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Vacant houses as of fall?
LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#75Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/9/14 at 10:23pmNext person that says Heathers is transferring to broadway gets taken out into the street for a free beating.
#1CarrieFan
Stand-by Joined: 2/5/13
#76Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 4:06pm
I ma seriously so thrilled than I started this thread a couple weeks ago. Being out here in the Hinterlands I never am kept in the gossip loop of people in-the-know! I concur that doesn't Dames need a smaller house because didn't I originally read somewhere it is a "small-ish" production?
I've heard lots about Heathers, both good and bad, but it seems like the number of people talking about it here deem it will be coming in. Boy was I surprised when I heard of revivals of Whorehouse and Molly Brown happening. Further comments on these? Who's producing? Who's starring?
I'm sure everybody recently read about Forum and how they may rotate stars in the production (I think that was in the Times.)
Nobody has mentioned yet, so I'll throw it out there, of a transfer from Kennedy Center of The Little Dancer to the GREAT (?!!) White Way. Is our poor Susan Stroh too bruised after Big Fish and Bullets?
I had always also understood that Papermill's Can-Can this fall was a likely candidate to transfer, unless the reviews were absolutely horrible.
What about, again, My bodyguard? Any new news on that arriving this side of the pond?
I will close today's message with something that has been bothering me for a long time: The box office for Rock of Ages always is at a 85-90% seats sold. Well, of course it's at one of our quaint, smaller houses, so can't we put that infuriatingly too-long of a run of a jukebox musical into a larger house where it belongs and give us back our Helen Hayes for more intimate musicals or dramas?
I will continue to look forward to checking this thread. Thanks!
PS: Somebody commented that The Visit is too large of a show to go into the John Golden. From people who have seen this production up north, comment on this? I'm under the impression that aside from having Chita in the show, it's a relatively small cast?
#77Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 5:00pmI wonder if Can Can would hold off to see how An American In Paris does on Broadway?
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VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#78Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 5:08pmI think the Helen Hayes is in need of a new tenant. And I know what would just fit perfectly...
#79Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 7:36pmVotePeron what show?
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#81Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 3:42pmSince we now know that finding neverland will either be at the marquis or brooks Atkinson, does anybody know what's going into the winter garden next? Also, is there going to be anything in the palace for the fall?
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#82Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 4:40pmWhat's going into the Golden? And for how long?
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#83Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 4:59pmA Delicate Balance will be at the Golden from October 20 to February 22.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#84Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 5:00pmIf Finding Neverland was going to the Atkinson (post Love Letters) or the Marquis, they could have announced the theatre. Saying a Nederlander theatre to be announced indicates a Nederlander theatre that is currently occupied by another show.
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#85Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 7:08pmSmaxie, all of the other nederlander theatres have long running shows that show no stop of closing any time soon. The nederlander theatre already has honeymoon coming in, the neil Simon has the last ship coming in, and the palace has an American in Paris coming in the spring. This leaves the marquis and the brooks Atkinson the only theatres available during the spring since the shows that are going into those theatres are limited runs and closing in early 2015. So the brooks Atkinson or the marquis theatre it is!
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#86Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 7:36pmAs Smaxie posits, the fact that they didn't announce either the Atkinson or the Marquis when they appear to be free for the spring leads me to believe that AN AMERICAN IN PARIS will not be going into the Palace after all or IF/THEN or MOTOWN will close by March to free up either the Rodgers or Lunt. I'd lean towards IF/THEN out of the two.
#87Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 8:06pmMOTOWN is still grossing $1 million a week. It's not going anywhere. IF/THEN will close when Idina leaves.
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RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#88Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 8:32pmMiss Saigon would work really well at the Winter Garden, but I think most people would want it back at the Broadway. Also, the Broadway is always an option if Cinderella closes in January.
#89Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 8:42pmI know Motown's advance sales are dwindling, but not enough to close this Spring. My guess is Winter 2015
#90Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 9:12pmI bet finding neverland will go into the marquis
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ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#91Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 10:32pmI know Dian Paulus is tough on choosing theaters, based on Pippin, they were looking at A LOT if theaters. So I think they are between the Marquis and the Atkinson. My guess is that they are leaning towards the Marquis.
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#92Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 10:44pmOur dear friend CapnHook called the Marquis for Neverland a few days after the Tonys. Kudos.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#93Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 10:53pmSmaxie that's possible but it doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes they just hold back the name if they're not 100% sure which house they're taking.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#94Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 10:54pmI think Smaxie is right. I think they're playing it by ear. Come December we might not have The Last Ship or If/Then. Who knows. If they wanted those houses they would have announced it as they are available. And they didn't. So they're holding out for a certain house.
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#95Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/13/14 at 11:08pmRW3, I would argue that the Winter Garden is completely the wrong theatre for MISS SAIGON. The Prince Edward is a very narrow stage and the direction pretty much relies on this proportion of the stage, while the Winter Garden features the widest proscenium on Broadway, and is also not very tall, so I really don't think it would work at all.
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#96Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/14/14 at 12:51amIdina is contracted in if/then for a year so I can't see that show closing by the time finding neverland would need to move in so the Rodgers is out. You're right though, the Neil Simon might very well be available for the spring but out of the marquis, Neil Simon, and brooks Atkinson, my quess is that finding neverland would go into the marquis. I do feel bad for the Neil Simon though since its last few musicals have been flops I.e. Big fish, scandalous, JCS, catch me if you can and ragtime. I have a feeling the last ship will be another flop...
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#97Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/14/14 at 10:45amI don't know why anyone would want the Winter Garden. It made sense for Rocky because of the wrap around Mezz. It made it feel like an arena. But for most shows, why would you want half the audience to be partial view?
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#98Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/14/14 at 10:48amThe Winter Garden is awesome, I think. I don't think the sightlines are bad (I sat on the side in the rear orch and didn't miss a thing). I can think of theaters where the sightlines are worse (RODGERS-1/2 the orch is partial view for most shows because of that overhang).
#99Vacant houses as of fall?
Posted: 8/14/14 at 9:04pm
I think saying a "Nederlander" theater could indeed mean that are hoping to move in to a soon to be vacant theater. It also could be Nederlands have a few projects coming down the pipeline (Neverland, Disney's HUNCHBACK, other Disney properties . . . and who knows what else . . . Doesn't Paper Mill have a connection with Nederlanders?
Also, they may not have all their finances in place - and were waiting for the local reviews to hit . . .
