Posted: 10/19/22 at 9:11am
Robbie516 said: "Is Hathaway still doing this?"
She never was.
Posted: 10/19/22 at 9:15am
Who is in this then?
Posted: 10/19/22 at 12:15pm
Patti Lupone!
Posted: 10/19/22 at 12:27pm
The Liza role is now Black and will be played by Anna Uzele (SIX), so I hear.
Posted: 10/19/22 at 12:29pm
cool how about the male lead?
Posted: 10/19/22 at 8:44pm
MadsonMelo said: "Patti Lupone!"
She could certainly sing the hell out of the title song!
Posted: 10/21/22 at 10:45pm
They should push this to next season 23-24 and open in the fall at the St. James with Lea Michele Starring! :focal(749x0:751x2)/lea-michele-golden-heart-awards-101822-1-03dde86f8a02462eb5bc6f274646b946.jpg)
Posted: 10/22/22 at 12:56pm
Mark my words - the two main characters will be played by multi-racial performers who identify as non-binary. So it will be 'They falls in love with Them'.
Otherwise, there will be quite a protest marching down Broadway.
Posted: 10/22/22 at 3:27pm
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "There was a Judy Garland biopic that was in development about a decade ago, with her starring. I would still like to see that happen - but in the meantime, will gladly rush to see this. It will be the hottest ticket in town."
With Zellweger having won the Oscar for playing Judy Garland just 2.5 years ago I would not expect any producer to green light another Judy biopic anytime soon.
Posted: 10/22/22 at 3:38pm
Who is Buzz?
In all seriousness, Scorsese was inspired by Doris Day's early career when writing NYNY and I have always wondered how the story would work with someone who is that blonde, milk-fed, girl-next-door, mid-century American ideal.
Updated On: 10/22/22 at 03:38 PM
Posted: 10/22/22 at 3:46pm
David10086 said: "Mark my words - the two main characters will be played by multi-racial performers who identify as non-binary. So it will be 'They falls in love with Them'.
Otherwise, there will be quite a protest marching down Broadway."
We've found it - the only "joke" response less funny than name-dropping actors who are obviously not in line for the parts.
Posted: 10/22/22 at 4:26pm
KevinKlawitter said: "David10086 said: "Mark my words - the two main characters will be played by multi-racial performers who identify as non-binary. So it will be 'They falls in love with Them'.
Otherwise, there will be quite a protest marching down Broadway."
We've found it - the only "joke" response less funny than name-dropping actors who are obviously not in line for the parts."
I didn't realize it was missing ! Thank You !
Posted: 10/26/22 at 11:22am
Looks like the show will be announced at noon. I found the SeatGeek page, which has previews starting March 24 at the St. James, and what looks like an opening on either April 24 or 26. No cast is listed.
https://seatgeek.com/u9pxcq-tickets?calendar_month=2023-04-01T04%3A00%3A00.000Z&active_event_view=calendar
"A brand new musical bringing Broadway legends back together, New York, New York is a glittering love letter to the greatest city in the world. Featuring an exhilarating new score by the incomparable John Kander and Fred Ebb, with additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, an original story by David Thompson with Sharon Washington, and visionary direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, New York, New York will whisk you right through the very heart of this city that never sleeps.
It is 1946, the war is over, and a resurgent New York is beginning to rebuild. As steel beams swing overhead, a collection of artists has dreams as big and diverse as the city itself. But do these singers, dancers, musicians and makers have what it takes to survive this place, let alone to succeed? If they can make it here, they can make it anywhere.
New York, New York is a spectacular show for a singular city. With a unique blend of big band classics (‘New York, New York’, ‘The World Goes Round&rsquo
alongside rediscovered Kander and Ebb gems and dazzling original song-and-dance numbers, this jubilant new musical is destined to become the talk of the town.
Be a part of it."
Updated On: 10/26/22 at 11:22 AM
Posted: 10/26/22 at 11:49am
Site is live, and tickets are on sale.
https://seatgeek.com/new-york-new-york-a-new-musical-tickets
Updated On: 10/26/22 at 11:49 AM
Posted: 10/26/22 at 12:01pm
Opening night is set for April 26.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 12:04pm
Kind of surprising they announced it without any casting.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 12:13pm
This sounds like it could be really great! Looking forward to this.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 12:16pm
They're probably banking on Lin's name alone creating enough buzz for first batch of ticket sales. They'll likely use every casting announcement for (free) press bump.
I'm surprised they are opening this straight on Broadway instead of a trying out a couple weeks in a smaller space. It's not all new material, but not sure how much to read into the decision to basically go straight to Broadway. Is it cost prohibitive to do a small run? Are desired cast members not available to do this in time and still make the Spring '23 cutoff? Are they worried about potential poor reviews dampening the Broadway buzz?
Posted: 10/26/22 at 12:59pm
Bummed this isn’t a musical adaption of the 1977 Scorsese film. It’s a entirely new story using songs featured and written for the 1977 film. This’ll flop as hard as STEEL PIER did. People will be confused (and upset) it’s not a musical of the film.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 1:07pm
I dunno, Brody. Sadly not a lot of people know the film anymore. It's not available for streaming which means you have to purchase the dvd and do that, you have to be aware it even exists and not a lot of people are out there searching out Liza films to buy on physical media, so I have a feeling that more people than not will be coming into this without a ton of expectations.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 1:22pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Bummed this isn’t a musical adaption of the 1977 Scorsese film. It’s a entirely new story using songs featured and written for the 1977 film. This’ll flop as hard as STEEL PIER did. People will be confused (and upset) it’s not a musical of the film."
I've never heard of the film so I'm good with a completely new story. Lin contributing to it with additional lyrics will mean nothing to 99% of people.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 1:27pm
You both have a point. This is a tricky proposition. Thoroughly Modern Millie provides a precedent, I guess, but there's such a difference in adapting a farcical film and replacing the 20's standards in it with a new score vs. adapting a very serious film and using, apparently, its entire score with some revisions/additions for what is essentially a completely different work.
There will unquestionably be grumblings, but, at the same time, probably that won't be the cause of the show failing, if it does. The movie has such an odd history anyway: a flop critically and commercially when it first came out, then a cult following then the director's cut turning the tide of critical opinion, then the work overall simply disappearing from public memory.
The show will probably succeed or fail on its own merits, not its fidelity or lack thereof to the source material.
Posted: 10/26/22 at 1:35pm
A cold open on Broadway creates buzz in and of itself. Book of Mormon, Something Rotten were shrouded in mystery and only amplified the WOM coming out of those two examples. Nice Work If You Can Get It had prior incarnations, but none that were familiar to anyone and that did pretty well for itself too.
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