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Post by Valjean87 on Feb 24, 2006 14:01:54 GMT -5
I read in Playbill.com that "Whistle Down The Wind" would revive and replace WIW.
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Post by Brae on Feb 24, 2006 14:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by Sissi on Feb 27, 2006 13:36:52 GMT -5
Whereas I am very happy that "Whistle down the wind" is making a return, I honestly am not sure how it will be more successful than The Woman in White, since it did not do as well as it probably deserved to be when it first appeared on West End, and it probably didn't even do as great as WIW did when it first opened. And I personally like "The Woman in White" better.
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Post by kennybax on Feb 27, 2006 14:20:40 GMT -5
It is only open for a very short period, until spamalot opens there later in 06!
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Post by Hikagekun on Feb 27, 2006 19:22:46 GMT -5
I don't see why Woman in White just didn't stay there (or even do a mini-revival of JCS or Joseph if they wanted a Webber show)
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Post by kennybax on Feb 28, 2006 5:08:02 GMT -5
i guess WIW is not very popular, and ALW thinks wistle will do better
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Post by Sissi on Feb 28, 2006 13:45:26 GMT -5
i guess WIW is not very popular, and ALW thinks wistle will do better Well, Whistle I think didn't even do as good as WIW when it first opened... |
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Post by Jo on Feb 28, 2006 22:18:51 GMT -5
Interesting....I don't know well both of them... but just my thought,as for numbers.. Whistle is much better than WIW
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Post by exedore on Feb 28, 2006 23:09:57 GMT -5
Whistle Down the Wind is one for the flop collectors - it failed to make it to Broadway and got mixed reviews on its tryout tour, and was retooled only to get another mixed reception in London. I'm interested in seeing it/hearing some of the music, but not really enough to pay for it.
BTW, Jim Steinman, who worked on Tanz der Vampire, had something to do with the show (I want to say it was lyrics or score...)
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Post by Eppy on Mar 3, 2006 13:19:41 GMT -5
To be honest, I can't stand whistle.....it really annoys me.
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Post by Hikagekun on Mar 3, 2006 19:24:42 GMT -5
I love the overture of Whistle Down the Wind, but I can't get past it. The score is just so... not... really... interesting.
It's pretty from what I've listened to and I do enjoy Whistle Down the Wind, but it isn't as compelling as Woman in White and it doesn't have as good of a cast.
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Post by Valjean87 on Mar 3, 2006 20:24:09 GMT -5
There is only 2 people I like from "Whistle", Marcus Lovett and Lottie Mayor.
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Post by vampbear on Mar 4, 2006 5:19:11 GMT -5
Jim Steinman wrote the lyrics for WDTW. I saw the show when it first opened in London and I must say that it just didn't grab me :-( Some of the lyrics were very predictable too. There were a few characters that didn't need to be there (even though Dean Collinson is cute!) and some of the story didn't gel with me either :-(
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Post by B3TA07 - Ben on Mar 6, 2006 16:28:11 GMT -5
Whistle is tedius but in the right hands could work. And Sissi's right it wasn't recieved well in DC when it premiered. Its main problem is the side plots. And its message is delivered in a grammatically incorrect sentence 8)
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Post by Valjean87 on Mar 6, 2006 18:22:40 GMT -5
Trivia Time on WDTW:
Jim Steinman(TDV fame)- wrote lyrics
Wasn't well recieved along with "The Beautiful Game"
Sarah Brightman was the first woman to sing the title song, followed by Tina Arena then Lottie Mayor
Marcus Lovett is a POTO Alumnus and sang as Alfred in the Demo's of DOTV
Bonnie Tyler & Meat Loaf song on the concept album but was famous for Jim Steinman singles
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