Upcoming 08/09 Broadway Season

New Musicals: [title of show]

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The Wiz? Seriously?

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Vanities and WIZ aren't actually confirmed. At least The Wiz revival isn't.

they were aiming for December of this year but they still haven't officially announced the 3 city pre-bway tryout (Toronto, Chicago, San Fran) that was supposed to start in September.

It might not happen after all....

for Revivals, you're missing the new Gershwin musical Connick is in and the MERRRILY WE ROLL ALONG revival.

for new musicals, you're missing STORY OF MY LIFE and SPIDERMAN and [TITLE OF SHOW]

let's also not forget the possiblity of EVER AFTER, CHILDREN OF EDEN (yes it's still possible), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, and maybe even FIRST WIVE'S CLUB.

I might be wrong on this but I'm pretty sure the Harry Connick Jr. show will be a "new" show a la Crazy For You. It's called Nice Work If You Can Get It and the ads for Boston call it a new Gershwin musical.

Per Roundabout's "Chat with Stephen Sondheim" on May 6th, which I happily took part in: Todd_Haimes notes, "We hope to produce Merrily We Roll Along in 2009/2010 Broadway season. And that production will be directed by James Lapine."

thanks Limelight.

Hey, I heard CATZ! is coming back this season too.


EYEDENNUUHH is playing Macavity.

An American in Paris would be considered a New Musical not a revival. It was a film before now, never a stage musical, and besides, it isn't a straighforward copy of the film, per Playbill:

Ludwig set out to pen "a new American musical in its own right," he states, describing the work as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a fictional 1950's movie entitled "An American in Paris." In Ludwig's adaptation, Parisian music-hall star Michel Gerard (Groener) fails to arrive for filming of a new Hollywood musical in which he is set to star. As filming in Paris is halted, the film's producer sends his reluctant secretary, Rebecca Klemm (Dilly), to locate the missing star.

Whatever happened to Dancing in the Dark? I thought that was trying to come in this season too.

Add to potential new musicals next season: LEAP OF FAITH.

Last I heard the producers of The Wiz revival were going to take it out on 2 more out of town try-outs (one of which is rumored to be Chicago) before making the trek to Broadway.

None of this is confirmed though, just rumor. But I would love for The Wiz revival to stop in Chicago on the way to Broadway. I saw some video clips and the show looked AMAZING.

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Updated On: 5/31/08 at 02:57 PM

It looks like a good season.

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