Post by exedore on Sept 7, 2007 15:50:00 GMT -5
Saw this on ATC, and thought it was worth presenting to our international group here:
www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/18147/ace-to-launch-inquiry-into-huge-imbalance
IMHO, this is just the current cycle. The 80s saw a lot of excellent straight plays in the US but the big musicals were all British. The trend is reversed right now (lots of awesome straight plays in the UK but the musicals are few and far between as the US leads the field), but could change again.
www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/18147/ace-to-launch-inquiry-into-huge-imbalance
IMHO, this is just the current cycle. The 80s saw a lot of excellent straight plays in the US but the big musicals were all British. The trend is reversed right now (lots of awesome straight plays in the UK but the musicals are few and far between as the US leads the field), but could change again.