LEMPICKA On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread — Page 3

Ke3 said:
"The days in the 70s and the 90s when theatres were sitting empty for seasons at a time was seen as incredibly embarrassing for the industry as a whole. I don't ever forsee a time where it's allowed to happen again. A series of flops is better than no shows at all in many minds."

I wonder if instead of more long running shows like Phantom or Chicago, we will see even more limited runs with star casting like Parade this year, or the Sarah Jessica Parker play the year before?

When I look at my vacation schedule for 2024, the earliest I can get back to NYC (after my trip this X-mas) won't be until next Fall. The only new shows that I'm optimistic about staying open that long are Tommy & Cabaret - and even they aren't sure things.

I don't think long runs are a thing of the past. There will always be new things that catch on, be it at the level of Mormon or Hamilton or on the level of & Juliet or Matilda. We just shouldn't expect more than 3-5 of them per season to last more than a year. If anything, the middle-of-the-road "sleeper hit" may be a thing of the past. You're a juggernaut or you're dead.

The star-driven, limited-run play became more common around the time of the last financial crash, largely led by people like Scott Rudin, Jeffrey Richards, and the Roundabout. I don't expect that to go away anytime soon, but as discussed elsewhere, it's a lot to shoulder the burden of an entire play on one person (Leslie Odom Jr, Sean Hayes, Chastain, etc). The safer bet is a pair of stars, or an ensemble cast...but sometimes it's not the right combo of people (THE COTTAGE).

Fiddler on the Roof was the first Broadway musical to play more than 3,000 performances. It opened in September 1964 and closed July 2, 1972 - less than eight years.

All those Golden Age musicals didn’t last that long. It was a different time. The Book of Mormon has been around longer.

Robbie2 said: ""

how's the view of front balcony at Longacre?

Check here: https://aviewfrommyseat.com/venue/Longacre+Theatre/level/3/Balcony/

You'd think Shubert would have moved heaven and earth to get rid of those pesky poles when they renovated the Longacre fifteen years ago!

https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/lempicka-broadway-musical-ad-campaign-1235812493/

"The Longacre Theatre is getting a high art overhaul as the home of “Lempicka,” a new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka. The theater will showcase many of the artist’s most famous works as part of a new outdoor exhibition meant to generate excitement for a production that arrives without the commercial benefit of being based on a movie or the song catalogue of a rock legend."

steven22 said: "Any news on additional casting for this?"

I believe every principal from La Jolla except Jordan will be making the transfer.

I’m curious to know if Sammi Cannold will return to this show as associate director. She was also Chavkin’s associate on Great Comet, and she did Lempicka at Williamstown but not LJP.

Updated On: 11/30/23 at 11:42 AM

I'm really worried this season is going to eat up and chew out Lempicka... just like it did Here Lies Love and eventually will Harmony and H2DIO

What they really should do is display these canvases inside the Longacre, in that big lounge by the concession area and bathrooms.

The title role is a monster sing from what I’ve heard, to the point where IMO, the show should have a Wednesday/Saturday matinee alternate.

I’ve been thinking, what’s Aléna Watters up to these days? I’d love to hear her “Woman Is,” and she was Eden’s understudy in the pre-Broadway tryout of Brooklyn.

Who were the Lempicka understudies at LJP?

A music video for “Woman Is” will arrive on Friday.