LYSISTRATA JONES Is Heading To Broadway...

Just heard from a reliable source the show will be coming to Broadway this fall, possibly to the Golden.

Updated On: 6/15/11 at 12:33 PM

YAY! That's awesome news!

Now to get myself up to New York to see it.

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Very good news indeed.

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bwayfan-
I saw it in Dallas in a theatre about the size of the Golden and it was pretty much in a standard proscenium house and played perfectly well.

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Like I said, very limited knowledge of the show, but just based on seeing pictures of it in a gym, it seemed like Circle in the Square could be transformed into an equally interesting venue. That said, I have been dying to see a show in the Golden, so this seems like it will probably be my chance!

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Well, I just watched a short teaser clip of it on Youtube, and I can definitely see how it would fit well into a normal proscenium house. The pictures just made it look like it was less of a stage than it really is.

And, believe me, I wish so much that I could see Normal Heart as my first show in the Golden, but I was in the city the weekend before it opened, and there's no way to get back in the 12 weeks at all. I've tried, and I'm sort of upset that I can't. Sorry to continue the threadjack. Back to Lysistrata! It looks like such fun.

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As much as I enjoyed Lysistrata Jones as frothy goofy fun, it should NOT be coming to Broadway. It a) is not going to find an audience and b) does not have a strong enough score. I guess Douglas Carter Beane REALLY wants that Tony for Book of a Musical though... (too bad he won't get it for this).

And I'm mostly glad because this means we'll probably get a cast recording. I loved the score.

i think its a genius idea! I mean it gets mixed to positive reviews in some ny papers so why not just rush it in from a gym in the EV to broadway! i mean of COURSE thats what should happen!

massofmen, if the only shows that transfered to broadway were the ones that received solely positive reviews, hardly anything would qualify to go. look, everyone has their own opinion, and no one piece of theatre is going to appeal to everyone. but the fact remains that this got enough positive reviews from the right news outlets to qualify the prospect of a transfer.

no one can know if a broadway transfer will be successful for ANY show until it actually happens. but this show is getting a lot of industry buzz, great audience reactions (I can at least vouch for the night that I saw it), and people who believe it would do well with new yorkers and tourists alike. i like to think i live in a world where a broadway transfer, from this alone, is possible.

in the meantime, instead of mocking the prospect, why not wish everyone the best, and hope it turns out wonderfully?

Broadway, with its larger marketing budget and overall increased visibility, is the only place you can make money on a show today. So, if your show gets attention downtown nowadays, it's gonna move. Sometimes, it makes no sense, like BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, and sometimes there are surprises, like NEXT TO NORMAL or IN THE HEIGHTS.

The general manager, Alan Wasser is currently looking for a suitable Broadway theatre to house the production; possibilities include the Broadhurst or the Walter Kerr".
I'm guessing a closing notice for "Baby, It's You" is coming soon?

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152051-Is-New-Musical-Lysistrata-Jones-Headed-to-Broadway

Updated On: 6/22/11 at 06:59 PM

^Ticket sales aren't always an indication of how a show might transfer.

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON was selling out at the Public but didn't make a successful transfer. IN THE HEIGHTS was not selling out Off-Bway, but we know how that turned out...