Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#1
Posted: 6/11/26 at 9:17am
- Is Paddington taking over the Hirschfeld Theatre this season after Moulin Rouge’s departure? P!nk and NPH seemed to think so on Sunday night…
- The rumor mill is saying Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Groff will be in a revival of Sondheim’s Passion in the near future. Bernadette Peters certainly seemed excited about it!
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Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#2
Posted: 6/11/26 at 11:55am
Paddington isn't a secret. They wouldn't have done that bit at the Tony's if it wasn't true (clearly it was promotional). Plus, a casting call was put out a couple months ago for Broadway.
Passion, I've heard the rumors too but I have absolutely no clue about.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#3
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:16pm
Paddington likely becomes official once Moulin Rouge closes.
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Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#4
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:22pm
I am skeptical about Passion coming this season since we know Evita will be. Jamie Lloyd might want to space things out, but work is work and you gotta take it when you can.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#5
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:33pm
theblackumbrella said: "I am skeptical about Passion coming this season since we know Evita will be. Jamie Lloyd might want to space things out, but work is work and you gotta take it when you can."
I can understand why Erivo might want to do this, because the role is awards-bate. Why would Groff, though? The show attracts a niche audience at best, his most ardent fan-base would probably HATE the show, and it is so dreary. I will admit that I only saw this once, with the original cast, but I could not wait for it to end. The fact that it won the Tony and ran for about 6 months demonstrates its serious lack of broad audience appeal. Really a supporting role, I am not sure what it does for his career.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#6
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:38pm
Jarethan said: "theblackumbrella said: "I am skeptical about Passion coming this season since we know Evita will be. Jamie Lloyd might want to space things out, but work is work and you gotta take it when you can."
I can understand why Erivo might want to do this, because the role is awards-bate. Why would Groff, though? The show attracts a niche audience at best, his most ardent fan-base would probably HATE the show, and it is so dreary. I will admit that I only saw this once, with the original cast, but I could not wait for it to end. The fact that it won the Tony and ran for about 6 months demonstrates its serious lack of broad audience appeal. Really a supporting role, I am not sure what it does for his career."
I can think of a few reasons why he'd want to costar in a major Broadway revival of a Sondheim musical with a massive talent and directed by the hottest director working right now.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#7
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:45pm
And yet Groff starred in Merrily We Roll Along, one of the floppiest flops to ever flop.
I'm not a fan of Passion but if it's being revived with stars like Erivo and Groff, it will do well.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#8
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:52pm
I really don’t think Cynthia Erivo would take a job just because it is "awards bait".
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#9
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:54pm
Secrets lol, ones discussed here at length in other threads and one was all but announced during the TONY opening number.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#10
Posted: 6/11/26 at 12:58pm
If Passion is happening I would be absolutely stunned if we see it in the 26/27 season.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#11
Posted: 6/11/26 at 1:13pm
I thought Assassins was coming in as well.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#12
Posted: 6/11/26 at 1:37pm
Jay Lerner-Z said: "I really don’t think Cynthia Erivo would take a job just because it is "awards bait"."
Oh I do. It's quite obvious thats what she's aiming for with her stage and film choices.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#13
Posted: 6/11/26 at 1:50pm
Theatrefan2 said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "I really don’t think Cynthia Erivo would take a job just because it is "awards bait"."
Oh I do. It's quite obvious thats what she's aiming for with her stage and film choices."
I think she is an amazing talent but I have to agree with you on this.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#14
Posted: 6/11/26 at 2:08pm
Really? I'd be surprised if that was the sole factor in her decision-making. Months of her life sweating over something she has no emotional connection to? She doesn't need to prove herself anymore.
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Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#15
Posted: 6/11/26 at 2:09pm
TotallyEffed said: "I thought Assassins was coming in as well."
I'm unfamiliar with the Assassins rumor. Is it the Classic Stage Company production from a few years ago coming in or is it a new production?
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#16
Posted: 6/11/26 at 2:24pm
TheGingerBreadMan said: "TotallyEffed said: "I thought Assassins was coming in as well."
I'm unfamiliar with the Assassins rumor. Is it the Classic Stage Company production from a few years ago coming in or is it a new production?"
Apparently Robert Icke is doing it in 2027.
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Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#17
Posted: 6/11/26 at 2:39pm
TotallyEffed said: "TheGingerBreadMan said: "TotallyEffed said: "I thought Assassins was coming in as well."
I'm unfamiliar with the Assassins rumor. Is it the Classic Stage Company production from a few years ago coming in or is it a new production?"
ApparentlyRobert Icke is doing it in 2027."
If that's the case, would love to have Pasquale, Swenson, and Slater return.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#18
Posted: 6/11/26 at 2:57pm
TotallyEffed said: "Theatrefan2 said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "I really don’t think Cynthia Erivo would take a job just because it is "awards bait"."
Oh I do. It's quite obvious thats what she's aiming for with her stage and film choices."
I think she is an amazing talent but I have to agree with you on this."
Good lord what drivel this is. The woman won a Tony for her Broadway debut and is one award away from an EGOT. She doesn't have to chase awards.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#19
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:05pm
Who said she has to? I just think she does.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#20
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:06pm
If Cynthia does Fosca it will be because it's a complex, challenging role written by one of the greatest composers of all time, in a first class production.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#21
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:09pm
TotallyEffed said: "I thought Assassins was coming in as well."
I heard about this as well but thought it was off-Broadway.
I hear more and more about PASSION everyday, it seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.
Also with the rumors of Ariana 'pulling out' of the Barbican SUNDAY, I wonder if they are scrapping it across the pond and fast tracking to Broadway given there will be a lot of large houses available.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#22
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:19pm
MysteriousLady said: "If Cynthia does Fosca it will be because it's a complex, challenging role written by one of the greatest composers of all time, in a first class production."
And she will be amazing.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#23
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:25pm
inlovewithjerryherman said: "
Also with the rumors of Ariana 'pulling out' of the Barbican SUNDAY, I wonder if they are scrapping it across the pond and fast tracking to Broadway given there will be a lot of large houses available."
I don’t think that’s how the Barbican works.
Broadway's Best Kept Secrets - Passion + Paddington#24
Posted: 6/11/26 at 3:49pm
Kad said: "And yet Groff starred in Merrily We Roll Along, one of the floppiest flops to ever flop.
I'm not a fan of Passion but if it's being revived with stars like Erivo and Groff, it will do well."
Merrily was not exactly Passion. In the intervening years since it originally flopped, a number of songs became well known, there had been a successful production in London that had been successful in Boston as well, the same director was mounting it again, it had humor. Franklin Shepherd was the lead and a plum role.that was perfect for Groff.
Passion is a dirge, devoid of humor, and not a melodious song in the score IMO . It verges on 'atonal Sondheim'. When I originally saw it, about 50 people in the 2/3 filled orchestra had walked out before the performance was over; it clearly has limited appeal. It is essentially a vehicle for Fosca, which is why I could see Erivo wanting to be in it. But as a followup to Merrily and JIT, it makes no sense to me, unless it is a limited engagement by a son-profit subscription company, e.g., Rounabout or MTG or Lincoln Center in the Newhouse.
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