of course “Oleanna” is closing on B’Way…
…in this economy – who wants to spend $76-$116 to see a play they could see at a local college production for $20. Is it the cast? They’re lovely actors – but how many Bill Pullman / Julia Stiles star-fuckers are there out there, really???
full NY TIMES article on “Oleanna”
and the LA TIMES
The more I work in NYC theater – the more I wonder – how is an industry that is supposedly the bastion of risk-taking expected to survive when it’s doing countless revivals starring television actors whose draw is not their talent, but the fact that they starred on [insert movie/TV show here]-
– and a musical of fucking “SPIDERMAN?”
give me kander and ebb’s new musical any day of the week…
…before i have to watch FOY fly Spidey around on a Broadway stage while singing tunes written by Bono…
read about spider-man being delayed here
…and it’s not that I have anything against Spidey or Bono per se – grew up on Marvel and THE JOSHUA TREE – I JUST WANT SOMETHING NEW AND SURPRISING!!!! I don’t want remakes and revivals when there’s so many talented writers with new ideas and new vantage points.
Saturdays In The Dark 