Posted by #1CarrieFan 2013-02-05 20:13:26
Does anybody know what is going in to the following houses this Spring?
Belasco
Booth- will Virginia Woolf last until the Tony's?
Longacre
Marquis
St. James
Where is Bette's new show going?
Vacant Broadway Houses as of this Spring?
Posted by Smaxie 2013-02-05 20:15:27
Jekyll is at the Marquis. Bette's showing going into the Booth after Virginia Woolf.
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Posted by #1CarrieFan 2013-02-05 20:34:12
My god! Can't believe the rapid response. Thank you so much. Since you told me that Jekyll is going into the Marquis, does that mean Scarlett/Maggie the Cat is staying at the Richard Rogers until Tony time?
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-05 20:40:06
It's been stated numerous times that Cat can't extend because of her movie career.
Maybe they'll try to find a replacement or something? Seems like a lot of empty theaters.
Anything going into the Kerr?
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Posted by #1CarrieFan 2013-02-05 20:48:11
Yes, The Testimate of Mary with Fionna Shaw (April 22nd-June 16th). Fiona plays Mary 30 years after Jesus Christ was crucified. I have several friends in London who have raved about the show.
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Posted by willep 2013-02-05 20:52:32
*Testament
*Fiona
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-06 00:40:37
Oh that's gonna be good!
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Posted by TheaterBoy7777 2013-02-06 11:26:50
Is the Simon staying empty until Big Fish arrives in the fall?
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Posted by ACL2006 2013-02-06 11:28:29
^^likely. a limited engagement could only fit in their now. They'll likely start loading in in early August.
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Posted by #1CarrieFan 2013-02-12 20:49:02
Sounds like we might as well and go ahead and cross off one of these theaters as being vacant. I've been talking with others and The Glass Menagerie sounds like it will be on Broadway right before Tony Award cutoff date. Go Cherry!
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Posted by CapnHook 2013-02-12 21:02:28
It would be a beautiful fit at the Belasco.
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Posted by SondheimFan5 2013-02-12 23:58:27
The Nance is going into the Belasco.
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Posted by wdwfreak 2013-02-13 00:00:23
^ No, The Nance is going into the Lyceum.
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Posted by Emmaloucbway 2013-02-13 10:10:53
How about Studio 54 after Drood closes in March? Or the Stephen Sondheim? That theatre has been dark since Anything Goes closed last summer.
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Posted by frogs_fan85 2013-02-13 10:16:29
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL is going into the Sondheim.
The dark theaters remaining iirc are:
Belasco
Circle in the Square
Longacre
Neil Simon (until BIG FISH)
New Amsterdam (after MARY POPPINS)
Richard Rodgers (after CAT)
Studio 54 (after DROOD)
St. James (after Barry Manilow)
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Posted by jnb9872 2013-02-13 12:52:58
And the New Amsterdam will presumably be closed for renovations until ALADDIN.
What do we have coming that has no theatre booked? If we take MENAGERIE as one, then what else is announced? MISS FIRECRACKER? VELOCITY OF AUTUMN?
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Posted by Phantom of London 2013-02-13 13:42:58
March/April normally a show is loaded into every Broadway theater, so worrying a handful are dark, is the economy going off the side of a cliff?
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-13 13:44:08
Still plenty of time for something else to come in. No more big musicals are opening, so it's pretty easy for a play to swoop in and open on time.
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Posted by mar6411 2013-02-13 14:30:01
"Still plenty of time for something else to come in."
At what point will all the shows that are opening before the Tony deadline "declare?" At some point, they will need to have contracts signed, theater booked, announcements made and tickets on sale. About when is that point?
I thought I had a pretty good idea of what was coming and now I see that Glass Menagerie is on the radar. And when do Miss Firecracker and Velocity of Autumn need to announce?
I always wonder about this for spring. Just curious.
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Posted by ACL2006 2013-02-13 15:59:57
I think this will be the first spring in ages where we see several houses dark. The Simon & New Amsterdam are basically booked, but will still be empty(I still think Poppins should have wait a few more months before closing). Circle in the Square just lost their booking for the spring, so I doubt anything last minute will book that theater. And I doubt any kind of play will book the St. James. Simply too big. I still wish Roundabout would revive Dancin', even for just a 3 month limited run at Studio 54.
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-13 19:25:44
If Roundabout was smart, they should have opened Drood now-ish, and let it run through the Tonys. It's bound to win the Best Revival Tony since there isn't anything else going on, right? But instead they'll have a dark theater.
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Posted by frogs_fan85 2013-02-13 20:30:52
I think ANNIE is the only other revival this season.
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Posted by mschwager 2013-02-13 21:08:37
Pippin & Jekyll & Hyde are both revivals.
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Posted by CapnHook 2013-02-13 21:24:28
CINDERELLA will be deemed a revival.
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Posted by frogs_fan85 2013-02-13 21:26:07
Wow, I need to stop drinking.
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Posted by dramamama611 2013-02-13 21:51:16
With all we've been hearing about the changes to Cinderella, I am not as certain of its status as a revival. Shouldn't the next set of "decisions" be coming out soon?
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Posted by jnb9872 2013-02-13 22:10:43
If I'm the producers of CINDERELLA, and I see MATILDA standing in my way for the Tony, I petition as hard as I can to be a Revival. That's where my two cents stand.
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Posted by CapnHook 2013-02-13 22:57:17
Exactly.
Plus, it IS a revival. It's an highly altered book, and may be eligible for Best Book, but in its entirety not a brand new musical.
Shows that have existing material that are shaped to be a new musical (SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, FOSSE, CONTACT, PRINCE OF BROADWAY) could qualify as a new musical, however.
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Posted by #1CarrieFan 2013-03-10 16:31:56
Cross out the Longacre because they booked a new musical coming in on July 9th and opening August 4th. The musical was done here in Seattle but I don't know anything about it. It has new producers and writers, lyricists who are newbies to broadway. The title of the show is First Date and was also mentioned in Friday's New York Times.
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Posted by mar6411 2013-03-10 16:33:46
It was also mentioned on this site and there is a thread about it.
