What’s next for The Broadway Theatre? — Page 3

I’m going to buy the Broadway and knock it down if yall keep this up.

I know exactly what will happen.

There is an as yet to be publicly named show that will take the Broadway and run for a yet to be determined amount of time, based upon that yet to be publicly named show's ticket sales. Eventually it will close. I predict within somewhere between 20 days to 35 years of it starting previews. And then at another future date, another as yet to be determined show will open in the same theater.

I'm as good as that frigging psychic Streisand went to when she made Yentl.

ACL2006 said: "Adele, Lady Gaga & Streisand will rotate between the Broadway, the Palace and the Circle in the Square for 6 weeks in the Spring!!"

Sure, Jan

OhHiii said: "Jordan Catalano said: "A few weeks ago I was talking with a Shubert employee who told me (and I can’t verify this, I was just told by him) that for HLL, The Shuberts changed the contract so that the cost of restoring the theater falls on whatever show comes in next, changing it from how usually is on the show that closes. If anyone can verify or even tell me they’d not true, I’d be very interested."

Well I guess we can add you to the list of folks whose industry friends know nothing of which they speak because this is actually absurd to even consider as fact. ANY rental contract for ANY broadway theatre requires upfront payment of restoration expenses. Every single time."

What a miserable, bitchy queen you are lol And not terribly smart either, as Jordan asked a question because they heard something that sounded ridiculous. Be kinder to people.



As Anna Faris says in the comedy masterpiece The House Bunny: kindness is just love with its work boots on.


You get nothing out of being miserable to people you don’t know online. Stop acting like a 12 year old.

OhHiii said: "Broadway Flash said: "OhHiii, since you seem to know what goes on, do you have any idea what’s coming into the Broadway?"

Yes, as I've said. Papermill Gatsby.

And it's just so funny to me some of you are the HORRIBLE to people on here. There are people on here who know that they're spewing false or made up information and ya'll eat. it. up. And as we all know, there are people who are in the industry with meaningful knowledge on here who call people on this and by default they're meanies.

But yes, please, name calling really shows your moral superiority."

Hey, at least I don’t make fun of random people on the internet that I don’t know just because I can.


This is a Broadway message board, people are going to post rumors or things they’ve heard. If you don’t like that, and I’m quoting Patti LuPone here, get the f*ck out.

n2nbaby said: "What a miserable, bitchy queen you are lol And not terribly smart either, as Jordan asked a question because they heard something that sounded ridiculous. Be kinder to people.


As Anna Faris says in the comedy masterpiece The House Bunny: kindness is just love with its work boots on.


You get nothing out of being miserable to people you don’t know online. Stop acting like a 12 year old."



Or how about this n2n --- maybe try following your own advice? Either put on your big boy pants and suck it up -- or else GTFO. People are allowed to call out other people when they post second and third hand gossip as "industry sources".

Gotta love it when someone on a theatre message board genuinely wonders why theatre-obsessed people are interested in discussing random speculative theatre topics.

simplecactus said: "Where are the mods to do clean up on this thread. It’s clear no one knows what’s going in The Broadway yet. More importantly, why it’s everyone so fixated in what’s next for this theatre? We’ll find out when the time is right. Relax."

Why is everyone so determined to act like they know all too? Why does everyone have to have an insider/industry friend who knows or whatever? It's okay if you don't babes. It's truly okay and they need to accept that

Yikes, we haven't had a board meltdown in awhile.



I can't wait for ANY announcement to be made, so we can freaking move on.

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.

Will Paper Mill Gatsby open Spring or Summer?

It's Papermill Gatsby.

It's this season, first preview probably late March/early April.

All shows are required to keep the money for the post closing theater restore in a bond, and there was some speculation that HLL might try to sell some of that bond to another show that might want to keep the immersive configuration (shuffling Cabaret, or the Guys and Dolls transfer) but I don't know if it was ever anything but speculation.



Y'all are really mean to each other on this board over what's ultimately nothing lol.

Updated On: 12/18/23 at 07:59 AM