Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
MasterThespian 2
Understudy Joined: 3/22/22
#1Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 7:32am
This West End production looks extremely interesting. There was a bit of buzz that it might be coming to Broadway. Anyone hearing rumors they care to share? Thanks.
#2Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 7:43am
I haven't heard any more buzz, but I DID see the show yesterday for the first time and I'm quite convinced that this will make its way to Broadway if they can make schedules work and book a theatre. I felt the same way after seeing Nicole's Sunset Boulevard a couple times. It is obvious there is magic happening in the theatre and a clear commercial proposition. I would be more convinced Dorian Gray will make it to Broadway than Operation Mincemeat, for example.
"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
Quinn Wilson
Understudy Joined: 10/25/21
#3Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 9:16am
MasterThespian 2 said: "This West End production looks extremelyinteresting. There was a bit of buzz that it might be coming to Broadway. Anyone hearing rumors they care to share? Thanks."
I would say it’s extremely likely. Also, Cate Blanchett already bought the film rights as a producer which makes me very curious.
JasonC3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
#4Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 9:40amhttps://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1159094
#5Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 11:31am
It's happening. They've been working out the details but it's happening. From what I've heard, it's also more expensive than you'd think to do on Bway. That is, everything is much more on Bway v West End, but this one made it slightly cost prohibitive at first glance.
MasterThespian 2
Understudy Joined: 3/22/22
#6Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 12:24pm
binau said: "I haven't heard any more buzz, but I DID see the show yesterday for the first time and I'm quite convinced that this will make its way to Broadway if they can make schedules work and book a theatre. I felt the same way after seeing Nicole's Sunset Boulevard a couple times. It is obvious there is magic happening in the theatre and a clear commercial proposition. I would be more convinced Dorian Gray will make it to Broadway than Operation Mincemeat, for example."
You mention Operation Mincemeat. Did you see it? If so, what are your thoughts? Most everyone seems to love it.
#7Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/5/24 at 12:30pm
I absolutely love Operation Mincemeat. I’m just a little afraid if it will not find an audience in New York.
"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
MasterThespian 2
Understudy Joined: 3/22/22
#8Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/6/24 at 3:58pm
binau said: "I absolutely love Operation Mincemeat. I’m just a little afraid if it will not find an audience in New York."
Apologize for highjacking my own thread, but curious about your comment above. I’m seeing Operation Mincemeat in September. Do you think that some Americans may find the humor “too British”? Or is it something else? Would love to hear your thoughts.
#9Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/6/24 at 5:59pm
MasterThespian 2 said: "binau said: "I absolutely love Operation Mincemeat. I’m just a little afraid if it will not find an audience in New York."
Apologize for highjacking my own thread, but curious about your comment above. I’m seeing Operation Mincemeat in September. Do you thinkthat some Americans may find the humor “too British”? Or is it something else? Would love to hear your thoughts."
I didn't find it "too British" but did find it "too annoying." The story I found fascinating but the execution was just so cloying and over-the-top. Not for me at all, but I can see it doing well off-Broadway.
Dorian Gray, on the other hand, is fabulous and will be a big fat Broadway hit.
#10Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/7/24 at 2:33am
Yes the thing about mincemeat is the only way it can succeed is by lighting word of mouth on fire based on the actual performances given almost everything else about the show is unmarketable (no stars, not a known property etc) - it might have a little head start (ie a week or two of performances) with some buzz and the Olivier award but it really will rely on New York audiences wanting to pay Broadway prices for a little British comedy show and becoming excited about it. It’s possible they could do it. I don’t think it’s ’too British’ but it’s definitely British enough that it could make the show either more appealing or alienating depending on who. off broadway would be a safer bet.
"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
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MasterThespian 2
Understudy Joined: 3/22/22
#13Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/10/24 at 8:32pmSarah Snook to be the youngest and fastest to achieve the Triple Crown. Calling it; she’s winning an Oscar in the next five years.
#14Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/13/24 at 3:40pm
Very curious to see if they make any changes in transfer. I thought it was fantastic, but it would benefit from some judicious editing (the dinner scene in the first half and the chase at the end could both be snipped down, imo).
They do a brilliant job of shaping the text in a way that prevents it from feeling foregone, though, and I loved the visual theme of the flowers multiplying until they're this overwhelming, cloying force of artifice. That scene towards the end in Lord Henry's house where they're boxed in by cascades of nauseating flowers like a Kehinde Wiley nightmare will stick with me for a long time.
I'll never forget the moment in the first scene where the hand comes in from out of frame and rests on her shoulder. It was so seamlessly done that I was honestly physically shocked when I glanced down from the screen to the stage and realized she was alone. Maybe I'm easily impressed but that really got me good.
#15Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 5/13/24 at 5:09pm
I agree it could use some very light editing - maybe the technical production makes it more difficult but nothing that would take longer than a few previews to identify and solve. I am happy that my prediction was right it would make it to Broadway. I'm curious what theatre it will go to in New York City - kind of like the Jamie Lloyd Sunset Boulevard but on steroids in a weird way this could easily be in a large theatre because a surprisingly large amount of show is observed through the screens rather than the actual live performance on stage.
"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
#16Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:15am
Exciting to hear this is coming in March! I'm curious to see where it lands. My guess is the Booth.
theatergoer3
Leading Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#17Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:44am
Booth would fit.
I wonder if just saying Shubert theater means that they have a theater with a tenant yet to announce a closing however.
Or it could be saved for a tickets on sale announcement.
Dolly80
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/11
#18Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:44am
Well that’s the Best Actress Tony sorted then.
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#19Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:50am
It could be the Booth, James Earl Jones or Lyceum.
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#20Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:54am
Music Box, Belasco, and Longacre could be potential options too, depending on how things shake out.
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ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#21Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 9:54am
Being that any play can be fit for nearly any Shubert playhouse, it allows options to be open (and often means the current tenant hasn’t posted notice yet).
If it’s appropriate for the Booth it could also play the Music Box, Lyceum, JEJ, Belasco, Longacre, etc.
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Chorus Member Joined: 10/6/23
#22Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 6:00pm
Surprised more people were not excited by this. Maybe not that many Succession fans here. But as far as one-person shows go (and not that it's a competition), Snook was electric and captivating in a way that not even Jodie Comer and Andrew Scott were. The production was also genuinely extradordinary, and the video work far more pursposeful than Sunset Blvd.
#23Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?
Posted: 10/2/24 at 10:49pm
Very excited for this one. Snook is TALENTED!
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