What’s next for The Broadway Theatre?

The Broadway theatre will likely be ready for a new tenant by the spring. Are there any large musicals that are looking to come in as soon as this spring? Just a couple ideas off the top of my head: The Great Gatsby(Papermill Playhouse version), Come Fall in Love - The DDLJ musical, Sunset Boulevard, and Boop.

Convert it to a thrust stage, pull the mezz forward a bit, kill 200 seats in the rear mezz, and add an elevator.

(((I know that's not happening)))

Updated On: 11/7/23 at 01:22 PM

Old Friends? 

I still hope they'll keep the current configuration for a bit: "They Shoot Horses Don't They" co-directed by Marianne Elliott and Steven Hoggett and adapted by Paula Vogel was supposed to open at the Bridge Theater in London in an immersive production during covid. This is an amazing team and I'd love to see this show. It's not a musical so they could hire some big name actors. There are so many musicals opening this spring; a cool, exciting play with some major star power would be a great compliment to the rest of the season. 

I doubt they'd go for it, but it would be cool to keep the Broadway Theatre as a semi-modular space for shows that would still be considered Broadway shows but may not have a traditional setup, maybe like a scaled up version of Circle in the Square.

I have friends in the UK who have said that Old Friends is looking to transfer in the Spring with Bernadette and Lea. Unless you have heard something else, it's probably gonna transfer. 

BETTY22 said: "The transformation cost millions. Now producers will have to spend a fortune restoring it.

How much money did this show lose?"

It had a $22 million capitalization. But I assume someone threw in some extra funds to keep it going.

Closing Costs are built into the capitalization for every show. For HLL, those costs just happen to be more than the average musical.

If guys and dolls wanted to come in, wouldn’t this be the time to do it? While the orchestra seats aren’t there?  I don’t think this production would ever win best revival, this season or next. next season has things like spiderwoman, chess, sunset boulevard, next to normal, and tik tik boom coming in. 

I don’t think y’all get how this all works. Cabaret isn’t going to “share” with Here Lies Love. It’s a totally different configuration. A totally different vibe. The money is already in place. Same for Guys and Dolls. It relies on floor elevators so it needs a big stage with a big basement. I think the only thing on Broadway that would work would be Lincoln Center. 

Seems most likely Papermill Gatsby is going into the Broadway (what a mistake lol).

Updated On: 12/13/23 at 09:05 AM

According to people inovlved with Here Lies Love, BOOP is the next tenant 

Dylan Smith4 said: "Please no! Let Nicole come over with Sunset first! Plain and simple!"

people really need to accept that Sunset is not coming this season for a variety of reasons including it would be a THIRD revival by the same lead producers in the same season which would make zero sense for them financially, with regards to awards season ect...

"Boop" has Imperial after Water for Elephants