tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post6917822669877672489..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Two Reax to BBPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-38978168094252128672009-11-03T09:30:18.490-05:002009-11-03T09:30:18.490-05:00Another "reax," for what it's worth,...Another "reax," for what it's worth, is <a href="http://www.georgehunka.com/blog/index.cgi/2009/11/03#simon_110309" rel="nofollow">here</a>.George Hunkahttp://www.georgehunka.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-56388366958449741992009-11-03T00:02:26.004-05:002009-11-03T00:02:26.004-05:00I think Dr. Cashmere's on to something. All t...I think Dr. Cashmere's on to something. All the talk about 'does this mean people never want to see plays on Broadway without celebs' argument' - I mean, that's a little crazy... because - remember August Osage County? Remember Doubt? No one saw that for Cherry Jones (sorry Cherry, you're amazing, but not what eventually drew tourists) But what August had was that Steppenwolf run which created buzz so that a lot of theaterlovers in NYC wanted to check it out...and then in turn spread the word. If this production opened at the American Airlines theater, I think it'd be a gem in Roundabout's season, gained buzz and maybe even transferred to a commercial run. Subscriber audiences are exactly who would LOVE this fine production and then spread the word to their aunts uncles, co-workers - but sadly, those people won't get to see it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-70643018920072511122009-11-02T21:35:23.601-05:002009-11-02T21:35:23.601-05:00I wonder how the production would have fared if it...I wonder how the production would have fared if it had been done under the auspices of MTC or Roundabout.<br /><br />While the "Broadway audience" may no longer be a solid demographic for Simon's plays, those people haven't all vanished or died off. A lot of them are still around--it's just that instead of going to Broadway, they're now subscribers with the big, stodgy non-profits. <br /><br />So with weeks worth of houses full of 60-something suburbanites guaranteed, is it crazy to think that the MTC version might have generated enough word of mouth to become a real hit? It's a shame that the production didn't start as Cromer's idea, because that would have been a natural way to approach it.Dr. Cashmerenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-85428702245964897992009-11-02T17:24:02.201-05:002009-11-02T17:24:02.201-05:00Well, could be that Judd Apatow is $10 funny and N...Well, could be that Judd Apatow is $10 funny and Neil Simon isn't $100 funny?Tony Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141675073979325374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-43208710253632596172009-11-02T16:07:46.791-05:002009-11-02T16:07:46.791-05:00Yeah, I also found the idea that people would rath...Yeah, I also found the idea that people would rather see Judd Apatow over Neil Simon a weak argument at best. Is that even the same audience? Not really. In reality, the night I saw BB, the jokes were as good as anything Apatow has written, and the audience agreed with their constant roars. The puzzle that is Broadway continues...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028138286223979959noreply@blogger.com