Not unlike last year, there are four opening nights in a row that week. Prima Facie 4/23, Good Night, Oscar 4/24, Summer, 1976 4/25, and New York, New York 4/26. The Tony cut-off date will likely be Thursday 4/27, so it remains to be seen if something else comes in to fill that slot.
EDSOSLO858 said: "The new musicalShuckedwill play the Nederlander Theatre. Previews begin March 8, and opening night is April 4."
Not gonna lie, "The new musical..." makes me happy. The abundance of revivals, stage adaptations of films, jukebox musicals, etc is good for business, but there's nothing as thrilling as a NEW musical.
I enjoyed Kimberly Akimbo (preview) for the originality of it. Ditto Six.
EDSOSLO858 said: "A Doll’s Housewill play the John Golden Theatre. Previews begin February 13, opening night is March 9, and the limited run will conclude on June 4."
gibsons2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "A Doll’s Housewill play the John Golden Theatre. Previews begin February 13, opening night is March 9, and the limited run will conclude on June 4."
^You also put Doll's House under "new play" instead of revival.
For classic plays originally written in other languages (Ibsen, Chekhov, etc.) it's pretty standard practice for playwrights to come in and write a new "version" of the script for the production. These "versions" are somewhere between an adaptation and a translation, but in general it's standard practice to lump it in with translations, and to still consider it a revival. Herzog's version would have to be a pretty major overhaul in order to be considered a new play.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham will play the AmericanAirlines Theatre. Previews begin March 21, opening night is April 12, and its limited engagement ends on August 6.
So by my count that leaves 5 theatres left open in the spring: - Broadway (rumoured Here Lies Love) - Barrymore - Jones - Longacre (edit: Leopoldstadt extended to March 12) - Lyceum
Haven't heard anything more from Sing Street or Come Fall in Love. Mousetrap has been announced but might not run until the fall?
High Noon, Pal Joey, and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death were also announced for 2023, though it's certainly been a while since we heard from the latter, so not sure if that's still planned. Would DDLJ be trying to come in this season?
EDSOSLO858 said: "Ain’t No Mo’will close early, on December 18."
This may be an extremely silly question, but what does it mean that Will and Jada Smith bought out a performance? Does it mean they have all the tickets and can distribute them to friends, family and such?
I wonder the same thing. Did they literally buy any tickets or perhaps just give a donation to that effect so they could get a headline?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
It appears like a donation as each remaining performance still has plenty of available seats. And yet Telecharge still has tickets on sale through February.
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.
Do you think this is our final lineup for the 2022-2023 season? It feels like it would be super late for other shows to announce openings by the Tony cutoff.
HenryTDobson said: "Do you think this is our final lineup for the 2022-2023 season? It feels like it would be super late for other shows to announce openings by the Tony cutoff."
I doubt it.
With 5-6 theatres open for the Spring, I'm guessing we get a few announcements coming up. I don't think it's too late at all - especially if the shows are already lined up and just waiting to announce, or if they're in final negotiations.
Maybe the Winter Garden and the Broadway stay empty since they both have summer shows, supposedly (one confirmed, the other rumored). But I'd guess that between the Barrymore, the Lyceum, the Circle in the Square, and the Jones, we'll get announcements for at least a couple of them, if not all of them.
It might be the final lineup as far as musicals are concerned. Here Lies Love is the only one that could potentially come in for Spring that I know of (though recent insider talk leads me to believe that it will either fall apart or be postponed to next season after all). The only other musicals I'm aware of that were actively looking at this season and ready to come in were Lempicka and The Notebook. And I believe both are now firmly planning on next season instead.
But there is still ample time for plays to announce a spring run, as they can come together much faster than a musical. It's still a possibility we get a revival of Yasmina Reza's Art. And there are a couple potential Off-Bway transfers and revivals floating around as possibilities. I think there are still 3-4 plays yet to be announced for the spring.
The last announcement for a show last season was POTUS on March 1st! That is VERY late, but it goes to show it's not over until it's over.
I believe A Strange Loop was the last musical announcement and it wasn't announced until December 20th.
As we near the end of the year, I think the chance for any more musicals is slimming, but I just have a really hard time seeing the Jones, Barrymore, and Lyceum all sitting empty. Circle in the Square MAYBE just because it does need a more unique show, but not 3 proscenium mid-size Shubert houses. Those in are in such high demand right now!