Encores: Into the Woods to Transfer to the St. James for limited run this summer? — Page 5

hearthemsing22 said: "I don’t know how announcements usually work, but I have noticed we get theater news on Tuesdays and Thursdays? Maybe? Mostly? Just a random thought, so many Monday or Tuesday?"

Coincidental, thought below are two "old rules" that some people still follow:

– The Sunday Arts Section of the NYT goes to print on Wednesday and gets delivered early to theatre offices & ad agencies. So if you're buying an ad in the Times to announce something, you need to announce before then.

– Thursday is the most desirable night to open a Broadway show because Friday has a bigger newspaper circulation.

 

I don't remember this much hooplah about a Broadway transfer since the FOLLIES revival in 2011 (and at least there's no red dress involved with this one)...or maybe WOODS in the Park in 2012 when every piece of casting was dissected and people waited with bated breath for a transfer announcement.

Updated On: 5/13/22 at 12:03 AM

Do we think they make the announcement after today's show?

Apologies. 

Updated On: 5/15/22 at 02:40 PM

Apologies again. This is ridiculous. 

Updated On: 5/15/22 at 02:40 PM

It looked like Denee accidentally kicked one of her shoes off into the audience, was that what happened?

joshdog2014 said: "If this does transfer and submit for Tony’s would Kennedy Kanagawa be eligible? Would he have a real shot at being nominated? Is there any precedent of a puppeteer being nominated for an acting Tony?"

curious about the same thing

Kanagawa did a great job  

RippedMan said: "I mean, I doubt she'd be able to speak about the transfer until it's announced. But if she's not available, Heather H isn't available, and NPH isn't, then what's the point? It's the cast, not the production, that people are raving about."

I doubt it also but no ones forcing her to write a goodby post either. 

No curtain call transfer announcement. 

binau said: "If Heather is unavailable can Donna Murphy have another shot?"

THIS!!

I think an argument could be made that Avenue Q is different since they are playing full characters including singing and speaking, whereas Kanagawa is “just” a puppeteer. But I really hope he would be eligible and nominated!

In the past, with Patti's Gypsy and Finian's Rainbow, when were the transfers announced in relation to the City Center runs? Maybe that will give a better indication of when we could expect an official announcement.

FANtomFollies said: "In the past, with Patti's Gypsy and Finian's Rainbow, when were the transfers announced in relation to the City Center runs? Maybe that will give a better indication of when we could expect an official announcement."

As I said earlier in this thread re: announcing onstage, if the full principal cast ISN'T moving to Broadway, it would be really really weird to announce the transfer onstage. If Bareilles is out, there is no reason to move the show; she is THE key ingredient here as the primary ticket-seller. A different principal cast would make this quite a different production. We've seen 3 NYC productions of ITW this century with some bad casting choices (Bway revival, the Park, Fiasco/Roundabout), and this is far and away the best-cast of the four.

Unless City Center is producing this itself (ala The Kennedy Center and FOLLIES) –– which is HIGHLY unlikely –– it's going to be at the discretion of whichever commercial producer is producing the Broadway transfer to announce after the deals are closed with actors/director/theatre/etc. Of course, a press release could still drop today or tomorrow. Or in a few weeks. Or never.

FWIW, today NYCC posted: "Until we meet in the woods again… best to take the moment present as a present for the moment"

Updated On: 5/15/22 at 05:56 PM