THE GREAT GATSBY at Paper Mill Playhouse - Critics’ Reviews- Page 5

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 12/23/23 at 2:52pm

I’m seeing the top of the website reads “SOMETHING GREAT IS COMING TO BROADWAY”, whereas last month is still just read “SOMETHING GREAT IS COMING”.

When did this change? Any other materials out there alluding to a transfer floating around yet?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/23/23 at 5:01pm

Did you read this page of the thread?  Not even the whole thing.  One site is claimig they have the Broadway, but there is nothing official.  (I have no idea how accurate the site is.)

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 12/23/23 at 5:08pm

Philip Boroff/Broadway Journal is always reliable for accurate info.

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 12/23/23 at 5:17pm

Ditto. Philip is far and above the most underrated of industry journalists currently reporting on Broadway.

[Dolly80]

Posted: 12/26/23 at 5:22pm

This is gonna flop so bad

Updated On: 12/26/23 at 05:22 PM

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 12/26/23 at 5:53pm

This is officially coming in this season per an audition announcement that went out. Rehearsals start "early 2024"

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 12/26/23 at 11:40pm

These are the Broadway credits for the lead producer so clearly this is going to go very well.  Not a single run longer than 4 months.
 

Chunsoo Shin Credits

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/15/24 at 6:24pm

Theatre influencers are posting a video of a ghost light that turns into a green light. I’m assuming an announcement is imminent. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 1/15/24 at 6:30pm

I really hope they have made the necessary fixes to the show, primarily to the book. Otherwise, this version will flop badly on Broadway. I'm still wondering which theatre this will be going into. Either the Broadway or the Palace. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/15/24 at 6:33pm

Dylan Smith4 said: "I really hope they have made the necessary fixes to the show, primarily to the book. Otherwise, this version will flop badly on Broadway. I'm still wondering which theatre this will be going into. Either the Broadway or the Palace."

Broadway, to be announced tomorrow. Entire Paper Mill cast coming over. 

 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 1/15/24 at 6:41pm

Again, let's just hope they've made the necessary fixes between Papermill and now. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:02am

On Telecharge now. First preview March 29, opens April 25 at the Broadway Theatre, where it looks as if they've closed off 1/2 of the rear mezzanine.

FYI, the left rear mezzanine has the lowest prices in the theatre. Just picked up seat E 2 on a Saturday matinee for $58 total.

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:02 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:11am

Can’t imagine they’ve made any changes. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:17am

Big day for the FANSIES.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:18am

I actually really enjoyed the show at Paper Mill. I agree the book needed a lot of work but I enjoyed the score immensely and I liked the production itself. But the producers are absolute fools on this. The timing is so off and the theater choice is all wrong. In an already way-too-crowded Spring season, they're going to open in literally one of the worst theaters on Broadway that is going to swallow the production up whole. They should have waited until the summer and open at a much smaller venue (Barrymore, Belasco). Not saying it would still succeed, but it definitely would have more of a fighting chance if it opened somewhere else at a later time. At least there will probably be a cast album and I see it doing well in licensing.

I can always be wrong though.

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:18 AM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:20am

Here's the full cast, per Telecharge (which is info provided by the producer) -- 

Eric Anderson, Sara Chase, Jeremy Jordan, Eva Noblezada, Samantha Pauly, Noah Ricketts, Paul Whitty, John Zdrojeski, Lauryn Adams, Raymond Baynard, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, Austin Colby, Colin Cunliffe, Natalie Charle Ellis, Curtis Holland, Briana Kim, Dariana Mullen, Pascal Pastrana, Mariah Rieves, Julio Rey, Dan Rosales, Maya Sistruck, Jake Trammel, Jake Urban, Tanairi Vazquez, Katie Webber

At quick glance, it seems like Stanley Wayne Mathis is out and Eric Anderson is new.

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:20 AM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:22am

RippedMan said: "Can’t imagine they’ve made any changes."

If that's the case, then this will get trashed by the critics and flop severely!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:22am

So it is taking the Broadway? Yikes! Hopefully they make the necessary changes, otherwise this will be gone by Labor Day.

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:27am

ACL2006 said: "So it is taking the Broadway? Yikes! Hopefully they make the necessary changes, otherwise this will be gone by Labor Day."

Um, if they bring what they did at Paper Mill with little to no changes, it'll be gone way before Labor Day. I hate to be judging this before it takes its Broadway bow, but this show was just not good. 

[Kad]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:39am

It seems very unlikely they’ve had time to make any major changes. They’re rushing this in to beat the Chavkin-Welch version and it seems likely that strategy could very well backfire.  

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:39 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:40am

Jeremy Jordan didn't sellout WAITRESS during his time there, so he's not going to pack the Broadway. Was there no other viable theater available for this? Something slightly smaller?

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:48am

ACL2006 said: "Jeremy Jordan didn't sellout WAITRESS during his time there, so he's not going to pack the Broadway. Was there no other viable theater available for this? Something slightly smaller?"

I think the Golden was the only other Shubert Theatre available, but that's WAY TOO SMALL for the show's set. 

[Kad]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:49am

Jordan has never really demonstrated an ability to be a major box office draw in larger venues. That’s not a knock on him- there are very, very few performers predominately associated with theater who are those kind of draws anymore. Moreover, his fanbase skews younger and as we’ve seen time and time again, they are not a reliable ticket buying bloc on Broadway.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:51am

Also, probably worth noting that this is being produced by Chunsoo Shin of OD Entertainment, who was also behind Holler If Ya Hear Me and Doctor Zhivago. That should give folks a reasonable expectation of how long this lasts in the BROADWAY, of all places.

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:51 AM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/16/24 at 10:51am

The Broadway is rarely anyone's first choice (except it was for HLL), but these aren't arbitrary decisions. It's all based on budgeting. They've budgeted for a large-scale show in a large theatre. Taking ATG/Jujamcyn houses out of consideration (because Roth is producing the other Gatsby), the Broadway is the only 1400+ seat theatre open at this time (save for possibly the Majestic or Nederlander's Palace). It would be borderline fraudulent to go to, say, the Barrymore if the numbers don't make sense based on the number of seats.

And they obviously needed to go this Spring or risk the other Gatsby making it to Broadway before them.

Considering the title, if they play their cards right with the advertising I could see this lasting 9-12 months ahead of a robust tour and international life and stock/amateur licensing. Not that that's a perfect scenario, but it's a possible one.

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 10:51 AM