WAR HORSE To Take The St. James Theatre (BroadwayWorld.com)

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Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:26pm

Thought you's guys would wanna know.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:31pm

That surprises me. I feel like they would need more wing space for the horses.

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:32pm

I dunno. Heard from my "reliable" source.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:35pm

I think Warhorse would feel different on a proscenium stage. I loved the staging at the Beaumont. You felt like a part of the action.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:36pm

not sure why they would take a larger theater since they haven't been filling the Beaumont lately. they're looking at a theater with 300 extra seats to fill each for each performance.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:37pm

They can easily close off the balcony though, right? They've done that before at that theater for some shows.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:47pm

For what it's worth, War Horse is playing in Toronto on a proscenium stage. And, the production has gotten great write ups and word of mouth. So, clearly, it is adaptable.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:57pm

I can see this working on a proscenium. And the move to Times Square from Lincoln Center may help fill those extra seats.

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roadmixer

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 01:30pm

Not coming to the St. James... another Jujamcyn house. Take a guess.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 01:46pm

Wasn't it originally staged on a proscenium stage at the National anyway? Sure, they made it look gorgeous on the thrust at the Beaumont, but as shown at the National and in the Toronto/tour version, it can be great on a proscenium stage as well.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 01:54pm

I am not sure about the staging at The National, But, I do know that the staging at The New London is a thrust stage.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 02:03pm

Well, either way, it will be playing proscenium stages when it's out on tour. Deal with it.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 05:44pm

I don't know why they are trying to keep it going, but I suppose it must be making money? I mean, the movie did nothing to help its ticket sales. I think it needs a new logo/design. The one at Lincoln Center makes it look so dated.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 05:58pm

People seem to like this WarHorse.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 05:58pm

Also, I think it's kind of amusing that no one wanted the St. James to sit empty all summer, and yet....it is...

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 06:39pm

Roadmixer, so you think it's going to take the Hirschfeld (which has roughly 300 more seats than the St. James)? The only other option is waiting out Clybourne and taking the Kerr

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:02pm

No way it could fit in the Kerr. And the Hirschfeld has 1424 seats compared to the St. James' 1709.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:04pm

The show played at The Olivier theatre at The National which also has a thrust stage.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:17pm

Ah, my mistake. I thought I'd heard it was a proscenium at the National. But it's definitely playing many proscenium houses across the country on tour.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:36pm

The Kerr has 118 less seats than the Beaumont. It makes sense to downgrade the theater size than go up by another 300 or so, especially when you consider that the 6,412 tickets WAR HORSE sold less week would only be about an 85% capacity at the Kerr.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:37pm

Seems a bit of a risk moving War Horse from the Beaumount to a bigger theatre, the National must think it has a commericial future on Broadway.

roadmixer

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:43pm

I don't THINK. I KNOW.

theatreguy

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 07:57pm

frogs_fan - Yes, the Kerr has 188 fewer seats than the Beaumont. It also has a MUCH smaller stage. There's no way it could fit a production the size of War Horse.

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Posted: 5/9/12 at 08:00pm

I meant 300 less, my bad

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WAR HORSE To Take The St. James Theatre
Posted: 5/10/12 at 01:42am

@Theaterguy
I completely agree there is no way War Horse could fit in the Kerr, A Little Night Music seemed like barley fit there...I mean couldn't take more than five steps forward and be at the edge of the stage. There is no way the puppets that are like ten feet long can fit on that stage. I also hate the Kerr because it is so crampt.

THe only theaters of a similar size with a stage that would be large enough for the production that I can think of would be the Schoenfeld or the Brooks Atkinson

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WAR HORSE To Take The St. James Theatre
Posted: 5/10/12 at 02:41am

If War Horse vacating the Vivian Beaumont means by some random chance that the Arena Stage production of Oklahoma! could transfer to Broadway, I would be so happy. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen, and I'd love to see it on Broadway. Truly a revival done right.

I don't know if they'll be able to find the investors, though, or how the Beaumont works in terms of its affiliation with LCT, but if everything worked out, that would be marvelous. That production works so well in the round, but I think Circle in the Square would feel too small for it, and I think it would adapt well to the Vivian Beaumont.