Comments on: Taking the good and making it… more slippery http://blog.tystoybox.com/20070315/taking-the-good-and-making-it-more-slippery/ Toy Licensing Industry News and Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mrs. Davis http://blog.tystoybox.com/20070315/taking-the-good-and-making-it-more-slippery/comment-page-1/#comment-36420 Mrs. Davis Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:08:40 +0000 http://blog.tystoybox.com/20070315/taking-the-good-and-making-it-more-slippery/#comment-36420 I think the "on ice" performances draw a crowd that they might not otherwise get with a live stage show. And (not so much the case with HS Musical) it gives them a framework/gimmick for a show lacking in plot, where it's more of a showcase of dance numbers. Whatever the case, it's clearly a big money-maker. We saw a Disney on Ice show a couple years ago and it was surprisingly good (this from the wife of a theatre professor who is super-critical of any live performance). I think the “on ice” performances draw a crowd that they might not otherwise get with a live stage show. And (not so much the case with HS Musical) it gives them a framework/gimmick for a show lacking in plot, where it’s more of a showcase of dance numbers. Whatever the case, it’s clearly a big money-maker.

We saw a Disney on Ice show a couple years ago and it was surprisingly good (this from the wife of a theatre professor who is super-critical of any live performance).

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