By my count 26 shows have been announced as coming in this season. My list is below, but am I missing any?
MASTER CLASS HAIR FOLLIES (August 7th) MAN & BOY (September 9th) RELATIVELY SPEAKING (September 20th) THE MOUNTAINTOP (September 22nd) GODSPELL (October 13th) VENUS IN FUR (October 13th) BONNIE & CLYDE (November 4th) PRIVATE LIVES (November 6th) STICK FLY (November 18th) ON A CLEAR DAY... (November) PORGY AND BESS (December 17th) THE COLUMNIST (January 4th) STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (March)
and with unknown start dates:
THE BEST MAN CHINGLISH DANCIN' DEATH OF A SALESMAN DETROIT EVITA LYSISTRATA JONES NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT OTHER DESERT CITIES SEMINAR SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH
You forgot the first show of the season: SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
I know there's no official start date yet, but they were looking at spring of 2012 for Evita, right?
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
"So, is there one particular show that is starting to garner all the buzz for opening next season?"
iabwayfan, the most buzzed about shows I can think of are Venus in Fur and Follies. Follies because it's Follies; Venus in Fur because people have fallen in love with Nina Arianda and/or really liked the Off-Broadway run.
Well, and Spider-Man, too, but for the wrong reasons.
07-09-11 Death Takes a Holiday 05-29-11 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 05-21-11 The Normal Heart 05-14-11 Anything Goes, revival 05-12-11 Sleeping Beauty Wakes 04-16-11 Catch Me If You Can 04-06-11 How to Succeed in Business 03-29-11 The Eyes of Babylon 03-26-11 High 03-26-11 Warhorse 03-19-11 The Book of Mormon 03-12-11 Priscilla-Queen of the Desert 02-20-11 The Divine Sister 02-09-11 Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark 12-29-10 Brief Encounter 12-11-10 Pee Wee Herman Show 11-27-10 Brief Encounter 11-24-10 Devil Boys From Beyond 11-07-10 Leonard Bernstein Tribute, Concert 11-06-10 Mrs. Warren’s Profession 10-24-10 Dralion-Cirque du Soleil 10-09-10 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 09-26-10 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson 08-07-10 A Little Night Music, revival
Bill T. Jones is currently doing a development workshop for Super Fly the Musical, but don't know if they are trying to fast track it to Broadway this season or what the plans are.
A lot of what's been mentioned in this thread is no more than wishful thinking at this stage. You might as well add Yank, [title of show 2], My Mother's Behind, the Musical, and What Have You Done To Yourself?, the Jocelyn Lowenstein Musical while you're at it.
Hardly any new musicals if your list is accurate. I think that's a sad state of affairs.
I feel like that always happens in the fall. Most new musicals wait until the spring to open, so they aren't announced until later in the season. Wait until January, then start moaning about the lack of new musicals.
Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent