What's next for the St. James ?- Page 2

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 10/12/25 at 12:17pm

quizking101 said: "BOM said: "Will Arden be able to recover from two flops in one season?"

If you’re inferring that THE LOST BOYS is going to be a flop even before the first preview, your premise is already on shaky ground.

Even if both shows underperform, I’m sure Arden will remain a hotsought after director for some time."

He does interesting enough work with revivals that were already wanted because of their strong and loved material, had short original runs in previous iteration or have not been produced in years.

We do wonder his touch with a new musical from scratch. As MHE was built, mainly developed & directed many times prior to Arden; does he have the ability on brand new material which completely different in so many ways - directing the writing over years, for one.  Many more pieces and time.  It's hard to plug and play.   From the Boston run, that was not being proven for us and this Broadway run sounds more so.  We'd prefer more "it'll be good regardless" revivals from Arden rather than new work.  

Updated On: 10/12/25 at 12:17 PM

[ER765]

Posted: 10/12/25 at 12:18pm

Sutton Ross said: "I would hope you would, just like everyone else who gave their honest review in the previews thread. Is this thread unnecessary? Sure, all threads are. But many posters have created a "What's next?" thread here for many years. Idon't interact a lot with CoffeeBreak, but it seems their intention was not based in pettiness or nastiness, but rather curiosity and discussion. You are the only poster taking offense."

You were the self-appointed “do we need a new thread for this” chief of police on here, just a couple of months ago. What are you even talking about? 🙄 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 10/13/25 at 11:44am

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[quizking101]

Posted: 10/13/25 at 12:05pm

ACL2006 said: "THDavis said: "CoffeeBreak said: "With Queen Of Versailles irreversibly flopping hard, what's next for the St. James comespring?"

Evita, probably. And for anyone saying they won’t shut down a NYC street to accommodate onlookers… it likely depends on the ticket price, which I imagine will be astronomical in comparison to Nicole’s Sunset."

aren't they holding off on EVITA until next season because of CATS being official for this current season?"

There are a multitude of factors, but the biggest issue remains the theatre itself. I would say preventing competition ranks as a very close second though. But I honestly think they should restage the outside portion of the show since I really don’t think it’s safe this day and age in the U.S.