2021-2022 Broadway Season — Page 8

Both West Side Story and Hangmen have received SVOG funding, with West Side Story getting the full $10m and Hangmen getting $3.5m. Producers for WSS have said a return-announcement will be coming "imminently", whereas Hangmen producers made no such comments as to whether or not the show would be returning.

http://broadwayjournal.com/west-side-story-hangmen-get-sba-funds-to-reopen-hamilton-secures-50-million/

Updated On: 7/12/21 at 11:31 PM

chrishuyen said: "I'm listing them under new play, though not sure if they'll qualify for play awards since the former is a transcript and the latter is essentially lipsyncing, though considering the length/format of the run I'm not sure if they'll even try to be eligible for awards"


I just wrote about this in the other thread, but to re-iterate: Under the current rules, I expect them to be eligible as plays, but I think it's another examples of why there should be separate categories for "Best Script" and "Best Production of a Play" so you don't end up with an awkward situation where a playwright wins for a piece of verbatim theatre.



"(has any other show been done in rep on broadway before?)"


Yes, it's been done many, many times over the decades. Most recently with Mark Rylance's Twelfth Night / Richard III, and not long before that there was the Waiting For Godot / No Man's Land with McKellen and Stewart (there might have even been a more recent example that I'm forgetting). In those cases, both shows are separately eligible for the Tonys in their respective categories.

Updated On: 7/14/21 at 01:36 PM

OuttaTowner said: "Hoping “Almost Famous” finds a home before the To y cutoff. The Broadway is likely too big, but there must be a suitable midsize house. "

I thought I heard the Nederlander. It will be vacant come early January, so perfect timing for a spring opening.

Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "ACL2006 said: "Depending on the "names" it gets, I can see FUNNY GIRL going to the Broadway."

Doubt it. I'd say the August Wilson or Bernard B Jacobs, depending on when Company is set to close?"

Do we have any idea if the Nanny or the Devil Wears Prada will be debuting during the 2021-2022 season? I wonder where they would be."

Devil Wears Prada is doing an out-of-town production in Chicago in July 2022, so it will not be coming to Broadway until the 2022/2023 season...I'd expect that's the same for The Nanny, as well as The Notebook.

While there has not been an update in a while, Some Like It Hot planned on transferring in during 2022 (maybe spring, but could be fall) season. I assume this could go in the Marquis, just like 9 to 5 (which Bob Greenblatt also produced and housed in that theatre), if not Once Upon A One More Time.

"Some Like It Hot, based on MGM’s 1959 Billy Wilder comedy film starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, is targeted to begin performances on Broadway in 2022."
https://deadline.com/2021/02/amber-ruffin-some-like-it-hot-broadway-musical-cowriter-marc-shaiman-scott-wittman-1234691149/

JSquared2 said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "While there has not been an update in a while, Some Like It Hot planned on transferring in during 2022 (maybe spring, but could be fall) season. I assume this could go in the Marquis, just like 9 to 5 (which Bob Greenblatt also produced and housed in that theatre), if not Once Upon A One More Time.

"Some Like It Hot, based on MGM’s 1959 Billy Wilder comedy film starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, is targeted to begin performances on Broadway in 2022."
https://deadline.com/2021/02/amber-ruffin-some-like-it-hot-broadway-musical-cowriter-marc-shaiman-scott-wittman-1234691149/"



Since the Shuberts are producing Some LikeIt Hot, I would assume they'll play a Shubert house? Maybe the Shubert itself after TKAM closes? Or the Imperial after Ain't Too Proud?"

I wouldn’t rule out other houses… the Shuberts are also producing The Lehman Trilogy, which is playing at the Nederlander.

Hamilfan2 said: "All rumors at this point obviously, but heard from server also credible sources that Funny Girl will be going into the Wilson this Spring and Beetlejuice will be making a return limited engagement at the Marquis (Once Upon A One More Time was pushed to next season and aiming for Fall 2022)."

The Wilson feels like a perfect size for FUNNY GIRL. Hope the Twitter rumors of an expanded orchestration from the London production are true. (Some of the new arrangements were questionable, too...)