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Smeghead 06:55 pm UTC 08/13/09 |
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re: Spider-man the musical (almost NJC) - steven_stuart 05:39 pm UTC 08/13/09 |
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Maybe you should show this article to your mommy. This is a mistake Jim would be very likely to make. He's always been into the whole spectacle thing... which is expensive with very little return.
> > So Dance of the Vampires is said to be one of the biggest
> > financial flops on Broadway, right? If
> > href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08122009/entertainment/theater/spider_man_a_no_show_184141.htm">this
> > article is correct, the Spider-man musical written by
> > U2 may give it a run for it's money.
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> Thanks for posting the article. It was very interesting.
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> How much did DOTV lose?
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> I can't see how Spiderman even hoped to break even with
> such a huge budget and running costs. Especially with it
> being housed in a fairly small theatre. Maybe if it was a
> hit the size of Phantom but what are the chances of that
> happening? Now it looks like it will not even open. I feel
> sorry for all the people with the lower down jobs not
> getting paid.
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> I have been hearing negative rumours about Spiderman for
> months but I didn't realise the situation was so dire
> until I read the article you posted.
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> I can remember when Bono and The Edge wrote the music for
> Clockwork Orange: The Musical, a long time back (I think
> it was about twenty years ago - maybe someone else can
> remember). It was produced at the Barbican but was so
> hated that it never got its planned transfer to a West End
> theatre.
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> They got most of the criticism for that show but this time
> it doesn't sound like its their fault.
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> I think Bono and The Edge write great rock songs but they
> are not really capable of writing great theatrical songs.
> Thank goodness that Jim's songs are much more suitable for
> theatre. I don't think the problem with DOTV was the
> music.
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