Who is going to get the Hilton

[wickedmenzel318]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 3:16pm

So who is going to get the hilton. Pirate or Legally. If one gets the Hilton after the grinch where will the other one go. I hope Pirate gets it but that is my own opinion. Also when do you all think that the anouncement will be made.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 3:21pm

Legally Blond is going to the Palace.

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 3:22pm

Well, The Grinch is coming first...

[broadwaybound882]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 5:59pm

A TALE OF TWO CITIES!!!

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 6:39pm

Pirate Queen has the Hilton after the Grinch finishes its limited run.

And I've heard that Legally Blonde may opt for another theatre that might be open in early '07.

[musicman89]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 10:24pm

THE PIRATE QUEEN or A TALE OF TWO CITIES would be the best candidates for the theatre. I think THE PIRATE QUEEN is contracted for early Spring 2007.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 10:37pm

A tale of Two Cities will flop in the Hilton...or any theatre really...It has flop written all over it.

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:44pm

"A tale of Two Cities will flop in the Hilton...or any theatre really...It has flop written all over it."
<<<<<< Agreed

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 12:11am

The QUEEN Definitely has the Paris Hilton Theatre.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 12:11am

The QUEEN Definitely has the Paris Hilton Theatre.

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 1:58pm

Can Jerry Springer go in after Les Miz if it closes in March?
or high fidelity?

[Piazzaslight]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:03pm

AshleyBrownFan: LES MIZ is playing the Broadhurst, not the Hilton.

"Who is going to get the Hilton"

Paris Hilton, of couse.

Joking aside, I think either TOTC or Pirate Queen will get the Hilton.

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:06pm

Too bad Pajama Game couldnt hold off touring and open at the Hilton. It would be a perfect venue for that show.

[musicman89]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:09pm

Despite the rave reviews, the financial failure of JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA will probably prevent it from ever coming to the States.

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:14pm

Tale of Two Cities supposedly has been in negotiations with the Hilton for the spring.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:20pm

The Hilton would not be perfect for THE PAJAMA GAME. It would be one of the absolute worst theatres to put THE PAJAMA GAME into.

Since THE PAJAMA GAME has scrapped Broadway plans, it doesn't matter anyway - but The Hilton, along with the Gershwin, Winter Garden, and Palace - are just too big. The St. James is probably also too big.

They they wanted to transfer TPG serious, it would do better in something like The Barrymore, The Cort, The Broadhurst, Jacobs, Schoenfeld, or something of that nature.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:21pm

>Tale of Two Cities supposedly has been in negotiations with the Hilton for the spring.<

Perhaps several months ago. Once again, The Pirate Queen has the Hilton for the spring, and will be announcing it soon.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:31pm

Was JERRY SPRINGER a financial failure? I would think that with his name being so big in the states that it would be a bad idea NOT to open it on Broadway. And didn't we hear plans to bring in over here anyways?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:36pm

I believe that it WAS a financial failure in London, despite it's awards and rave reviews.

I might be wrong, but I have heard that the original producers have scrapped the idea.

[musicman89]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:39pm

JERRY SPRINGER was an enormous failure. It barely ran a year and closed at a loss of millions of dollars. Its failure in the UK left US producers uninterested in bringing it over here.

The last that was heard of the production was that it was going to skip the 2004-2005 San Francisco season and opt to open on Broadway in 2006. Well, no other word has been heard about it and I doubt it is going to open by the end of this year.

Do not plan on seeing this show in the US anytime soon.

Updated On: 6/29/06 at 02:39 PM

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:41pm

No way Munk, It was a large scale show that got rave reviews, won the Tony and sold out its entire run. The Pajama Game is the perfect kind of show for the Hilton.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:50pm

Not without Harry Connick, Jr. As much as I love Kelli O'Hara and the rest of the cast, the show sold out because of Connick. It wouldn't have NEARLY the popularity without the kind of star power like Connick. I guess if they found anyone with star quality for either role, it could possibly work. But the show itself won't sell.

edited: mis-spelled

Updated On: 6/29/06 at 02:50 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:53pm

It's one thing to sell out the 750-seat American Airlines Theatre, in a limited non-profit run with the cushion of the Roundabout Theatre Company huge subscriber base.

Having to start from scratch in a commercial run in a theatre more than twice the size (the Hilton has 1,800 seats) would be financial suicide. Not to mention that The Pajama Game would look and sound puny in the Hilton.

Updated On: 6/29/06 at 02:53 PM

[musicman89]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:53pm

The Hilton is a cavernous barn of a theatre. It seats approximately 1850. The American Airlines Theatre where THE PAJAMA GAME played only seated about 750. The show would flop horribly in a theatre such as the Hilton.

The sold-out run was in part of the limited nature of its run to begin with. The great reviews, Connick's marquee value, and the limited run made people want to catch the show before it ended.

If it does re-open on Broadway, it is going to need to be in a small theatre, especially since it will not have Connick or O'Hara attached to the project.

Edit: Sorry, didn't see your post, Smaxie.

Updated On: 6/29/06 at 02:53 PM

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 6/29/06 at 2:54pm

Also, Pajama was helped along because of Roundabout subcribers. Once the show moves it will no longer have the garanteed seats of the subscribers.