What's Next For The Eugene O'Neill Theatre?

[bwayfan9]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:26pm

Could Hair be a possible candidate, I am not quite sure if its name has been attached to the Neaderlanders so it might not be there.

Edited for bad grammar

Updated On: 10/23/08 at 08:26 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:27pm

Fela!

?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:28pm

FELA!

Probs.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:31pm

EDIT: I guess I should have said quirky shows, not Off-Broadway shows. The shows that seem more arty and hard-sells like Caroline, or Change or Spring Awakening or even the Sweeney Todd revival. Updated On: 10/23/08 at 08:31 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:32pm

It's a great sized theater.

[jv92]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:33pm

If all goes well, Road Show? Fela! seems more likely though.

[bwayfan9]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:33pm

I had no Idea Caroline or Change was an Off-Broadway show!! I didn't even know it played at the Eugene O'Neill!!! I learned something new today!!! Thanks RentBoy86

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:34pm

Well it seems like ROAD SHOW won't have too much trouble finding a theater, granted the reviews are great.

[jv92]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:38pm

Being that he's 78 and that he hasn't had a new show in New York in so long AND that he's Stephen Sondheim, the critics should just give unanimous raves. Let's hope!

[geekgirl06]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:44pm

Wasn't there rumors of a Merrily We Roll Along revival? What about that going there... of course I could totally be making that up.

[bwayfan9]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:44pm

Road Show should go in the Neil Simon

[jagfkb]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:44pm

Maybe a transfer? I could see Gypsy there.

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:45pm

MERRILY will be produced by Roundabout in about 2010, and that will play one of thier theaters.

[jagfkb]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:46pm

Maybe a transfer? I could see Gypsy there.

Here's what I think:

Neil Simon: Brigadoon

Eugene O'Niel: FELA

Shubert or Lyceum: Hair

[bwayfan9]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:46pm

jagfkb

I doubt that Gypsy will live after Lupone is gone.

[winston89]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 8:53pm

The reason why they brought Gypsy to Broadway was because it was with Lupone. Had she not been in the show then they might not have brought it back to Broadway to begin with.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:33pm

I thin Hair would be great at the Shubert, the Lyceum seems too small. Gypsy is staying where it is.

[ZiggyCringe]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:37pm

Here's my question.

What are those shows that can't find financing going to blame it on now? (It's been "No Empty Theatres" for awhile.)

Now, they're going to be forced to say "Hey, No Money!"

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:39pm

I think putting HAIR in the Shubert seems like a risky idea.

It's a great production and all but the Shubert feels too big for me for this show...HAIR (this production in particular) works well in an intimate setting. I think the Shubert stage is way too big for this production unless they design more intricate sets which I don't think is required. I dunno...should be interesting to see how these temporarily empty theaters will fill up in the next few months...

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:44pm

The Eugene O'Neill is the PERFECT size for HAIR.

It would be the perfect size for FELA as well, but I would rather see HAIR go there.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:56pm

The Eugene O'Neill is a Jujamcyn owned theatre. Hair needs to go into a Shubert owned theatre as far as I understand.

[winter_sky]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 10:32pm

damn, HAIR would have been fierce at the O'Neill.

[fanadu1996]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 11:26pm

maybe Minsky's?
went to the reading today and its fantastic!

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 11:33pm

Fela! is opening at the O'Neill in late April, shortly before the Tony cut-off.

[Ole Chum]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 11:56pm

i also heard Fela is almost definitely opening at the O'Neill in the- and that the SpringAwakening producers want to make sure the theater is still available to them thru early March. AHEM extension.