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Alan Henry
#1TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 12:10pm

For Immediate Release: May 21, 2014

Producers David Mirvish and Barry & Fran Weissler are postponing their planned new production of the Tony Award-winning musical TITANIC.

Originally announced to have a Toronto run July and August 2014 and then to transfer to Broadway immediately afterwards, this new production's schedule has had to change due to the lack of availability of an appropriate Broadway theatre for the show in the 2014-15 season.

The producers are still committed to the project when a Broadway house becomes available in the future.

Details of a replacement show in the Mirvish 2014-15 subscription main season, in which TITANIC was announced as one of seven shows, will be made soon.

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haterobics
#2TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 12:12pm

Ha! When this was first announced, I made a bad joke that we shouldn't celebrate just yet, as Titanic has a poor track record of making it to North America. turns out I was right, heh.

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tazber
#2TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 12:51pm

Thanks for the info bwayto.


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bdn223
#3TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 1:18pm

Sadly for once I actually buy the "there are no appropriate theaters" excuse for once. They probably want a 800-11000 seat house which include the:
Belasco
Booth
Schoenfeld
Longacre
Lyceum
All of which are/should be available come Fall. I think they probably don't want a balcony since what they are selling in an "intimate" titanic, aka no sinkage, and I know if I am sitting in a balcony I'd want to see that ship sink. That then leaves:
Booth
Schoenfeld
The Schoenfeld will likley be taken by You Can't Take it With You with James Earl Jones, and the Shubert Organization is likely holding onto the Booth for some star lead revival.
Their original choices for theaters were likly the Brooks and Kerr, (Yes the Kerr has a balcony, but its two rows of 67 seats that can easily be sold as rush/student tickets.) and didn't think After Midnight or Gentleman's Guide would make it through their first.

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ACL2006
#4TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 1:39pm

I still wonder if Dames at Sea might take the Booth.


A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

DressedInYourPajamas
#5TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 1:53pm

Its not a lack of a theatre...they're having money problems...

#6TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 2:03pm

There is a lack theatres at the moment that are suitable so none the less the statement id accurate.

evic
#7TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 4:28pm

The oldest, lamest excuse....yeah and the dog ate my homework. Lots of available theaters come September.

neonlightsxo
#8TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 4:34pm

The Booth is taken but not by Dames at Sea. Someone should take the Schoenfeld, if they haven't already.

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HogansHero
#9TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 4:39pm

Neon, in this world, you don't take a theatre; one has to be given to you. That said, the excuse for postponement is indeed BS.

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CATSNYrevival
#10TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 6:23pm

If they're having second thoughts about staging a mini Titanic on Broadway, they should be.

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Mr Roxy
#11TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 6:40pm

The original Titanic sunk & never made NY

The Broadway production made the ship unsinkable as they could not get it to sink

This new production never made it also. I doubt it will come here. Even though it won the Tony, the show lost money so why bankroll another Titanic which probably will not make money either.

How about combining both shows: Dame At Sea On The Titanic ?


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matineeidol2591
#12TITANIC Postponed
Posted: 5/21/14 at 9:33pm

Yes, they are certainly having money problems. They announced this revival before even a small number of investors were in place. Very silly on their part. I predict that this production never comes to Broadway, unfortunately. The score is one of my favorites.