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RippedMan said: "Right. But do we not think it would be odd to promote yourself as a new musical and not be put in the new musical category? Like would no one on the Broadway league be like “hey guys, you can’t really promote yourself as a new musical.”"

I don’t think eligibility should answer to marketing decisions. Distinctions of revival or new work really only matter for awards, anyway. I, personally, think adding some variation of “a new musical” to marketing is generally pointless- I’m not sure it’s any more helpful to ticketbuyers than just indicating it’s a musical.

Right. But has a show ever advertised as a new musical only to be considered a revival? I don’t see them suddenly flip flopping here because the people involved have enough power and it’s not like the show was some giant off Broadway hit. I think it could still be new. But there’s a lack of revivals planned so maybe that could help it? But I think the show being a hit and winning best new musical and then them replacing the stars with others stars and keeping it going could be the aim too.

I think the Huey Lewis musical is also scheduled to open in the spring.

Suffs has theatre locked in, they can't announce yet...waiting for show in the theatre to post closing notice.

Isn't it an AMAZING season.......I cannot remember anything like this......

RippedMan said: "Respectfully, I'm just going on the show's own marketing materials. They call it a new musical therefore it's 99.9% likely they'll be considered a new musical."

Im going to revive Newsies in 10 years, advertise it as a new musical so that I have a 99.9% chance of winning best musical!

Isn't there a dearth of musical revivals this season? It would be to Guttenberg 's advantage to be placed there if only for an easier Tony win...

Sauja said: "Are Suffs and Lempicka both really going to make it this season? I feel like we’ve been assured of their arrival before so worry about counting chickens, etc., etc."

It was reported earlier this week that Lempicka is set to begin Broadway rehearsals in January with performances beginning in March.

I am a little curious about the categorization of Gutenberg! as well. Of course it's been performed for about a decade and a half, but if the book or score had been revised for Broadway I could see it being fudged into Musical. Of course, the final decision sits with the Tony folks.

It is totally up to the Tony committee and seeing as they’re already being advertised as a new musical I think it will be categorized as such. And the Broadway run will only help it’s licensing.

I would lean towards putting it into the revival category. But, having seen it today one thing that definitely tips the scale towards new is that it has been updated. There a bunch of jokes in the opening about being at the James Earl Jones theatre (in the context of the show, they've rented it out for a night) as well as updated 2023 references and some other minor changes.

BETTY22 said: "Suffs has theatre locked in, they can't announce yet...waiting for show in the theatre to post closing notice.

Isn't it an AMAZING season.......I cannot remember anything like this......"

?? Which theater???

Tommy and Evita feel like the most likely additions to the Revival category. I don't see a world they get Light in the Piazza in this season (or at all, there wasn't any heat on it at Encores).

Now it's 12 - The Heart of Rock & Roll is opening this season

KevinKlawitter said: "Now it's 12 - The Heart of Rock & Roll is opening this season "

Actually it's 13. The OP was referring to new shows with original scores so did not include Once Upon A One More Time, a jukebox show. So the 11 shows with original scores plus the two jukebox shows makes 13 new musicals this season...so far.