What's Next for the Belasco?

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 8:57pm

Shall we?

Updated On: 8/31/18 at 08:57 PM

[Elegance101]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 8:59pm

Apparently Network.

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:22pm

If the Network speculation is true, does this mean the Cort will undergo renovations or could something else slip in there this season?

[Elegance101]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:23pm

Emmaloucbway said: "If the Network speculation is true, does this mean the Cort will undergo renovations or could something else slip in there this season?"

My guess would be renovations during the fall and maybe something in the Spring.

[BroadwayBear2]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:25pm

The Prom and Network will both have jumped ship to a different theater from the Cort....odd

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:30pm

I'm late to the party, what are the Network rumors? 

I'm still hoping for Dreamgirls to transfer so maybe..just maybe. lol. 

[Fanboy99]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:31pm

BroadwayBear2 said: "The Prom and Network will both have jumped ship to a different theater from the Cort....odd"

To be honest when I walked bathe theater it looked very run down and old, same goes for that street. I can see why productions are leaving it.

[Elegance101]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:31pm

YvanEhtNioj said: "I'm late to the party, what are the Network rumors?

I'm still hoping for Dreamgirls to transfer so maybe..just maybe. lol."

The rumors are just that it's moved to the Belasco (plus some casting, go to the Network thread for that).

And I hear ya about Dreamgirls, but I'm not that interested in it if Amber Riley is no longer apart of the cast.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:59pm

My interest in DREAMGIRLS disappeared when they decided to replace all the music at the end with “Listen”.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 10:46pm

Odd that Dreamgirls has had multiple casting notices and dates announced, but no theater. Maybe they're waiting for "Head Over Heels?" 

And is the Belasco "bigger" than the Court in terms of backstage? Maybe that's the advantage. I don't think the Court is bad, and Network is bound to be a hit regardless of which theater.

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 11:52pm

For some reason and I dont know why but I feel like Crazy for you is gonna end it up here..

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 12:28am

Belasco probably has better backstage features than the notoriously small Cort, since it was renovated only 8 years ago.

I, too, am very curious about where CRAZY FOR YOU will land, if it is still coming in. Hudson? Winter Garden? The Lunt?
Worth keeping an eye on Band’s Visit. It still has amazing numbers, but they’ve dropped 7 of the last 8 weeks. It hits 1 year in December; will it be able to survive the winter?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 12:42am

The Band's Visit is fine. It won't be a smash hit, but it will be a "Fun Home" type hit. It will make back its money. 

But I think the Belaso, at this point, seems like a better fit for Network. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 1:11am

no one has ever bragged about the backstage attributes of the Belasco.

[Lily Garland2]

Posted: 9/8/18 at 12:15am

any updates?

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 9:03am

What’s next?

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 11:16am

Broadway Flash said: "What’s next?"

Did they ever announce where Dear England is going? There's so many announcements these days it's possible I missed it

 

I could see Dorian Grey having a late transfer or something that would want to move quickly rather than strategically (from the US) although West End doesn't have an absence of work to bring over either

[yyys]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 11:22am

Dear England is too big of a production to be at the Belasco.

Hoping it's Appropriate...if it transfers.

Updated On: 1/27/24 at 11:22 AM

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 11:35am

yyys said: "Dear England is too big of a production to be at the Belasco.

Hoping it's Appropriate...if it transfers."

If it takes the Belasco, it would only be because it’s a larger theatre. I feel like it should still go to the Booth when Akimbo closes.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 12:25pm

Is dear England dead?  They had a casting notice and everything. Unless it’s going to the Majestic or Palace

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 7:50pm

Going back on my previous remarks, I was told by someone at Second Stage to expect an announcement around Monday or Tuesday regarding a transfer of APPROPRIATE to the Belasco.

It apparently is going to happen, and there are just some things that need to be finalized 

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 9:31pm

quizking101 said: "yyys said: "Dear England is too big of a production to be at the Belasco.

Hoping it's Appropriate...if it transfers."

If it takes the Belasco, it would only be because it’s a larger theatre. I feel like it should still go to the Booth when Akimbo closes."

They'd have to wait over two months for the Booth. I don't know if they'd want to risk losing their momentum. They could close at the Hayes and open at the Belasco a week or two later. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 1/29/24 at 2:30pm

Nothing has been announced - yet

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/29/24 at 2:36pm

What’re you hearing Betty?

[OhHiii]

Posted: 1/29/24 at 2:46pm

It's Appropriate I'd be willing to bet. 

As for Dear England, with a cast as huge as that (including a star salary for Fiennes), I feel like it's more likely we get that in next season's Lincoln Center season, but perhaps there'll be a savvy enough producer behind it to do it without a subscriber base. See: Leopoldstadt and The Ferryman.