@kevinddaly West End is still a fraction of the price for most shows, and the original productions are more interesting. You now pay hundreds of dollars for watered down, overproduced garbage on Broadway.
@traceymoz @mrcarl_woodward I just saw three West End musicals last week. Sat within the first five rows of orchestra seating for all of them. Tickets purchased through the box office without discount codes. None cost more than $50 US. West End prices are a dream for American theatre goers.
@itsdlevy @vstodder Of course. I mean I’d love to see Bernadette Peters in a brand new musical. But reality tells me that if it started development now, it would probably take her to the end of her career. And I don’t have faith that the hottest contemporary writers are writing for her skillset.
@itsdlevy @vstodder It’s easier to have faith in revivals we love, though. We know that what we’ll be getting is good material. With new shows, most fizzle before they even get a production, we wait a decade for the ones that do get a production, and most often they’re mediocre to abysmal.
@jenngames@bb_alston I’ve got it! The author sent me a free copy of the first one, and I purchased the second when it was released. I have one student who loves them.
@krissysbooked @kavanpstafford @SalmanRushdie spreadsheets. It just seems unlikely that giving bald characters hair (whether the characters are Dahl’s or some first-time author’s) will impact sales in any way that offsets the costs associated with making these edits.