Popular Shows Unlikely for a Broadway Revival

Godspell considering that "Why pay $150, when you can go to a adequate community theater production for $10" was a common refrain throughout most of the reviews for the last Revival.

In truth any if it fits the following it likely won't be revived anytime soon:

1. simple ensemble musical that doesn't have a radical reimagining,
2. isn't a star vehicle
3. Wasn't written by Sondheim, Webber, Rogers and Hammerstein, or a Gershwin
4. Doesn't have a hesvy political message that could become extremely relevant again.
5. Isn't a culture zeitgeist musical (West Side Story, Hair, A Chorus Line, Annie.)

Examples in my opinion would include: [Title of Show], 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Once, Bye Bye Birdie,

Audiences have been receptive to more serious material. Fun Home, Hamilton, Next To Normal. I'm not saying Parade would be a smash success, but I'd like to see somewhere like Lincoln Center, or even the Public Theater Off-Broadway put on the Donmar Warehouse revised version.

Parade is something like Sunday in the Park that would need a big star or two to be successful commercially.

i think we may have an Into the Woods revival. I wish Titus Burgess could play the Witch on Broadway.

Alex Kulak2 said: "Audiences have been receptive to more serious material. Fun Home, Hamilton, Next To Normal. I'm not saying Parade would be a smash success, but I'd like to see somewhere like Lincoln Center, or even the Public Theater Off-Broadway put on the Donmar Warehouse revised version."



Seeing as Lincoln Center produced the original production (taking it over from Livent as they collapsed into the quagmire of Garth Drabinsky's shady business dealings) I can't imagine them being very open to producing a reduced version of the show. Especially as their past two musical revivals were praised for not skimping out and downsizing to make them cheaper or more cost-effective to revive.

I would've never imagined Cats making it back to Broadway. I like it, but it's very much a product of it's time.

I would add Ragtime to this list. The fact that the last revival (which I very much enjoyed) flopped so massively has probably closed the door on any revival for quite awhile. It's produced all the time regionally and audiences seem to enjoy it, however.

Call_me_jorge said: "Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, 13, urinetown all seem to be thriving with high school companies.



The first three shows on your list will absolutely have revivals. According to Marc Shaiman, a Hairspray revival is already being talked about (seems to soon to me, but I love that show so whatever).

Didn't you hear, hologram Stritch is going into rehearsals in three weeks

Speaking of Parade, I'd like to see what John Doyle could do with it.

The longest running play on Broadway is "Life With Father" and I can't imagine that would ever get a Broadway revival.

All this talk of PARADE and nobody's insisted that Cynthia Erivo would "be brilliant" in it?

Jordan Catalano said: "All this talk of PARADE and nobody's insisted that Cynthia Erivo would "be brilliant" in it?"

As who? Lucille?