Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#1
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:04am
Performances begin in March. Christian Borle leading
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/christian-borle-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory_76992.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=09may2016
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#2
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:05am
So I guess that we can assume from this that he won't be with Falsettos for more than 4 or 5 months.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#3
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:18am
TheGingerBreadMan said: "So I guess that we can assume from this that he won't be with Falsettos for more than 4 or 5 months.
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Isn't falsettos a limited run anyway?
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#4
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:21am
That's a long gap between August and March. Could another show come in? Either a play or holiday show.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#5
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:24am
Borle is really doing great job avoiding long spurts of unemployment. It's nice to always have him on the boards though.
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#6
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:26am
Call_me_jorge said: "Isn't falsettos a limited run anyway?"
I believe that it's an open run.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#7
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:36am
I'm not his hugest fan, but this is great casting.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#8
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:37am
There is, of course, the possibility that Borle will withdraw from Falsettos to concentrate exclusively on this.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#9
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:40am
AC126748 said: "There is, of course, the possibility that Borle will withdraw from Falsettos to concentrate exclusively on this.
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God, I hope that doesn't happen. Borle was perfectly cast in Falsettos. Isn't Falsettos a limited run to January anyway?
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#10
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:43am
The press release for Falsettos makes no mention of a closing date, and because it is being co-produced by a commercial entity, there's no reason to assume that it will be a limited run.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#11
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:44am
The initial press releases say nothing of a limited run, and that previews begin in September with opening night being October 27th.
That being said, I'd sooner gamble that he would drop FALSETTOS to focus on CHARLIE, since he would being going into rehearsals and performing through opening and then about 2.5 months later, he would depart.
This is also taking into consideration the possibility that FALSETTOS doesn't tank and close in January, thus freeing Borle anyway.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#12
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:04am
Is falsettos going into the Vivian Beaumont? Or is this like woman on the verge a nervous which was also a co-production between Lincoln center and a commercial producer and played a commercial theatre?
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#13
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:08am
Falsettos will play at the Kerr.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#14
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:08am
Sorry for not being on topic
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#15
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:15am
What a shame if he chose this over Falsettos.
He's perfect for Marvin.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#16
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:15am
Maybe Borle is looking into the crystal ball and seeing that Falsettos is going to be a limited run whether it likes it or not. (That doesn't say anything into quality, but who know how general interest will be, really.)
I see The Illusionists maybe coming back for a limited run, it would be their third Nederlander theatre in as many Broadway seasons, but they sell, so they're an easy temp.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#17
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:18am
They could also be planning to use the Lunt-Fontanne for a holiday engagement, like a return of Elf or A Christmas Story. Or perhaps the theater needs those 6 months to prepare for Charlie and nothing will be coming in.
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#18
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:30am
August through March is a long time to be empty, so I'm sure they have something in mind.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#19
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:37am
AC126748 said: "They could also be planning to use the Lunt-Fontanne for a holiday engagement, like a return of Elf or A Christmas Story. Or perhaps the theater needs those 6 months to prepare for Charlie and nothing will be coming in.
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From your lips to a producers ears! I'd LOVE if Christmas Story came back. I know that's off topic, but I had to throw some Christmas Story love out there.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#20
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:37am
AC126748 said: "They could also be planning to use the Lunt-Fontanne for a holiday engagement, like a return of Elf or A Christmas Story. Or perhaps the theater needs those 6 months to prepare for Charlie and nothing will be coming in.
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From your lips to a producers ears! I'd LOVE if Christmas Story came back. I know that's off topic, but I had to throw some Christmas Story love out there.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#21
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:38am
Hoping against hope Sunset plays a limited run at the Lunt between the two shows...
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#22
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:40am
Just the fact that this was one of the largest shows EVER in the West End, makes me think that the theatre will need some time to prep. So I think that the theatre won't have anything come in and just spend time making sure that everything is ready when it comes time to load in for Charlie
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#23
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:47am
Even if they have a return holiday engagement that ends its run on 1/1/17, that still gives them nearly three months to prep for Charlie. That way, the theater won't sit empty and dark for six months in the interim.
If Great Comet can do to the Imperial what they are doing in under a month, I assume Charlie can pull off a three-month prep/load in.
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#24
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:47am
According to Jeremy Gerards (who broke the story) twitter page, Borle is in fact, still doing Falsettos
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Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne#25
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:51am
Jeremy Gerard didn't "break the story", an embargoed press release was sent out.
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