Three Days of Rain confirmed

This'd be a nice fit at the James Earl Jones. 

Broadway61004 said: "I like the cast, but are these really big enough names to sell this show? I mean, yes, they obviously all have their fans, but are the majority of Superman and Heated Rivalry fans going to flock to a 3-person Broadway show that most tourists have probably never heard of?"

Of course. The vast majority of people that see shows nowadays go just for their favorite celebrities and not for the shows themselves. 

Updated On: 6/25/26 at 02:43 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "Broadway61004 said: "I like the cast, but are these really big enough names to sell this show? I mean, yes, they obviously all have their fans, but are the majority of Superman and Heated Rivalry fans going to flock to a 3-person Broadway show that most tourists have probably never heard of?"

Of course. The vast majority of people thatsee shows nowadays go just for their favorite celebrities and not for the shows themselves."

Except we’ve seen a number of big names also fail to draw people in recently, such as Adrian Brody and Nick Jonas. Unless it’s an unimpeachable A-lister like Denzel or Clooney that people will pay to see in anything, the production or title itself also has to have appeal. 

I think you’re gonna get mostly HEATED RIVALRY people chomping at the bit for early tickets at a higher price point and they’re gonna be ANNOYING.

I can see them selling ridiculously high to start before heading towards TDF.

If I remember correctly, the original production was panned, but only sold out because of Julia Roberts (and a rising Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper).

Kad said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Broadway61004 said: "I like the cast, but are these really big enough names to sell this show? I mean, yes, they obviously all have their fans, but are the majority of Superman and Heated Rivalry fans going to flock to a 3-person Broadway show that most tourists have probably never heard of?"

Of course. The vast majority of people thatsee shows nowadays go just for their favorite celebrities and not for the shows themselves."

Except we’ve seen a number of big names also fail to draw people in recently, such as Adrian Brody and Nick Jonas. Unless it’s an unimpeachable A-lister like Denzel or Clooney that people will pay to see in anything, the production or title itself also has to haveappeal."

I wouldn't call Nick Jonas and Adrian Brody as big names though, not these days.

Nicks career has died off over the years and is now mainly reliant on Jonas Brothers, who the fans can actually see in concert still. He also isn't the hunk of the moment anymore.

Adrian Brody has never been big box office on his own. 

I think its harder to know who is a big name that audiences will turn out for, and who won't though. 

But this has two very current actors from two big hits, and who are also very much hot guys of the moment (which always helps). So I think this stands more chance than the shows Nick and Adrian were in.

Just for the record, Canadian actor Francois Arnaud (aka "this guy") has a workmanlike career that extends well beyond Heated Rivalry, is regularly featured in men's fashion shoots, and has a strong Instagram account with more than 1.3M followers.   None of that may erase concerns about this play's potential audience appeal, but it is not like he has appeared out of nowhere.
 

ColorTheHours048 said: "quizking101 said: "If I remember correctly, the original production was panned, but only sold out because of Julia Roberts (and a rising Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper)."

The original production was in the mid-90s and featured Patricia Clarkson, Bradley Whitford, and John Slattery (talk about a stacked cast). I don’t know about critical response, but it was a Pulitzer finalist.

The Broadway revival was indeed largely panned. Julia Roberts got the brunt of the critiques, but it didn’t keep audiences away."

I didn’t know about that 90s production. I always thought the Julia Roberts one was the first. Thanks for the heads up.

That does sound like a STACKED cast

Re Nick Jonas: I guess someone needs to tell Schick and Walmart that he's not a star. I just walked into my local Walmart & they'll be so embarrassed that they put up these massive posters of Jonas advertising razor blades 

I actually think Francois will be the biggest draw. He’s an excellent actor with diverse credits and a sizable following. He’s on a show that became a phenomenon. His character and storyline was preferred by many to the leads. He actually seems most annoyed by the Heated Rivalry fervent fandom. I don’t see him engaging with the stans at the stage door. I think he’ll skip it most days. Those frauen can be intense, demanding and scary.