Sunday, October 11, 2009
Heavy sked for West End despite recession
Variety: "You might imagine that, in a recession, theater owners would be begging producers for available product to fill their houses. Yet despite the perennial financial risks inherent in legit production, future shows are circling London’s West End like planes in a holding pattern."
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I feel like there are far too many articles lately discussing star quality on the stage. Yes, I too am tired of big name celebrities landing roles based on status and no actual talent, but how often is this issue going to be coming up? I think until the longing for some new faces and fresh talent takes over the overall public (which will actually probably never happen), we are going to see big names. It's one of those small facts of life that is never going to go away. If we give them enough bad reviews maybe the industry will get the picture, (but probably not because names bring in audiences) That doesn't cancel out the fact that fresh talent is always emerging, we just aren't seeing their names in lights yet.
Also, Enron the play? I know they made a documentary a few years ago that was nominated for an academy award. I would very much like to see that...
I love that in England shows like Jerry Springer: The Musical and Enron the play are real pieces of theater. I too agree with Sharisse that having big names in theatre is just a fact of life, but I don't necessarily thinks its a bad thing, especially in this economy. I mean, if a producer is willing to put on a show provided he has a big name actor to ease his nerves about sales then so be it. At least there's a new show going on.
There's a play called Enron???? Just from hearing the title, I get the impression that it would be slightly boring and was trying too hard to make a show based off real life events. Still, I would be interested in seeing it just to see what exactly it is about. Does it show the effects of the Enron situation on certain characters and follow their stories? I don't know, it has potential to be interesting and to have a profound comment about the world we live it, but that is not the first impression that I get about it.
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