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.