Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
malcs98
Stand-by Joined: 7/12/18
#1Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 7:28pm
So Paddington just opened in London and the reviews are glowing all around and it got me thinking…could a Broadway transfer of Paddington be not only plausible but imminent???
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#2Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 7:33pm
They just opened in London. There's no way they could finance, build, rehearse and develop an advance to open this Spring. They'll enjoy being a London hit, grab some awards, and take their time building anticipation and word of mouth, just like MATILDA did. Smart producers don't want to rush -- see GROUNDHOG DAY.
#3Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 7:35pm
It would be veeeeery (bear-y?) expensive to bring this to NYC, probably to the tune of a $35-40 million capitalization and north of $1.5 million in weekly running costs.
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Stand-by Joined: 4/29/20
#4Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:27pm
It will arrive on Broadway in Spring 2027, as it has West Ends and Broadways biggest producer behind it being Sonia Friedman. Transfers take 16 months (Matilda) to 24 months (Harry Potter)
$35-$40m could be in the ballpark, it will come to New York as a developed show, no workshopping needs to be done and contractors in place for construction. I wonder if this will land in the St James or Lyric, possible it could play the Al Hirschfeld.
#5Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:33pm
It already kinda feels like the talk of the town here in NYC. The costume-puppet is extremely effective as a marketing tool.
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KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#6Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:37pm
A transfer is almost certainly got to be in the works. Certainly it feels like a more commercial (and hyped) proposition for Broadway than, for instance, Benjamin Button. But I wouldn't be surprised if it takes up to several years for the aforementioned reasons.
#7Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:38pm
This will snag one of the ATG barns that EVITA will not take.
Wonder what’ll close first in that case, POTTER or ROUGE!.
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#8Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:39pm
I hope we have a year and a half of non stop wondering in every single thread what theater it’ll go into.
#9Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 8:54pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I hope we have a year and a half of non stop wondering in every single thread what theater it’ll go into."
At least this doesn't need an exterior balcony.
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#10Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 9:30pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "This will snagone of theATG barns that EVITA will not take.
Wonder what’ll close first in that case, POTTER or ROUGE!."
ROUGE will probably be gone sometime next year, so the Hirschfeld seems plausible.
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#11Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 10:12pm
Sonia Friedman has a history of bringing shows to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I think it might be a good idea to bring the show there for Christmas in 2027 (at the earliest) to see how American audiences react and really build word of mouth in the states before opening on Broadway.
#12Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 11:00pm
EDIT
Never mind. I always get the two mixed up.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#13Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 11/30/25 at 11:50pm
The response is far more promising than any musical aimed at Broadway this season.
As IP, Paddington is much much bigger in the UK than it is here, even despite the movies having a cult following. So this would probably be a BILLY ELLIOT situation where it runs respectably in New York while being bigger in the UK. But respectable is fine! Mass appeal + critical acclaim is a rare combo.
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Swing Joined: 11/26/25
#14Paddington Bway Transfer Possible?
Posted: 12/1/25 at 12:03am
35-40 million dollars what exactly does that include? The Queen of Versailles cost 22.5 million, doesn’t that include the development of the show?
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