The state of Broadway - February

There is an article up on BWW

"Many shows are expected to return, but have not yet made official announcements, including: Ain't Too Proud, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Company, Dear Evan Hansen, Diana, Girl from the North Country, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jagged Little Pill, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge!, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Music Man, The Phantom of the Opera, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me Out, Tina, To Kill a Mockingbird, West Side Story, and Wicked."

BWW Staff should recheck their report. At least 2 shows in the above list have made official announcements. Jagged Little Pill is selling tickets on Telecharge, starting June 1. The Music Man has made an official announcement on its first preview date (Dec 20, 2021) and its Opening Night (Feb 10, 2022).

At least a handful of those shows will never open/reopen. That list is a joke.

Jordan Catalano said: "I think 6 of those shows currently have tickets on sale stating June 1st. Obviously those shows aren’t going to happen on that date, but they are on sale."

On Telecharge - they are also selling tickets for Mrs. Doubtfire and Jersey Boys.

jo said: "On Telecharge - they are also selling tickets for Mrs. Doubtfire and Jersey Boys."

JB is not being sold on Broadway. It is racked up at NWS, where it was pre-Covid. As rehearsed, it is on sale for dates on which there will never be performances.

Getting an insurance payout (which the article -- which is preposterously behind a paywall -- does say Company got and reopening are not the same thing. Some shows will take the payout and still pack up and go home. There is no requirement that you use funds received on an insurance claim to keep the show open, any more than you have to buy a new car if you got paid out for the one you totaled. That said, as I said above, Company will reopen.

Jordan Levinson said: "Companywould easily benefit from a few casting changes, including for Bobbie. Believe me, I LOVE Katrina Lenk, but as others have stated, this just isn't the right show for her.

I really hope Patti LuPone, Jen Simard, and Matt Doyle all stay on board. The three of them stole the show early in previews from what I have heard."

Given how much a hit Bridgerton was in recent weeks, i wouldn’t mind if Jonathan Bailey replaces Matt Doyle at some point.

Jordan Levinson said: "Companywould easily benefit from a few casting changes, including for Bobbie. Believe me, I LOVE Katrina Lenk, but as others have stated, this just isn't the right show for her.

I really hope Patti LuPone, Jen Simard, and Matt Doyle all stay on board. The three of them stole the show early in previews from what I have heard."

Any casting changes should begin with Patti. She's way too old for the role!

Funny mentioning about Patti being too old for the show. When I saw it in London that was the comments all around me from theatre goers. They thought she was far to old. Having been my first time seeing it I had nothing to compare to

I agree and while I hope that most cast returns. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an Anne Hathaway opening. I wonder if Cheyenne Jackson would take a role like Christopher Sieber's. I love Matt Doyle in the role. and Kyle Dean Massey.



And as for that list, there are in my opinion another 4-5 (probably some of which being surprises) that will not reopen. When you look at the costs to reopen, recast, promote, retech, it is going to cost investors a couple million undoubtedly, and with a system so frail and warning signs (at least up here in Canada) of entering a depression... we will be lucky to see 6 shows open before December 1.

It is strange, while I'm ready to go back to the theatre, there are a number of people I know that have no interest in returning. Since the proshot release of Hamilton, they argue that they'd prefer just to watch it at home, in their own time, when they want and not have to plan the trip in, pay such high costs, be surrounded by people. It's interesting, especially considering they are all under 50.