What's next in 2022 for the Broadway Theatre?? — Page 2

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I know it will never ever happen, but I would love the Broadway Theatre to be turned into a thrust space with a smaller, reconfigured mezz and overall less seating. It's such a giant red cave and has been a flophouse this century aside from Promises/Promises and Color Purple."

I 100% agree. We just don't need a theatre like The Broadway. If they found a way to get rid of the rear mezzanine and created a thrust stage, it could be a versatile, unique, and sought-after space.

YvanEhtNioj said: "The gays would for flock to it just because it’s Britney Spears"

As an Old Gay™, I have to ask: is Britney Spears still relevant to gay boys? She seems past her sell-by date to me. No one in my social circle would flock to this show.

Lot666 said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "The gays would for flock to it just because it’s Britney Spears"

As an Old Gay™, I have to ask: is Britney Spears still relevant to gay boys? She seems past her sell-by date to me. No one in my social circle would flock to this show."

I an almost 30 year old gay man, and she is still very relevant to my generation of gay boys from my experience. That being said, Once Upon A One More Time will need a mid to small sized house.

bwayphreak234 said: "Lot666 said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "The gays would for flock to it just because it’s Britney Spears"

As an Old Gay™, I have to ask: is Britney Spears still relevant to gay boys? She seems past her sell-by date to me. No one in my social circle would flock to this show."

I an almost 30 year old gay man, and she is still very relevant to my generation of gay boys from my experience. That being said, Once Upon A One More Time will need a mid to small sized house.

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Exactly - there’s already some buzz around the show with the NYC girls. I know several people who went to go see it out of town just because of the fact that it’s a Britney Spears show. She’s definitely very very relevant.

n2nbaby said: I'm not sure how true it is, but I've heard Almost Famous is taking the Broadhurst and Suffs all but has the Barrymore locked up."

Do we know for sure if Suffs is coming to Broadway?

Assuming the Britney musical will not get rave reviews (meaning it will not have the "serious theatergoing audience" ), it could be this season's CHER SHOW or JAGGED LITTLE PILL or GROUNDHOG DAY or SPONGEBOB or BE MORE CHILL: a strong start that has its fans but ultimately fizzles out.

She may be the Queen of Pop, but she isn't IN the show. The show might be a ton of fun, but will it command a $100+ average ticket price over a period of 1-2 years? I really don't know. We should not underestimate Britney fans. They are ravenous. But there has yet to be a show to recoup with a mostly-Millennial and Gen X fanbase that doesn't get rave critical reviews and/or Tonys.

Nederlander probably hopes this can be the next MAMMA MIA, but one must manage expectations.

Updated On: 4/27/22 at 10:59 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Assuming the Britney musical will not get rave reviews (meaning it will not have the "serious theatergoing audience" ), it could be this season's CHER SHOW or JAGGED LITTLE PILL or GROUNDHOG DAY or SPONGEBOB or BE MORE CHILL: a strong start that has its fans but ultimately fizzles out.

She may be the Queen of Pop, but she isn't IN the show. The show might be a ton of fun, but will it command a $100+ average ticket price over a period of 1-2 years? I really don't know.We should not underestimate Britney fans. They are ravenous. But there has yet to be a show to recoup with a mostly-Millennial and Gen X fanbase that doesn't get rave critical reviews and/or Tonys.

Nederlander probably hopes this can be the next MAMMA MIA, but one must manage expectations."

Unfortunately, I would say the same about & Juliet, wherever that may play. The show is shoehorned to oblivion and comes off as a less effective Kiss Me, Kate, though it does have a few things going for it (Martin’s music, diverse and talented casting options, Sherman’s outstanding orchestrations).

I do know for a fact that Eva Price has joined the London producing team for a Broadway run (a la Kevin McCollum with SIX), and my man Dominic Fallacaro will once again MD - he opened the West End production before Patrick Hurley took over about a few months before theaters shut down.

Updated On: 4/27/22 at 02:43 PM

I really hope they don't put &Juliet into the Broadway... it's far to big of a house for this show.

&Juliet isn't a very big production... I was hoping it would go to the Barrymore or Broadhurst...

I'd love to see Back to the Future here though! That show is such a big spectacle and would fit well here..But I've a feeling that will end up at the Palace..

The Adelphi Theatre in London is co-owned by The Nederlanders, that is probably why there is an assumption Back to the Future would play a Nederlander house on Broadway. Who knows what the time line is for the inevitable transfer is though. Would they want to wait that long for the Palace to be finished?

I watched a recent behind the scenes video on the TSX project (including the palace) is on track to being completed by February of next year

They're adding more seats to the Palace? A theater that could barely sustain anything as it was? Who made that decision.