Anyone know what's actually going into New World Stages?

The New World Stages lineup has gotten thin and I can't get a straight answer on what's filling the empty houses. Those five spaces have been the closest thing Off-Broadway has to a commercial engine for twenty years -- it's where a show goes when it's too big for a 199-seater and too fragile for Broadway.

What's interesting is how much the model seems to have shifted. It used to be transfers and long-tail commercial comedies. Lately it feels more like limited runs and one-offs, which is a very different business.

Well the Gazillion Bubble Show extended until January. Don't expect anything to go into that theater right away. I am sure they are looking to fill the other theaters but I think it is a bit early for any announcements.

EDSOSLO858 said: "I thought I heard NWS was getting a renovation in the new year."

That increasingly seems like the case - the only tenants booking through the New Year are Gazillion Bubble and Jamie Allan's Amaze (which I recently saw and believe I can echo another poster in that it's truly delightful and I see why it's caught on for such an extended run. Def recommend.)

A friend working on Heathers did hear that SIX would be joining the campus as one of their neighbors, but this was quite a few weeks ago at this point. And while I personally am a big fan of New World as a concept + complex, a break during the off-season to give everything a refresh seems like a very good idea to me.

witchoftheeast2 said: "JT2030 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I thought I heard NWS was getting a renovation in the new year."

That increasingly seems like the case - the only tenants booking through the New Year areGazillion BubbleandJamie Allan's Amaze(which I recently saw and believe I can echo another poster in that it'struly delightful and I see why it's caught on for such an extended run. Def recommend.)

A friend working onHeathersdid hear thatSIXwould be joining the campus as one of their neighbors, but this was quite a few weeks ago at this point. And while I personally am a big fan of New World as a concept + complex, a break during the off-season to give everything a refresh seems like a very good idea to me."

Six has announced cast members through November, which I now see is when Heathers is going to close. Do you think they'd close up and then reopen at NWS with those performers?"

Chloe Tucker Caine and Stephanie Jae Park have been confirmed through February 14.

Islander_fan said: "How badly is Six doing on Broadway? I’ve read various threads that suggested Six would be moving to New World Stages. But, have no idea if this is speculation based on its box office numbers or something that may be happening further down the road for sure ?"

I don't know what its exact breakeven is, but it was well over $500K at some point after the pandemic. Last week it did an abysmal $498K (not its worst number of the year), and it could get worse this fall.

The speculation of a move to NWS is based on its poor box office performance, and the fact that Kevin McCollum is its producer and he previously transferred Avenue Q and Play That Goes Wrong to NWS, to decent success.

idk if the show would benefit more from a year or two away from New York, or if they should move straight to NWS. Ave Q and PTGW both reopened at NWS about a month after their Broadway closing, which certainly helps keep momentum going.

everythingtaboo said: "I feel like I always forget it's there. And I used to work there.

Without a real "anchor tenant" - as in a long-running name to draw attention to that theatre, like an Avenue Q or Rock of Ages - you just don't hear much about it."



And "Rock of Ages" didn't last long there. It was originally supposed to be a limited run for its 10th anniversary but extended and then they closed it in June of 2021. I don't think it even re-opened after COVID. It might have for a short while. I forget.