UNCHAIN MY HEART Now to Play Bway in Spring 2011

[Rob]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 10:37am

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[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 11:10am

uh-oh, wonder why the big push to the spring??

[Pippin]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 12:10pm

I wonder what this will mean for Brandon Victor Dixon now. Will he just bide his time for 9 months, or will The Scottsboro boys welcome him back?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 12:13pm

Probably biding his time, as Joshua Henry is playing Haywood in Scottsboro Boys for the Guthrie and on Broadway.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 12:14pm

Yikes....

[perfectliar]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 12:25pm

"Logistical reasons?"

Does this mean Race is extending or something? Because it also says it will open in Spring 2011 "at a Shubert theatre to be announced." So it may not get the Barrymore now? Weird.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 12:37pm

"Logistical reasons" sounds like code for capitalization problems.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 1:17pm

Is a transfer of The Orphans' Home Cycle officially dead in the water? Because the Barrymore would be a good home for it.

Barring an extension of Race (please no), it looks like we can look forward to a 12-week play revival starring someone famous for the fall.

[Brick]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 1:51pm

"It looks like we can look forward to a 12-week play revival starring someone famous for the fall."

Oh, so true.

And yes, "logistical reasons" sound like he needs more time lining up the finances.

[matty159]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 2:25pm

If attendance at last Saturday's matinee is an indicator, I doubt Race will extend. But, I do have to say that it was one crazy-a$$ stage door! I hadn't been knocked about and pushed around so much since Equus.

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 2:40pm

"Logistical reasons" is code for "We can't raise the money". Kinda like the logistical delays behind For Colored Girls..., Godspell, and (possibly) Spider-Man. Question: could BVD now sue for a zillion dollars or are performers' contracts cleverly written around such "logistical reasons"? Inquiring minds want to speculate irresponsibly!

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 10:58pm

Does anyone think that Godspell could take the theater, and force Unchain My Heart to look for a new theater? It was announced for this upcoming season, but nothing more. If it does happen, I hope Gavin Creel and Diana DeGarmo are still attached to the production.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/9/10 at 11:03pm

The "logistical delays" are actually referring to the fact that Shelton Epps, the director for the show, now has to take an extended amount of time to supervise the fall re-launch of the Pasadena Playhouse, where he's artistic director.

The California court didn't approve the financial re-organization plan that's allowing the Playhouse to re-open until Wednesday, so this has all happened extremely fast. There are no funding problems for the production itself.

Updated On: 7/9/10 at 11:03 PM

[Brick]

Posted: 7/10/10 at 12:03pm

Thanks, somethingwicked.

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 7/10/10 at 1:52pm

Yes, thanks, somethingwicked. Howsoever, some of us are suspicious types and still think there is more to this postponement than "logistics". It'll be interesting to see what becomes of Unchain My Heart. Meanwhile, if I were BVD I'd be #*%^in' mad to have lost on out a good role in a show that evidently IS coming to Broadway. Just my uninformed $.02.