Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
asmith0307
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#1Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#2Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
#3Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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?
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#4Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
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#5Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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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#6Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
#7Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:36am
I'm not his hugest fan, but this is great casting.
#8Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 8:37am
There is, of course, the possibility that Borle will withdraw from Falsettos to concentrate exclusively on this.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
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#9Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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?
#10Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#11Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
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#12Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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?
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#13Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:08am
Falsettos will play at the Kerr.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#14Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:08am
Sorry for not being on topic
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#15Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:15am
What a shame if he chose this over Falsettos.
He's perfect for Marvin.
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#16Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
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#17Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#18Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
#19Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
#20Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
"
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.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#21Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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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#22Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#23Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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.
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Leading Actor Joined: 4/3/14
#24Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
Posted: 5/9/16 at 9:47am
According to Jeremy Gerards (who broke the story) twitter page, Borle is in fact, still doing Falsettos
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#25Charlie to the Lunt-Fontanne
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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