Broadway transfers of Off-Bway plays from 2021-2022 season?

Have there been rumblings of transfers of any of the well-received Off-Bway plays from this season? The following seem like the most likely contenders:

Tambo & Bones (Playwrights Horizons)

English (Atlantic)

Prayer for the French Republic (MTC)

Sanctuary City (NYTW)

I'm probably forgetting others too!

Of course all would be a huge financial risk on Broadway.

All good thoughts, but with the market about to get incredibly saturated for the summer, I don't see any of these happening. English is the most likely contender, but it doesn't have the word of mouth "must see/how have you not seen English" hype that a true hit transfer needs, like Slave Play or The Humans. If Prayer For The French Republic had gotten a Critic's Pick it likely would have transferred, but I do not see that happening with the lukewarm reviews.

Updated On: 3/15/22 at 11:46 PM

It would seem most logical that if PRAYER transfers, MTC would produce it themselves in the Friedman. But like we've all said, none of these seem particularly viable financially, and that would mean that subscribers have already seen the play Off-B.

ENGLISH might actually work better as a film or limited series than as a Broadway play. But the "trick" of the play (Farsi being spoken as unaccented English, English being spoken with an accent) could be lost of it was translated/subtitled for film, since the play feels written for a native-English-speaking NY audience.

With Roundabout originating ENGLISH and being a co-producer of the Atlantic production, there's also a world in which Roundabout produces it themselves on Broadway. But that would be basically unheard of for Roundabout to lead-produce a new play without stars.

SANCTUARY CITY is one of the best plays I've seen since theatres reopened. (Perhaps that opinion is colored by the fact that it was the first great play I saw.) Would be nice to see it get another life. Eva Price of Oklahoma! and Constitution and Jagged was behind it commercially. But again, finances.

No buzz that I'm aware of.

I absolutely loved PRAYER, I just think it would take one helluva marketing effort to get it to sell. I do think in a larger house they could take greater advantage of what could be accomplished with scenic elements.

^ That makes sense!

Incidentally, I loved Endlings - really wish it had gotten its due.

I thought On Sugarland was quite good, but not quite clean enough to really take off. During the 1st act, I thought to myself "this is going to be the next big addition to the canon. A landmark epic of the American theatre." But I think the 2nd act was significantly weaker, and prevented it from really landing. It occurred to me that the play would've made a great "Part 1" to a 2-part, 6-hour theatrical experience. Maybe it will be, for all we know.

BLACK NO MORE is a safe bet for a transfer, though hopefully with some serious retooling and maybe recasting. Jesse Green's review was promising but not a rave; Maya Phillips also did a piece about it in the Times. That has Jeffrey Seller of HAMILTON behind it.

(I was mainly referring to nonmusical plays here, since something like SUFFS also has Broadway aspirations)