Wow, didn't see this coming. Glad something new can come into the Lunt Fontanne, but I thought this was grossing quite well. I thought it would be the next Mamma Mia.
It's 2014. It will close in a few months and open in 23 months from now? Sorry, but I doubt this re-opening will occur. Congrats to all the performers and artists who have worked hard on this show, thought!
In response to the question: "When was the last time a musical announced their closing so far out?" If I recall correctly, didn't the revival of "42nd Street" announce its closing 10 months before the closing?
Updated On: 8/21/14 at 11:28 PM
Finding Neverland must be going into the Lunt Fontanne because all the other Nederlander theatre's have tennants for the spring except the Marquis, but with On Your Feet coming in Fall 2015, it would have to be a limited run and I think Weinstein wants an open run.
it would make sense if they'd reopen in Fall 2015. But a nearly two year hiatus is dumbfounding. Sure send the current Broadway set to London, but will Broadway audiences really remember this show in July 2016???
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
also, IF FINDING NEVERLAND does want this theater, maybe there's a little push by the Nederlander organization to get MOTOWN out of there. Regardless, this is a little bizarre considering MOTOWN is still grossing around $1 million a week.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Why do Broadway audiences need to remember it at all? This is a jukebox show for people who want to remember the great hits of Motown. There will plenty of those folks visiting in the summer of 2016.
the only conceivable reason is that the advance takes a massive nose-dive after the holidays also at 850k a week run cost not a lot of profit potential.
This is good. It will recoup its 18 million dollar investment (wowzah!), so people interested in investing don't have to be disheartened and nobody has to go broke, but we can be relieved of this awful mess of a show.
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This is quite strange. I bet the plan is exactly what nastykhakis suggests. That will give the tour two years on the road. They'll bring that production to Broadway and have a new run if it's successful.
I am glad that the Lunt-Fontanne is now the presumable house for Neverland!