The 2010-2011 Broadway Real Estate Thread

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:24pm

I thought Patrick Healy's NY Times article was a nice way of getting this thread started. Anyone care to contribute "insider" information???

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/theater/02stages.html?hpw

...and here's hoping for a much more interesting and enjoyable season!

[WayTooBroadway]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:21pm

Since I'd like for shows to have a healthy run, I'll include what's playing at the 40 Broadway houses since Tony cut-off [April 30, 2010 thereafter], with limited engagements in mind.

Anyhow... tell us something we don't know.

Ambassador - CHICAGO
American Airlines - EVERYDAY RAPTURE / THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
August Wilson - JERSEY BOYS
Barrymore Theatre - RACE / (?)
Belasco - (?) / WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Bernard Jacobs - GOD OF CARNAGE / (?)
Booth - NEXT TO NORMAL
Broadhurst - ENRON / (?)
Broadway - PROMISES, PROMISES
Brooks Atkinson - ROCK OF AGES
Circle in the Square - LOMBARDI
Cort - FENCES / (?)
Eugene O'Neill - FELA!
Gerard Schoenfeld - A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE / (?)
Gershwin - WICKED
Golden - RED
Helen Hayes - NEXT FALL
Hilton - SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
Hirschfeld - HAIR
Imperial - BILLY ELLIOT
Longacre - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Lunt-Fontanne - THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Lyceum - (?)
Majestic - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Marquis - COME FLY AWAY
Minskoff - THE LION KING
Music Box - LEND ME A TENOR
Nederlander - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Neil Simon - HARRY CONNICK, JR. / LOVE NEVER DIES
New Amsterdam - MARY POPPINS
Palace - WEST SIDE STORY
Richard Rodgers - IN THE HEIGHTS
Samuel J. Friedman - COLLECTED STORIES / THE PITMEN PAINTERS
St. James - AMERICAN IDIOT
Shubert - MEMPHIS
Stephen Sondheim - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (?)
Studio 54 - SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM / (?)
Vivian Beaumont - SOUTH PACIFIC / A FREE MAN OF COLOR / WAR HORSE
Walter Kerr - A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC / (?)
Winter Garden - MAMMA MIA

Updated On: 5/3/10 at 07:21 PM

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:28pm

OPEN HOUSES:
Barrymore
Bernard Jacobs
Cort
Gerard Schoenfeld
Lyceum
Stephen Sondheim
Studio 54 (Roundabout production)

POSSIBLY OPEN:
Booth (Next to Normal)
Broadhurst (Enron)
Golden (Red)
Helen Hayes (Next Fall)
Lunt-Fontanne (The Addams Family)
Hirschfeld (Hair)
Nederlander (Million Dollar Quartet)

Updated On: 5/2/10 at 07:28 PM

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:28pm

Isn't the Belasco undergoing renovations right now? If so, I doubt anything will go in there before WOMEN ON THE VERGE comes in the fall.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:32pm

Since when was the Booth possibly open? Are their numbers not doing well?

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:35pm

RED is a limited engagement through June 27, so you can add that to the Open Houses column.

Although I would not be surprised if the show extended if it does well at the Tonys.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 7:41pm

Since when was the Booth possibly open? Are their numbers not doing well?

No, they're fine. Not sure what Pirag is talking about. The show hasn't had a money losing week since May 2009.

[WayTooBroadway]

Posted: 5/2/10 at 11:16pm

From what I know, the Shubert Organization is trying to rush backstage renovations. Stage to the street is pretty much done, and I think they're trying to have a limited engagement of some sort before WOMEN/BREAKDOWN comes in.

Don't shoot the "messenger."

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 5/3/10 at 5:30pm

Is enron really doing so badly that people dont think it'll survive?

[perfectliar]

Posted: 5/3/10 at 6:00pm

And since when is The Addams Family in danger of closing? It's grossing over a million bucks per week.

[sundayclothes2]

Posted: 5/3/10 at 6:07pm

My guess is that the Hirschfeld, Nederlander, Broadhurst, Music Box, and O'Neil will all be open next spring.

And WICKED is playing the Gershwin - not GERSHWIN.

[vodkastinger]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 4:33pm

Booked
Barrymore- Unchain My Heart
Belasco- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Circle in the Square- Lombardi
Neil Simon- Love Never Dies

Vacant
Broadhurst
Cort
Golden
Henry Miller's
Jacobs
Lyceum
Schoenfeld

Possibly Vacant
Helen Hayes
Hirschfeld
Music Box
Nederlander
Walter Kerr

Confirmed Shows (with an opening night date)
Time Stands Still

Rumored Shows
A Few Good Men
A Life in the Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
La Bete
Leap of Faith
The Orphans Home Cycle
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Scottsboro Boys
The Wiz
Yank!
You Can't Take It With You
Zorba

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:04pm

Sister Act is likely to open in Spring 2011.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:34pm

What houses do you think will be a good fit for Hank and Scottsboro Boys?

[vodkastinger]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 7:08pm

If I were the producers, I would think the Lyceum would be a good fit for "The Scottsboro Boys". I think the feel of that house would work well with the show, and it's about the right size.

I was hoping for a second that Kelsey Grammer would be moving to star in the musicalization of his 9-episode sitcom. But as for Yank!, I would say the Helen Hayes, Golden, or Walter Kerr.

[jagfkb]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 11:32pm

the Golden & the Kerr would both be perfect for Yank^

However, the thought of Scottsboro Boys playing the Kerr is just to perfect to resist...

[vodkastinger]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 7:51pm

Booked
Barrymore- Unchain My Heart
Belasco- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Circle in the Square- Lombardi
Cort- Time Stands Still
Lyceum- The Scottsboro Boys
Neil Simon- Love Never Dies

Vacant
Broadhurst
Golden
Henry Miller's
Jacobs
Schoenfeld
Walter Kerr

Possibly Vacant
Helen Hayes
Hirschfeld
Music Box
Nederlander

Confirmed Shows (with an opening night date)
La Bete (a Shubert house)

Rumored Shows
A Few Good Men
A Life in the Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Leap of Faith
The Orphans Home Cycle
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
The Wiz
Yank!
You Can't Take It With You
Updated On: 5/18/10 at 07:51 PM

[poochie4]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 10:35am

I have it on good authority that the producers of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson are eyeing the Walter Kerr. They've been in talks with Jujamcyn about it. I wonder if this contributed to the closing of ALNM. I also heard they had Marin Mazzie lined up to play Desiree.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 10:46am

The Broadhurst is booked for January with a musical (not sure if it is a "done deal" or if they are still negotiating). There MIGHT be a limited run in the fall.

[vodkastinger]

Posted: 5/20/10 at 1:39pm

Booked
Barrymore- Unchain My Heart
Belasco- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Circle in the Square- Lombardi
Cort- Time Stands Still
Lyceum- The Scottsboro Boys
Neil Simon- Love Never Dies
Sondheim- The Pee-wee Herman Show

Vacant
Broadhurst
Golden
Jacobs
Schoenfeld
Walter Kerr

Possibly Vacant
Helen Hayes
Hirschfeld
Music Box
Nederlander

Confirmed Shows (with an opening night date)
La Bete (looking like the Music Box)

Rumored Shows
A Few Good Men
A Life in the Theatre
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Leap of Faith
The Orphans Home Cycle
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
The Wiz
Yank!
You Can't Take It With You

[two ladies tickets]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 1:53pm

as per the talk around the Theatre District....Hedwig wants the Golden but if Red extends then they will need to find another house. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson wants the Kerr or the Hayes and La Bete is probably going into The Music Box. Million Dollar Quartet will most likely play till at least the end of the year if not longer so The Nederlander won't be available this fall. It's looking like The Book of Mormon won't be hitting Broadway till spring.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:48pm

If they bring Andrew Jackson to Broadway I hope the theatre owners allow them to decorate the house as they did at The Public. It really created a wonderful atmosphere. I think they shoudl take th Helen Hayes. I imagine Next Fall will close shortly after it loses the Tony to Red.

[jagfkb]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 4:21pm

The Walter Kerr is such a perfect house for Bloody Bloody... so perfect...

[lull89]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 4:39pm

When does Second Stage take over at the Hayes? It feels like I've been hearing "next year" for ages.

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 5/21/10 at 10:05pm

Booked
Barrymore- Unchain My Heart
Belasco- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Circle in the Square- Lombardi
Cort- Time Stands Still
Lyceum- The Scottsboro Boys
Neil Simon- Love Never Dies
Sondheim- The Pee-wee Herman Show

Vacant
Broadhurst
Golden
Jacobs
Music Box (just announced today)
Schoenfeld
Walter Kerr

Possibly Vacant
Helen Hayes
Hirschfeld
Nederlander

Confirmed Shows (with an opening night date)
La Bete (looking like the Music Box)

Rumored Shows
A Few Good Men
A Life in the Theatre
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Leap of Faith
The Orphans Home Cycle
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
The Wiz
Yank!
You Can't Take It With You