Tryout (theatre)

The expressions tryout ( and Preview) denote the two phases of specific previews of Broadway musicals before the actual premiere, which are intended to reduce the financial risk of production. As one of the first of the director George Cukor practiced this method. - Previews at a different location, however, were already in Europe at the end of the 19th century common, such as in operetta productions in exchange between Berlin, Vienna and Prague.

Because the success of a production to essentially depended on its premiere, not least because the theater criticism had considerable influence on the visit of the performances, it was customary in the "classical " period of Broadway shows, a rehearsal after rehearsals ( rehearsals ) in a series of public performances tryout outside New York to show as in Boston or San Francisco, and to make due to the reactions of the audience changes and improvements. After this phase, the production moved to the theater where the premiere was scheduled, and the ensemble got used with a number of preview performances at the location of the premiere. - Unsuccessful productions were often given up during the tryouts.

Previews before the actual publication for other media products, such as films, usual.

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• The Making of a Musical: Tryouts, previews on Musicals101.com (English)

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• Rehearsal
• Performance