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2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors
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2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#50
Posted: 6/8/26 at 9:30am
ACL2006 said: "Fred Mason said: "Ragtime is definitely extending correct? I wonder how long they can go for, if that’s even the plan, but I assume LCT is gonna squeeze out every last drop of this show like they did for for South Pacific, The King and I, and My Fair Lady"
It should get extended to the end of the year. But the leads will all be replaced by September."
What is the source of your information? Specifically about the leads. How do you know each person’s schedule?
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#51
Posted: 6/8/26 at 10:41am
musicthatmakesmedance said: "Is there any chanceSalesmanextends? Would love to catch it again."
Much Ado goes into the Winter Garden starting October 31st. Presuming they'll need Salesman to close by mid-September to get the theatre ready, they could in theory extend Salesman by another 4-5 weeks? But that would be about it.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#52
Posted: 6/8/26 at 10:52am
Broadway61004 said: "musicthatmakesmedance said: "Is there any chanceSalesmanextends? Would love to catch it again."
Much Ado goes into the Winter Garden starting October 31st. Presuming they'll need Salesman to close by mid-September to get the theatre ready, they could in theory extend Salesman by another 4-5 weeks? But that would be about it."
Also, Laurie Metcalf noted a few days ago that she needs to return to filming Netflix's Big Mistakes season 2. I believe the second season is scheduled to begin shooting in August
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#53
Posted: 6/8/26 at 11:49am
malcs98 said: "Jarethan said: "broadfan327 said: "Theatrefan2 said: "I dont think Cats has come off that well on TV appearances so far, so I think the Tony performance would really need to be special.
The problem Cats has is it's a show already a lot of people hate. Those that do love it possibly won't be into this new concept which isn't close to the show they love. And the new concept is quite niche and likely won't attractpeople back who have hated the show in the past."
I was in line for a show last night, and I overheard a conversation where someone who used to work in marketing for shows said that he didn't see the new Cats because he hates the show."
That person was smart. I hated the original CATS when I saw it in London in 1981. I had never seen it again, but decided to get tickets after reading the reviews. I hated the performance just as much as the original, and concluded that -- no matter how you dress it up -- it is still CATS. One good song and one good theme...the rest of the score is crap IMHO."
So after last night how long do we think Cats has on Broadway"
It was not helped by that performance and, historically, shows have not been boosted by wins only in the categories in which they won. I don't know if they have any advance, or have simply been selling tix at the last minute; if the latter, I can't imagine they will last long.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#54
Posted: 6/8/26 at 11:51am
Jarethan said: "
Itwas not helped by that performance and, historically, shows have not been boosted by wins only in the categories in which they won. ."
...where else would a show win if not in the categories in which they won?
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#55
Posted: 6/8/26 at 11:55am
Kad said: "Jarethan said: "
Itwas not helped by that performance and, historically, shows have not been boosted by wins only in the categories in which they won. ."
...where else would a show win if not in the categories in which they won?"
What I was trying to say was that wins in those categories alone have not sold tickets in the past. Hell, when you think about it, 90% of the time the only category that mattered has been best musical...which I don't think is happening this year.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#56
Posted: 6/8/26 at 3:10pm
Jarethan said: "malcs98 said: "Jarethan said: "broadfan327 said: "Theatrefan2 said: "I dont think Cats has come off that well on TV appearances so far, so I think the Tony performance would really need to be special.
The problem Cats has is it's a show already a lot of people hate. Those that do love it possibly won't be into this new concept which isn't close to the show they love. And the new concept is quite niche and likely won't attractpeople back who have hated the show in the past."
I was in line for a show last night, and I overheard a conversation where someone who used to work in marketing for shows said that he didn't see the new Cats because he hates the show."
That person was smart. I hated the original CATS when I saw it in London in 1981. I had never seen it again, but decided to get tickets after reading the reviews. I hated the performance just as much as the original, and concluded that -- no matter how you dress it up -- it is still CATS. One good song and one good theme...the rest of the score is crap IMHO."
So after last night how long do we think Cats has on Broadway"
Itwas not helped by that performance and, historically, shows have not been boosted by wins only in the categories in which they won. I don't know if they have any advance, or have simply been selling tix at the last minute; if the latter, I can't imagine they will last long."
As of right now, they have tickets on sale till January 17th of next year (they had them through September originally) so I guess they’ve still got time right?
As far as Schmigadoon! they’re running until January 3rd
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#57
Posted: 6/8/26 at 3:35pm
With all this constant talk about how shows can't make money anymore, why not just have less competition every season?
Also, two weeks ago, according to the grosses listed here, Titanique sold 94% of their tickets and grossed a little over $900,000. With the stories that they need to make $1M to just break even, well, the numbers don't add up, do they? Why would you bring this to Broadway?
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#58
Posted: 6/8/26 at 3:39pm
It’s a very wobbly predicament Broadway finds itself in.
There are many shows leaving that are limited run and, reasonably, some might wait out in the hope that they can catch some audience based on the reduction of options. Also, theatres and theatre owners are likely far more hesitant to kick out a show short of it being an abject failure (see: BEACHES).
There is a lot of strategy adjustment/post-mortem taking places after last night. One example is TITANIQUE playing off the parodic premise by advertising their strike out as “We have all these awards already. There was no more room on the door!”
Of the other shows from this season, I’m most concerned that Two Strangers is probably going to get chopped next. While their initial sales were good and costs were low, advertising and adding more standbys increased the running cost. Could it coast for the summer for a little bit? Maybe. But if I were them, I would be thinking of people to come in and replace Tutty and Pitts - who I believe end their contract in August or early September.
CATS and Rocky Horror, to me, came off the best in the telecast last night because they understood the assignment to do what they do best, and not be boring. Whether that translates, we won’t know until we know. CATS has an somewhat even share of musical awards and they can definitely capitalize on the choreography and costume design (people want spectacle and this is spectacle that doesn’t require anything but some really outstanding dancers and a lot of glitter). Plus, shows have eked out a run with less awards (Of recent memory, A STRANGE LOOP and NEWSIES, each with only 2 wins)
ROCKY HORROR, I think, may have bought themselves another extension. Nothing was announced for Studio 54 by Roundabout in their season outline, so I imagine they are probably going to keep going and recast because they’ve been the most successful Roundabout revival since CABARET. Plus, that performance showed the potential audience it’s weirdness…and cheekiness (Luke Evans’ derrière).
This may be a case of the awards being so split that, somehow, everybody and nobody wins.
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2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#59
Posted: 6/8/26 at 3:47pm
KKeller6 said: "With all this constant talk about how shows can't make money anymore, why not just have less competition every season?
Also, two weeks ago, according to the grosses listed here, Titanique sold 94% of their tickets and grossed a little over $900,000. With the stories that they need to make $1M to just break even, well, the numbers don't add up, do they? Why would you bring this to Broadway?"
Last year's embarrassing over-saturation of shows was a mess for the most part. This year, they scaled way back and we got these (mostly) bad shows. The question has been asked a thousand times now: Why would you ever bring Titanique to Broadway? Or a MAGA musical? To simply fill a gap of time? To brag that all the theaters are filled? This season has been weird, uneven, bizarre and non-sensical (what's good Beaches).
Hopefully next season is much, much better in terms of, well, everything.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#60
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:21pm
quizking101 said: "
CATS and Rocky Horror, to me, came off the best in the telecast last night because they understood the assignment to do what they do best, and not be boring. Whether that translates, we won’t know until we know. CATS has an somewhat even share of musical awards and they can definitely capitalize on the choreography and costume design (people want spectacle and this is spectacle that doesn’t require anything but some really outstanding dancers and a lot of glitter). Plus, shows have eked out a run with less awards (Of recent memory, A STRANGE LOOP and NEWSIES, each with only 2 wins)
I guess, you make a good point about Cats, I mean there were lots of good shows that got a lot of nominations and despite them not winning a single one, it was the fans that kept it alive. Of the one's you mentioned Newsies ran for I believe two years? someone check in with me on that
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#61
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:24pm
malcs98 said:
I guess, you make a good point about Cats, I mean there were lots of good shows that got a lot of nominations and despite them not winning a single one, it was the fans that kept it alive. Of the one's you mentioned Newsies ran for I believe two years? someone check in with me on that"
Newsies ran about 2.5 years (March 2012- August 2014)
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#62
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:26pm
Newsies had Disney backing, it's not comparable to Cats, who needed this win to stay open. And Newsies ran for 2.5 years very successfully.
https://playbill.com/article/new-disney-musical-newsies-recoups-entire-initial-investment-com-200893
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#63
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:27pm
This season saw a confluence of issues:
- Many longer running shows remain open, decreasing the amount of available real estate. This will almost certainly be changing going into next season with Death Becomes Her closing and a number of other productions on rapidly thinning ice.
- More celebrity-driven limited runs, seen as safer bets by producers (with increasingly mixed results), taking up space
- A bizarre slate of new musicals coming in with little buzz, most of which were always too expensive to make their numbers work unless they became massive hits. I think we are going to be seeing many more smaller to midsize productions that cost no more than 800k/wk to run unless they are anchored by some kind of name, whether it is IP or star.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#64
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:31pm
Sutton Ross said: "Newsies had Disney backing, it's not comparable to Cats, who needed this win to stay open. And Newsies ran for 2.5 years very successfully."
Lest we forget, Newsies didn't win best musical. but much like Newsies, Jellicle Ball does have a fanbase, so I think that will probably keep it open for a while but what do you think?
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#65
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:50pm
I posted this in another thread. FWIW,the same seat I bought last week for Schmigadoon for $207 is now going for $335.
Updated On: 6/8/26 at 04:50 PM2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#66
Posted: 6/8/26 at 4:58pm
Rock horror is most certainly not the most successful roundabout show since Cabaret. Anything Goes was the last big moneymaker Roundabout musical revival and they are remounting that production with Sutton Foster reprising her Tony Award Winning performance as Reno. Basically exactly what they did with Cabaret with Alan Cumming
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#67
Posted: 6/8/26 at 5:12pm
malcs98 said: "Sutton Ross said: "Newsies had Disney backing, it's not comparable to Cats, who needed this win to stay open. And Newsies ran for 2.5 years very successfully."
Lest we forget,Newsies didn't win best musical. but much like Newsies, Jellicle Ball does have a fanbase, so I think that will probably keep it open for a while but what do you think?"
Yeah, you completely changed your entire question for me during your editing.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#68
Posted: 6/8/26 at 5:15pm
Sutton Ross said: "malcs98 said: "Sutton Ross said: "Newsies had Disney backing, it's not comparable to Cats, who needed this win to stay open. And Newsies ran for 2.5 years very successfully."
Lest we forget,Newsies didn't win best musical. but much like Newsies, Jellicle Ball does have a fanbase, so I think that will probably keep it open for a while but what do you think?"
Yeah, you completely changed your entire question for me during your editing. Happy to answer your first question though since it made more sense."
So what's ur answer?
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#69
Posted: 6/8/26 at 5:17pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "This obviously isn't something I want to write / talk about"
On the contrary, my friend. This is precisely the kind of thing you'd want to write/talk about.
You have been this board's biggest doom-and-gloomer since the pandemic, so this topic is right up your alley.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#70
Posted: 6/8/26 at 5:19pm
Two Clarifications:
1) NEWSIES was actually at the outset supposed to be a limited pilot run for 101 performances. Naturally, demand required extension and awards and fandom pushed it to a nice two year run.
2) I had forgotten about ANYTHING GOES, but also the 2014 CABARET revival at Roundabout ran for a year and helped fill the coffers back up a bit since they were struggling with money.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#71
Posted: 6/8/26 at 7:43pm
Did I miss this somewhere?!? Roundabout plans of reviving their 2014 Anything Goes Revival again with Sutton Foster reprising her role?
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#72
Posted: 6/8/26 at 8:04pm
brdwybound04 said: "Did I miss this somewhere?!? Roundabout plans of reviving their 2014 Anything Goes Revival again with Sutton Foster reprising her role?"
Do you mean 2011? I find that highly unlikely; Sutton Foster opened a remounting of the production in the West End in 2021 where it was filmed for theatrical release.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#73
Posted: 6/8/26 at 8:15pm
I just hope and pray that someone decides to film it or broadcast it. It is too good a production to just close. It needs to be preserved for the public at large to see it. It is one of the best things I have seen in a long, long time. It is an exquisite production.
2026 Post-Tony Closures and Successors#74
Posted: 6/8/26 at 8:35pm
luvbrdway said: "I posted this in another thread. FWIW,the same seat I bought last week for Schmigadoonfor $207 is now going for $335."
Their grosses weren't good leading up to the Tony Awards. Curious how long their Tony win will ride their high ticket demand.
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