Does Little Dancer have a future?

I honestly can't understand what happened with this show. I was so swept away by it here in D.C. -- it truly had something special in my opinion, and I think in the opinion of many others who saw it. It was such a unique and beautiful show that really had something to say about the conflicts that women have always had to face (especially working-class women), but without being heavy-handed or preachy.

Then it just sort of . . . went away. There was word it was going to L.A., but that doesn't seem to have happened, last I checked.

I know the show got mixed reviews. I don't understand why they couldn't have fixed the problems (I did not see the problems the critics did, but say for the sake of argument that they were right and there were problems) and gone on with it. Gigi had more problems than Little Dancer did, but it went on to Broadway with no trouble.

There are many, many factors involved with these things, I know that -- theater availability and so forth. And I don't know whether the presence of other Paris-themed musicals currently on Broadway would help it or hinder it. But I'll be terribly disappointed if this show never makes it to Broadway -- and if we never get a cast album! I want that album so badly!! The music was so good.

Well, I don't know if anyone knows anything about what might happen with the show, though I would be very glad to hear it if anyone does. In any case, I guess I needed to vent about it, so thanks for letting me!

Updated On: 4/30/15 at 09:56 AM

I hope something happens! I was utterly speechless after seeing it (and kicking myself for seeing it so late in the run as to limit myself to only seeing it once).

The score is astonishing. Their best since Ragtime, imo.

Even though it's sadly off the radar, I'm always looking for developments in the news, on their websites, etc.

I can't imagine that they wouldn't mount the show again.

Yea, they announced the LA production back in December. No word since then.

I also loved this in DC, but could see where they need to trim up a bit (Honestly, if Karen Ziemba wasn't in this, would that character get all that stage time?). It's definitely one of my favorite scores I've heard in the past few years.

That's good to hear!!!

Also: Gigi was not produced by the Kennedy Center.

^I would say though, it hardly lost "all of it's money". And though unannounced, I wouldn't be surprised if the LA run recouped whatever was lost on Broadway.

Also, Gigi was a commercial production that used the Kennedy Center as a pre-Broadway tryout. Very different from regionally developed productions like Follies or Ragtime or Side Show that THEN made the leap.

Regardless of it's commercial track record, the Kennedy Center (like ART, Paper Mill, LaJolla, and many other regional theatres) still produces artistically successful work. As a name, it may now be a draw for audiences (but then again, what regional theatre is), but as an institution, it still has a name for artistic achievement.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Ahrens/ Flaherty were turning their attention towards "Anastasia" and it's world premiere next Spring, not to mention them probably waiting until after "Hamilton" sweeps through town. Honestly, for anyone looking to produce a new musical, this next year is going to be dominated by that one show.