tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15527783.post357950799266778637..comments2023-09-29T03:23:53.191-07:00Comments on Stage Thrust, with Bobo the Theater Ho: Give 'em what they don't even know they wantJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16492478732621202655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15527783.post-22205576769580783762010-04-28T10:25:14.314-07:002010-04-28T10:25:14.314-07:00You can't please all of the people all of the ...You can't please all of the people all of the time. I can think of mainstream "audience pleasers" that I (wish I'd) walk(ed) out of, disgusted. The fact that local theatres dare to produce edgy shows at all is a sign of their success, in my view.Maria C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15527783.post-35714723414141748502010-04-12T09:31:10.026-07:002010-04-12T09:31:10.026-07:00Good question, and I'll investigate. My _impre...Good question, and I'll investigate. My _impression_ is that the Churchill-Beckett bill and the LaBute did not do well at the box office, as you imply. But I had the exact reverse impression at opening night of La Cage: a mostly full house AND the prospect of gray-haired Idaho Republicans laughing uproariously at the drag-queen comedy.Bobo the Theater Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543482882758983557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15527783.post-81895639786738324292010-04-12T09:14:54.395-07:002010-04-12T09:14:54.395-07:00So, Bobo, when local theatre does something out of...So, Bobo, when local theatre does something out of the ordinary, how do they sell and how are they received? In the past five years we've had productions of La Cage at Summer Theatre, absurdist plays at Civic and Shape of Things at Actors Rep. I enjoyed all these productions and I watched people walk out of them, disgusted. How did they do for our theatres?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com