Disney's next big project

Maybe if they build their own Theatre, they'll free up houses for non-Disney shows. of course, they won't...they'll take even more


Can you tell I'm not a big Disney fan? hehe

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MARY POPPINS is the only show of theirs that I'm interested in.

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Isn't the Minskoff a VERY modern theatre? It's just basically a huge cement block. I would think it would be a bad choice to move the Lion King in there...the show's design just doesn't seem to fit in with the style of the Minskoff.

Mary Poppins is a great spectacle, although I'm not sure how much it will change for Broadway. The character of Mary seems a bit secondary in the musical, and it centres more in the Banks family.
I like the new songs songs, though, especially "Anything Can Happen".

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They are downsizing. They know that the new musicals will proboly take over popularity of the Lion King, and less and less people will go to see it and would rather see the new ones. Therefore its smart to move into a smaller theatre that they can fill rather than have this HUGE one that they maybe only be getting half. Its all about the money.

yes, Disney would call 'dibs', thou a limited run special event can certainly play in the inter-rim, with the understanding that they "gotta go --- we got dibs".

"Dibs" is now my new favorite word

Dibs, Dibs, Dibs

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Disney doesn't have to call "dibs" on the New Amsterdam...they own the theatre.

They have permanent "dibs."

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Nothing seems to run very long at the Minksoff. Its a huge theatre. One of the biggest on Broadway and ugly as sin. Moving a solid hit like THE LION KING there is a smart move.

I, however, can't imagine Disney opening TARZAN and MARY POPPINS while BEAUTY and LION KING are still running, with LITTLE MERMAID just a season behind. It's overkill, and the negative anti-Disney backlash would be palpable.

My guess is BEAUTY will close before POPPINS opens so that Disney basically has no more then 3 shows running at once.

The only "disney" show I've ever seen was Aida.

I love Disney as much as the next person...but I don't think it's right for them to expand their monopoly to Broadway.

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last time i saw this discussed, word was that, yes the Minskoff is smaller seating-wise than the new amsterdam, but there are more orchestra seats (higher price), which would mean that lion king would have potential to make MORE money there than at the NA. VERY smart...more money, less seats (if, like someone said, people get tired of seeing the lionking).

I think they will hold off opening Mermaid until atleast one of the others close...it wont be so bad, as long as we can keep the disney shows on broadway four or less at a time.

Trust me, when Little Mermaid arrives Disney will have "flooded" Broadway

LOLOLOL

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I think Lion King would work fine in the Minskoff, The Dutch and Hanburd productions are in modern theatres with very little frills, and they work almost better since most of the Lion King's designs are abstracted and minimalised. What i also like about Minskoff is even though it is big in terms of seating, it has a small feel to it.

But i do aggree that they should concentrate on other more 'serious' shows like Hunchback and should also seriously look at doing Pocahontas. I also somehow think that a show like Tarzan lends itself to an "Arena" style production rather than a regular theatre.

And i do think it time Beauty closes, chances are if this move does happen, they would put Mermaid there.

Dont forget, Like Aida, Mary Poppins isnt really billed as solely a Disney production, even though Aida was, they always tried to distance their name from the Disney brand by producing it under the Hyperon arm of Disney.

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