What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
JBSinger
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/04
#1What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 2:25pm
Any rumors flying around for what will grab that theatre THIS season?
Possibilities include:
Sister Act
Cry Baby
?Billy Elliot (getting a head start)
?Evita (getting a head start)
?Little Mermaid (getting a head start)
Thoughts? News?
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#1re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 2:26pmGrease?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#3re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:05pm
I'd put $ on it not being a musical and either being...
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
or
FROST/NIXON
#5re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:13pmSister Act will not hit bway for a few years.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:44pmBilly Elliott is claiming the Imperial for 2008. My guess is Frost/Nixon or Sister Act.
#7re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:45pmI am guessing either The Wiz or Grease.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#8re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:46pm
as much as i would like it to be a musical, probably FROST/NIXON
possibly EVITA if they go for a musical...
#9re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:52pmbway, if Evita transfers, it won't be until at the absolute earliest the fall of next year (more likely the Spring of 2008.) They won't be booking a theater this early.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 3:56pmI heard EVITA might play the Neil Simon, causing HAIRSPRAY to move or close. Is the London EVITA very elaborate? Also, where HAIRSPRAY would play would be the Broadhurst or Palace.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#11re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 4:06pmfrost/nixon, sister act, or evita. I think the wiz and grease need larger theatres.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#12re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 4:06pm
frost/nixon, sister act, or evita. I think the wiz and grease need larger theatres. Possibly cry baby because when i searched it on the web, it said there are no suitable theatres at that time. they said it would fit into a 1,000-1,110 seat theatre
Updated On: 11/9/06 at 04:06 PM
virgil blessing2
Leading Actor Joined: 7/12/04
#13re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 5:05pmhey y'all. what is frost/nixon?
ElFantasma14
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/06
#14re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 5:19pmReally Useful has talked with the Nederlanders about transferring Evita, so it will definatley be a Nederlander house. Maybe it will claim the Brooks Atkinson for later. I don't want Hairspray to have to close just because Evita wants it.
#15re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 5:28pm
Frost/Nixon is a straigt play transferring from London, starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.
Frost/Nixon Transfer Info (Playbill)
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#16re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 6:17pm
thanks for the info, somethingwicked
i guess EVITA will probably not take the Brooks Atkinson, but i sure hope it doesn't take the Neil Simon and cause HAIRSPRAY to close or something...
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#17re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 6:23pmEvita is a big show. The Atkinson isn't that big a theater.
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#18re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 7:03pmI am going with Grease, since the show is being produced by the Nederlanders and the Brooks Atkinson is a Nederlander.
#19re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 7:06pm
I love how with every theatre that opens up there will undoubtedly be someone who mentions THE LITTLE MERMAID.
Even for the tiniest theatre. People don't get it.
THE LITTLE MERMAID will be a HUGE production. The set designer that has been hired designs to scale, which means this will be a very large endeavour. And people think that Disney will bring it to a small theatre like the Brooks.
Disney made that mistake with TARZAN and the Rodgers. I doubt they'll make it again.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#20re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 7:50pm
I can see Disney closing Tarzan for Little Mermaid, which I stil don't think is a good fit for the show. Or maybe they'll close B&B?
I would say they'll snatch it up for Grease because who wants to watch the TV show and then realize that there aren't any theaters open for it?
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#21re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 7:52pm
I doubt Disney would close any of their shows for a new Disney show.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#22re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 7:55pmi think mermaid will be at the palace.
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#23re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 9:44pmtrue i doubt legally blonde willlast long
Rotel1026
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/06
#24re: What's next for the Brooks Atkinson?
Posted: 11/9/06 at 11:00pm
Cry Baby postponed it's run in Seattle, so it wouldn't be able to make it to Broadway soon if they actually still hope to have an out of town tryout, no?
And considering shows like Curtains, The Wiz, etc are all hoping for Broadway transfers and still follow thru with their out of town tryouts before a theater is open for them, do we believe Cry Baby's reason for postponing?
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