HEART OF ROCK & ROLL to open on Broadway this season- Page 2

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 10:47pm

Voter said: "Has anyone heard any updates on this?"

Hopefully not.

[Chaz Hands]

Posted: 10/13/23 at 12:38am

Voter said: "Has anyone heard any updates on this?"

Not an official confirmation, but Gordon Greenberg does say he’ll be directing this show on Broadway in 2024 on his website.

[Voter]

Posted: 10/13/23 at 7:08am

Call_me_jorge said: "Voter said: "Has anyone heard any updates on this?"

Hopefully not."

Honestly, I'd be surprised if they don't delay. The premature press release was put out in the hopes of confirming a theater. This coming season of musicals is going to be literally cannibalistic, and a show that isn't guaranteed to survive isn't worth the money risk right now... at least that's what common sense says

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 3:52pm

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzEb5mSsmt5/

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 4:06pm

April opening at the Jones is confirmed, just waiting on exact dates to be announced tomorrow morning. 

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 4:25pm

I love Huey Lewis but I think they were waiting for the right time, and with Back to the Future doing well, I guess they thought they could capitalize on that. Let's see if it pays off. With a great cast it absolutely could work. 

[Jmuep2]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 5:05pm

In general, I'm not a fan of jukebox musicals, but I saw this in San Diego and loved it. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 6:07pm

If we have to have another jukebox musical why can’t someone write one for Blondie?

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 10/31/23 at 7:36pm

we don't have to have another jukebox musical, but we're stuck with lazy producers these days

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 9:46am

Huey Lewis will be on Morning Joe in a minute “with a big announcement”.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 9:51am

Previews start 3/29 at James Earl Jones. 

Updated On: 11/1/23 at 09:51 AM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 9:51am

Just announced!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 11:20am

Jordan Catalano said: "Previews start 3/29 at James Earl Jones."

That puts to bed any speculation that GUTENBERG might extend past January.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 12:12pm

Possible Andrew has to go right to working on “Tammy Faye”?

[Sammy232]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 12:55pm

RUkiddingme said: "we don't have to have another jukebox musical, but we're stuck with lazy producers these days"

Didn't this get terrible reviews out of town?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 12:57pm

I have to think this’ll be critic-proof - like A Beautiful Noise - and have a solid run. 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 1:13pm

This doesn't start til end of March, I could see Gutenberg squeezing a extra week or two if sales demand it but kind of wild to push out a show thats making about a million a week for something like this 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 1:14pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I have to think this’ll be critic-proof - likeA Beautiful Noise- and have a solid run."

I don't know. Beautiful noise is solidly boomer crowd age group who are known to be a solid ticket buying crowd. While Huey Lewis was popular he only really had a couple of big hits. Yes, I'm a Gen Xer, so this was my teenage music.

[Voter]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 1:56pm

For the life of me, I can't figure out why someone would want to produce another musical this season. Especially one that'll take the backseat to the ones with deeper pockets... 

[perfectliar]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 2:27pm

Sammy232 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I have to think this’ll be critic-proof - likeA Beautiful Noise- and have a solid run."

I don't know. Beautiful noise is solidly boomer crowd age group who are known to be a solid ticket buying crowd. While Huey Lewis was popular he only really had a couple of big hits. Yes, I'm a Gen Xer, so this was my teenage music."

Huey Lewis and the News had twelve Top 10 hits (and another that topped out at #11), including three #1s. Even if you just use the songs that charted that high, you have enough for a full score with reprises and such.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 2:42pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "This doesn't start til end of March, I could see Gutenberg squeezing a extra week or two if sales demand it but kind of wild to push out a show thats making about a million a week 

It's a limited run. It's not being pushed out. 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 3:04pm

perfectliar said: "Sammy232 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I have to think this’ll be critic-proof - likeA Beautiful Noise- and have a solid run."

I don't know. Beautiful noise is solidly boomer crowd age group who are known to be a solid ticket buying crowd. While Huey Lewis was popular he only really had a couple of big hits. Yes, I'm a Gen Xer, so this was my teenage music."

Huey Lewis and the News had twelve Top 10 hits (and another that topped out at #11), including three #1s. Even if you just use the songs that charted that high, you have enough for a full score with reprises and such."

I'm not saying he doesn't have enough songs to fill a score (although truth be told I'm having a hard time naming that many hits, but I believe you). My point was, I don't see this age demo being a big ticket buying group - I'm definitely an outlier amongst my peer group but I was always a "theater kid." In that same time frame there were significantly bigger artists on the scene - some of which we've had broadway shows from current/recent - MJ, Springsteen, David Bryne, and some we haven't, Prince, Bon Jovi, Madonna, all artists that had decades of staying power. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 3:28pm

Can't find it anywhere, but who was in the cast of this on their pre-Broadway tryout?

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 3:30pm

I feel like this will go the way of "Margaritaville".  The story is so weak and the songs are shoe-horned in so poorly. It takes place in a box factory...hence...insert "Hip to be Square". Ugh.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 3:30pm

ACL2006 said: "Can't find it anywhere, but who was in the cast of this on their pre-Broadway tryout?"

Old Globe cast: https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/18-19-season/the-heart-of-rock-and-roll/#?startDate=2023-11-01&?endDate=2023-11-30

2023 workshop cast: https://playbill.com/article/jonah-platt-katie-rose-clarke-tamika-lawrence-manu-narayan-more-cast-in-the-heart-of-rock-roll-workshop