The Hippodrome 09-10 Season Wishlist/Speculation Thread

[feline0favenueQ]

Posted: 1/8/09 at 9:00pm

Any rumblings or wishes?

[writerguy]

Posted: 1/12/09 at 10:14pm

Well, I was hoping for Jersey Boys each of the past two years, but instead was left with Grinch. God only knows how they'll fill that schedule next season

[JLSatUD]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 10:06pm

When I was in the lobby during Chorus Line, I heard an older couple mention to a Hippodrome woman that this year's lineup was too "kid-friendly" and they were hoping for more variety next year. The woman said she had been hearing a lot of that. The couple asked about Jersey Boys and the woman didn't really say yes or no, but she mentioned something about JB having an extended engagement in DC. (I'd think that'd hurt our chances.)

I gave up waiting and went to NYC to see JB. :)

This is my 3rd year of being a subscriber, but my group of friends that got tix together has gone from 10 to 8 to 4 over those three years due to the lineups. I hope we have a good year next year...I'm not sure I'll renew for an iffy lineup again. I mean, the prices are decent - we pay for 7 shows what I pay for 2 shows in NYC but still...

[musicaltheatrefan3]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:40am

Not that it really affects me (I am in Europe until May and I don't plan on being in Baltimore until August), but I am from Maryland (kind of. I moved there when I was 8, but I still call Maryland home) and I kind of care about what shows my family will be seeing! I can't see why JB can't come to Baltimore finally. I also think that "Wicked" should return. What new tours are there? "Xanadu" hasn't announced any East Coast venues yet, have they?

[FeelingElectric]

Posted: 2/10/09 at 7:25pm

You might get your wish,musicaltheatrefan3. I talked with an someone from the Hippodrome before Grease last Thursday. It seems they are trying to get a return engagment of Wicked, and negotiating for In The Heights. I was also told that you probably shouldn't expect to see Mary Poppins play in Baltimore until the 2010-2011 season.

I am hoping that Boeing Boeing, Jersey Boys, Xanadu, and August: Osage county are also pursued.

[writerguy]

Posted: 2/16/09 at 8:56am

After speaking with an official at the Hipp last night, In The Heights and Young Frankenstein are officially on the 09-10 bill. Also, Phantom will do a five-week run (not a subscriber show).

No Jersey Boys this time around, as well as no Mary Poppins. We were told that there has been a lot of outcry from subscribers about the "kid-friendly" subscriber series (Grinch, etc...), and were told that all six shows (down from the usual seven for subscribers) will be geared toward adults next season.

The full line-up will be announced in April.
Updated On: 2/16/09 at 08:56 AM

[balto]

Posted: 2/17/09 at 1:31pm

I heard the same thing about In the Heights and Young Frankenstein being included.

[feline0favenueQ]

Posted: 2/19/09 at 5:25pm

Nice, this year doesn't look terrible. Looks like it's going to be solid!

[balto]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 2:10pm

Solid? I'm not holding my breath... Has anyone found out the other shows yet?

[JLSatUD]

Posted: 3/8/09 at 7:44pm

Any word on why we're only going to have 6 instead of 7 shows? Wonder if the prices will change accordingly...

[writerguy]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 7:42am

I was told that basically it'a a move to make season tickets seam more affordable during the recession.

[balto]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 10:16am

they've got to be announcing soon... any idea of when?

[writerguy]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 12:12pm

I was told April, but I've also read late March.

[balto]

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:50am

Well, I assume it's April. Late March is over!

[feline0favenueQ]

Posted: 3/30/09 at 9:14pm

I'm so antsy to know....

[writerguy]

Posted: 4/3/09 at 11:42am

Some will say I have way too much time on my hands -- and they'd be right!

Here are the 2009-10 schedules for those Broadway Across America cities already announced. It may give you a better idea what we can expect here (for instance, in addition to In The Heights and Young Frankenstein, I'd also maybe expect a repeat of Wicked, along with Dreamgirls and August: Osage County):

Atlanta:
Young Frankenstein
Spring Awakening
South Pacific
May Poppins
In The Heights

Fort Lauderdale:
Fiddler on the Roof
Legally Blonde
The 39 Steps
In The Heights
Color Purple
Mary Poppins

Houston:
Mary Poppins
A Chorus Line
Cirque Dreams
In The Heights
Young Frankenstein

Kansas City:
Spring Awakening
Wicked
White Christmas
Young Frankenstein
A Chorus Line
101 Dalmatians - The Musical

Milwaukee:
Spring Awakening
Dreamgirls
Grease
Legally Blonde
Wicked

Portland:
Fiddler on the Roof
August: Osage County
Legally Blonde
Cats
Dreamgirls
Cirque Dreams
The Lion King

Salt Lake City:
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
The Wedding Singer
Avenue Q
Legally Blonde
The Lion King

Tempe:
Legally Blonde
Phantom of the Opera
Little House on the Prairie - The Musical
Annie
August: Osage County
Marry Poppins
Avenue Q
The 39 Steps
In The Heights

[the GA is silent]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 1:18am

I've never posted here before, but I thought I'd de-lurk long enough to pass along some information I found (some of which is already known):

I went to the Hippodrome Sunday 3/29 to watch CATS, and while I was there I talked to someone who worked there (I don't know exactly what her position was, but she wasn't an usher, as she was carrying a walkie-talkie, was wearing business-casual clothes, and had a badge hanging around her neck).

Anyway, when asked when the line-up for next season's shows was going to be announced, she said April 23.

I then asked if she had any idea or guesses as to what some of those shows might be. She said the only thing official she could tell me was that which has already been posted: Young Frankenstein, In The Heights, and The Phantom Of The Opera as a special. Were she to tell me anything else, she said, she'd have to kill me.

Knowing this, I decided to mention the fact that I'd read rumors/speculation online "somewhere" that there was a possibility of Wicked coming back. She said that wasn't a "reliable" rumor and that it likely wasn't going to happen.

Yes, I know she could have been saying that just because she wasn't able to confirm anything if it was true, but I just thought I'd share it anyway to let you all make of it what you will.

I shall now retreat back to my solitude of message-board-lurkdom.

Thanks!

[madisontaylor]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:06pm

Although it's not up on any website yet, a friend of mine is in the Fiddler on the Roof tour and told me it is scheduled to play Baltimore in October. I don't know if that will be part of the subscription or a special offer.

[writerguy]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 3:21pm

Thanks guys... great info!

I'm really surprised we haven't officially heard anything by now. Seems pretty late.

[EbonyEyez]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 10:21pm

Aww I really hope she was pulling your leg about Wicked . I didn't get to see it when it was here the first time.

[feline0favenueQ]

Posted: 4/20/09 at 8:52pm

Still no announcment? Damn....

[tourboi]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 12:50pm

Didn't someone say on the main board it would be announced on on the 23rd or something?

[writerguy]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 3:40pm

Well, our season-ticket renewal bill is now up on the website, so an announcment about the shows had better be forthcoming!

[azeller]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 6:22pm

I can't believe they actually posted the renewal information without the shows. At least they decreased the price from last year to account for the fact they dropped the number of shows from 7 to 6. Now, an announcement please!

[balto]

Posted: 4/23/09 at 8:05am

Started a new thread with the confirmed 2009-2010 season


http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=995426&dt=0&boardid=15