What's next for the Circle In The Square?- Page 4

[BJR]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 9:12am

JBroadway said: "Has there been any indication that either Oklahoma or Carmen Jones intends to transfer, other than from people on this board? "

I had heard OK had producers who wanted to move it, but I heard they were looking at proscenium houses to make something closer to THE GREAT COMET. Perhaps they needed more seats or were getting ahead of themselves and thinking about a tour. And perhaps that's changed.

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 10:06am

HunterK said: "My BFF is in final callbacks for TINA. She was told by multiple people that it was going in the Lunt, But we all know how quickly things change."

TINA announced they were coming in 2019-20. So even if it does take the Lunt, there could be time for a limited-engagement of Girl From The North Country at the Lunt this spring. They could even kill the rear mezz and/or extend the stage out a bit, which would cut the seating capacity down to about 1,100. The Toronto engagement has 2,000-seats.

Updated On: 11/28/18 at 10:06 AM

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 1:47pm

I'm guessing The Girl from the North Country calls the Lunt by the end of the week, or even day. Seems like "the times they are a changing".

[perfectliar]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 2:19pm

The all-female Glengarry Glen Ross?

[vampire musical]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 4:54pm

Why would Girl From The North Country take the Lunt if they have to get out by Fall 2019 for TINA??? That would make it incredibly hard for the show to even have the potential to recoup. 

What should take Circle: Carmen Jones

[Kad]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:02pm

Where's all this talk about Carmen Jones coming from all of a sudden?

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:19pm

Kad said: "Where's all this talk about Carmen Jones coming from all of a sudden?"

This random thread from two weeks ago.

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:20pm

vampire musical said: "Why would Girl From The North Country take the Lunt if they have to get out by Fall 2019 for TINA??? That would make it incredibly hard for the show to even have the potential to recoup."


Its commercial transfer in the West End was only 12 weeks. I know nothing about the numbers, but it seems like it would have a play-sized budget. February/early March start date is still 6+ months before they'd have to be out, and then the physical production could go to Toronto. It doesn't seem destined to be a long-running juggernaut.

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:21pm

Carmen Jones and Oklahoma both want it.

90% sure that Oklahoma is getting it (and overjoyed because I was CRUSHED i couldn't get a ticket to its current run)!!! 

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:22pm

no one is naming any show that would make sense in the round. If there is any front-runner for Circle it is Oklahoma, it already has broadway producers attached and the run at St Anns was super sold out, demand, great reviews, immersive concept.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:25pm

LightsOut90 said: "Oklahoma...great reviews, immersive concept."

Carmen Jones was also staged immersively in the round and got love letters, notably a rave from Brantley for both the production and Anika's performance.

I do hope if it's really down to these two shows that Carmen Jones gets it. I thought it was a far superior production.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:30pm

Carmen Jones got good reviews but didn't really take off in a way that screams "transfer this!" It's also not a particularly well-known musical property.

Just seems like a peculiar choice and an uphill battle from the start, barring some sort of big name attached as a performer or producer.

Oklahoma seems like a much more sensible choice, particularly coming off the heels of a run that was basically the it ticket in the city, and casting and concept that guarantee attention.

Updated On: 11/28/18 at 05:30 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 11/28/18 at 5:59pm

Asked my industry friend-agent for any buzz and he said an Oklahoma possible transfer has been discussed but nothing set yet and nothing about a Carmen Jones transfer has been discussed

[dphibbs94]

Posted: 11/29/18 at 10:07am

I'm pushing for Oklahoma. Loved it at St. Anne's. Does anyone think that The Public would restage Girl From the North Country like they did with Fun Home? I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard it seems intimate enough that it could work in the space. 

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 11/29/18 at 10:42am

dphibbs94 said: "I'm pushing for Oklahoma. Loved it at St. Anne's. Does anyone think that The Public would restage Girl From the North Country like they did with Fun Home? I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard it seems intimate enough that it could work in the space."

I think it would be amazing in the round, though they'd have to do some rethinking about the digital set. (Actually... it would be very cool if they used the back walls behind the seats for that, the way OOTI continued the immersive set into that space with the clotheslines.)

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 11/29/18 at 5:43pm

I loved Oklahoma! at St. Ann's and I have a hard time imaging it working in any other space, even CITS. At St. Ann's, they built the space in a big wooden box in the middle of the warehouse. I'm having a hard time imaging that happening in any other non-modular theatre space. However, I thought it was phenomenal and one of the best musicals of the year.

The Girl From the North Country would work better for me in the round actually. The show feels both expansive and intimate at the same time and would work perfectly in a more immersive space. Also, the digital sets and screens should go because they were really pretty ugly and thankfully CITS wouldn't have a place for them.

Carmen Jones was enjoyable, but the show is pretty stupid and fluffy and Doyle's staging was less than perfect. It was nice to see in an off Broadway house, but it was not Broadway quality.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 11/29/18 at 8:32pm

I would love the see Girl From The North Country reimagined in the round.

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 1:52pm

Loved CARMEN JONES, HATED OKLAHOMA! But the latter was certainly a critics' darling, and worse shows have been moved to Broadway. 

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 2:32pm

I tried asking some industry friends and no one knew what was going on anymore with Circle In The Square.

Anyone have any real inside info?

I REALLY want it to be Oklahoma.

[GreeneStreet]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 2:45pm

expect a play to go in there. That’s all I can say, mabye an all female cast.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 3:01pm

At least if OKLAHOMA arrives, we'll get another musical revival. DREAMGIRLS, SWEET CHARITY, SECRET GARDEN all seem DOA.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 5:20pm

If we guess the play correctly, do we win a set of steak knives?

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 8:31pm

I'm still thinking about the brilliance of "Sweet Charity" - so desperately wish they could transfer to the Circle. It would work so well there. It seems unlikely at this point, but just the new finale alone shakes me to my core. THAT is what a revival is all about.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/1/18 at 11:07pm

I don't understand why the producers of "The Girl From North Country" would pass the Circle in the Square for the Lunt. The Circle can work as a proscenium house or a thrust stage, and the show could easily work in that venue without too much re-staging or thought. And it if turns out to be a hit, they could extend pass 6 months.

[RexInLights]

Posted: 12/2/18 at 12:33am

I saw School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play today and couldn't help but think how effectively it could be re-staged to be in the round and how it would fit beautifully at a small house like CITS. I have no clue if they're even contemplating a transfer, but it passed through my mind as something that might work well.