Post by digne on Dec 12, 2011 2:02:12 GMT
Frank Wildhorn's musical of Bonnie and Clyde just opened on Broadway and it seems the show will close before the end of the year. The show had been selling tickets through March but now it only selling to the end of December. Although no official closing notice has been posted the show got awful reviews and apparently ticket sales have been poor.
This does go back to the fact that it seems the New York critics have a vendetta against Wildhorn's musicals. Many are wondering if the critics really gave the show a fair chance.
That said, there's been a lot of criticism about the way the show has been marketed. There isn't much spot advertising (except on some theater websites, which is sort of like preaching to the converted). Comp tickets don't seem to have been given to influential people (hotel clerks etc ... who answer questions from their guest such as "What show should I see?")
I hope the B'way producers of Rebecca are watching this closely. I say this because people often lump Wildhorn's shows in with Kunze and Levay's show (as well as Andrew Lloyd Weber and Boublil and Schönberg).
First off let me say that I think Kunze's show all have MUCH better books than anything Wildhorn has ever written. But the last thing we want is for Rebecca to have any of these sorts of troubles. If reviews are great for Rebecca then that's great but if they aren't great the producers need to have a marketing strategy to help sell tickets. It almost seems like the B&C producers didn't think any real advertising strategy was necessary. The show doesn't even have a song released as a single, something all other Wildhorn shows have (even shows like Carmen, Waiting for the Moon/Zelda, Svengali)
Do you all think Rebecca will be given a fair shot or will every critic just remind everyone about DotV? Do you think the producers are properly prepared if this happens. DotV being brought up is sure to happen on some level but how much?
p.s. I hope everyone uses the see the 10 most recent posts to this forum feature. I'm afraid some of our posts are being missed.
This does go back to the fact that it seems the New York critics have a vendetta against Wildhorn's musicals. Many are wondering if the critics really gave the show a fair chance.
That said, there's been a lot of criticism about the way the show has been marketed. There isn't much spot advertising (except on some theater websites, which is sort of like preaching to the converted). Comp tickets don't seem to have been given to influential people (hotel clerks etc ... who answer questions from their guest such as "What show should I see?")
I hope the B'way producers of Rebecca are watching this closely. I say this because people often lump Wildhorn's shows in with Kunze and Levay's show (as well as Andrew Lloyd Weber and Boublil and Schönberg).
First off let me say that I think Kunze's show all have MUCH better books than anything Wildhorn has ever written. But the last thing we want is for Rebecca to have any of these sorts of troubles. If reviews are great for Rebecca then that's great but if they aren't great the producers need to have a marketing strategy to help sell tickets. It almost seems like the B&C producers didn't think any real advertising strategy was necessary. The show doesn't even have a song released as a single, something all other Wildhorn shows have (even shows like Carmen, Waiting for the Moon/Zelda, Svengali)
Do you all think Rebecca will be given a fair shot or will every critic just remind everyone about DotV? Do you think the producers are properly prepared if this happens. DotV being brought up is sure to happen on some level but how much?
p.s. I hope everyone uses the see the 10 most recent posts to this forum feature. I'm afraid some of our posts are being missed.
