FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway's St. James in the fall
FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway's St. James in the fall
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway's St. James in the fall
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:35pm
http://www.broadway.com/Finian-s-Rainbow-to-Play-Broadway-s-St-James-Theatre/broadway_news/5024606
Updated On: 4/2/09 at 04:35 PM
#2re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:35pmHuh! Who saw that coming?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:36pm
Nice to see Cheyenne Jackson working again.
But...really?
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#8re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:41pmThey're taking a huge risk moving into the St. James; it's a pretty big theater. I wish them nothing but the best though.
#9re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:43pmFinally, ah Broadway revival. I wonder how this one will sell.
#10re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:45pmthanks!! yeah, the St. James is way too big for this. I don't see it selling all that well.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#12re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:49pmLOVED this show at Encores. I hope it gets a new recording! (and maybe a few cast changes)
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#13re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:50pmLeast it's not DAMN YANKEES.
#14re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:52pmwell this is a pleasant surprise!
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#15re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 4:58pmWonderful news! So no Minsky's at the St. James after all...
#16re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:01pmI am personally very excited for this. How wonderful to have such an amazing score sung nightly on Broadway again! What a pleasant and welcome surprise.
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Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
scaryclowns2232
Stand-by Joined: 6/18/08
#17re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:04pmHow about that...
#16re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:17pm
Wait...were the reviews really that good?
So effervescent productions of Follies and On the Town do not transfer...but this does?
...after some quick research: I guess the reviews were pretty good. Who knew?
Updated On: 4/2/09 at 05:17 PM
twogaab2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/03
#17re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:17pmGreat news!!!
TWOGAAB
"A Class Act" will never die!
#18re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:21pmFOLLIES really should have transferred...
#19re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:29pmI seriously can't imagine any NON-theatre-queens-who've-listened-to-this-cast-album-over-and-over-again-and-eagerly-awaited-a-new-production having much interest in seeing this, and/or seeing it and feeling it's something they're thrilled they saw and must recommend to friends.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#20re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:32pmWho knows. Kiss Me, Kate was a hit, and that show was basically forgotten and then made new again.
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#21re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:33pmMade my day! Here's hoping that Baldwin, Norton, Jackson and Bobb (unless they get Leo Butz) stay with the production.
#22re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:34pmWhile I did love the show at Encores!, I do not think it will sell well at the St. James.
#23re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:35pm
"Kiss Me Kate" was a fun, accessible, escapist harkening back to a former era, with relevant-if-generic themes.
This is about a leprechaun who turns an old racist man into a gospel-singing negro. And there's a mute girl who dances her feelings. I really doubt this will strike a chord with anyone who's not a theatre diehard familiar with the show.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#24re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:36pmjewishboy, Butz is doing CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
#25re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to move to Broadway in the fall...
Posted: 4/2/09 at 5:40pm
Whatever ever happened with the planned "Fela!" transfer?
Kind of OT, but still in the vein of this thread.
