PARAMOUR to Close as the Lyric Prepares for 2017 Renovation/Harry Potter — Page 2

Cfried said: "HogansHero said: "euphemisms. fishy indeed (and pretty transparent).
The English translation:
1. The show is closing...
5. The show will "transfer" to another destination, not another Bway theatre....
7. Renovations. Yeah, right. Like taking down the signage. "
EXACTLY. This is spot on!"

I have no doubt that some other locations, perhaps in Europe would welcome the production (and/or do a shortened Vegas edition).

I wonder when Cirque knew of this. Their investment in the Macy's Thanksgiving performance seems to be wasted now.

Harry Potter is a very interesting theory. I just checked and the Palace Theatre in the West End is not an ATG house, but I'd gather that being based in London would give ATG an edge in access and familiarity to the rights holders (or disadvantage, depending upon their experiences).

Updated On: 12/1/16 at 04:57 PM

MarkBearSF said: "Harry Potter is a very interesting theory. I just checked and the Palace Theatre in the West End is not an ATG house, but I'd gather that being based in London would give ATG an edge in access and familiarity to the rights holders (or disadvantage, depending upon their experiences). "



You gather pretty much correctly. Sonia Friedman is one of the lead producers of Harry Potter. Her production company is a subsidiary of ... Ambassador Theatre Group!

Cirque has multiple other shows these performers could go back to. With the exception of the three principles (and assuming understudies) the rest are all from Cirque backgrounds. This wasn't the right way to bring Cirque to Broadway, ill conceived and would do better to close or hit the road.

Changing the title of this thread from "PARAMOUR to Relocate" to "PARAMOUR to Close" since that seems to be the leading consensus for what's really happening.

I've been to the Lyric (then the Ford Center) once, when Ragtime was playing. Size/practicality aside, they did do a good job at least saving SOME parts of the two theaters

Apparently is was renovated when Hilton took over in 2005. Anyone know what was done? I mean how much has to be done to an (at that point) less than 10 year old theatre?

The theater has been renamed what- four times in less than 10 years? Admittedly , that was due to sponsorships but still. Kudos to Ambassadors for bringing back the original name, but somehow I would not be surprised if it ends up being called the "Hogwarts Theatre" for the length of HP's run. (Half-joking)

Didn't one of the last tenants (Spider-Man), when closing saying it was going to relocate? What happened there?

With Potter announced so quickly as soon as Paramour put their closing notice out, ATG invoked the stop clause.

Phantom of London said: "Didn't one of the last tenants (Spider-Man), when closing saying it was going to relocate? What happened there?

With Potter announced so quickly as soon as Paramour put their closing notice out, ATG invoked the stop clause."

LOL. No one invoked a stop clause. First of all, you can count the number of times a stop clause has been invoked on your hands. Second, at the current revenue level, a stop clause would not have been triggered. Third, the arrangement in this case was not a conventional one: it was a long term lease, so the terminology does not even obtain. It is pretty clear that the Lyric did not turn out to be the brilliant idea the parties thought it would be and both will be well satisfied by the bail.

I wonder if these crazed Potter fans will pay HAMILTON-type ticket prices? $500+? If it comes close to HAMILTON's average ticket price & selling out, it'll be grossing ~$4 million a week

Just How big of a physical production is Potter? You mean to tell me that the Lyric's backstage could fit Ragtime and Spider-Man's massive sets, but not Harry Potter? I find that hard to believe.

I do feel like they are going to extend the stage and build a new proscenium in the house, taking out the first 10 rows of orchestra up to the first aisle break. Therefore bringing the mezz and balcony much closer to the actors.

What they are going to do with the lobby has me baffled.

ACL2006 said: "I wonder if these crazed Potter fans will pay HAMILTON-type ticket prices? $500+? If it comes close to HAMILTON's average ticket price & selling out, it'll be grossing ~$4 million a week



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I'm guessing not as high, as it's not a musical...but it'll be expensive.

Knowing it's ATG, I'd expect the space to be taken over for VIP areas and lounges where they can sell splits of dubious champagne and pre-boxed snacks for absurd prices pre-show.

The Palace Theatre in London has some awful sight lines - at least for a musical (The Commitments). Here is the current coding from TheatreMonkey regarding Harry Potter at the Palace.

TheatreMonkey Seat Opinions

I REALLY wish there was a Broadway equivalent to TheatreMonkey's seat ratings.
...and what happened to the Great Porcelain Way bathroom reviews?