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It’s an enormous investment to gut-renovate a space to build a custom venue- they’re going to want to build an audience now, even if it won’t start for nine more months. 

Jordan Catalano said: "The rumor I heard was “Maybe Happy Ending” which really confused me as to why they’d do that to themselves after the last time. So that’s probably not true. Maybe. I dunno."

The photo is taken in a recording studio, so I doubt it’s any kind of replacement casting. 

Ensemble1711444445 said: "No need to be so positive may be more the case if you do a little digging. Lots of financial questions.
JohnnyB3 said: "Ensemble1711444445 - No need to be so negative."

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Financial questions pertaining to... what...? And to whom? Stop being oblique about it and either say what you mean or link to a source. 

When I said the ensemble, I meant as a phantom and understudy. Murray Hill and Bridget Everett are both too big of names for that (though I would kill to see either of them in a production). 

Even juicier: this is based on Matthew Lombardo's experience with Faye Dunaway during the Tea at Five debacle. 

Something wonky is going on with the HK closing thread.  Page breaks are requiring more posts to trigger, posts are disappearing when page breaks happen, and the reported number of replies on the main board is fewer than the actual number of replies in the thread (it’s saying there are 75 when there are 82 numbered posts). 

Something is wonky with this thread. A page break hasn’t happened but should’ve and posts have disappeared when page breaks did occur. And the main board is reporting there are fewer replies than there actually are. 
 

Edit: this post seems to have forced the page break. Weird. 

JLo is no Beyonce. 

The Belasco is also, y'know, currently occupied by MHE, which does not seem to be in danger of closing. 

Again- in such a tight turnaround time, for a production to take the Shubert and open by the Tony deadline, it basically has to be as close to ready to go right now as it feasibly could be. A load in would need to be happening in early to mid March, which is two months away. 

Slam Frank will likely mount a full off- broadway production at some point in the near future, but the idea of a non-union show with barely any technical elements and a shoestring budget jumping from the Asylum straight to the Shubert is hilarious. 

Call_me_jorge said: "There’s also Bull Durham."

Bull Durham struck out with both critics and audiences at Papermill, couldn’t sell tickets and cost the theater a fortune. It’s not going anywhere but back in drawer. 

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Magic Mike Liveis corralling press in NYC for some mystery announcementnext week....would they mount another production here? New York audiences are way different than Vegas, nevertheless I could see it filling the Shubert for a time since it's a recognizable title for tourists."

They are indeed doing a NY run, but it won’t be on Broadway. And it’s a male dance revue, not a theatre piece. 

The upside, of course, is that Mexodus would likely be the lowest-cost musical to hit Broadway in decades. 

Why would an investor swoop in to help extend the show by just a month or two?

Edit: I was responding to a post that is now mysteriously gone.  

Also: influencer events are not very fun. They're marketing. Whenever an influencer is invited to something, they are there with the understanding they will be making content and plugging the show on social media in exchange for perks or payment. Influencers are shills and it's a full-time job. 

 

For this quick turnaround- if the intention is to open before the late April Tony cutoff- it has to be something that is basically ready to go now because rehearsals would realistically need to start next month. 

I can imagine some producers pitching Prada as a recognizable title that will align with the sequel coming out in May. 

Wow, this is a shock! I thought for sure they'd at least make it through the summer.

But this means the Shubert is now plausibly open for a last-minute entry this season...