FROZEN closes on Broadway — Page 3

rkade21 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "FROZEN is still scheduled to open on the West End later this year."

I was trying to figure that out, the NYT article suggested it will not be, but might've only been referring to currently running productions:

Schumacher said the company remains committed to “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” on Broadway, to “The Lion King” and “Mary Poppins” in London’s West End, and to touring productions of “The Lion King” and “Frozen” in North America and “The Lion King” in Britain."

If you read further in the Times article, it does actually mention the planned upcoming London production: "Not only does Disney plan to resume the North American tour of “Frozen” once theaters open, but Schumacher also said he plans to open additional “Frozen” productions over the next year in London, Sydney, Hamburg and Tokyo."

Princeton2 said: "Mr Roxy said: "Wonder if Phantom will ultimately survives. Disney has deep pockets so this is,a shot across everyones bow."

They dont have deep pockets. They are losing billions. Almost all their revenue streams have stopped, and they have also made some big purchases recently. Disney Plus is pretty much their only major form of income at the moment."

This. Disney's strategy of buying instead of creating is now harming them. Fortunately its massive holdings will allow them to get financing if needed, so I'm sure it'll survive. But is going to hurt.

And as others have noted, I wouldn't use Frozen's closing as a barometer for other shows. It was underperforming as it was, and it was never the massive hit that was expected.

There will be more to come with all of the changes in response to COVID. Tourists, who play a large role in keeping some long running shows open, may not be coming to NYC as before. If theaters can only be considered full at a much lower capacity, that right there will put shows out of business. Can shows stay closed for a year and still come back? The financial cost of that may not be tenable for some productions. There are so many things we don't know yet that will impact this, and everything else in our lives for the significant future. This is the time we're living in.

I have to disagree with Jordan. Cost wise, I think "Chicago" is better suited to survive this crisis. It's weekly costs are significantly lower than that of other major shows. The question is if the Weisslers are willing to spend the $$ in the meantime, until Broadway can re-open. I cannot imagine Broadway without "Chicago". There is so much than can happen until it is safe for Broadway to return.

I fairly certain that Disney has been looking for a means to shut this down, while not totally admitting defeat like they did with Mermaid and Tarzan. This was the perfect opportunity. In a perfect world, they would have had the show re-reviewed with the tour changes to ride out until they wanted the St. James for something new, but they cut their losses given the current situation.

And Mrs. Doubtfire only has the Buena Vista Theatrical affiliation because of the Disney/Fox merger-These creatives were working on the project before the Disney acquisition, and now McCollum is just licensing the IP from Disney

Depends on time... but immediately springs to mind is Mean Girls. Also Harry Potter, it’s been struggling to land. It’s gross has not been in the mega league for such a title and size house. Struggle to get an audience to visit a show? You’ve got double struggle to get them to spend a whole day or two repeated nights.


Tina, Diana, Girl From North Country, Jagged worry me as time goes on... possibly followed by Aint too proud, West Side and Company.

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Updated On: 5/14/20 at 07:41 PM

FlyHigh523 said: "Rogerdellibovi said: "What shows are in the most danger of never opening back up? "

I’d honestly say Mean Girls is next. Obviously I do not want any shows to close, but I think MG will likely close due to the pandemic."

I love that show but I’m bracing for this too. I am pretty sure they don’t even have a Cady now unless Sabrina’s other projects or what not also got pushed back. When the Broadway shutdown first got extended to June (her run ends June 7) the official Facebook page suggested she may extend but now that it’s September idk 😐

IAMREADING said: "FlyHigh523 said: "Rogerdellibovi said: "What shows are in the most danger of never opening back up? "

I’d honestly say Mean Girls is next. Obviously I do not want any shows to close, but I think MG will likely close due to the pandemic."

I love that show but I’m bracing for this too. I am pretty sure they don’t even have a Cady now unless Sabrina’s other projects or what not also got pushed back. When the Broadway shutdown first got extended to June (her run ends June 7) the official Facebook page suggested she may extend but now that it’s September idk ?"



I remember reading on fb somewhere that Sabrina plans on returning whenever broadway reopens and Mean Girls stays open, same with Jordan Fisher in DEH

Sad but Disney will survive.

For the BatB revival... if its just a bolstered version of the ****ty version based on the new movie playing on a cruise ship I'm going to be pissed.... and it probably will be....

KKeller6 said: "I feel like whenever Broadway does reopen, will we have 30+shows running at a time for awhile? Or will we have, say 15 or so for maybe years? Just a feeling."

I believe it will snow ball. If a few shows make it work, others will follow. The rough part will be for those who dare to give it a try first.