An overbooked 08/09 season- Page 2

[jbdc]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 9:22pm

The Marquis, Nederlander and The Palace will all be available.

Hairspray and A Chorus Line probably won't make it through next season, so add the Neil Simon and Schoenfeld to the list. Possibly the Schubert, as well. Producers will close things to make room for their new shows.

Passing Strange might make it through the summer, but not much longer than that, with or without Tony Awards.

Same goes for Xanadu.

Godspell will play a small house--one that usually holds plays.

West Side Story will replace Gypsy

Disney will boot Little Mermaid or Mary Poppins before they open another show.


Updated On: 3/26/08 at 09:22 PM

[xOnMyOwnX]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:08pm

hsm...really...on broadway...? skip the noose, grab a gun, its quicker!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:14pm

"Disney will boot Little Mermaid or Mary Poppins before they open another show."

Why would they do that when both of those shows are making very healthy profits at the moment?

I'm also convinced the Hilton will be available before the beginning of 2009.

[Patti-Is-Perfection.]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:15pm

Guess what?! Patti's gunna play Jasmine in "ALADAIN"! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patti-Is-Perfection.]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:15pm

Guess what?! Patti's gunna play Jasmine in "ALADAIN"! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shh282]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:27pm

I didn't know Legally Blonde was leaving? Hmm...


But I agree that the Hilton will be open by then- isn't it getting bad reviews?

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:53pm

Leap of Faith...

[bwayfan4ever2]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 10:55pm

Disney's Man in the Ceiling and Jason Robert Brown's 13?

[ILuv2shop531]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:08pm

it said enchanted on the rumored list, as in the disney movie?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:13pm

Memphis after 5th Avenue.

[A Director]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:39pm

It isn't too early to announce who has a lock on a Tony Award for the 08/09 season!

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:41pm

I keep hearing about Spider-Man kicking Franky out of the Hilton by the early months of '09?

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:41pm

When I went to Sunday in the Park with George, there was a discussion after the show with the actors and Daniel Evans mentioned something about Merrily We Roll Along being the next Sondheim to be revived on Broadway. I remember reading a rumor or something about that.
Is there any validity to that?

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 11:51pm

It's just rumored as of now.

It could end up doing what Sunday did, transfer from the West End to Broadway.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 2:22am

Wait, when did I miss this announcement about Anything Goes? I'd love to see that come to fruition!! Also, it's not Enchanted, it's EVER AFTER, that is rumored to begin it's out of town try-out this December.
PS: What ever happened to CHILDREN OF EDEN? Wasn't it slated to open this summer or something?

[BlueRoses321]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 2:27am

Anything Goes...really?

snore.
with so many good possibilities, why the need..?

[folkyboy]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 7:28am

why are all the Disney people just newly joined and vastly misinformed?

[jbdc]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 9:13am

Children of Eden was announced a while ago with Scott Schwartz directing. But with Godspell opening, I can't see another Stephen Schwartz bible musical opening in the same year.

Also Children of Eden desperately needs a dramaturg (see thread on dramaturgy).

[joe5]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 9:39am

Heaven On Earth is the name of the Connick/Marshall musical. Out of town tryout in Boston, Fall 08.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 9:58am

Don't forget EVER AFTER. Spring '09.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 3/27/08 at 10:03am

I think Heaven on Earth, formerly They All Laughed, is now going by the title, Nice Work If You Can Get It