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. ----------
Coach Bob knew it all along: you've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed. You have to keep passing the open windows. (John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire)
It would have been nice to have a Canadian cast. One assumes that the economics (without a Broadway transfer line up) made more sense to use the original cast than to assume the costs of casting, and rehearsing from scratch. A bummer, but understandable. At least we can enjoy Canadian companies of ONCE, and KINKY BOOTS this season.
On the positive side, it's a great opportunity for the British folks to see first hand what a joy working and living in Toronto can be.