Rialto Chatter: Will MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Land on Broadway Next Year? — Page 4

Unless I'm forgetting something, I believe the only open theatres for the spring are the Neil Simon and Circle in the Square.

A newly revamped KPOP is rumored to be looking at Circle in the Square. Billy Crystal is said to be circling the Neil Simon. If the Crystal rumor has merit, then it seems like Almost Famous would need something to close in order to find a theater. I know that team was hoping for a spring opening, but real estate may dictate that they have to wait.

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Unless I'm forgetting something, I believe the only open theatres for the spring are the Neil Simon and Circle in the Square.

A newly revamped KPOP is rumored to be looking at Circle in the Square. Billy Crystal is said to be circling the Neil Simon. If the Crystal rumor has merit, then it seems like Almost Famous would need something to close in order to find a theater. I know that team was hoping for a spring opening, but real estate may dictate that they have to wait."

I *believe* the Cort will also be open, following “Secret.” Please correct me if I’m wrong. The size would probably be desirable for AF, but the location may not be.

Additionally, if The Inheritance does not extend (currently only on-sale thru 3/1, both individually and for groups) I can see AF moving in on the Barrymore.

ETA: Ah, Ermengard beat me to it. Though, I will add, I think Almost Famous going to the Marquis is a horrible, horrible mistake for them. I’d love to see Mr. Saturday Night take the Marquis instead. Then, move Virginia Woolf to the Golden (where it belongs ) and put AF in the Booth a la N2N. The Old Globe (where AF premiered) is a similar capacity to the Booth (the latter having 166 more seats) so I think this would be a smart move for them.

Updated On: 10/16/19 at 01:01 PM

carolinaguy said: "Playbill categorizes it as a Play with Music in their show listings. Most reviews referred to it as a musical. On the official webpage, they refer to themselves as a "show"."



Also worth noting that while IBDB credits McPherson with the “book,” in most places he’s given either a “playwright” credit or a “written by” credit.

To be clear though: I’m not predicting that the show will be eligible in the play categories. I definitely think the Tonys will consider the show a musical. I’m just saying that from an artistic standpoint (not an awards standpoint), it’s open for debate. And it seemed like McPherson might consider it something in between.

I...I just can't help but wonder...will they have Tootsie AND Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway at the same time?? Or could Tootsie close before Mrs. Doubtfire opens?