What's next for the St. James ?- Page 3

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 4:19pm

I don't get this talk about Rachel and L5Y, if she wants to, she can do it.

Isn't it kinda of a concert show? She's only playing a week.

Also, she's done Evita and aside from the balcony, she could certainly not need to be in every rehearsal if it's the same production. 

If they get to open at the last day of the eligibility time, they could work this schedule, as crazy as it could possibly be.

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 8:06pm

Theatrefan2 said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "Do we still think it could be Evita or has that been squashed since CATS is coming in and ALW doesn't want two of his shows competing against each other?"

Mentioning again that Rachel is doing the The Last Five Years in London in March at a time she would need to be in NYC rehearsing to do Evita if it was coming in next April.

Unless they can find a teleporter to get her back and forth between London and NYC while shes rehearsing then performing The Last Five Years i dont see how Evita comes in this season."

I guess it depends if her contract for Last Five Years is get-out-able. Its only a very short run, compared to the opportunity Evita would provide"

an opportunity that would still be available next season.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 9:42pm

If the L5Y thing were happening longer into a run, it likely wouldn't be a problem- Zegler would take the two weeks off. But the scheduling for this would require her absence during rehearsals, tech, or early in performance, which is much harder to manage. Zegler missing half of previews, for instance, would kill sales from the jump and then require additional rehearsal time to get her back into it. 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 9:55pm

All roads lead to Bat Boy baby!!!

[JSquared2]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 9:55pm

Evita is not this season. Y’all need to accept that and move on with your lives. 

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 11:05pm

JSquared2 said: "Evita is not this season. Y’all need to accept that and move on with your lives."

Amen

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 11:41pm

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "All roads lead to Bat Boy baby!!!"

This was one of my first musical awakenings, but would be the point of this? It would likely not win the best revival Tony nor would it likely turn a profit…

[Theatrefan2]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 5:40am

GirlFromOz68 said: "Theatrefan2 said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "Do we still think it could be Evita or has that been squashed since CATS is coming in and ALW doesn't want two of his shows competing against each other?"

Mentioning again that Rachel is doing the The Last Five Years in London in March at a time she would need to be in NYC rehearsing to do Evita if it was coming in next April.

Unless they can find a teleporter to get her back and forth between London and NYC while shes rehearsing then performing The Last Five Years i dont see how Evita comes in this season."

I guess it depends if her contract for Last Five Years is get-out-able. Its only a very short run, compared to the opportunity Evita would provide"

an opportunity that would still be available next season."

 

Oh definitely. And im not saying she will do Evita this year. I dont know and dont overly care. But my point is that her doing a very short run in London doesnt automatically mean Evita couldn't happen. Actors have got out of one production for a bigger one before.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 7:53am

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "All roads lead to Bat Boy baby!!!"

only reason for this to transfer to Broadway would be for a potential tour right after its short run. and the St. James is simply too big, even if the balcony gets closed off. Bat Boy needs a theater like The Booth or the Golden.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 8:05am

Bat Boy didn’t even sell overly well at City Center. Why on earth would it transfer?

[Ensemble1711444445]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 9:04am

Seems to be between BatBoy (ATG execs produced it- great reviews), Galileo (Jordan Roth producing) What's New Pussycat (internally popular) or Titanique (Producers trying to move it to Broadway)

n2nbaby said: "Bat Boy didn’t even sell overly well at City Center. Why on earth would it transfer?"

 

[Falsettolands]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 9:34am

Bat Boy transfer died internally a few days ago. Unsure why folks are still kicking it around like the capital was raised..

[Kad]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 10:06am

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Seems to be between BatBoy (ATG execs produced it- great reviews), Galileo (Jordan Roth producing) What's New Pussycat (internally popular) or Titanique (Producers trying to move it to Broadway)

n2nbaby said: "Bat Boy didn’t even sell overly well at City Center. Why on earth would it transfer?"

"

All rushing to see who can flop first.

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 10:34am

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Seems to be between BatBoy (ATG execs produced it- great reviews), Galileo (Jordan Roth producing) What's New Pussycat (internally popular) or Titanique (Producers trying to move it to Broadway)

n2nbaby said: "Bat Boy didn’t even sell overly well at City Center. Why on earth would it transfer?"

"

those option, I mean!!!

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 10:35am

Honestly, as much as I don’t like the idea of it, I think the St. James and Majestic are going to be sitting empty this Spring.

With the post-COVID subsidy for shows now expired and the ballooned costs of many shows, these large theatres may be empty for a while. I actually spoke to someone at QOV who was also working on Purple Rain and was informed that, as it currently stands, PR is DOA for the spring (it did have the Majestic) since the reviews were terrible and it needs retooling. 

It makes me wonder if theatre owners are looking into ways to reconfigure their theatres to accommodate smaller productions. I know the St. James is able to close their balcony.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 10:45am

They can certainly reduce seating capacity, but it can’t change the actual size of the stage and house, which is the real impediment to more intimately-sized or smaller scale productions. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 10:46am

We might see some celebrities doing solo stints on Broadway to fill theaters for a few months.

[DaveyG]

Posted: 11/28/25 at 11:36am

Kad said: "Ensemble1711444445 said: "Seems to be between BatBoy (ATG execs produced it- great reviews), Galileo (Jordan Roth producing) What's New Pussycat (internally popular) or Titanique (Producers trying to move it to Broadway)."

Galileo has a capitalization of $20 million according to their SEC filing. Did anyone see it out of town at Berkeley or their subsequent NY presentation?