Avenue Q to open New World Stages next month- Page 2

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:47pm

Interesting. I'm curious to know if the cast is moving with the show. Sort of sucks for them to take a big money cut, but whatever, it's a job in a good show.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:47pm

"It was JUST f*cking announced. Keep it in your pants."

You know he can't. Rush and lotto are his life.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:47pm

Which theater at New World? Isn't Toxic Avenger in the largest?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:49pm

Toxic has their theatre until February so not there.

[winston89]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:50pm

This is great news indeed. As much as I wanted to, I never got around to seeing it before it closed and was upset that I missed my final chance to see it. Had I still been in school the same place that I was last year, I would have been able to catch the non equity tour in New London. However, I am even happier to find out that I can still see it in New York. Also, considering the fact that there has been a very successful Broadway production of the show, the fact that the show is still playing in London a very successful equity tour and a not so successful Vegas production, it seems that the producers have enough money to take a risk on an off Broadway production of the show.

I think that the producers (as someone else said earlier in the thread) still feel like there is an audience for the show. However, not enough of one to fill a Broadway house. I am very excited for this and can't wait to see it off Broadway. I must confess, that when I saw the article I had to do a double take due to having trouble believing it.

It wouldn't come as a shock to the system if they offered the current cast the chance to do their same roles when the show moves as well.

[tking001]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:50pm

It's gonna be in Stage 3.
I just looked on the Avenue Q website and it says they will have rush tickets for $26.50
Sounds like It'll be front row b/c I looked for a random date in November and best I could get was 2nd row.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:51pm

Can we just celebrate the fact that the show will continue to have life without talking ticket prices?

[tking001]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:54pm

I'm so happy
I'm assuming it'll be the same cast.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:56pm

The fact that the cast on the new website is listed as "coming soon" leads me to believe that there may be some changes (since everything else is there already.)

Updated On: 9/13/09 at 09:56 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:59pm

I'd bet that Ann Harada will go with it because, lets face it, what else does she have going?

[WickedlyEdna1962]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:00pm

This is the best news to come since when it was announced Legally Blonde was closing!

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:02pm

A show closing is never good news, not even BKLYN.

Are performer salaries that different from Broadway to Off?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:04pm

Also Jen Barnhart.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:10pm

Hmm, let's see, she could replace a lead in a long-running show, be featured ensemble/understudy in a huge musical, or maybe do some off-Broadway work.

Or she could tour with 9 to 5 - I'm sure they're going to need a Roz or a Violet.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:12pm

or maybe do some off-Broadway work.

Ave. Q?

Or she could tour with 9 to 5 - I'm sure they're going to need a Roz or a Violet.

The 9to5 tour doesn't start for another year.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:13pm

"Or she could tour with 9 to 5 - I'm sure they're going to need a Roz or a Violet."

Doesn't she have a really young kid at home? I bet if she were offered to stay in NY or Tour she would stay in New York.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:18pm

So, what exactly would the term for this be? It's not a revival, it's not really a return engagement...what is it?

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:18pm

Transfer... ^^

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:19pm

I also think the creatives are looking heavily at the Non-Eq tour. They have been at a bunch of their rehearsals lately according to Ashley Buckman.

From her Twitter:

Jeff Marx showed up today. All of the creative team is thrilled with the show. Flying out of NYC tomorrow to glue pieces together with tech
2:07 PM Sep 12th from web

...

Robert Lopez and two more B-way producers checking out our run through today! Heading out to tech on Sunday!
9:18 AM Sep 11th from txt

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Jason Moore, Jeff Whitty, Kevin McCollum, and Ave Q B-way cast checking on rehearsals. Everyone is very happy:) So proud of the cast!!!
8:48 PM Sep 10th from web

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:21pm

Sorry if this has been discussed, but is anything getting kicked out of New World to make way for Q?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:23pm

I think they have a stage open.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:28pm

This is wonderful news! The Golden has about 800 seats, and Stage 3 at New World has 499. Even if they don't fill that house to complete capacity, the weekly running costs are going to be so much less. They'll do great there.

[Maceman91]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:34pm

Edit: Oops, Wanna Be A Foster beat me to saying it. Updated On: 9/13/09 at 10:34 PM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:43pm

Do they have to scale back the set? And is that the same theater as Rooms?

I wish they would open [title of show] there. Then it would be such a great place to see an Off-Broadway show.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/13/09 at 10:46pm

"Do they have to scale back the set?"

From the looks of it they would have to scale up. The NWS theaters are wider and I think have a bigger stage.