Post by jo on May 2, 2016 18:58:25 GMT -5
Not sure if this is the right thread, but it is probably the closest.
www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-eisenbach/how-one-man-transformed-p_b_9777932.html
The above article is more about Drew Hodges's thoughts - he runs a publicity company SPOTCO -- and where the focus is how one identifies the selling point for shows :
Is Hugh Jackman still viewed as simply a box office draw because he is a box office curiousity?
That must be very frustrating for Hugh! Like some screen actors, he had formal training in dramatic acting ( 3 years at WAAPA and another year at another Sydney acting school) and came to Broadway with three solid successes in musical theatre ( including an Olivier nomination from London). Yet he is perceived as more of a celebrity casting than for the solid appeal for his acting. Ironically, had someone else ( less manly-looking and less-famous) been cast for the role of Denny in A STEADY RAIN, it wouldn't have been surprising had that actor been nominated for that role. Some have gotten TONY nods for much less than that! Sometimes, the fame gets in the way! Is the myth that screen actors cannot be as good as stage actors in the theatrical actor's stage been perpetrated by Broadway itself or at the very least by the occasionally jealous stage actors themselves
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Just like PRISONERS -- a lot of people were surprised at the depth of his acting talent in that movie and had even wondered why he had not gotten an Oscar nod for it ( when other actors could be nominated for less awe-striking work!).
Forget the looks! Forget the larger-than-life fame as a superhero actor! Forget that he is recognized as one of the most versatile actors/performers on both stages! Forget that he is one of the few who married the beauty of a stage property with the fascination of the film medium, in a difficult dramatic musical!
Hugh Jackman is simply an actor who wants to be recognized for his craft!
Jo
www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-eisenbach/how-one-man-transformed-p_b_9777932.html
The above article is more about Drew Hodges's thoughts - he runs a publicity company SPOTCO -- and where the focus is how one identifies the selling point for shows :
Hodges was working with producer Margo Lion when something she said about her show Catch Me if You Can stuck in his head — about not being able to put her finger on what she called the “event.” He would obsess for years on identifying what that meant, how to capture the experience of going to a show, trying to brand that perfect component, “sort of the elevator pitch times word of mouth. I sometimes say it’s the emotional promise: Promise me what’s it gonna feel like to go. People don’t really care that much what happens; they care Give me the tone of the evening.” Recently looking back on shows that failed, Hodges discovered he couldn’t figure out what each one’s “event” was. “In the end, the best way a show sells is word of mouth, so people hand that on to each other. If I can’t figure out the best way to tell you why you should go, probably other people can’t either, so they don’t know how to transfer the heat.” What Hodges’ crew does best is create a campaign that makes people think, “Oh, that looks like something I would like. Once they’re in, they’ll tell someone else. But in the beginning, when there is no show, and we’re trying to get enough tickets sold, the job is to figure out that ‘event,’ “ he says. It need not be more complicated than Hugh Jackman or Nicole Kidman takes her top off — as long as it communicates something that inspires people to commit time and money to sitting in an audience...
Is Hugh Jackman still viewed as simply a box office draw because he is a box office curiousity?
That must be very frustrating for Hugh! Like some screen actors, he had formal training in dramatic acting ( 3 years at WAAPA and another year at another Sydney acting school) and came to Broadway with three solid successes in musical theatre ( including an Olivier nomination from London). Yet he is perceived as more of a celebrity casting than for the solid appeal for his acting. Ironically, had someone else ( less manly-looking and less-famous) been cast for the role of Denny in A STEADY RAIN, it wouldn't have been surprising had that actor been nominated for that role. Some have gotten TONY nods for much less than that! Sometimes, the fame gets in the way! Is the myth that screen actors cannot be as good as stage actors in the theatrical actor's stage been perpetrated by Broadway itself or at the very least by the occasionally jealous stage actors themselves
)Just like PRISONERS -- a lot of people were surprised at the depth of his acting talent in that movie and had even wondered why he had not gotten an Oscar nod for it ( when other actors could be nominated for less awe-striking work!).
Forget the looks! Forget the larger-than-life fame as a superhero actor! Forget that he is recognized as one of the most versatile actors/performers on both stages! Forget that he is one of the few who married the beauty of a stage property with the fascination of the film medium, in a difficult dramatic musical!
Hugh Jackman is simply an actor who wants to be recognized for his craft!
Jo
