Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:45pm
Since On the Town will be outta there soon, is it true that a holiday show will go in next? What show exactly? and will Cirque du Solei take it in the spring?
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:48pm
Ask the industry people you claim to know and/or sleep with.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:48pm
No producer in his right mind should take it. Unless it is for Cirque the theater is simply to big for a show to make a go of it .
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:50pm
*On the Town stays open for two-more years just because Pinto said it would close*
What even is your issue with On the Town? You seem to have some sort of bad blood with this production and/or this show. Leave it alone, it's not hurting anyone, seriously.Updated On: 7/27/15 at 05:50 PM
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:50pm
"Ask the industry people you claim to know and/or sleep with. "
what are you talking about??? I never said that
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:51pm
on the town is a financial failure
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:55pm
There's almost never been a successful production in this theater, I don't know who in the right mind would want that airplane hanger.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 5:58pm
ikr. did the producers want to just throw their money in the garbage?
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:00pm
"on the town is a financial failure"
So are most Broadway productions.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:01pm
but especially On the Town
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:24pm
If memory serves me correctly, 42nd Street came close to recouping at the Lyric, which tells me one thing. If any show is to be a success there, it needs to be a BIG show. And the massive popularity of Frozen on its own could do the trick.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:25pm
"Disney could put Frozen there. "
Frozen would be fine.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:28pm
I've heard a lot of talk about Cirque Du Soleil taking residency in the theater soon. It's going to be part of a big new project in the company. Not sure if theyre buying or renting.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:30pm
Ive always said that Disney should buy the Lyric. However, it seems like they don't like having more than 2 of their shows on broadway at once. Thats why Beauty and the Beast closed-for Mermaid. And Marry Poppins closed for Aladdin. Even though Tarzan, Marry Poppins, Beauty, and Lion King all ran at the same time once.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 6:40pm
Aida ran simultaneously with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King as well as Lion King, Mary Poppins and Newsies running together for a time. If there is a 2 show rule it is recent.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:29pm
What about a Broadway transfer or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Surely a show of that size and a story with that much recognition can survive a decent amount of time in that theater.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:30pm
^ I think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory needs to be heavily reworked before it comes anywhere near Broadway.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:32pm
No normal show can survive in that barn of a theater.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:32pm
^ The Charlie team + Mendes have said that they are aware the show needs re working and are going to do that. It seems their aiming for a late 2016 bow.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:36pm
Chitty had name recognition & yet they died in that barn.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 7:40pm
"Chitty had name recognition & yet they died in that barn."
I definitely don't think Chitty has as much name recognition as Charlie/Willy Wonka but I do agree no matter the recognition there's little hope for a show there.
Posted: 7/27/15 at 8:01pm
I don't think anything can save Chocolate Factory, it's a huge mess of a show, reworking won't help it
