The Harold Prince Theatre?- Page 2

[WOSQ]

Posted: 1/27/11 at 2:09pm

The Broadhurst would also be a possibility for a name change. Cabaret opened there plus Kiss of the Spider Woman played the Broadhurst for its entire run, so there's two major Prince associations.

It is named for George Broadhurst, a playwright who was popular in his day, but is essentially forgotten now. I couldn't tell you the titles of any of Broadhurst's plays.

The renaming could be finessed the same way the Beck/Hirschfeld change was, with a plaque honoring the original namesake on the interior.

[Trivia time:
Q: What legendary Broadway event effected Cabaret's move out of the Broadhurst?

A: Breakfast at Tiffany's blew up and closed after 4 previews freeing up the much-sought-after Majestic 2-3 weeks after the opening of Cabaret. Fiddler playing the Imperial, moved to the larger capacity Majestic, and then Cabaret moved to the larger-capacity-than-the-Broadhurst Imperial. This was all done relatively soon after Tiffany's collapse, a couple of months.]

[After Eight]

Posted: 1/27/11 at 2:45pm

WOSQ:

Thank you for that bit of trivia. I'd love to see more of these bits of info on Broadway World

Jv92:

You make an excellent point. And yet I'm still blue about this.