook Up (New Catalogue Musical)
The Wiz (Revival)
The Light in the Piazza (New Musical)
Sweet Charity (Revival)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Broadway version of London Production)
Re: paul's Broadway Musicals watch - October 2004
Sat, 30 Oct 2004, 06:52 amWalter Plinge
Hi guys
It's been a while since i was on here. feel a bit like a stranger!
Fantastic job Paul on the Broadway updates. Keep it coming.
I have just returned from New York this week and saw some of these shows. Some were absolutely amazing and others so-so.
The absolute tops was "Wicked". it is such a brilliant production. So incredibly visual, a fantastic script and score. Idina Menzel is amazing.
"Avenue q" was an absolute hoot. A great night out and it just leaves you feeling wonderful. Puppets "doing things" puppets shouldn't do (if you know what i mean), is incredibly funny, although some of the very unPC jokes didn't go down too well with the conservative american crowd - strange cause it won the Tony Award this year - go figure.
"Hairspray" was a lot of fun. You just sit there and get carried away by the score, sets and 60's costumes. Lot's of glitz, glam and bedazlers!!! Terry McAuley - you would be soooo proud.
"Bombay Dreams" was a bit of a fizzer. The music and Bollywood Dancing was great, but as far as a story, it doesn't really go anywhere.
"I am my own wife". a one man show where he plays about 30 different characters. Brilliant. He is incredible. No wonder he won the tony award. Totally captivating.
Lastly there is a new Musical which is hoping to get to Broadway. It's the adaptation of the Movie "the opposite of sex".
it's a Great show - has a bit of a "batboy" feel. Very rocky. Karen Ziemba was fantastic.
anyway thats about it. if anyone is heading over, the top three must see list: "wicked", "Avenue Q" and "I am my own wife" (if you can squeeze in a fourth - "Hairspray" just for total fluff factor)
cheers
Dave
It's been a while since i was on here. feel a bit like a stranger!
Fantastic job Paul on the Broadway updates. Keep it coming.
I have just returned from New York this week and saw some of these shows. Some were absolutely amazing and others so-so.
The absolute tops was "Wicked". it is such a brilliant production. So incredibly visual, a fantastic script and score. Idina Menzel is amazing.
"Avenue q" was an absolute hoot. A great night out and it just leaves you feeling wonderful. Puppets "doing things" puppets shouldn't do (if you know what i mean), is incredibly funny, although some of the very unPC jokes didn't go down too well with the conservative american crowd - strange cause it won the Tony Award this year - go figure.
"Hairspray" was a lot of fun. You just sit there and get carried away by the score, sets and 60's costumes. Lot's of glitz, glam and bedazlers!!! Terry McAuley - you would be soooo proud.
"Bombay Dreams" was a bit of a fizzer. The music and Bollywood Dancing was great, but as far as a story, it doesn't really go anywhere.
"I am my own wife". a one man show where he plays about 30 different characters. Brilliant. He is incredible. No wonder he won the tony award. Totally captivating.
Lastly there is a new Musical which is hoping to get to Broadway. It's the adaptation of the Movie "the opposite of sex".
it's a Great show - has a bit of a "batboy" feel. Very rocky. Karen Ziemba was fantastic.
anyway thats about it. if anyone is heading over, the top three must see list: "wicked", "Avenue Q" and "I am my own wife" (if you can squeeze in a fourth - "Hairspray" just for total fluff factor)
cheers
Dave