What Next For The Majestic? — Page 2

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "it is 110% not being named after Hal"

And you know this how?

Theater reporter Frank DiLella was on "Morning Joe" earlier this week, giving everyone the heads up on the Spring Broadway season. Of course, the closing of "Phantom" was front and center of the conversation.



Host Willie Geist said it's going to be hard to imagine a Broadway theater district without a 'Phantom' on the marquee, as it's probably been there for many theater-goers' lifetime. He asked DiLella what will be going into the theater next.

DiLella said that the Majestic will undergo a amajor 'clean-up' as it really needs an update. He then said with a wink and a grin that 'Phantom' won't be gone too long hinting that there will definitely be a quick revival. When prodded for more, he wouldn't say outright but kept hinting that POTO will be back before we know it. (To viewers like me, it sounded like after a brief closing to renovate the theater, POTO will be right back in the Majestic before long as a revivial - maybe a scaled down version, but a revival).

A lot of totally contradictory things being thrown around in this thread. Maybe everybody should refrain from putting their oar in.

Broadway Flash said: "when will this open?"

When will what open? The Majestic? When they're ready to have a show in there again.

Have they started renovations?

They did.

Yes the load out took 21 days and it was lovingly documented on instagram for all to see. They showed the renovation process that was already well underway during those 21 days. There was a giant false wall behind the orchestra section that was taken out right away. All of the seats in the entire theater were taken out, but they carefully marked the seat armrests for reinstallation I assume. The hallway and stairwell walls were all stripped down. The last pictures I saw from a couple weeks ago, the lobby was in complete disarray with buckets, drop cloths, garbage cans, and dust everywhere. The stage was basically scooped out all the way to the depth of the bottom of the candelabras and left like that. Broadway up close did a cool video of the old box office window that once faced 44th Street that was uncovered. What I'd really like to see is how the removal of all the black paint on the inside is going. Even if the London version is moving in, that one got rid of all the black paint too.

And by the way, the very last thing from the production to be removed? Joseph Buquet.

Updated On: 10/23/23 at 01:18 PM

Heard a rumor today they want Sunset for the Majestic. Phantom (tour version) to the Belasco

Based on a conversation I had with someone involved with the renovation a few months ago, whatever is going in there is planned for this Spring. They were not told what it is but the work needed, at that point, to be done by Spring. That's Tony season. I suspect it won't be Phantom that goes back in there. Not sure how that would work if Phantom went back in. Would it be eligible for Revival that soon? So no "specific" information but just what I gleaned from the conversation I had.

Updated On: 11/9/23 at 07:54 PM

Well there’s certainly no shortage of things trying to come in. Will be very interesting to see what is next.

Is something still trying to come in for Spring?

Broadway Flash said: "Is something still trying to come in for Spring?"

I walked past the theatre a couple of weeks ago; the entire marquee awning is gone, and the front doors are boarded up. This likely won't be reopening until later next year or early 2025. Remember, it hasn't had a massive renovation since before it was modified for Phantom.

Nothing schedule. The huge renovation is going to take a while.....