What happened to Secret Life of Bees?

[lastmidnights]

Posted: 10/2/24 at 11:44pm

Saw it at Atlantic Theater Company and adored it. Thought it was ready for Broadway but haven't heard a peep about it since the brief London run. What happened?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 6:50am

I was talking about this a couple months ago with a friend of mine. I loved it at ATC and also thought it was ready for Broadway.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 8:51am

Same. Gorgeous score. And everyone I know loved it. Not sure how the London run was received. 

[steven22]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 8:52am

bwayphreak234 said: "I was talking about this a couple months ago with a friend of mine. I loved it at ATC and also thought it was ready for Broadway."

Agreed! I’m surprised it didn’t have a life after ATC, in NYC. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 9:02am

Not enough buzz.

[inception]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 9:44am

blaxx said: "Not enough buzz."

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Updated On: 10/3/24 at 09:44 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 10:11am

I thought it was pretty mediocre at the Atlantic, but mediocrity seldom prevents things from transferring to Broadway. Sometimes these things just don't happen for any number of very mundane reasons- a lack of backing, wrong timing, etc. This just never really had strong momentum behind it, then COVID happened and a lot of people moved on.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 2:19pm

I adored the show, it would've been perfect for Booth or Circle

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 2:24pm

It's interesting that they parted ways with the director (Sam Gold out, Whitney White in) for the London run.

I believe there was also a change in lead producer, because Margot Lion who was shepherding it for years died in early 2020.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 2:27pm

Sonia Friedman produced in the UK last year at the Almeida https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/the-secret-life-of-bees/ not sure how it was received and if a Broadway future is possible?