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Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:48 am
by Todd
porschesrule wrote:The other thing the Chris Jones article inferred is that early returns from the 2nd Tour performances so far may not be as good as was hoped for and that maybe America can't support two tours of this very expensive show to maintain.
I found that part confusing, as it said "recent box-office returns from smaller cities in the South would seem to suggest that it only ever needed one" tour. Not sure what that means, since they've only played in one smaller city in the south so far (Durham,NC) whereas his statement makes it sound like it's already played in several southern cities - unless they're talking about advance ticket sales for Charlotte, NC, Tampa, FL, etc. On the flipside, one could infer that the show's done so well selling tickets so far on the 2nd tour, that they could have gotten by with just that tour, and not done the one in Chicago, Toronto, etc.

In his article, he stated that the show hasn't recouped its investment in Chicago and that they didn't feel like they were going to sell enough tickets over the next 2 months to break even. Seems kind of strange to close up shop now, when December is traditionally one of the heaviest tourist times of the year in Chicago, and would be likely to be a busy time for theater-going.

Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:21 am
by nexradwx
Here is some of the Cleveland publicity but some of it was filmed in Chicago this last September.

All 6 Chicago Billys in ballet instruction and training in the basement at the Oriental Theater.
http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/76e1d1a1- ... Instructor

Back stage tour at the Oriental Theater with Giuseppe Bausilio.
http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/29f0c2fd- ... stage-Tour

Tour Manager
http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/3ca5cb58- ... ur-Manager

For the Giuseppe Bausilio fans.
Vocal coach
http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/8793cb38- ... ocal-Coach

Interview
http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/b467d482- ... lly-Elliot

Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:54 am
by ERinVA
Excellent videos! Thanks for giving us the links all in one place. :D

Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:37 pm
by ERinVA
Carole Kuhrt Brewer, author of the "Show Me Chicago" blog, has listed BETM as number one on her 10 Best Shows of 2010 list.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-me-chicago/

Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:21 am
by CJ-Rochester
This video surfaced today on Youtube. It doesn't explicitly say it is(was) for the Chicago production, but the cast and lobby scenes make that obvious. It looks similar to other Chicago promo videos, but the picture quality seems to be vastly superior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwWIdLHgOE

Re: Chicago Publicity

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:32 am
by mrmikerocks
That brings back alot of memories.