Saturday, November 26, 2011
Frank Wildhorn, Composer of ‘Bonnie & Clyde’
NYTimes.com: When the $16 million musical “Wonderland” flopped on Broadway in May, after New York critics once again eviscerated the work of its composer, Frank Wildhorn, theater investors envisioned a bull’s-eye target on his next show, “Bonnie & Clyde.” A few pulled their money out of that Broadway-bound musical, recalled one of its lead producers, Kathleen Raitt, while others dropped from a $250,000 to a $25,000 commitment.
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I truly do hope all goes well for this production. I will admit, I am quite the fan of Frank Wildhorn. When I think of critics reviews on many of his shows it saddens me. He does have an amazing talent that sometimes may stray off course a bit. Im glad to hear that so far, he has been able to read reviews. This is good Frank!!! Bonnie and Clyde is a story that has always greatly interested me and I can not wait to hear the results of this production!
One has to admire his dedication and the fact people are still willing to pay him to write. For better or worse, he's a working artist. I've always been less than impressed with his work, for the very reasons the author cited dealing with his integration of book and story. While skpollac brings up an interesting point that critics and his reputation precede him on this production, the public will also go into the show knowing this information as well. Having heard songs from his previous flops, I wouldn't pay to go see this new show unless otherwise recommended by somebody I knew. Reputation is the reality of the industry in which we work.
I have similar feelings to Brian in terms of him being a working artist. Reading this article I was thinking that some people are just lucky enough to get several chances and others are not. For many one bad musical on Broadway will keep them from working in that kind of situation again but it seems like Mr. Wildhorn has enough people believing in him to push through. I also agree that I would be hard pressed to pay big money to go see a show who Composer has such an unfortunate reputation. I hope he does well for his sake.
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