2021-2022 Broadway Season

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 12/31/20 at 3:32am

For some reason, it looks like my original post got deleted, so I'm putting it up again.  Basically, these are the new shows that have been confirmed for the 2021 Broadway season (presuming that it happens).  Generally, I consider "confirmed" to include either an announced Broadway house or specific dates, but considering the circumstances, not all of these shows may strictly fit those definitions.

New Musicals
- Diana--Longacre Theatre (P: Nov. 2, O: Nov. 17, C: Dec. 19)
- Flying Over Sunset--Vivian Beaumont Theatre (P: Nov 11, O: Dec. 13, C: Jan. 16)
- Girl from the North Country--Belasco Theatre (Oct. 13, C: Jan. 23)
- MJ--Neil Simon Theatre (P: Dec. 6, O: Feb. 1)
- Mr. Saturday Night--Nederlander Theatre (P: Mar. 29, O: Apr. 27)
- Mrs. Doubtfire--Stephen Sondheim Theatre (P: Oct. 21, O: Dec. 5)
- Paradise Square--Barrymore Theatre (P: Mar. 15, O: Apr. 3)
- Six--Brooks Atkinson Theatre (P: Sep. 17, O: Oct. 3)
- A Strange Loop--Lyceum Theatre (P: Apr. 6, O: Apr. 26)

New Plays
- Birthday Candles--American Airlines Theatre (P: Mar. 18, O: Apr. 10)
- Chicken and Biscuits--Circle in the Square (P: Sep. 23, O: Oct. 10, C: Nov. 28 )
- Clyde's--Hayes Theatre (P: Nov. 3, O: Nov. 22, C: Jan. 16)
- Dana H.--Lyceum Theatre (P: Oct. 1, O: Oct. 17, C: Nov. 28. )
- Hangmen--Golden Theatre (P: Apr. 8, O: Apr. 21, C: Jul. 18. )
- Is This a Room--Lyceum Theatre (P: Sep. 24, O: Oct. 11, C: Nov. 27)
- The Lehman Trilogy--Nederlander Theatre (P: Sep. 25, O: Oct. 14, C: Jan. 2)
- The Minutes--Studio 54 (P: Apr. 2 O: Apr. 17)
- Pass Over--August Wilson Theatre (P: Aug. 4, O: Aug. 22, C: Oct. 10)
- POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive--Shubert Theatre (P: Apr. 14, O: Apr. 27, C: Aug. 14)
- Thoughts of a Colored Man--Golden Theatre (P: Oct. 1, O: Oct. 13, C: Dec. 22)
- Skeleton Crew--Friedman Theatre (P: Dec. 27, O: Jan. 19, C: Feb. 20)

Musical Revivals
- Caroline or Change--Studio 54 (P: Oct. 8, O: Oct. 27, C: Jan. 9)
- Company--Jacobs Theatre (P: Sep. 15, O: Dec. 9)
- Funny Girl--August Wilson Theatre (P: Mar. 26, O: Apr. 24)
- The Music Man--Winter Garden Theatre (P: Dec. 20, O: Feb. 10)

Play Revivals
- American Buffalo--Circle in the Square (P: Mar. 22, O: Apr. 14, C: Jul. 10)
- for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf--Booth Theatre (P: Apr. 1, O: Apr. 20, C: Aug. 14)
- How I Learned to Drive--Friedman Theatre (P: Mar. 29, O: Apr. 19)
- Lackawanna Blues--Friedman Theatre (P: Sep. 14, O: Oct. 7, C: Nov. 12)
- Macbeth--Longacre Theatre (P: Mar. 29, O: Apr. 28 )
- Plaza Suite--Hudson Theatre (P: Feb. 25, O: Mar. 28 )
- The Skin of Our Teeth--Vivian Beaumont Theatre (P: Mar. 31, O: Apr. 25)
- Take Me Out--Hayes Theatre (P: Mar. 10, O: Apr. 4)
- Trouble in Mind--American Airlines Theatre (P: Oct. 29, O: Nov. 18, C: Jan. 9)

Other
- The Little Prince--Broadway Theatre (P: Mar. 29, O: Apr. 11, C: Aug. 14)

Remounts
- American Utopia (remount)--St. James Theatre (Sep. 17)
- Beetlejuice (remount)--Marquis Theatre (Apr. 8. )
- Freestyle Love Supreme (remount)--Booth Theatre (O: Oct. 7, C: Jan. 2)
- Slave Play (remount)--August Wilson Theatre (P: Nov. 23, O: Dec. 2, C: Jan. 23)
- Springsteen on Broadway (remount)--St. James Theatre (O: Jun. 26, C: Sep. 4)
- Waitress (remount)--Barrymore Theatre (O: Sep. 2, C: Dec. 20)

Other Possible Upcoming
- Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (2022)
- Almost Famous
- Ohio State Murders
- Once Upon a One More Time
- The Piano Lesson (2022)
- Windows (Spring 2022)

Updated On: 3/24/22 at 03:32 AM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 12/31/20 at 9:46am

Thanks for compiling this!

Technically, West Side Story and Girl From the north Country wouldn't belong on this list because they already had their official openings in the 2019-2020 season - it was only their Tony eligibility that was pushed back. Unless this list is designed to cover Tony eligibility, in which case Christmas Carol and American Utopia wouldn't be on the list. 

[broadwayindie]

Posted: 12/31/20 at 12:31pm

Id be shocked if SIX didn't return. Their pre-Bway tour and Pre-opening sales seemed to be very strong.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 12/31/20 at 3:06pm

JBroadway said: "Thanks for compiling this!

Technically, West Side Story and Girl From the north Countrywouldn't belong on this list because they already had their official openings in the 2019-2020 season - it was only their Tony eligibility that was pushed back.Unless this list is designed to cover Tony eligibility, in which case Christmas Carol and American Utopia wouldn't be on the list."

I'm technically doing this for Tony eligibility (since that's what I consider part of a "season", but also felt that A Christmas Carol and American Utopia should've been included as "other things to look forward to" so it makes sense in my mind 🤷🏻‍♀️. And I guess American Utopia wasn't really eligible for Tonys last year anyway 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 1/11/21 at 6:11pm

Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew to be presented by MTC in winter 2022: https://www.playbill.com/article/dominique-morisseaus-skeleton-crew-heading-to-broadway

[NameGreg]

Posted: 1/11/21 at 6:19pm

Seeing the mention of 1776, I recall hearing that it would be a genderbent production at first, but I never found anything else on that. Did I hear wrong, or is it indeed supposed to be primarily women this time?

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 1/11/21 at 6:26pm

Here's an article with the cast of the revival, with all of the cast either identifying as female or nonbinary.

[KingOfTheMine]

Posted: 1/11/21 at 6:28pm

Yes, this is indeed that version of 1776, directed by Diane Paulus. Roundabout has the cast listed at the below link:

https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/upcoming/1776/

[NameGreg]

Posted: 1/11/21 at 6:33pm

Yeah, I actually just set out to see about that and saw the cast.

I’m pretty surprised at the lack of big names involved, and that they’re keeping the two female roles as women, as I would’ve guessed they’d have men perform the parts if they genderbent all the male characters.

Anyway, even though I believe it’s not explicitly confirmed at this time, I’m super excited for Company, as I love that show, the cast and creative team look excellent and I had tickets to see it literally one day after Broadway closed, so I’m still pretty salty over coming that close and missing it.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/12/21 at 9:27am

The proposed gradual re-opening of Broadway will force most of these Fall 2021 openings to get pushed again to the Spring. Time will tell.

[David10086]

Posted: 1/13/21 at 11:39pm

Let us not forget the FUNNY GIRL revival which Rosie O’ Donnell insists will be opening as soon as Broadway reopens (last summer she was predicting this coming summer).

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 1/14/21 at 1:30pm

Do we the think THE MINUTES will still come back after the Armie Hammer cannibalism scandal? 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/14/21 at 2:00pm

The Minutes will be coming back March 2022 and I'm sure he will have found more lucrative opportunities by then. It's not illegal to think about cannibalism. Like all scandals with fake text messages and lack of anything criminal, it will disappear quickly. 

Updated On: 1/14/21 at 02:00 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 1/14/21 at 5:59pm

David10086 said: "Let us not forget the FUNNY GIRL revival which Rosie O’ Donnell insists will be opening as soon as Broadway reopens (last summer she was predicting this coming summer)."

Oh please...last summer EVERYONE (except for Hogan/ryhog) thought that Broadway would be back this Summer 2021.  Why are you singling out Rosie O'Donnell? 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/14/21 at 7:44pm

I really hope that some “fun” new things are going to be announced. It still seems like everything announced as opening is dark and depressing.

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 1/15/21 at 12:13am

What about City Center?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 1/15/21 at 10:03am

SmoothLover said: "What about City Center?"

 

What ABOUT City Center? 

[David10086]

Posted: 1/15/21 at 10:40am

JSquared2 said: "David10086 said: "Let us not forget the FUNNY GIRL revival which Rosie O’ Donnell insists will be opening as soon as Broadway reopens (last summer she was predicting this coming summer)."

Oh please...last summer EVERYONE (except for Hogan/ryhog) thought that Broadway would be back this Summer 2021. Why are you singling out RosieO'Donnell?

"

Geez, who peed in your Coco Puffs today ?

I'm not 'singling' her out. I'm reporting what she said during an interview last summer - the Broadway revival of 'Funny Girl' was definitely happening and she was costarring as Brice's mother. She said it would open as soon as it was safe to come back to the theater, which she believed would be a year from then (making it this summer). The focus of this topic is what's scheduled for 2021-22, and I reminded everyone of 'FUNNY GIRL'. The focus isn't on when B'way returns - there are other threads for that.

[fosterfan2]

Posted: 1/15/21 at 6:43pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I really hope that some “fun” new things are going to be announced. It still seems like everything announced as opening is dark and depressing."

I don't know when Company will (hopefully!) re-open,but it is anything BUT dark and depressing!

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/15/21 at 7:05pm

Well “Company” isn’t one of the new shows that’s been announced, that I was referring to.

[troynow]

Posted: 1/17/21 at 2:02pm

We have to also include Thoughts of a Colored Man

[StardustsChild]

Posted: 1/17/21 at 2:37pm

They certainly seem to be teasing the idea of bringing Jersey Boys back from Off Broadway, and that could fulfill the fun marker - it is exactly the type of show that could bring in bridge and tunnel money, which is what the industry will need to live off of for a bit until everyone becomes more comfortable with travel. Good timing for a revival of The Sound of Music as well.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 1/17/21 at 4:03pm

I think when things were announced it was during the BLM stuff etc so it all made sense, but now, with this quarantine going on for much longer than expected, I think people are going to want some fluff instead of thinker pieces? At least I know I do!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/17/21 at 4:32pm

It wasn't due to Black Lives Matter protests, Thoughts of a Colored Man is brilliant and was critically acclaimed in Syracuse in 2019. A lot of people are looking to be challenged at the theater, not just sit through some comfortable fluff show they've seen a thousand times. 

Updated On: 1/17/21 at 04:32 PM

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 1/17/21 at 5:02pm

Well you can twist my words however you’d like. But I’m sure it coming to BroadwAy and the announcement at that time had something to do with it