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The New York Post’s Mike Riedel discusses which shows are doing well on Broadway and the impact of reviews.
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And our postmark career look at -- real good morning Don -- a commercial here and there are for DUBTV dot comers of the Glenn Beck's new.
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And I think as good as your radio psychics should know they're not just and I don't want -- -- No they're not -- possibly at a scenario of -- do it -- -- -- -- show on every scenario that.
I suppose today and there's a new show called smash that's about to the making of a Broadway musical and a friend of mine trees are a back wrote the script.
And she sent me the the pilot and in -- they referred to me you know Michael -- a powerful New York Post -- is gonna come to see to show what's He gonna say and they called me things like the little not -- bastard from the post.
So I -- -- thought it was great and also my got this legal letter from NBC saying hum.
If we're going to use your name -- show.
We are going to call you things like the little Nazi bastard and we will be able to call you anything else we want to call you so I just signed it and now they can do it -- they want with me.
And she said -- -- -- on players seltzer who better to play need the me.
-- bioterrorism but of course they're kind of friend who would rob Arnold auction -- he's now rob and amber robbers and how to succeed him but I've Saul which is.
Suffer -- parties tedious thing.
I'm driven by broad but to have -- Tucker needs to see a yet she told them McCain in the -- And come out on like I loved American idiot and a close while has an excellent year cutting edge kinda -- you know you like those hit shows.
Here and yeah.
At how to succeed in business is a classical great show -- -- -- 1950s and possibly one of the greatest musicals ever written.
A sonoran understood -- and what about other way you're absolutely right close revenue the right anyway -- also back to rob Bartlett.
-- He probably knows that you have a part.
Bitterness.
There NBC show about making abolish smashed it has seen now.
As He tried to worm its way into -- Dahlia -- you know.
Robs a slippery kinda guy and he's always tried to hone in on everything that I've been doing them broadly for years you know I give them and -- yeah I told the occasional bone in my column to try to help his career now because he's forever -- supporting parts and I know he's desperate to be a headliner -- -- to believe like -- Jackie -- So I tried to help along the way -- already and I can tell the guy is trying to weasel his way in can -- -- -- in smash but you know as far as I'm concerned.
Under the -- that show bottle while -- -- actually from Vermont and -- editors.
Since -- saves market Joe's cafe for you certainly did and I try to get in views -- some Washington -- -- -- didn't use Robin sum payment any finally then be used in and now little shop of pork and a rubber strip -- -- -- current.
-- -- teaching career though because He was.
One of the best directors.
-- in the eighties and nineties I mean really on top top of the field.
And then He fell apart for a while disappeared but he's back now on broadly with a terrific show sister act that Whoopi -- -- And He came in natural I saw London was terrible He came in and save that show and that is terrific show when He fall apart or regard talk all -- -- I think every creative person sometimes gets goes through difficult period in their lives and I think He was going through something like that I don't with a personal issues were but He could definitely tell that.
Just was -- on top of his game for a while but I'm glad he's back because He is one of the best records musical -- is just sort of kept.
And technical trouble in Africa right right for good because you're gonna is your friend that you you probably know -- unplanned -- that.
Yeah they don't you know another show I'd like it was a rocket religions.
I don't -- wallet closed so.
It's still running out orders and it's also well let me brief you before because that's not because why does it always wanna live part of that -- real I want to show.
All right that forget the title.
Sorry wasn't -- -- -- -- wasn't American it that you like now and I don't know that there's another one there was a more hipper Andrew Jackson -- debt oh yeah bloody bloody.
Emo musical but again you know it just it caught with a younger crowd but probably still is a traditional audience that -- to things like how to succeed in business to see rob Bartlett.
I was surprised -- to.
Well one of us saw American did it twice eleventh thirteen year old election yet as -- -- -- -- But you would say all of prompter for -- -- that are you know my managed.
It dollar but I'm somewhat -- and someone Basel roughly you know -- -- what all strong -- Well you know despite my best efforts to bring it to its knees Spider-Man turn off the dark continues to run and actually had a pretty good summer it was grossing.
You know well over a million dollars.
You know I did everything I could to destroy that shows on fraud one of what it -- disaster that was terribly out there.
And you know in delays someone like me you know when I put my best effort into bringing something down.
And it carries on so it's either a testament to the -- -- billion Spiderman -- the -- we -- -- -- -- -- -- -- New York -- During that used to be that they'll -- people and others cared most about what the New York Times.
Frank Rich now about America I factor Charles -- and number children -- She was really good -- -- much missed on the show but where you taught by became a huge fan of frank Rich's writing about it to what is revealing.
But all.
Loan you referred use of them -- in his script assembly decision we refer to use of powerful.
And -- -- -- may be an embarrassing question but it but all are your reviews now more significant.
And ordinarily would have -- no question about it yeah absolutely yeah Canada that -- assets.
Could blow illegal casino but I mean and hard times that I'm the most influential voice on Broadway there was a time to time mr.
closes joke and you know I was before I came today yeah.
Well I mean listen.
Can't close Spider-Man so obviously I'm not doing something right all our reported -- to close as well as by the way that one of the producers of Spiderman is a huge and it years.
And the press agent told me to ask you to invite you to go see Spider-Man they would -- -- become.
And my idea I would rather be in prison that would -- my ideas I can get you got and I can.
I can get them to fly -- And since for actors and an almost killed Lional -- I think it's happier with a lot of pickups.
Head of well what -- Syria you know what does it cause a front of my element that was -- a development land back.
L I mean you know listen I like to -- insane -- sent out.
Well you know and I always on the Internet somewhere or something like that with a secondary cast of characters are trigger but and you know what -- you making about twenty.
Million dollars in after -- out -- now.
On -- refuge and president had -- doesn't have to have the same numbers.
-- people who say for example watch fox about cheaters well you know I feel -- about glad that you.
And Glenn can come despite him and together -- will -- the both of you or -- or -- Michael a real -- there.
