What Next For The Majestic? — Page 4

Lot666 said: "JSquared2 said: "It's getting a new digital marquee."

Is that a theory or a fact?

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It's a Shubert house so it's sadly inevitable.

Jordan Catalano said: "The marquee with the “Majestic” name was removed from the theatre last night."

For a digital marquee.

Can’t wait to see that black gone.

Updated On: 2/16/24 at 02:47 PM

Smh. I meant to post this picture along with the one with the Phantom set still in place. This is from about 5 weeks ago:

Phantom4ever I can't begin to imagine how they managed to remove the flat black paint.

On Instagram. Just do a search for pics taken at the Majestic Theater

Not happy about them putting up a digital marquee at all. What’s the big benefit of having it anyway? It looks so much more elegant the way it is. Do you know what show is coming in?

I feel like the move to digital marquees doesn't need to be a bad thing, but more care needs to go into the quality and placement of the video screens, as well as the content, color levels and brightness levels. I think there is a way to integrate them in a beautiful way but the current ones are just ugly.

This looks gorgeous. It is making me think that unlike in London (where they preserved most of Phantom's original proscenium despite the renovations) --they might not open Hal Prince Phantom lite here. If it is going to be POTO after all, I wonder if the Trieste/Madrid version will come, along with its star (although Ramin booking Pirates of Penzance in 2025 has confused me among the rumors I heard stating he was already being sought for the revival).

Does anyone know if the ceiling holes/engine and machinery for the chandelier was removed? That would be the largest clue as to the Shubert's intentions.

I feel like I remember someone on the boards saying they won't bring Phantom back to the Majestic because they can't downsize the orchestra there due to the size of the house (union rules?). I could be wrong but I feel like I remember something like that being said.

jackkelly2024 said: "This looks gorgeous. It is making me think that unlike in London (where they preserved most of Phantom's original proscenium despite the renovations) --they might not open Hal Prince Phantom lite here. If it is going to be POTO after all, I wonder if the Trieste/Madrid version will come, along with its star (although Ramin booking Pirates of Penzance in 2025 has confused me among the rumors I heardstating he was already being sought for the revival).

His Majesty's Theater was renovated in basically the same way; the "black box" effect around the stage was removed and all of the original painting/color of the theater was restored, similar to the Majestic. The new set was put in place without the black effect around it. None of Phantom's original proscenium was retained.

FANtomFollies said: "I feel like I remember someone on the boards saying they won't bring Phantom back to the Majestic because they can't downsize the orchestra there due to the size of the house (union rules?). I could be wrong but I feel like I remember something like that being said."

In an ideal world- if Phantom did come back, where would you place it?