tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post4363637363569991990..comments2024-03-06T06:53:01.863-05:00Comments on JK's TheatreScene: To Tour or Not To Tour: That is the Tony Question!JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-88991086869472095682010-05-07T11:51:34.257-04:002010-05-07T11:51:34.257-04:00Hey, Infinity!
Thanks for your very salient point...Hey, Infinity!<br /><br />Thanks for your very salient points! I couldn't agree with you more about how Fela might play in the netheregions of the US.<br /><br />And thanks for the correction to the title of that play - I keep thinking of the movie/oft announced musical version of Time After Time.<br /><br />I was under the impression that a far greater number of voters was affiliated with touring. Perhaps the information I read included "double-dippers" like Broadway Across America, who are now producing on Broadway. Either way, it is still a pretty big block of the voting number.<br /><br />And while the tactic may be losing its effectiveness, it takes Broadway years to catch up to reality. Think about it. Just today, La Cage has announced its national tour. A Little Night Music anyone?<br /><br />JeffJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-28255660163385809262010-05-07T09:52:13.237-04:002010-05-07T09:52:13.237-04:00Yes, it's annoying to tease us with news of a ...Yes, it's annoying to tease us with news of a tour and then pull out. It's a tactic that is losing effectiveness, if it ever had any. Just because Fela announced a tour does not mean it is in a better position. The touring voters, who account for about 20% of all Tony voters, know that Memphis will play much better in their markets than Fela. Fela, while being more artistically ambitious, will be even a tougher sell on tour than on Broadway. <br /><br />And I know for a fact that Time Stands Still (not Time After Time; I can never remember that title either) was enhanced even before going to MTC and always had the intention of moving, Tony nom or no. Doesn't mean the announcement wasn't timed strategically, but it will re-open even if (as it seems it will) lose the Tony race.Infinity + 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05140532868735100189noreply@blogger.com