ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "
CATS' coverage problem has plagued it since the PAC run. It's physically demanding, and some of its cast is not used to doing this kind of thing 8x a week. Apparently it's been split-track hell over there recently. How they thought 5 offstage covers would be enough mystifies me."
I do have to wonder if this was a significant factor in deciding to close. There is no way this was sustainable without adding significantly
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to direct film adaptation of OCTET
Absolutely nothing in that piece suggests that Miranda so much as thought about writing any new material for it.
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
I am very sad this didn’t catch on, but, at the same time, unsurprised it didn’t. But I don’t see its failure as an indictment of Broadway; this is hardly the first great production to flop in Broadway’s history, nor will it be the last.
I do think it’ll be remembered more than many other productions, even more successful ones, though. It’s audacious and historic in a way few productions are and took a show that is now widely se
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
quizking101 said: "Kad said: "The production hasn't even hit 4 months of performances - if coverage is already an issue, how did they expect to run this? To say nothing of the multiple injuries that have already occurred."
One thing I know from chatting with the cast is that there is quite a bit of aggravation that more swings have not been hired since production isn’t putting the cost up and casting has struggled to find people who “fit&
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
The production hasn't even hit 4 months of performances - if coverage is already an issue, how did they expect to run this? To say nothing of the multiple injuries that have already occurred.
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
Mr. Wormwood said: "The fake "extensions" are all semantics and marketing tricks but there seems to be something to it because shows like Mincemeat and Oh Mary have made it work really well for them."
Yes, it's artificial scarcity. But it helps make a production feel like an event that you may miss out on, which people are still very willing to pay for. Oh Mary has coupled that with genuinely exciting cast changes, so it really is more of an e
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
I think we will see more "limited runs" in the vein of Operation Mincemeat: effectively open-ended productions scheduled for an initial run that then release further blocks of tickets as "extensions."
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
Any reasonable person can see that Jellicle Ball is not pulling in sustainable grosses and will close sooner than later. Although I would call quizking pointing to an August date “speculation” rather than a “rumor”- a rumor is already-circulating hearsay news- the gist of it is true: the show is not in a good financial place and there is no way it will be lasting many more months. It’s probably wise to see it asap.
DEATH BECOMES HER To Close on Broadway June 28, 2026
It may not be AI, but it does look like mid-tier fan art and is far beneath the quality of marketing visuals the production has had thus far.
Rumor: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL to close in August?
This is not a show you can just plug Drag Race queens into. There aren’t many who have the actual ballroom experience or ability this show requires.
NYMag Interview with Michael Arden on Lost Boys, QOV, MHE Casting
helpinghand said: "He was pretty clearly mentioning his foot fetish to say that he wasn't going after this director because he is anti-fetish or anti-sex. He is anti-abuse of power. Which...I guess I would hope everyone on here is too? "believe women" "believe victims" "believe accusers" "just...not if that guy is the one breaking the story!!!"
Y'all really think the theatre industry isn't TEEMING with problematic people
NYMag Interview with Michael Arden on Lost Boys, QOV, MHE Casting
Yeah, it’s hard to claim serious moral authority when you are coyly teasing a bombshell about a director’s abuse, repeatedly dropping jokes about your foot fetish while doing so, and then saying it will first be released on your Patreon.
Paddington transfer…. Other west end shows?
Jordan Catalano said: "“Top Hat”?
Do you mean “Crazy For You”?"
Top Hat was on the West End in 2012 and there was a separate Top Hat stage adaptation that got workshopped back in 2014.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/6/26
At some point, Wicked will close.
But right now, its several weeks of lower grosses are an aberration in its gross history and it is too soon to say if this is a sustained downward slide.
Broadway Revivals That Deserve The Jellicle Ball Treatment
John Adams said: "
Can anyone realistically say that Jellicle Ball is about cats?"
That’s what makes the revival work: it identified themes in the piece that had been obscured by the previously literal concept of “they’re cats.” That is what makes Jellicle Ball successful: its concept is strongly rooted in what was already motivating the piece.
And this is the approach that has long been embraced in staging classic plays.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/6/26
Wicked also had extraordinary grosses over the last two years thanks to the movies. It had the highest weekly gross in Broadway history over the 2024 holidays, breaking $5 mil. That wasn't sustainable and we're seeing that bubble burst. I don't think it's in imminent danger of closing, but it is in a correction period after such sustained interest.
Bridget Everett & Patti LuPone: KNOCKOUTS @ Joe’s Pub
The way I leapt on these tickets when I saw the announcement. It is going to be a truly wild show.
DOLLY: A TRUE ORIGINAL MUSICAL begins on Broadway in December 2026
kirby1058 said: "Opening night is on sale too and currently has the entire house open…
That is definitely an error.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/6/26
Between the extreme heat, World Cup, and the holiday, nobody should really be surprised by these numbers.
'1776': Historically accurate or are too many liberties taken?
If 1776 were created today, it would be denounced as woke and unpatriotic. This is a musical about America's founding that spends its last third grappling with slavery and implicating all the founders in it, while also contrasting the well-heeled, bickering, often unlikable Congress with the war being fought at their behest. The ultimate final image of the signing of the Declaration is momentous, but not necessarily triumphant.
1776 often gets unfairly contrasted with the mus
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