Will OSLO move to Broadway?

[djoko84]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 9:57am

Now that the show opened to raves off-Broadway will it move to Broadway this season to be eligible for the Tonys? It's a surefire nominee and could very well win.

 

[PianoMann]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:15am

I hate to sound overtly pessimistic, but I don't think there would be much broad commercial appeal for a for-profit Broadway run, despite the rave reviews. 

[somechrysanthemumtea]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:16pm

Perhaps the OP is talking about a move to the Beaumont? 

[PianoMann]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:26pm

somechrysanthemumtea said: "Perhaps the OP is talking about a move to the Beaumont?"

 

Of all possible scenarios that would seem most likely, I agree!

 

[buhbuhbilly]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:36pm

Bart can't be without Broadway for even a season  

[@z5]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:52pm

Or at least extend - it's nearly impossible to get a ticket to this show.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 1:15pm

PianoMann said: "somechrysanthemumtea said: "Perhaps the OP is talking about a move to the Beaumont?"

 Of all possible scenarios that would seem most likely, I agree!"

Lincoln Center is a subscription house, so I don't see why they'd transfer this show to their Broadway house when their subscribers have already seen it. 

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 1:22pm

Because if it's selling well to the general public it will generate money for them?  They already have a Broadway showed booked for the first half of their season, so this would just be another production.  It wouldn't be taking another slot from subscribers.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 1:29pm

Selling well right now includes subscribers- taking it to a commercial run doesn't automatically mean it will sell well. And one Broadway show for the Fall does not a season make. There would be no reason for LCT to fill up a large house like the Beaumont with a play their subscribers and members have just seen, especially since King and I was already using the Beaumont for longer than its initially scheduled run.  

[pupscotch]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 1:34pm

Is the set really complex for this show? Because they could just do a limited run for a fairly low cost if it's possible while they wait for the next show to come in, while the subscribers have Falsettos to keep them happy. It would bring in more revenue than it just staying dark until the next big show comes in.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 2:21pm

Looks pretty bare bones to me?

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 7/13/16 at 2:39pm

It is a well acted production but the script is not as strong as some of the other plays the playwright has written. So I would not bet money on a transfer. When does Gone With The Wind go into the Beaumont?

[JIMG3]

Posted: 7/15/16 at 8:46am

SmoothLover said: "It is a well acted production but the script is not as strong as some of the other plays the playwright has written. So I would not bet money on a transfer. When does Gone With The Wind go into the Beaumont?

This is if I'm not mistaken, the third time you've posted a comment about "Gone with the wind" and the Beaumont. The only conclusion I can draw at this point, is that either you're willfully ignorant, or you're looking for attention at the expense of factual reality. It is not, never was, and never will be happening. Is that clear?

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[Kad]

Posted: 7/15/16 at 10:01am

Oslo could easily fit in a Broadway house, no question. Like any play at the Mitzi Newhouse, it takes advantage of space- specifically its flexible seating configuration and its entrances in the seating area- but that can be easily modified for a Broadway run (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike did so). It's basically a unit set with actors sliding furniture on and off.

I think it's a fabulous, well-acted, and timely play that would be worthy of Broadway run. Whether that's actually in the cards is a different matter.

[djoko84]

Posted: 7/29/16 at 6:53am

I just wanted to take the time to gloat that I called it first!!!

[Smaxie]

Posted: 7/29/16 at 8:05am

Thanks, Kreskin.