Between The Lines Musical Possible Broadway Transfer Next Season?

[bwaybffs]

Posted: 2/2/20 at 9:45am

Just came across a clip from the upcoming Off-Broadway show "Between the Lines" of the song "Something to Hold Onto" and was wondering if it has the possibility to transfer to Broadway in the 2020-2021 season. Thoughts?? 

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 2/2/20 at 9:51am

I’d say it all depends on the success and reviews of their off-Bway run this Spring.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 1:38am

I attended the 92Y preview. It was a reading of all or most of the show. I assume they were looking for investors or testing the waters at the time. The show was godawful. Watching it actually made me mad. 

[magictodo123]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 6:27am

VintageSnarker said: "I attended the 92Y preview. It was a reading of all or most of the show. I assume they were looking for investors or testing the waters at the time. The show was godawful. Watching it actually made me mad."

Was that recent? I'm SURE it has changed since you saw it, 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 8:11am

It was January 2018 so about 2 years. I suppose it might have improved but aren't preview threads often filled with lamenting about how creators rarely take time to improve on the material?

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 9:49am

What was so terrible about it that made you angry, VintageSnarker?

[uncageg]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 10:03am

bwaybffs said: "Just came across a clip from the upcoming Off-Broadway show "Between the Lines" of the song "Something to Hold Onto" and was wondering if it has the possibility to transfer to Broadway in the 2020-2021 season. Thoughts??"

Can you post the clip?

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 11:10am

daryl roth is producing.  

if its successful at second stage, she will open a commercial production at her theatre (Daryl Roth Theatre in Union Square) beginning in September. 

[treblemakerz]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 11:23am

I saw a preview of two songs at the first look panel at Broadwaycon and they were just...really not good. I hadn't heard of the show previously and it went directly onto my "will not see" list. Arielle Jacobs and Jason Gotay were lovely, though.

[theaterlyfe19]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 1:14pm

At this point I think it's WAY too early to be thinking about a Broadway transfer.

Also.

Dear Evan Hansen. Anastasia. Hamilton. Waitress. I'm sure people on here could name other shows that did not have a cold open on Broadway that went through major changes before it ACTUALLY opened. If a show interests you, SEE IT. I wouldn't miss out on a show I'm interested in just because people on here, who have different tastes, say negative things. Different shows for different people. 

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 2/4/20 at 4:31am

Just to be clear the Second Stage run is a rental, not a co-pro, this is going to crash and burn 

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 2/4/20 at 7:27am

LightsOut90 said: "Just to be clear the Second Stage run is a rental, not a co-pro, this is going to crash and burn"

Did not realize that- but it makes sense. It looks super cute but I have yet to listen to it and can really only imagine it’s just about as messy as it sounds, but we’ll see. Thanks for clarifying.

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 4:31am

the fact Daryl didnt just put this in her space to begin with is a red flag

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 9:14am

@LightsOut90:

Can you expand on that? What does the choice of house have to do with her confidence in the show? It seems to me that if she didn't feel passionately about it, she would be less inclined to shell out the money to rent out someone else's theatre. If she put it in her own house, wouldn't she be spending less money, and thereby lowering the financial risk? 

 

Regarding the show's prospects, I know almost nothing about it, so I'll reserve judgement on it. But count me in the camp of people who generally doesn't believe that poorly-received shows will turn around in development. They CAN, theoretically, but they rarely do. And just because a show underwent major changes, doesn't mean it had a complete turnaround from being a poorly-received show to a well-received show.