NEXT TO NORMAL to be next tenant at Circle in the Square

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:33am

According to today's NY Times, NEXT TO NORMAL--a new musical written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and starring Alice Ripley and Brian d'Arcy James--will be the next show at the Circle In the Square, starting on January 16, following the departure of SPELLING BEE.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:39am

So what happen to the Off-Broadway run for this one? (correct me if I'm wrong)

J*
Updated On: 11/8/07 at 09:39 AM

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:41am

Hmmm. I know David Stone is attached, but still, they've been planning the Off-Broadway production of this for a heck of a long time.

Updated On: 11/8/07 at 09:41 AM

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:42am

I guess.. it will go to Broadway right away? instead of 2ST? bec. per their website- they are selling tix already and venue is 2ST.

http://www.2st.com/buyTickets.php
At the
Second Stage Theatre
307 W 43rd Street
(just west of 8th Ave.)
Tickets $80
Box $64
Senior $72
Youth Advance $20
Student RUSH $15
The Box Office will open one hour prior to performance.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112561.html

J*


Updated On: 11/8/07 at 09:42 AM

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:44am

Spelling Bee doesn't close til the 20th.

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:47am

This is what the Times says:

After three years in New York, two and a half of them on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theater, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is closing. The musical, which opened on Broadway on May 2, 2005, after a sold-out engagement Off Broadway at Second Stage Theater, will end its run on Jan. 20. It won two Tony Awards and will have played 121 previews and 1,136 regular performances. . ... Second Stage has announced that Alice Ripley (“Side Show”) and Brian d’Arcy James (“The Apple Tree”) will play the lead roles in “Next to Normal,” a new musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey starting performances there on Jan. 16.

Next to Normal is supposed to start at Second Stage on January 16th. I'm pretty sure the wording is just rather confusing, but that while talking about Spelling Bee, Second Stage was mentioned and by saying "performances start there on blank date", they meant at Second Stage, not at Circle in the Square.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:53am

I'm sorry if I confused the issue with posting this item. The NY Times article was confusingly written.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:57am

^^ Dont worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes !
I do the same thing too when I am excited ... No biggie

J*
Updated On: 11/8/07 at 09:57 AM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 9:58am

Isn't it weird how things work out? Like, the timing of opening Spelling Bee and having Circle in the Square open at that exact same time. I mean, what if it was booked and Spelling Bee had to take the Belasco or something, what a disaster that would have been.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 10:02am

I doubt Spelling Bee would have taken the Belasco. The construction of the Spelling Bee set is pretty unique to the features of Circle in the Square, plus, there's the factor of size.

Anyway, yeah. I know the wording of the article is a little confusing, but really? That it would transfer before it even had its off-Broadway run? Hello, logic? You might want to change the subject line so as not to confuse more people. To what, I don't know, because there's actually nothing interesting or newsworthy about that tidbit at all.

Updated On: 11/8/07 at 10:02 AM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 10:09am

Well I didn't mean the Belasco, but I just find it interesting the way things work out. Certain theaters just seem made for certain shows, and I find it interesting that Spelling Bee came along at the exact same time that Circle was looking for a tenent.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 10:11am

No, it is. But I'd like to think that a show like Spelling Bee would've waited until a suitable house opened up rather than taking one that was wrong for it.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 11:22am

"Isn't it weird how things work out? Like, the timing of opening Spelling Bee and having Circle in the Square open at that exact same time. I mean, what if it was booked and Spelling Bee had to take the Belasco or something, what a disaster that would have been."

What ARE you talking about? Spelling Bee can't even fill the 700 seat Circle In The Square, so why on earth would they move it to the Belasco?? I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the show was evicted to make room for this new one.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 11:31am

Well, SPELLING BEE used to have no trouble filling Circle in the Square for the first year or so of it's run back in 2005. After two and half years, though it's run its course and is closing Jan. 20th.

Rentboy is referring to the situation two years ago when SPELLING BEE was a new hit show needing a theatre and fortunately Circle in the Square just happened to be available.

Again NEXT TO NORMAL won't be going into Circle in the Square. It's opening at SECOND STAGE in January.

Some other show -- yet to be announced -- will be taking over Circle in the Square.

Updated On: 11/8/07 at 11:31 AM

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 11/8/07 at 1:38pm

"The NY Times article was confusingly written".

I felt it was fairly straight forward

[lakezurich]

Posted: 12/1/07 at 2:46am

So, is there any news as to what show might be going into the theatre after Spelling Bee? Maybe [TOS]?!

[lakezurich]

Posted: 12/1/07 at 10:10pm

So no updates?

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 12/1/07 at 10:14pm

Let's do the smart thing and wait 'til SPELLING BEE closes up shop. It's too early to speculate what's to come next for CitS theatre. Let's wait and see.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/1/07 at 10:17pm

Why do we keep bumping up a thread whose title has completely incorrect information?