Posted: 8/8/25 at 1:49pm
WANTED- music box
midmight in the garden- nederlander
Benjamin button- hudson
dolly (if they come this season)- st James
Posted: 8/8/25 at 1:57pm
I can definitely see a successful narrative for Goddess. Especially in a less crowded season where it has more breathing room. I found a lot to love in this show, and if it can be refined a bit, I think it will truly be something special.
I should note that multiple people have confided in me that it has been harder than ever to secure funding for new musicals. This is the main reason why so few announcements have been made. The usual investor pool seems to be in a period of "pulling back" on their spending. The past few years, we've seen around 13-15 new musicals premiere in a given season, but I'm predicting it will be much lighter this year. We will be lucky if we get to the 9 productions required to expand the Tony category to 5 nominees.
Posted: 8/8/25 at 2:10pm
MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "I can definitely see a successful narrative for Goddess. Especially in a less crowded season where it has more breathing room. I found a lot to love in this show, and if it can be refined a bit, I think it will truly be something special.
I should note that multiple people have confided in me that it has been harder than ever to secure funding for new musicals. This is the main reason why so few announcements have been made. The usual investor pool seems to be in a period of "pulling back" on their spending. The past few years, we've seen around 13-15 new musicals premiere in a given season, but I'm predicting it will be much lighter this year. We will be lucky if we get to the 9 productions required to expand the Tony category to 5 nominees."
Why are we not seeing more revival announcements or short-run announcements then?
It looks like the fall is going to be very light, in terms of any new productions. Wouldn't safe/sure-fire shows be better than empty theaters?
Posted: 8/8/25 at 2:31pm
Oh I’m sure more is coming. Maybe Annie Baker’s beautiful play Infinite Life will come in. Or Bruce Norris’ Downstate. Or a Tracy Letts play.
Posted: 8/8/25 at 5:22pm
Crusty Bagel said: "I told you great Gatsby would be a hit and it was."
It has absolutely already achieved a very respectable run and clearly exceeded most of our expectations, but it remains to be seen whether or not it will be a hit, in the usual sense of making money for its investors. I don't think it has announced recoupment, and its recent grosses haven't been as high as they were.
Posted: 8/8/25 at 6:16pm
kdogg36 said: "Crusty Bagel said: "I told you great Gatsby would be a hit and it was."
It has absolutely already achieved a very respectable run and clearly exceeded most of our expectations, but it remains to be seen whether or not it will be a hit, in the usual sense of making money for its investors.I don't think it has announced recoupment, and its recent grosses haven't been as high as they were."
BroadwayFlash told us it would be a hit. You, CrustyBagel, have done no such thing...
Posted: 8/8/25 at 6:33pm
Crusty Bagel said: "No, no intern here, I just deal in the facts. Something you have a hard time with, we know. I told you great Gatsby would be a hit and it was. I knew it was based on how quickly it sold out at paper mill, and from looking at the pamphlet display at the port authority andin that little park across Lincoln center,and how the pamphlets for great Gatsby were running low whereas the ones for lempicka and heart of rock and roll were all full. There’s other hit indicators that I follow, but I won’t share any more of my secrets. And now I am telling you, WANTED and BULL DURHAM will be coming in hot from paper mill to battle it out for best musical 2026, it will be quite something"
YOU didn't tell anyone this would be a hit because you just joined last month. Unless you're reinventing yourself as a former troll on these boards.
Posted: 8/8/25 at 7:20pm
It’s BroadwayFlash, back for the second time in about as many months. They’re not trying to hide it. Just block em.
Updated On: 8/8/25 at 07:20 PM
Posted: 8/8/25 at 7:30pm
Kad said: "It’s BroadwayFlash, back for the second time in about as many months. They’re not trying to hide it. Just block em."
I know. Just wish they'd admit to it at this point.
Posted: 8/8/25 at 10:52pm
MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "I should note that multiple people have confided in me that it has been harder than ever to secure funding for new musicals. This is the main reason why so few announcements have been made. The usual investor pool seems to be in a period of "pulling back" on their spending."
Well, the budgets are so high and recoupment rates so bad, who could blame them?
Another problem is so many people have been burned by investing at the Enhancement stage prior to an out-of-town tryout...better terms for investing early aren't worth it if the show never moves to Broadway and there isn't any income stream to take part in!
Another problem is that a lot of the "usual suspects" of Broadway investing and co-producing aren't increasing their investments/raises proportional to budgets. So people who once raised $250K of a $10 million show are still mostly raising $250K –– but now the budget is $20 million.
The tax credit going away is salt in the wound.
Updated On: 8/8/25 at 10:52 PM
Posted: 8/9/25 at 4:38am
That’s why Scott Rudin is here to save the day. Cottonfield by Bruce Norris, directed by Robert Ohara is also coming to Broadway this fall. Montauk by David Hare is coming in the spring.
not Rudin, but isn’t Giant also coming in? What happened to The Motive and the Cue? That revival of fiddler on the roof that was popular in uk?
Posted: 8/9/25 at 9:05am
Crusty Bagel said: "That’s why Scott Rudin is here to save the day. Cottonfield by Bruce Norris, directed by Robert Ohara is also coming to Broadway this fall. Montauk by David Hare is coming in the spring.
not Rudin, but isn’tGiant also coming in? What happened to The Motive and the Cue? That revival of fiddler on the roof that was popular in uk?"
Hmmmm... don't be so sure. Without that tax credit, he may not be bringing in all these shows...
Posted: 8/9/25 at 10:23am
Does anyone know anything about the new musical Huzzah coming to the Old Globe? The storyline sounds fun and has a great writing team.
Posted: 8/9/25 at 11:48am
A Wrinkle In Time has its sights set on Broadway, but it needs work and probably another out of town run.
Posted: 8/9/25 at 12:17pm
GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Hmmmm... don't be so sure. Without that tax credit, he may not be bringing in all these shows..."
all depends on how much Barry Diller is willing to lose on Scott’s vanity projects. They’re all massive financial flops on paper.
Posted: 8/11/25 at 3:09am
Anyone know the state of The Preacher's Wife? I saw it several times in Atlanta and loved it. That show could've immediately transferred imo.
Millions was a ROUGH viewing experience and I can't imagine it transferring anytime soon. It needs huge changes in just about every area except set design. In its current state it will get savaged by critics.
Posted: 8/11/25 at 6:09am
Wild Rose is a musical that seems destined for Broadway
Posted: 10/4/25 at 4:32am
Any updates on Goddess, garden of good and evil, preachers wife, millions, Galileo, Sinatra, hippest trip, Dolly Parton
Posted: 10/4/25 at 7:40am
Granny Smith said: "Any updates on Goddess, garden of good and evil, preachers wife, millions, Galileo, Sinatra, hippest trip, Dolly Parton"
Updated On: 10/7/25 at 07:40 AM
Posted: 10/4/25 at 12:09pm
Goddess is dead for now. It may try London for a reboot from its bland production at The Public. New director likely for revised version and book (and some music) overhaul.
Preachers Wife is too expensive to produce in its Alliance production (another Arden overproduced, no return, $$ sucker they're now known for). Lead producers, and some audiences', found it luke warm. May end up off-Broadway in a small cast reduced version.
Purple Rain is TBD still. Producers are not certain of the director's ability and it may land in new hands post initial run despite stronger book.
Gatsby has new legs with David Cromer now at the helm, with previous director fired, and a London production scheduled.
Benjamin Button will come to the US in a spring production this year or next. Its done excellent UK business and they want superb timing for maximum US success.
Evita is transferring. A few theaters are being set aside for possibility. Now it's just timing.
Updated On: 10/4/25 at 12:09 PM
Posted: 10/4/25 at 12:21pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Goddess is dead for now. It may try London for a reboot from its bland production at The Public. New director likely for revised version and book (and some music) overhaul.
Preachers Wife is too expensive to produce in its Alliance production (another Arden overproduced, no return, $$ sucker they're now known for). Lead producers, and some audiences',found it luke warm. May end up off-Broadway in a small cast reduced version.
Purple Rain is TBD still. Producers are not certain of the director's ability and it may land in new hands post initial run despite stronger book.
Gatsby has new legs with David Cromer now at the helm, with previous director fired, and a London production scheduled.
Benjamin Button will come to the US in a spring production this year or next. Its done excellent UK business and they want superb timing for maximum US success.
Evita is transferring. A few theaters are being set aside for possibility. Now it's just timing.
"
Updated On: 10/7/25 at 12:21 PM
Posted: 10/4/25 at 12:28pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Goddess is dead for now. It may try London for a reboot from its bland production at The Public. New director likely for revised version and book (and some music) overhaul.
Preachers Wife is too expensive to produce in its Alliance production (another Arden overproduced, no return, $$ sucker they're now known for). Lead producers, and some audiences',found it luke warm. May end up off-Broadway in a small cast reduced version.
Purple Rain is TBD still. Producers are not certain of the director's ability and it may land in new hands post initial run despite stronger book.
Gatsby has new legs with David Cromer now at the helm, with previous director fired, and a London production scheduled.
Benjamin Button will come to the US in a spring production this year or next. Its done excellent UK business and they want superb timing for maximum US success.
Evita is transferring. A few theaters are being set aside for possibility. Now it's just timing.
"
Updated On: 10/7/25 at 12:28 PM
Posted: 10/4/25 at 1:00pm
Purple Rain is TBD still. Producers are not certain of the director's ability and it may land in new hands post initial run despite stronger book.
Updated On: 10/7/25 at 01:00 PM
Posted: 10/4/25 at 1:06pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Goddess is dead for now. It may try London for a reboot from its bland production at The Public. New director likely for revised version and book (and some music) overhaul."
This feels like a situation where Saheem Ali is inextricable from GODDESS. He conceived the show, he rewrote the book, and he's been its driving force for the better part of a decade.
I thought the show had potential at the Public in its general idea, score, and design, and I even thought it might be something that the general public could be interested in as an accessible, Disney-like take on mythology. But it needed book work and was probably never going to become a long-running sensation.
