Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
mjroberts93
Swing Joined: 1/25/11
#1Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 6:52pmI know that they were campaigning to get it back to Broadway even before the Tony nominations and with a "Best Musical" nomination people will definitely want to see it if they missed it when it was on. Do you think the new Tony nominations will really help it get back to Broadway?
#2Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:10pmI doubt it. It could go into the Booth, but to gather up the entire cast, rehearse the show for a week or so and then re-open the end of May/beginning of June seems highly unlikely.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:13pm
As much as I'd like to see it again, I doubt it's going to happen. They would pretty much have needed to already BE in rehearsal so that they could immediately into a tech situation in order to allow the voters to see it. Ain't gonna happen.
(But if it does, I'll race to the box office.)
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FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#3Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:16pmThey could however get it back to a smaller house off broadway possibly.
egghumor
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/9/11
#4Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:44pm
Yes, it is highly doubtful. The only way I could see “The Scottsboro Boys” returning to Broadway very soon is if it won Best Musical, Direction, Choreography, Score, and perhaps for one performance. If “The Book of Mormon” weren't such a critical and audience smash, then it might have prevailed in another season when the winning show wasn't so obvious.
The great thing is that “The Scottsboro Boys” has been recognized as a bonafide artistic success. The brief original Broadway run does not reflect the value of the piece itself. I think it's the economic environment, plus the ever-increasing craving from Broadway musical audiences to see spectacle – and better yet, direct involvement with a show – that killed the Kander & Ebb show that could... n't...
I think for many of those theatergoers who love an experience like “Priscilla,” sitting through “The Scottsboro Boys” might feel akin to being on a school field trip and watching a PBS musical documentary.
Updated On: 5/4/11 at 07:44 PM
#5Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:51pmI'm being told that it is actually something that might happen now.
#6Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:56pmI feel like there are many shows of Kander & Ebb that need to be revived before this crap. But then if it makes you BWWers happy, I'm all for it. One less show I will spend money on.
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#7Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:57pmAs always, so glad you chimed in.
#8Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 7:59pmHoney, just because this show went over your head doesn't make it a piece of crap.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#9Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:02pmIs that a joke, Jordan? Don't get my hopes up!
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:04pmI LOVE that you are being told that!
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Lynnespock2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/04
#11Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:23pmI hope it does come back. It was thought provoking and wonderful. I would go see it again.
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#12Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:31pmJordan, my heart just stopped reading your post. Nothing could make me happier.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#13Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:34pmI'm still not sure it was serious! I'm going crazy...I need to see this live!
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#14Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:36pmI hope it happens. I trust where I heard it that it's a possibility...
#15Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:37pmWell, please keep us posted! I passed two of the cast members on the street today and wanted to ask them!
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#16Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:37pmYAY! Did the place you heard it from specify Broadway or off-Broadway?
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sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#18Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:55pm
If it does return for a limited engagement...I wonder if it could petition for Best Revival consideration next year?
I doubt it...unless it's a completely new production...
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#19Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:56pm
I think there's a required minimum of 3 years between productions to be considered a revival.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#20Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 8:59pmIsn't it five years?
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#21Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:00pmYes, probably. I think I just pulled three out of the air.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#22Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 9:52pmI only remember that because this same thing came up when there were whispers of a [title of show] "revival". Here's hoping Scottsboro is more successful in its plans to return!
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#23Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:00pmNope, you're right. It's 3!
#24Will the Scottsboro Boys Return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/4/11 at 10:02pmIs the film version still being planned?
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