OH MARY! Officially Transferring to Lyceum Theatre this Summer - 12 Weeks- Page 2

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 4:14pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "For those who hate the Lortel Balcony, just you wait for the Lyceum balcony!"

I sat there for A Strange Loop and never again. Mezzanine for Grey House was much better

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 4:28pm

Remember when Kevin McCullum moved that off bway hit title of show to the Lyceum?

[Kad]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 5:12pm

RUkiddingme said: "Remember when Kevin McCullum moved that off bway hit title of show to the Lyceum?"

They're not super comparable. This is a 12-week run happening very quickly after it closes a commercial run at the Lortel and has the benefit of a huge amount of hype and demand. [tos] transferred to Broadway almost two years after it ended its run at the Vineyard. And although Oh, Mary is a small show, it has far more room to scale up than [tos] does.

Updated On: 4/24/24 at 05:12 PM

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 5:15pm

Not comparable. Title of Show caught on with theatre people, this is an acclaimed commercial run that’s been buzzed about in major publications and across audiences. 

[Det95]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 8:00am

*looks at picture of GW* Thank you mother!

[Wick3]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 8:57am

Is there anything slated for Lyceum in the fall/holiday season? Is there room for this production to extend through the holidays if it sells well this summer?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 9:00am

For budgetary reasons, I'm gonna assume they have Cole contracted for 16-25 weeks, and advertising 12 weeks is just to push people to see it early in the run.

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 9:11am

I know that MY SON’S A QUEER verbalized intentions to return to the Lyceum in the fall after falling through this spring, but if Oh Mary is a hit, MSAQ might need to either find another house or may capitulate altogether.

As far as I know, Buena Vista Social Club is looking to take the Broadhurst. The Jones will likely be free, as will the Belasco. As for other small to mid size houses, whatever will open up remains anyone’s guess

[Kad]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 9:45am

quizking101 said: "I know that MY SON’S A QUEER verbalized intentions to return to the Lyceum in the fall after falling through this spring, but if Oh Mary is a hit, MSAQ might need to either find another house or may capitulate altogether."

Let's be real: MSAQ is not ever coming to Broadway.

 

[Voter]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 9:49am

I think it’s great that MY SON’S A QUEER is trying to get on Broadway because of more representation. However, this should be a 1 month run and don’t sell the the balcony. I hoped producers learned their lesson from the first time of around

[Wick3]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 9:56am

I haven't seen My Son's a Queer but do wish it the best. I know the show is from the UK but has it been performed anywhere here in the USA? Is it better for it to go the off-bway route like Oh Mary and see if it does well there and then go to Broadway?

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 10:06am

MSAQ is being performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in August, and he is doing a different show prior to that. If a transfer dues happen (unlikely), it would be fall/winter, and hopefully off-Broadway first. 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 10:11am

MSAQ is never coming to NY for a commercial run, on Broadway or off. And besides, we don’t need more preachy crap. We need chaotic queer camp. Desperately.

[All So Ozmopolitan]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 10:20am

ColorTheHours048 said: "MSAQ is never coming to NY for a commercial run, on Broadway or off. And besides, we don’t need more preachy crap. We need chaotic queer camp. Desperately."

Sorry to derail from an Oh, Mary! related thread, but I thought MSAQ was very much "chaotic queer camp"...? I haven't seen the show, but reviews and productions photo did not suggest preachy. 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 10:46am

The content or quality of MSAQ is largely irrelevant here. When a production implodes before it starts its ticketed performances, it has nothing to do with the quality of the show itself and everything to do with the producers. Once it happens, it marks the production as risky or toxic in the eyes of prospective investors and is nearly impossible to bounce back from. Producers can verbalize intentions all they like- that’s basically their job, and it’s not like they will admit failure on their parts- but the production is dead. 

[jpbran]

Posted: 4/25/24 at 12:12pm

So, anyway... “The south of what??”

Updated On: 4/25/24 at 12:12 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 9:30am

I so badly want for Cole (as Mary) to introduce the  “Cabaret” performance at the Tony Awards by saying if people want to see a REAL cabaret star, come to the Lyceum theater this summer.

[Wick3]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 9:39am

Jordan Catalano said: "I so badly want for Cole (as Mary) to introduce the “Cabaret” performanceat the Tony Awards by saying if people want to see a REAL cabaret star, come to the Lyceum theater this summer."

lol anything can happen! Joel Grey was the taxicab driver who drove Mary/Cole to Broadway!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 9:40am

True!! That video is a hoot!

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 10:01am

Jordan Catalano said: "I so badly want for Cole (as Mary) to introduce the “Cabaret” performanceat the Tony Awards by saying if people want to see a REAL cabaret star, come to the Lyceum theater this summer."

Honestly, Cole could probably take over the role of Emcee at some point and I would pay to see that

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 10:35am

I WISH the people who programmed the Tonys were clever enough to use Cole in the broadcast. 
 

We had Nick Kroll and John Mulaney in a hit Broadway show, and they didn’t even ask them to present. 

[yyys]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 10:57am

so this show qualifies for the next Tony season?!

[JSquared2]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 11:00am

yyys said: "so this show qualifies for the next Tony season?!"

 

Depends on whether they invite the Tony voters -- they may not want to waste the tickets for this short limited run on chasing awards that won't mean anything to them (financially, at least).

 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 11:34am

Lavieboheme3090 said: "I WISHthe people who programmed the Tonys were clever enough to use Cole in the broadcast.


We hadNick Kroll and John Mulaney in a hit Broadway show, and they didn’t even ask them to present."

I've heard secondhand that Charlotte St. Martin was deeply resistant to them being involved as she felt they were mocking Broadway (and this is also the reason why Mulaney has never been a host). Not sure as to the veracity of that, but it certainly feels plausible.

Updated On: 4/26/24 at 11:34 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/26/24 at 12:05pm

Jordan Catalano said: "True!! That video is a hoot!"

Just saw this on my feed, I said the same thing... A hoot!