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Adam was on the Andy Cohen show 2 weeks ago, and said "I got some stuff in the fall, that will take me away from touring." 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NrMY48BA4o&t=19s

Farewell, My Concubine?

He did a concert of Bobby Darin songs at 92Y a few years back. I had wondered if that was meant for something more. 

There has been 2 musical adaptations at least. One in 2005 at NoHo Arts Center:



And one in 2019 at Glendale Centre Theatre:



I loved Carmel Dean's score of Renascense and look forward to this.

Kelli O'Hara 

Here Lies Love for Scenic Design

Suffs or Illinoise for Best Musical

Outstanding Play
Stereophonic, by David Adjmi

Outstanding Musical
Dead Outlaw

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Appropriate

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I'm screaming!!!!! What a season for musical revivals: Gypsy vs Sunset vs Floyd Collins!

Thanks all for the insight! It was fascinating to read. My intention was to explore if it's a good idea for ART Gatsby to transfer while PMP's Gatsby is still on Broadway. Basically the possibility of 2 Gatsby's on Broadway at the same time. Unfortunately, as people have explained, the dueling Wild Party's don't provide much that's applicable here. My takeaways so far are:

1. Theatre fans' interest: There's a decent amount of interest to see both TWP, some even on the same day to make it an event. If Gatsby happens, it could be beneficial for one of them to have uncommon matinees, which is already the case: PMP Gatsby has a Thu matinee. If both play at the same time, people could see both at least on Wed, Thu, and Sat.

2. Selling point: TWP was much more obscure. The dueling effect may have helped a bit, but ultimately people were only interested because of stars. Gatsby has proven to be different, as PMP Gatsby has been doing fine without mainstream stars. People do care about Gatsby, the material. The dueling effect might be more pronounced. If marketing and social media make it a thing like Barbenheimer, do you see people flocking to New York just to be able to see both? 

3. Box office numbers: As people have explained, there's no way to tell if one TWP boosted or cannibalized the other at the box office, because the Lippa TWP was already sold out to subscribers. Something interesting is that Lippa TWP announced an extension by a week on Mar 9 (Playbill article), the day before LaChiusa TWP started previews on Mar 10. This could be interpreted as there being enough hype to see both, but once both started, it turned out that the demand wasn't enough for a second extension (unless the theatre was booked by another show already).

For Gatsby, the timing is very different. I imagine ART Gatsby would want to transfer in the spring to get that Tony boost. By then, PMP Gatsby will have run for over a year if it’s still around. The word of mouth will be established. People who are more selective or with limited budgets may choose the fresh newcomer, until word of mouth picks a winner. People who see more shows may have already seen the PMP and are interested in the ART version. There are so many ways this could go. But in the first month, ART Gatsby should be fine. The concerns might be:
1) The public doesn't know this is a different Gatsby, so the marketing has to make that LOUD AND CLEAR.
2) Gatsby fatigue: Let's hope there isn't another major Gatsby adaptation in any media before ART gets to New York. Gatz at the Public is small enough to be neglected.
3) Being the darker/artsy one (the Boston logo isn't exactly inviting), it might need awards to help ticket buyers make the decision.

4. Producers' perspective: The same Playbill article also says up front that Lippa TWP was not moving to Broadway, before LaChiusa even started. They definitely had planned to transfer (there are articles and interviews as proof), but decided to avoid it. It could be the mixed reviews that killed their confidence. Whatever the reason, that could affect ART Gatsby to avoid clashing with PMP Gatsby too.

Edit: Fix the playbill link.

The playbill article says more performances could be added. I'd really love to see Days of Wine and Roses and Stereophonic perform.

It has been "leaked" weeks ago through casting notice. If it hasn't changed since then, there will be Soft Power, Primary Trust, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Job, In the Heights, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and a new musical TBA. Very exciting season imo!

It's been a hot second since we had the Pulitzer winner of this year, so it's totally not too early to predict the next one! Why not? It's fun, for me.

Here are the winners from the past 15 years. Two from out of town, three opened in the second half of the year. 2/3 of the winners had opened by the end of June. Which means next year's winner has probably already happened or is happening right now.

I haven't seen Outsiders, Water for Elephant and Great Gatsby yet

• Back to the Future - I saw it in London a year ago and don't remember any songs
• Days of Wine and Roses - There Go I
• Harmony - Every Single Day
• Here Lies Love - Eleven Days
• How to Dance in Ohio - Building Momentum
• Lempicka - I didn't like any of them
• The Notebook - Sadness and Joy
• Suffs - Keep Marching

Flap My Wings (We Live in Cairo) is a great song! I'm curious to see how the rest of the show holds up.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/theater/three-houses-review-dave-malloy.html

I take Megabus very frequently. My experience is that the traffic gets especially bad when your scheduled arrival time is around 5pm-7pm. I always try to book ones that arrive no later than 3:30pm if I'm catching an evening show. Those have been fairly reliable.

This feels very much like First Date.

I'm freaking out!!! I'll finally get to see LaChiusa Wild Party live!!!