bway going oldies???
bway going oldies???
BroadwayBaby3
Stand-by Joined: 8/26/04
#0bway going oldies???
Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:55pmi was watching the news the other day, and there was a story about how some people think that in like another ten yrs bway will have mostly musicals w/ music from old singing groups and things like that (like mama mia and good vibrations) and not much original music. i sure hope that isnt the direction bway is going in...that would make me really sad!!! as much as i like mama mia, i do prefer original bway music...what do u guys think? Updated On: 1/7/05 at 02:55 PM
#1re: thoughts???
Posted: 1/7/05 at 3:01pmI agree.. Broadway needs new musicals.. like Avenue Q and Wicked.. Little Women and Brooklyn.. Chita Rivera said on Broadway the Golden Years.. it makes her sad when she sees a show that has no original sung music win a Tony for best NEW musical.. (Contact).. Also, I still think that if it wasn't for the puppetry in Lion King (not a NEW musical.. sure the idea was new but the show had already been a movie), Ragtime would have won for new musical in 1998.. We need new Music on Broadway...
Life is like a patio door, you never know which side is open... and then you run into the glass.... ~Connie and Carla
#2re: thoughts???
Posted: 1/7/05 at 6:29pmYou know what makes me sad? That people complain about not enough original music on Broadway but new musicals don't get much of a chance these days. New shows are just ripped to pieces by critics and closes soon after it opens. I just wish new shows have better chances on Broadway.
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jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3re: thoughts???
Posted: 1/7/05 at 8:29pm
Broadway should give incentives for new and up-and-coming composers to work on the musical theatre genre. Are there festivals or yearly prizes awarded for promising new work? How much chance does a new work have of being heard by the powers-that-be? Are there venues that are readily available, for very little cost, for initial stagings. I am not a theatre professional, just a theatre fan, but I think a receptive environment for new work should be available to encourage the creation of new musicals.
Perhaps, to start with, the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center ( for archived shows) should operate more like a museum - provide easier access, so that it can provide inspiration for new, talented musical composers.
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