buhbuhbilly: Because of problems with the show or with theater/cast availability or lack of investors? Just wondering if it might just push back a season (fine with me, and sort of what I read into the statement at the Tonys) or if it's likely to die altogether? It was one of my favorite shows last year and really hope it ends up coming in, even if it's a year later.
Ambassador:Chicago American Airlines:The Cherry Orchard (begins September 15) Atkinson:Waitress Barrymore: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (closing September 4) / The Present (begins December 17) Beaumont:dark Belasco:Dear Evan Hansen (begins November) Booth:Act of God (limited run through September 4) / Les Liaisons Dangereuses (begins October 8 Broadhurst: The Front Page (begins September 20) / Anastasia (begins April 2017) Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof Circle in the Square: Fun Home (closes September 10) / In Transit (begins fall) Cort: dark Friedman:Heisenberg (begins September 20) / Jitney (begins December 28 Gershwin: Wicked Golden:The Encounter (begins September 20) / The Glass Menagerie (begins February 14) Hayes: The Humans (transfers after July 24) / renovations beginning this summer Hirschfeld: Kinky Boots Imperial:Les Misérables (closes September 4) / Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (begins October 1) Jacobs: The Color Purple Kerr: The Crucible (limited run through July 17) / Falsettos (begins September 29) Longacre: A Bronx Tale (begins November 3) Lunt-Fontanne: Finding Neverland (closes August 21) / The Illusionists - Turn of the Century (begins November 24) / Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (begins March 2017) Lyceum: Fully Committed (closes July 31) / Oh, Hello (begins September 23) Lyric:Paramour Majestic: The Phantom of the Opera Marquis: On Your Feet! / Back to the Future with Lewis Black (Sept 12 - Oct 10, Mondays when OYF is dark) Minskoff: The Lion King Music Box:Shuffle Along... (closes July 24) / dark Nederlander: Motown The Musical (closing July 31) Neil Simon: Cats New Amsterdam: Aladdin O'Neill: The Book of Mormon Palace: An American In Paris (closes January 1) / possible renovations? Rodgers: Hamilton Schoenfeld: The Humans (begins August 8 Shubert:Matilda (closing January 1) / Hello, Dolly! (begins March 13) Sondheim: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical St. James:Something Rotten! / Studio 54: She Loves Me (limited run through July 10) / Holiday Inn (begins September 1) Wilson: Jersey Boys Winter Garden:School of Rock
cats closes in January and spongebob takes the neil simon
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If Frozen is planning to take The St. James in spring 2018, and the Jujamcyn's plan to do a reno of the theatre beforehand, do you think they already know when Something Rotten is going to be moving out? They're selling through January 1st. It seems like they're going to need all that time to renovate, right? Also, will The Helen Hayes do their renovation at the same time?
The 2016-17 season is shaping up to be the year that Hollywood conquered the Hudson. Joining the eleven existing screen-to-stage adaptations on Broadway are Willy Wonka the Musical, Groundhog Day the Musical, Bronx Tale the Musical, Amelie the Musical, Holiday Inn the Musical, Singin' In The Rain the Musical, SpongeBob the Musical and Anastasia the Musical. With its endless supply of source material and money, it won't be long until Tinseltown's dominion over Broadway is complete.
To be fair, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a book first, and Anastasia is apparently only very losly based on the movie and is attempting to be closer to history than the movie was. I haven't seen it yet but it sounds like it has a completely new book. And Singin' is a revival of a beloved classic show, so I don't think it's fair to count it.
That being said, yea, that's a lot of movie adaptions coming in. But who can blame them? Original musicals have it much harder to find an audience these days, and more often than not fail. Just look at Bright Star. (Before anyone argues, I'm not saying that it's impossible succeed as a new musical, or that being based on a movie is a guarantee to success. I know that's not the case.)
Huh?! Orginal musicals: Book of Mormon, Hamilton, Aveneue Q, Spelling Bee, Fun Home (source material, but it's not like people are flocking to it knowing the comic). All successful.
Different Drum said: "The 2016-17 season is shaping up to be the year that Hollywood conquered the Hudson. Joining the eleven existing screen-to-stage adaptations on Broadway are Willy Wonka the Musical, Groundhog Day the Musical, Bronx Tale the Musical, Amelie the Musical, Holiday Inn the Musical, Singin' In The Rain the Musical, SpongeBob the Musical and Anastasia the Musical. With its endless supply of source material and money, it won't be long until Tinseltown's dominion over Broadway is complete.
"Yes, and all that said, Great Comet and Dear Evan Hansen will rise above them all. Maybe producers will take a hint.
Yeah there are too many musicals based on movies. Not that I don't enjoy many of them but I do appreciate the writers and producers willing to take a risk on original material.
Will be seeing 5 shows during my spring trip so will be following closely how all the shows do in the Fall. Definitely want to see Dear Evan Hansen after seeing it off Broadway. And Miss Saigon is one of my favourites (any word where it is going?) so that leaves 3 spots with one definitely being a play. I love planning a Broadway trip almost as much as the trip itself!
Anastasia is very loosely based on the film - the entire book and story is changes, and the score is about 70% new. I saw it twice in CT - loved it, but the book needs some work. Altomore and Klena were wonderful - hope they are able to reprise their roles in the Broadway production!