THE WHO’S TOMMY to open at the Nederlander in March 2024

So between this, Spamalot, The Wiz, Cabaret, (and potentially Gutenberg and Here Lies Love), revival is going to be a SMACKDOWN this year…

quizking101 said: "Damn, how I did forget MERRILY!

So we have more revivals this year than last year"

That will really depend on eligibility decisions.

Last season saw six musical revivals: Bob Fosse's Dancin’, Camelot, Into the Woods, Parade, Sweeney Todd, and 1776.

This season, there are currently five surefire musical revivals: Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along, Spamalot, The Wiz, and The Who’s Tommy.

If Gutenberg and Here Lies Love are deemed revivals, then that will bring it up to seven. I personally think they’ll probably be considered as original musicals, but we shall see!

I personally don't foresee this toppling Merrily for that Best Revival award, but this is going to sweep the design categories considering Here Lies Love will most likely be long gone. Expecting Best Scenic and Lighting to pretty much be in the bag for Tommy.

Then again, I could be wrong! Exciting stuff.

Falsettolands said: "I personally don't foresee this toppling Merrily for that Best Revival award, but this is going to sweep the design categories considering Here Lies Love will most likely be long gone. Expecting Best Scenic and Lighting to pretty much be in the bag for Tommy.

Then again, I could be wrong! Exciting stuff."

Back to the Future is supposedly strong in the scenic and lighting category.

OMG U Guyz said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "The newly reimagined production ofThe Who's Tommy, which had a sold-out run at Chicago's Goodman Theatrethis past summer,has announceda spring 2024 Broadway bow. The rock musical will open March 28, 2024 at the Nederlander Theatre, with previews to begin March 8.

https://playbill.com/article/reimagined-the-whos-tommy-sets-2024-broadway-bow?fbclid=IwAR0HX_Hwu4-h2rggN8_8k54VG3krjRGnCu-OcaR4omALAY5ZoAZuOV0CB1M
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If they have the Nederlander what’s going into the Shubert?"

The talk is that Boop is taking the Shubert in the spring; the out-of-town ends in December.

Their lead is on tour with Company, which doesn't mean they couldn't get out of their contract for Broadway, but yeah, I think they'd want some seasoned Broadway vets in this to inspire ticket sales.

"Seasoned Broadway vets" and "stars" are two very different things. I would think for a show like this (which doesn't really have a traditional star vehicle role) they're casting the best people possible for the role –– whether they did it in Chicago or not –– and hoping the show sells on the strength of the title, the music, the reviews, and Pete doing some press. Hoping being the key word.

Excited to see this show & score back on Broadway.

Updated On: 10/26/23 at 11:44 AM

EDSOSLO858 said: "I am absolutely thrilled Adam Jacobs, Alison Luff, Bobby Conte, and Nathan Lucrezio are coming back to Broadway."

Is Alison confirmed or are you just assuming? I know she’s pregnant currently, but I certainly hope she returns to broadway.

Looks like this show ends Nederlander's relationship with Ticketmaster. Amex presale going on now through Broadway Direct:

https://broadwaydirect.com/show/the-whos-tommy/

Also, if I’m not mistaken, this may be the first ever Broadway revival of any jukebox musical. 2016’s Motown was a remount as it had not been three years since the original production closed.

jpbran said: "Merrily’s gonna be the one to beat though."

Not if it closes in March. Every year there's a well-reviewed revival in the fall that everyone assumes is the one to beat (Into the Woods, Follies, Caroline or Change, etc.) that then closes and something else comes along and wins. Remember, no closed show has ever won Best Revival of a Musical and with a bunch of presumably acclaimed revivals still running in June, seems very unlikely this year would break the trend.

Updated On: 10/26/23 at 12:15 PM