Comments on: Disney’s Conquest of Broadway http://www.fameorfamine.com/2008/02/disneys-conquest-of-broadway/ The Performing Arts Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:25:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: J http://www.fameorfamine.com/2008/02/disneys-conquest-of-broadway/comment-page-1/#comment-343 J Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:57:59 +0000 http://www.fameorfamine.com/2008/02/21/disneys-conquest-of-broadway/#comment-343 Just a couple of quick notes. I'm a huge Disney fan and a fan of Broadway as well. Beauty and the Beast was their first production and recently closed so that Little Mermaid could open. It may still be touring, but it's not on the Great White Way. I saw Finding Nemo at Animal Kingdom and thought it would not play well on Broadway - it doesn't have the creativity that Lion King displayed - just copies it. One of their scenes seems to mimic the "Can you feel the love tonight" scene from King. Seems like a lot of the plants have identical designs, just different colorations. Disney's last two productions (Tarzan and Mermaid) have not been met with the kind of Broadway love that Beauty, King and Poppins were/are. I think they need to go back to the drawing board and develop outstanding shows that bring the Disney magic to the stage. Just my two cents... Just a couple of quick notes. I’m a huge Disney fan and a fan of Broadway as well. Beauty and the Beast was their first production and recently closed so that Little Mermaid could open. It may still be touring, but it’s not on the Great White Way. I saw Finding Nemo at Animal Kingdom and thought it would not play well on Broadway – it doesn’t have the creativity that Lion King displayed – just copies it. One of their scenes seems to mimic the “Can you feel the love tonight” scene from King. Seems like a lot of the plants have identical designs, just different colorations. Disney’s last two productions (Tarzan and Mermaid) have not been met with the kind of Broadway love that Beauty, King and Poppins were/are. I think they need to go back to the drawing board and develop outstanding shows that bring the Disney magic to the stage. Just my two cents…

]]> By: jolene http://www.fameorfamine.com/2008/02/disneys-conquest-of-broadway/comment-page-1/#comment-344 jolene Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:27:08 +0000 http://www.fameorfamine.com/2008/02/21/disneys-conquest-of-broadway/#comment-344 I just can't bring myself to watch High School Musical. It upsets me that Legally Blonde and Little Mermaid are taking over Broadway - in fact, Rent cited musicals such as these as one of the reasons why they're closing. Unfortunately, most of Broadway audiences are tourists who come to see Grease to see the reality stars that they voted for on TV. I could live with a compromise - some great shows that I love like Company, with a few shows that the tourists can go to. Hopefully these won't take over Broadway. I just can’t bring myself to watch High School Musical. It upsets me that Legally Blonde and Little Mermaid are taking over Broadway – in fact, Rent cited musicals such as these as one of the reasons why they’re closing. Unfortunately, most of Broadway audiences are tourists who come to see Grease to see the reality stars that they voted for on TV.

I could live with a compromise – some great shows that I love like Company, with a few shows that the tourists can go to. Hopefully these won’t take over Broadway.

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