JERSEY BOYS Will Return to NY for Off-Bway Run

[Cfried]

http://m.playbill.com/article/jersey-boys-will-return-to-the-new-york-stage

Interesting. 

[ethan231h]

Maybe New World Stages will finally have a long tenant besides Ave Q? I'll skip this one though...

[LizzieCurry]

Whaaaaaaat!!!!

[SmokeyLady]

Yuck.  Enough!

[LizzieCurry]

I love this show and I'm happy to have the opportunity to see it again (and again), but this is super weird, right?

[RippedMan]

Wonder if they're using the same model as the new tour they're putting out? Down-scaling a little bit? I mean makes sense to try it. It's not like it was doing terribly on Broadway before it closed. 

It's also going out on some cruise ships as well.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Beyond excited for them! This is awesome!

[Phantom4ever]

It's weird that it wasn't right after the Broadway run ended.  Maybe they were waiting for the right stage at New World to open up?  I am very happy to see it back in New York City 

[bdn223]

This made sense with shows like Avenue Q, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The 39 Steps, all of which either started off Broadway or in the case of The 39 Steps a show that started in an Off-West End theater with only 235 seats. 

For Jersery Boy's this just feels like a "dirty" cash grab alla the Rent Revival. 

[musikman]

With all the downsizing they'll have to do (set, cast, etc..) is this going to be referred to as Jersey Toddlers a la Teeny Todd?

I enjoy this show a great deal, but this is going to feel really cramped in there.  

[bdn223]

I am also wish Comets producers would of been given the chance to throw good money after bad, and re-pitch the tent next to the Imperial.

[JBroadway]

A cash grab? Absolutely. But what makes it dirty? They believe they can make money in this smaller commercial house, so they're producing it again there. Look, I hate Jersey Boys - I think it's a piece of crap. But I don't see any moral problem with what they're doing. Just because it had a different origin than those other shows doesn't mean it couldn't still work in a smaller house. 

Maybe because I hate the show, I don't feel concern for its artistic integrity. The way I see it, the show itself is just one big cash grab, so why not grab as much cash as they can with it? 

[perfectliar]

RippedMan said: "Wonder if they're using the same model as the new tour they're putting out? Down-scaling a little bit? I mean makes sense to try it."

What was scaled back for the new tour?

[10086Sundays]

I wonder if the woman who saw it 1,000+ times on Broadway will be back?

[LizzieCurry]

perfectliar said: "RippedMan said: "Wonder if they're using the same model as the new tour they're putting out? Down-scaling a little bit? I mean makes sense to try it."

What was scaled back for the new tour?"

The tour is a SETA tour, so I imagine so.

When I saw the 2NT in its first stop, some of the signs were projections.

[nightnic001]

The balcony bridge was smaller, no fencing drop for the opening, and no more signs or the lighting on the back wall it was an LED wall.

[LizzieCurry]

Also, I just remembered the Brill Building doors were one door. Gave me a chuckle.

[Itonlytakesajourney]

Are they really doing this? The show literally just closed earlier this year. Why would I pay to see a downsized production of a show that closed seven months ago?? This is pretty illogical. 

[JSquared2]

Itonlytakesajourney said: "Are they really doing this? The show literally just closed earlier this year. Why would I pay to see a downsized production of a show that closed seven months ago??

 

Umm... maybe because it's not all about you?

 

[everythingtaboo]

That show still has a big following, and even to the end it was making some money and you can't beat the draw for the tourists. In a smaller theatre, even very much downsized, it's going to make people very happy, it's a recognized name.

[LizzieCurry]

Itonlytakesajourney said: "Why would I pay to see a downsized production of a show that closed seven months ago?? "

I guess you're not their audience, then. ¯\_(?)_/¯

[CATSNYrevival]

This is mostly for the tourists who won't even understand that they're not seeing Jersey Boys on Broadway. And they'll still advertise it as the Tony winning production even though it's Off-Broadway just like Avenue Q does.

[OKBroadwayFan]

A typical tourist will think they are seeing the Broadway production---and will call it a "play".      I once had a friend post on Facebook that he saw "La Cage" on his trip to NYC.   He had actually seen Priscilla Queen of the Desert.  :)

I wish them well, live theater, employed actors/crew, are all good things

[SomethingPeculiar]

It's a smart move by the producers. I'm sure they'll be able to fill 400 seats a night (or even if they have weaker weeknights, they'll have full weekends). Bway had 16 in the cast and 9 in the band, the physical production can be scaled back, the salaries will be lower, and the tourists love it. Tonally, the show should work perfectly in a more intimate theatre.

I'd rather see this than something like Rock of Ages or Mamma Mia Off-B.

[bear88]

I assume it will do just fine. My wife has seen it 4 times, 3 with me, because she enjoys the group and likes the musical. (I think she's a little burnt out on it now after seeing it on its LA tour stop in June, but part of the problem is that our lottery tickets were pretty far away.) If they run the show on days and times that don't conflict with more popular shows, they ought to do OK.

[Itonlytakesajourney]

JSquared2 said: "Itonlytakesajourney said: "Are they really doing this? The show literally just closed earlier this year. Why would I pay to see a downsized production of a show that closed seven months ago??

 

Umm... maybe because it's not all about you?

 

 

It isn't. Wasn't trying to make it sound like that, there are lots of people tired of Jersey Boys -\_(?)_/-. I'm sure this'll find its audience, but I just think it's a cheap thing to do?