THE LITTLE PRINCE on Broadway - Previews & News Thread

Following sold-out runs in Paris, Sydney, and Dubai, The Little Prince, one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published, will come to Broadway in a new stage production.

This new production will feature dance, aerial acrobatics, and video mapping technology that bring the classic adventure story loved by generations to life.

Arriving in New York City on the cusp of World War II, the exiled French author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote and illustrated The Little Prince in 1942 while residing between a Manhattan townhouse and the historic Delamater-Bevin Mansion on the north shore of Long Island. The now-classic was first published in the United States in 1943.

Produced by Broadway Entertainment Group, The Little Prince will begin performances Friday, March 4, 2022 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway), with opening night set for Thursday, March 17, 2022.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LITTLE-PRINCE-Will-Come-to-Broadway-in-March-2022-20211209

Updated On: 3/21/22 at 10:20 AM

Looks like it. It will play a limited engagement through August 14, so the Broadway is vacant once again for next fall.

Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Do we have any idea who will be in this?"

There is a cast of 16 including swings, and it is led by Lionel Zalachas as the title role.

The primary cast includes Lionel Zalachas (The Little Prince), Aurélien Bednarek (The Aviator), Chris Mouron (The Narrator), Laurisse Sulty (The Rose / The Snake alternate), Adrien Picaut (The Businessman / The Switchman), Antony Cesar (The Vain Man), Andre Kamienski (The Drunkard), Marcin Janiak (The Lamplighter), Srilata Ray (The Snake) and Dylan Barone (The Fox / The King).

Is it this production?

Updated On: 12/9/21 at 11:29 AM

Judging from their website (thelittleprincebroadway.com), it appears to be the same. Very Cirque du Soleil-ish. Intriguing…

I agree this sounds super cool. I love The Little Prince as a story, and excited to see another adaptation of it.

As for whether it's a musical or not - I think we'll have to wait and see how exactly the music is used, how prominent it is, how much of it there is, etc. (or, if anyone has already seen this production and can weigh in on that, that would be cool too). Worth noting that even Cirque's "Paramour" was eligible for Best Musical, even though it was a similarly spectacle-driven show, because the use of music qualified it as a musical.

Give me this over Rocktopia or the residencies at the Lunt any day. Looks pretty exciting, even if it may struggle (like most tenants) to fill that vast theatre. Perhaps CINDERELLA will open at the Broadway in the fall?

Dance and large-scale group entertainment are among the things I have most enjoyed post-Covid, since they couldn't be captured properly in filmed or virtual events.

They had me at "video mapping technology."

Thanks Jordan and Tag! I had been wondering about this.

It looks interesting. This book has stubbornly refused to adapt to other mediums successfully, so we'll see...

Say what you want about Paramore but that ending set piece with the skyline. Wowza. I’m like how do they store that thing?! I was impressed by the physical production which is VERY cirque. So I was a fan. This looks to rely mostly on projections - not a bad thing per say - but the video felt redundant. But still this looks cool!

It also notoriously flopped in previews after 20 performances and changed director and choreographer late in rehearsals. Someone wondering how "bad" it may have been is hardly nasty or demeaning.