#26
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.]
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.]
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