Word: landesman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cutoff for Tony nominations, at least six new plays are planned, including yet another by McNally. Still, opening-night mortality rates being what they are, theater pros know better than to predict a resurgence of plays on Broadway. "Two or three," says Jujamcyn Theaters president Rocco Landesman, "would be an avalanche...
...producers profess only delight. Says Rocco Landesman, president of the Jujamcyn theater-ownership group that is co-financing and housing Millennium and Perestroika: "When we look back on this in five or 10 years, we are not going to remember our exasperation at the script coming in late or how much money it cost. We are going to remember that we are the producers of Angels in America, the most important play in a generation...
Fortunately for everyone, the Dodgers and their colleagues made four inspired decisions. One had to do with money, lavishly and well spent. Says Rocco Landesman, a Dodger partner who is also president of the Jujamcyn theater chain, which owns the Martin Beck: "We believe this is the most expensive revival in history. We spent $5 million because we approached the show as if it were new material...
...written for scenes alternating between full stage depth and a shallow space in front of a curtain while sets were being moved behind. Zaks thinks the appeal of the storytelling is eternal and views his choice to stage the show as a period piece as merely aesthetic. But producer Landesman says, "If you wrote Guys and Dolls now, people would find it silly. Critics would object to the dramaturgy -- the ending is abrupt, and all the important character changes take place offstage. The work needs to be given a historical as well as a geographical location, and this style...
Even the winners are queasy. Landesman's five theaters are bulging with hits, including two Tony nominees for best musical and one each for best play and best revival. Yet he frets, "This season had so much that shows cannibalized each other's audiences. And I don't see what's in store for next season -- I can't begin to guess where we will find four nominees for best musical a year from now." Other industry executives agree. Says Sabinson: "This business is cyclical." But then, just a few months ago, no one was so sure about Guys...