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Did they specifically state or imply that it would be coming to Broadway this season? It could be they can't secure a suitable theater until the fall.

Oof, those Tammy Faye numbers. It's like watching another guy get kicked in the nards and you have sympathy pains.

Yeah, very few stars could have kept If/Then going for a full year.

Wasn't there a recent rumor that Dead Outlaw was the buzzard circling the Belasco?

In the theater district, I like the Algonquin, Iroquois, Muse, and Casablanca. The rooms in these are going to be a bit smaller than the Michelangelo but overall the hotels are at the same level of quality. Probably will be pretty pricey on a holiday weekend, though.

Sam Mendes is the only one who comes to mind that moves fluidly between the two. Scott Ellis has done some good TV directing work, but even that is far different from cinema.

Does the capacity number reflect tickets sold, or people who actually attended?

BORN2LEAD

Also waiting as well...

Big fan of the Miss Saigon helicopter staging too.

I remember being gobsmacked by the opening of Nicholas Hytner's 1994 Carousel revival at Lincoln Center as well, with the set transforming from a factory floor to a carnival, with a huge carousel assembling before our eyes over the course of the Carousel Waltz overture.

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Wicked out-grossed The Lion King this week. Has that been happening recently? Or are they increasing prices at the Gershwin now as demand for the show rises with the movie coming out next month?"

Wicked has been the top grosser several times over the past few months.

I’m doing it in November. Hills of California at 1, Oh, Mary! at 5, and McNeal at 8. This will follow a 5:30 am flight to JFK, so it will be an endurance test but I’m looking forward to it. 

The lack of discussion about this production on this site is really staggering to me. Were the tickets too pricey for anyone to bite?

I don't see how this could ever be a satisfying stage experience. It's a story and situation made for the big screen. There's no real character arc, and the thing that makes it most enjoyable is the huge number of cinematic setpieces, which could never be realized in live theater.

If you want to do a play (or musical!) of a Hitchcock film, look at Notorious or Vertigo.

jkcohen626 said: "Great to hear this show has a future. Hopefully this means it'll be filmed. Would KILL for them to get Rachel Bay Jones back for this. She was the heart and soul of this show."

Unfortunately for the theater, Rachel Bay Jones is getting a nice network paycheck now as a regular on the Young Sheldon spinoff series. Her availability for any stage work will be very limited for the next few years, most likely.

inception said: "What it means is they have been wasting their time writing for Movies & TV instead of for the stage."

 

Thank you, Charley Kringas! :)

 

This great discussion brings to mind a very specific question I've had about Moulin Rouge since it opened. What kind of negotiation did they do for music royalties? It's not even a catalogue show where they could negotiate with one artist or estate. It's about a billion songwriters. Did they do some kind of package deal that keeps the rights costs manageable?