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| 1985 | Mark Hellinger Original. April 16, 1985 · Harold Prince | 71 performances |
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Old-time burlesque has been glorified in Broadway shows like Grind and the enormously successful Sugar Babies, showing that good burlesque never goes out of fashion. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p113
Even if based on literary texts, concept musicals were not really conceived in the spirit of textual adaptations at all. Many looked directly to diverse forms of musical theater presentation, often for the purpose of exploring the very meanings through which they had been culturally constructed as "shows"-that is, as f… book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p561
"Prince continued to work through Broadway channels. But failing on Broadway again with two conceptually based pieces (A Doll's Life, 1982; Grind, 1985), he sought and found success by developing musicals outside the United States-notably in London (following the earlier success of Evita in 1978 with Phantom of the Ope… book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p583
Since 1985’s Grind had also provided her with a dreary gospel song, it’s a wonder she didn’t think she was in a revival of that show. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p123
Klotz won three additional Tony awards for her designs, all for shows produced by Prince: Grind (1985), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), and the 1994 revival of Showboat (1994). book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p384
Merrily became the first in a string of Broadway flops (A Doll’s Life, Grind, and Roza followed) directed by Prince. book:not-since-carrie-forty-years-of-broadway-musical-flops-ken-mandelbaum#p130
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