#1
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:31pm
Announcement tomorrow morning ahead of the Tony Awards
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren to star in THE LAST FIVE YEARS Broadway Revival
#2
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:40pm
Cat‘s outta the baggggg.
#3
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:40pm
I've also heard rumblings of this tonight...
#4
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:52pm
Whoa.
Open run or limited engagement?
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#5
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:55pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "Whoa.
Open run or limited engagement?"
It will be a very limited run.
#6
Posted: 6/15/24 at 11:59pm
It's nice for musicals like this and Floyd Collins to be getting a Broadway production after years of growing fondness from off-broadway runs.
I remember hearing that the the Tick Tick Boom from DC was transferring, is that still happening ? That musical would also fit that category.
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#7
Posted: 6/16/24 at 12:09am
He is going to sell a lot of tickets and disappoint a lot of people if he starts losing his voice and calling out. I’m basing this concern on his performance in the Les Mis reunion concert. Hopefully he’s been working hard and has improved since then.
#8
Posted: 6/16/24 at 12:09am
He can't sing this score though, can he?
#9
Posted: 6/16/24 at 12:38am
This production’ll be tough to live up to the gold standard that is the 2021 virtual production w/Nasia Thomas and Nicholas Edwards, but it will have no problem selling tix as long as Jonas takes care of himself.
Assuming the director part of the rumor is true, 2024-25 will be a banner season for Michael Arden. He has worked / will work on:
- Ben Platt’s concert residency
- Maybe Happy Ending
- The Last Five Years
… plus regional tryouts of The Queen of Versailles (in Boston) and The Preacher’s Wife (in Atlanta), both of which may end up on Broadway this season as well. And Parade is launching its second national tour in January!
He better find some time to eat and sleep. :)
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Updated On: 6/16/24 at 12:38 AM
#10
Posted: 6/16/24 at 3:25am
Was Jonathan Bailey too busy?
#11
Posted: 6/16/24 at 5:44am
Any ideas of dates? Feels like it must be happening soon if they are going to announce so early?
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#12
Posted: 6/16/24 at 5:48am
lol another one the oracle called correctly. It’s kinda getting scary at this point. If he was correct on venue, it’s the Lunt, but that seems massive for this show.
#13
Posted: 6/16/24 at 6:01am
Maybe a short summer fill before DEATH BECOMES HER starts? They must have god a good deal because the theatre would almost certainly remain empty otherwise.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#14
Posted: 6/16/24 at 7:11am
OhHiii said: "lol another one the oracle called correctly. It’s kinda getting scary at this point. If he was correct on venue, it’s the Lunt, but that seems massive for this show."
I think the idea is that, by going into a bigger theatre, they can do a shorter run. A 6-week run at the Lunt has as many tickets as a 15-week run at the Hayes. Everything I know about this just screams "commercial viability above all else." A tiny production with a massive star in a big theatre for an extremely limited run will get that for you.
#15
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:18am
Spring 2025, no theatre announced, Whitney White directing. Tickets on sale next month.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nick-Jonas-and-Adrienne-Warren-Will-Lead-First-Broadway-Production-of-THE-LAST-FIVE-YEARS-20240616
#16
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:18am
Spring 2025? Too far away to feel any hype!!
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#17
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:31am
barcelona20 said: "He can't sing this score though, can he?"
congrats to his understudy!!
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#18
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:33am
This is very different singing than Les Miz. I think this will fit him much more naturally. I thought he was quite good in H2$ a while back
#19
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:38am
Adding Adrienne Warren into the already extremely rich mix for next year’s Best Actress/Musical race means that the Tonys are DEFINITELY trying to kill us all.
*cries in Visa*
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#20
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:44am
ATG is one of the producers, so the Hudson seems like the strongest possibility after Mattress closes, unless one of the long-running shows at a Jujamcyn theatre is closing by the end of the year.
#21
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:45am
ACL2006 said: "barcelona20 said: "He can't sing this score though, can he?"
congrats to his understudy!!"
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Maybe we should shut down BroadwayWorld for the summer to give everyone the chance to step out of doors because it’s actually lunacy at this point. lol
#22
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:52am
Not my favorite show (I much prefer Kathy’s songs to Jamie’s), but it’s about time this made it to Broadway. I’m genuinely surprised it took this long: simple set, small orchestra, two-hander primed for the right kind of stunt casting; all seem ideal for Broadway producers looking to make an easy buck. And it’s well-loved in the theater community.
#23
Posted: 6/16/24 at 8:58am
Yeah, if I were an investor, I’d put money into this in a heartbeat.
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#24
Posted: 6/16/24 at 9:03am
How big is Nick Jonas right now? I remember the grosses for how to succeed were surprisingly flat but he could be bigger now and there is more buzz opening a new show than being a replacement of course. If Nick Jonas is a genuine name I’d also bet it’ll be a success.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#25
Posted: 6/16/24 at 9:09am
Jonas has definitely become a bigger name since How to Succeed (which was somehow over 12 years ago already…).
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