Official: Billy Crystal's MR. SATURDAY NIGHT musical to begin Broadway previews March 1, 2022 at the Nederlander Theatre — Page 3

Sounds nice. I would assume Bean replaces Alysha Umphress from the Barrington Stage tryout.

The Nederlander box office opening has also been pushed back to February 21. Also, that is now three different shows beginning previews on March 29 (also How I Learned to Drive and Macbeth).

Updated On: 1/12/22 at 01:13 PM

Wow! This is a fabulous cast of actors.

I didn't see it out of town.. how was Alsyha Umphress in the part? Is Shoshana just more of a name..?

BCfitasafiddle said: "how was Alsyha Umphress in the part? Is Shoshana just more of a name..?"

Neither actress (or anyone else in this cast) means a thing at the box office when you have Billy Crystal as the star. So perhaps it was a creative decision, or an availability issue.

Wow. I really need the a discount code for this now. And Shoshana is Jason’s muse at the moment. I’m sure Alysha was great but I wouldn’t be surprised if he just asked her to take on the role.

I don’t know if anyone saw this… I updated my most recent post to say the box office opening has also been pushed back to 2/21.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "...and if I could change the thread title now, I would. But alas."

Why can’t you change the thread title? Don’t you just edit the subject line in the original post to do that?

Shoshana back on Broadway where she belongs! Yes yes yes.

ChgoTheatreGuy said: "I cannot really understand who the audience for this show will be, considering what a bomb the film was. Why would anyone want to pay six times the amount of a movie ticket to see a live version of a movie that no one went to see when it came out sooo long ago?..."

Perhaps the folks won't remember the quality, but only the name: his.

I missed him live in 700 Sundays (which I loved on HBO), so I'm game. Always loved him as Oscar host. He made a dull telecast entertaining, especially his opening numbers.

Just wish it was a different theater, Nederlander seats are uncomfortable re: leg room, meaning none. Couldn't get through Lehman without an aisle.