Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:15pm
Someone mentioned earlier they may be looking to transfer, and now my excitement has been through the roof all day haha. Anyone with any inside info on possible future broadway bookings for either show? Hoping they play broadway someday, I'm dying to see both of these shows.
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:20pm
It would be great if they did - The Inheritance was one of the stars of the Olivier Awards this year...
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:22pm
I'm kind of surprised a transfer of The Inheritance wasn't already announced following its Olivier wins, actually. However, I believe they are planning on a workshop of it in the coming weeks.
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:31pm
Kad said: "I'm kind of surprised a transfer of The Inheritance wasn't already announced following its Olivier wins, actually. However, I believe they are planning on a workshop of it in the coming weeks."
It's my understanding the workshop is mostly to secure investors and/or a non-profit to secure a run. Let's hope it does. I saw it twice in London and need to a dozen more times.
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:35pm
Yes, that was my assumption for the workshop, as well. It's unfortunate that a new two-part gay drama is such a tough sell to investors, even with British prestige attached!
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:39pm
I agree with Kad. A 2-part play is a tough sell given how Angels in America recently fared last season. Only way I can see this play coming to Broadway is if they can get 1 or 2 above-the-title actor that can get people to buy tickets to see the show.
Or, if there is a sure-fire blockbuster musical next season that will recoup, bundle this play with that show as a package.
Posted: 4/25/19 at 12:46pm
Wick3 said: "I agree with Kad. A 2-part play is a tough sell given how Angels in America recently fared last season. Only way I can see this play coming to Broadway is if they can get 1 or 2 above-the-title actor that can get people to buy tickets to see the show.
Or, if there is a sure-fire blockbuster musical next season that will recoup, bundle this play with that show as a package."
Did Angels sell that poorly? I never paid attention to the grosses or the plays too closely last season anyways, but I remember my cousin mentioning it was a difficult ticket for her to get.
But a 2 part play about gay men moving or living in NYC is just about as appealing of a play as you could get for me. Of course, I am this specific demographic but still, id spend a lot for something like this as I think others would if this were a strictly limited run.
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Posted: 4/25/19 at 1:01pm
Angels in America sold tickets but I doubt it recouped its investment. Regardless, I loved that production and got to see it twice!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/grossesshow.cfm?show=ANGELS-IN-AMERICA&year=2018
Most weeks the gross % potential was in the 60%-70% range and only got over 90% potential gross in its last week.
Posted: 4/25/19 at 1:19pm
Ah I see. Not encouraging if I were an investor for sure. Especially since that show had Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield to help sell it. I can see this doing okay at the Belasco or Jacobs potentially. Hoping they can find some strong talent for the bway run. I believe I read something the other day actually that mentioned Lehman Trilogy just needed a 6 month commitment from their 3 actors for a Broadway run. Hoping that happens!
Posted: 4/25/19 at 4:29pm
Caught both. LT in NYC. TI in Londontown. Both too long by yards. Need to lose an ACT and whittle the **** down. Redgrave phoned in her little cherry part at the end of PT II of Inheritance I thought.
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Posted: 4/27/19 at 8:41am
JBroadway said: "Do we have any available Broadway houses that can accommodate Lehman Trilogy’s set? It seems too large to fit into a Broadway house. Maybe the Beaumont, but even then it’s the wrong shape. Maybe the Broadway, but I can’t imagine any play wanting to take that house. It seems to me that the set is not all that complex or spectacular - it just takes up a ton of space. I guess they could scale it down somewhat, but that might make the office feel too cramped."
It's already being modified for the Piccadilly Theatre in London, so I'm assuming a Broadway house could use the same design.
Posted: 4/27/19 at 9:08am
nasty_khakis said: "It's my understanding the workshop is mostly to secure investors and/or a non-profit to secure a run."
Correct. It's hoping for a Bway start in the fall.
I hadn't heard about Lehman going to LCT but a play criticizing capitalist excesses landing at LCT is rich. Makes me think of the NYTime article last week:
‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Criticizes Capitalism, at $2,000 a Seat
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Posted: 4/27/19 at 11:04am
JVJ93 said: "My guess is that LCT will pick up the Inheritance and put it into the Belasco, since so many of their productions have ran there."
It's a commercial production, with Sonia Friedman and a few prominent NY-based producers attached (who also did it in London). There's a backers audition happening in a few weeks to raise the rest of the money.
Posted: 4/27/19 at 12:21pm
SomethingPeculiar said: "JVJ93 said: "My guess is that LCT will pick up the Inheritance and put it into the Belasco, since so many of their productions have ran there."
It's a commercial production, with Sonia Friedman and a few prominent NY-based producers attached (who also did it in London). There's a backers audition happening in a few weeks to raise the rest of the money."
Oh duh. That’s right. In that case, I could see it taking the Jacobs or the Barrymore. Though the Belasco would still be a great choice too
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Posted: 4/27/19 at 10:31pm
Both are coming...
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Posted: 4/27/19 at 11:26pm
When we don't know dates, it's a little ridiculous and hair-splitty to speculate if something will play, for example, the Jacobs vs the Barrymore. The Shuberts have 12 playhouses under 1200 seats, and any show that could fit into one could also fit into the other 11 (with rare exceptions). Filling theatres is a giant game of Tetris, dictated by windows of availability for venues, artists, and producers.
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Posted: 4/27/19 at 11:41pm
In the meantime, it’s coming to NYC in July
http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/72252-the-lehman-trilogy
