Posted: 9/21/17 at 9:50pm
I'm still disappointed at the lack of new musicals this season. Unless Mean Girls turns out to be mind-blowingly good, the Tony belongs to The Band's Visit (which is exciting in itself, but come on, more new musicals, please!).
Updated On: 9/21/17 at 09:50 PM
Posted: 9/21/17 at 9:52pm
When a beautiful does close I hope The Roundabout starts using it for their musicals again.
Posted: 9/21/17 at 9:54pm
It's such a shame to see the Imperial, Wilson, Marquis, Jacobs, and St. James all empty in the fall. Though I suppose none of the new musicals clambering for a theatre would want to play a fall limited run anyway.
Posted: 9/21/17 at 10:07pm
JBroadway said: "It's such ashame to see the Imperial, Wilson, Marquis, Jacobs, and St. James all empty in the fall. Though I suppose none of the new musicals clambering for a theatre would want to play a fall limited run anyway."
The St. James isn't available at the moment. It's being gutted for Frozen's arrival. Technically it's sitting empty, but it's not like it's available to house a show at the moment.
Posted: 9/21/17 at 11:45pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Just to give an update on what theatres are possibly vacant for the remainder of this season (shoutout to this AMAZING website:https://www.broadwaynowandnext.com/):
Currently vacant for spring 2018
Booth
Nederlander
Walter Kerr
Questionably vacant for spring 2018
Al Hirschfeld
Brooks Atkinson
Cort (M. Butterflycloses February 25)
Longacre
Lyceum
Stephen Sondheim"
Thanks for the shoutout, Concierge! I've updated the site with M. Butterfly's closing date -- wasn't aware of that until I saw your post! I think the only confirmed 2017-2018 production that hasn't announced a theater is The Minutes, so it's not on the site yet (previews start 2/6/1
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Great update on the theaters that could be vacant for spring. I, too, wish there were more new musicals this season.
Posted: 9/22/17 at 9:00am
Isn't the Imperial also getting a full renovation pre-Carousel? Thought that I read that somewhere, maybe here.
Posted: 9/22/17 at 9:06am
^^ I think people have been mistaking the fact that the Comet set needed to be struck as "a complete renovation"
Posted: 9/22/17 at 9:06am
Well the imperial is being completely transformed compared to how it was for great Comet, but I don't think it's a renovation on the scale of the lyric or st James theatres.
Posted: 9/22/17 at 9:46am
Not what I mean at all. I mean renovation, as they’ve done recently with the Belasco, Booth, Schoenfeld, Jacobs, Golden, Longacre, etc. The Imperial was looking shabby, pre-Comet, and here is a period where it is off line for six months... a rarity for that theatre.
Posted: 9/22/17 at 10:07am
^^I understand that's not what you meant, but that's probably where you heard it from. I thought that as well for a second.
You're right though -- Broadway theaters rarely have such a huge stretch of time without a show. If they've got six months, they should at the very least redo the bathrooms and provide more stalls as has been the trend. The real trick comes with time -- they need to hire architects and engineers, make the drawings, file it with the department of buildings, then hire the contractors, and start the work. You'd be surprised how long and drawn out this can be sometimes. Once you touch a bathroom, you own it, and need to bring the whole thing up to the latest building code. With theaters having such ornate detail work as well, it can get very very tricky.
Really what I'm trying to get at is, if they are making changes, it's already in process. We just need someone to leak...
Posted: 9/22/17 at 12:07pm
I'm psyched I already have my tickets to The Band's Visit...and for the very first preview, no less! Off-topic, but what's it like at a first preview? Are there usually interesting people in the audience?
Posted: 9/22/17 at 12:45pm
I attended the first preview of Tarzan back in the day. The VP in charge of Disney Theatricals at the time spoke to the audience from the stage before the performance (first preview, technical glitches may happen, thanks for coming, etc.) There were no noticeable technical glitches, but the show itself was so boring I think my heart stopped at one point.
Posted: 9/22/17 at 12:45pm
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "I'm psyched I already have my tickets to The Band's Visit...and for the very first preview, no less! Off-topic, but what's it like at a first preview? Are there usually interesting people in the audience?"
Curious too, as I will also be at the first preview!
Posted: 9/22/17 at 12:47pm
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "I'm psyched I already have my tickets to The Band's Visit...and for the very first preview, no less! Off-topic, but what's it like at a first preview? Are there usually interesting people in the audience?"
It's pretty much a guarantee that the creative team will all be there. Usually in the back, in my experience. Probably friends and family of the cast and crew, too. Other than that, probably not. It's not like opening night where they invite lots of celebrities.
Posted: 9/23/17 at 8:14am
KINKY BOOTS apparently has a name lined-up for the winter after Porter & Sands' return. So I doubt the Hirschfield opens up.
Posted: 10/8/17 at 11:45pm
Bumping this thread since there's some conversation in some previews threads and the Tony predictions thread about what's actually coming in this season.
Posted: 10/11/17 at 3:29pm
List updated with the Home for the Holidays and Rocktopia announcements, under the "Other" category.
Posted: 11/26/17 at 1:58pm
Bumping to ask if anybody knows if The Minutes has officially been cancelled or postponed yet. With previews supposedly starting in two months, I'd imagine it isn't happening this season...
Posted: 11/26/17 at 2:22pm
Posted: 11/26/17 at 2:33pm
The Cort and the Hudson could conceivably host another production that would open in time before the Tony cutoff.
Posted: 11/26/17 at 3:11pm
I have a friend working on M Butterly and he says that they aren't sure the show will make it to the New Year, so it might not make it until Feb.
Also, I feel like Charlie closing means something is coming in, or why wouldn't the producers just keep the show open? Seems like they have deep pockets.
Posted: 11/26/17 at 8:46pm
What about the Lyceum? Or is there a chance Wrong will extend?
Open
Lunt
Lyceum
Cort
Limited engagement slot (show coming in fall)
Nederlander
Tight squeeze (both end late March)
Hudson
Belasco (limited engagement slot)
EDIT: I see Play that Goes Wrong actually already extended to February 25th. Maybe something planning on coming in after that?
Updated On: 11/28/17 at 08:46 PM
Posted: 12/8/17 at 3:31pm
Posting in here again to ask if you guys think I should remove The Minutes from the "confirmed" list. It's mid-December, and there's been no further announcement for what's supposedly a first preview in February...
Posted: 12/14/17 at 12:30am
Update: I removed The Minutes from the list. It's really looking like it's not happening this season.
Any rumblings on anything else coming in the spring? We're getting close...
Posted: 12/14/17 at 6:47am
The February try-outs of Crazy For You revival in LA has been "postponed" (I'm guessing it'll eventually be a stop on a tour later on). They're casting for the workshop and a spring opening, so I'm guessing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is closing to make way for it.
