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saw last night's 9pm show and I'm in agreement with Kad. absolutely stupid zero-calorie gut busting fun. the entire cast is murdering this show. if you're a millennial like me: go, turn your brain off, and pull a muscle from laughing.btw show ran 82 minutes on the dot, although it did start a bit late, so they must have tightened things up over the past week.

HogansHero said: "I have no idea how this will turn out, because at this point there is a blind-leading-the-blind aspect to it but I think if you are a person who wants to see first previews, I would hold offon buying tickets right now. (And I don't mean a couple of days. i'm not saying it will never happen, but i am convinced this entire project is an elaborate money laundering scheme and i will eat my hat if a single ticket is sold in 2025

Put me in the cautiously optimistic camp. I think the songs sound like bops, and these out of context filmed segments rarely deliver a sense of the whole picture. I’m reserving judgement until I see a preview in a couple weeks.

Caught the matinee yesterday and truly do not understand the bad cinderella references. My expectations were for a flop and I was pleasantly surprised and at times wickedly entertained. Everyone complaining about the puppets...despite the title, the elephant and animal puppets barely factor into the story, it's more of a macguffin than anything else. I thought the aesthetic fit the depression-era circus story quite well. I very much enjoyed the design, especially the extremely gorgeous, under...

does anyone know if Hadestown is eligible? They got blanked at the National five years ago...I'm not sure what the rules are for re-opening on the west end.

Well this has been quite the read.But yes, OhHi is correct - it's Papermill Gatsby (and as an "insider," I'm as shocked as the rest of you).Jordan - I think your source is wrong, for the reasons enumerated above (plus they have a hard enough time as it is getting anyone to take that monstrosity of a theater). I wouldn't be surprised if the SHUBERTS offered split the cost of the restoration, but I cannot imagine they're making the next show pay for it.

Bill Snibson said: "Impressive that you noticed lighting cue changes but have they made any significant cuts or changes to the book/score?"According to friends who've seen it (and posters in this thread), they've cut over 15 minutes since first preview.

someone I trust told me this show is going into a house that usually does plays with 1000 seats- that says Golden to me, though I also heard the shuberts said no musicals ever again in there

Voter said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Their new ads up on Facebook today all say it’s coming to Broadway so I’m guessing an official announcement is imminent."The ad has been reposted without the Spring 2024 date. If I had to guess, they still don’t have a theater and were using the logo to drum up hype. Just my guess. It’s back on FB"They have a theater and an announcement is imminent.

Something that’s been relatively off the radar on this board but had a fairly well received OOT. I don’t think it’s super secret but my source is still under embargo tho :)

Not sure if it’s still coming, but it won’t be the Imperial. Something else has it booked. Announcing soon.

Outsiders is coming in this spring

Lempicka was never going to the Kerr. The Kerr is too small. The fate of Lempicka seems to be up in there air atm.The Wiz is not going to the Majestic. The Wiz will likely take the Lunt after Sweeney closes later this year.If Days of Wine and Roses transfers look for it to be the Lyceum.

ACL2006 said: "Kennedy Center's SPAMALOT is going into a Shubert house."This is not what I’ve heard (from an extremely reliable source-not sweaty oracle) but I could be wrong.

nybkg609 said: "After next Sunday, The St. James Theatre will be available. NY, NY has just posted its closing notice."They already have their next tenant lined up; I’d expect an announcement soonish.

jkcohen626 said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "Broadway Flash said: "The principals are all leaving, and audiences are thinning out. Say goodbye."Also, the "audiences are thinning?" They might be paying less than a couple years ago, but the show still fills up every night."Literally the only thing that matters is: are the grosses higher than the expenses. As long as that remains the case, the show stays open. The second the producers think there's no more money to be made, or that they're at risk of l...

Wiz will be taking the Lunt after Sweeney wraps up (my guess is in January)

If what I’ve heard is true, the theater this is moving to is not particularly small, nor is it vacant.

Rumors say Cabaret to the August Wilson, but with quite a bit of renovation required. Not sure it'll happen in time for 23-24. Goddess also looking to come in, possibly in the spring. If Lempicka does indeed make the move, Amber Iman might have a tough decision to make.

CATSNYrevival said: "Kelley Dorney is playing cholera? Umm…"Yeah...this is....interesting https://playbill.com/article/get-an-exclusive-sneak-peek-at-the-designs-for-broadway-aimed-the-secret-garden-revival