Sinatra musical in development from DiPietro and Marshall- Page 3

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 7/17/25 at 8:49am

Call_me_jorge said: "I’d venture the producers of this are holding out until Just in Time closes. The two shows would just cannibalize each other if they were running concurrently."

I don’t think they’d cannibalize each other. I think Just in Time because of Groff is a way bigger draw than Doyle even in a Sinatra role (or maybe especially in a Sinatra role). They don’t want that competition.

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 7/17/25 at 9:24am

IMO, anything that has DiPietro involved is a doo-bee-doo-bee-don't.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 7/17/25 at 9:59am

I did not see the Sinatra musical in England so maybe I’m making the wrong assumptions. But:

I don’t get the impression that the show has a gimmick, right? It’s a straightforward bio musical that tells a linear story of his first 40 years. It doesn’t have the novelty of JUST IN TIME’s nightclub structure, he didn’t die young like Darin, he wasn’t a Jewish girl trying to express herself through song, it doesn’t have multiple guys playing different aspects of Frank’s life, and it’s (probably) not an immaculate feat of staging & choreo like MJ. Does it even touch on the (alleged) mob stuff and his mercurial temper?

On top of it, Marshall & Landis (& Joe D) have been peddling around a lot of musicals over the years which have gone nowhere. They’re seen as stale goods.

Skip Broadway. Premiere it at NJPAC or Count Basie and tour it. The real money is on the road and licensing.