Any guesses for the future SHREK theatre??

[aces25]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:55pm

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:57pm

from what i've heard they want the palace.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:57pm

This isn't really a guess, buuuut ... The Broadway (where THE COLOR PURPOLE currently resides).

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:58pm

probabbly either ....Palace or Broadway Theater

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 2:59pm

from what i've heard they want the palace.

If they want such a large theatre, why are they trying out at the 5th Avenue in Seattle?

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:00pm

Broadway or Palace, yeah. ETA: Yes, because I was the fifth person to post that a show might someday go into the Palace, I am anti-Legally Blonde. LMAO. Time for HX to go on ignore. Updated On: 1/17/08 at 03:00 PM

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:07pm

young frank tried out there too and they got a bigger theatre.

but the broadway seems to be the most likely since blonde will probably get a boost through fall with the reality show.

[HX]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:07pm

I see Miss Amy Lynn Shapiro is again predicting doom for LEGALLY BLONDE.

Maybe she's just trying to pile up the bad karma for when the reviews get a stab at her lyrics.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:09pm

young frank tried out there too and they got a bigger theatre.

No. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN tried out at the Paramount Theatre, which is significantly larger than the 5th Avenue.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:09pm

sorry...i didnt mean young frankenstein. i meant the wedding singer which got the hirshfield. actually, that might be a good fit for shrek too.

[Ticketguy2]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:15pm

I heard its looking to go into New Amsterdam Theatre because there is talk about poppins going. I know disney has so much money but Nemo is going to be coming up soon and i cant see nemo needing that big of a space.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:15pm

According to the website I am seeing, the 5th Avenue is a 2000+ seat theatre.
http://www.5thavenue.org/about/rentingthetheater.aspx

And CryBaby tried out at La Jolla which only has about 500 seats and it is going into the Marquis which seats 1600.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:18pm

I wanna go to Seattle bec. of that beautiful Oriental design 5th Ave Theater.....but not till 2009.. I hope they have a Broadway bound show by then....

I wanna see MAME too .. Damn! Seattle folks are SOO LUCKY !!! I wonder if were going to have a Boston-tryout next season....actually I heard..just gossip, okay? that the Colonial will have another try-out next year for a new musical.... I wonder what could that be?

J*
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 03:18 PM

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:19pm

Not the house space. The stage space is quite small at the 5th Avenue.

I heard its looking to go into New Amsterdam Theatre because there is talk about poppins going.

Disney has a 99 year lease on the New Amsterdam. There's no way they'd give it to Shrek.

Updated On: 1/17/08 at 03:19 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:22pm

>I heard its looking to go into New Amsterdam Theatre because there is talk about poppins going.<

This is absurd. The New Amsterdam is operated by Disney and houses their shows. Shrek is being produced by DreamWorks. As the film at least took some swipes at Disney, I don't see it being housed in a Disney controlled theatre. Nor is there much talk that I've heard of Poppins going.

>sorry...i didnt mean young frankenstein. i meant the wedding singer which got the hirshfield. actually, that might be a good fit for shrek too.<

I have heard that Shrek will have a very large physical production, and it doesn't sound like it will fit into the Hirschfeld.

[stagescreen]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:25pm

The St. James?

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:27pm

^^^good point...

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:27pm

stagescreen, I was just about to suggest the same thing... unfortunately I don't see Gypsy running that long... hopefully the St. James is still occupied by Gypsy at that time, but we'll see!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:30pm

I think GYPSY is limited run too ? i could be wrong.. there was a thread about this...


Edit : no. per playbill its OPEN-ENDED

Show Dates:
Performances from 03 Mar 2008
Opening 27 Mar 2008
Closing Open-Ended
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 03:30 PM

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:36pm

that's good to know, jaystarr! Hopefully it will have a good healthy run!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:38pm

God, what planet are half of you on?

"Nemo will be coming up soon?"

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:39pm

Nederlander?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:52pm

^^ That's what I was thinking because Rent is closing.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:56pm

So, just because Rent is closing that HAS to be the theatre it goes in.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 3:58pm

Nobody said it HAS to go there- it was one persons suggestion! Calm down