Will there be any more shows for the fall?- Page 2

[Mark_E]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 4:14pm

OlBlueEyes said: "I see that Crazy for You West End is selling tickets through January. Originally a limited run was planned, because there had been a revival of it only six or seven years ago.

Nice to see Susan with a hit financially as well asartistically.
 

The limited run in London has always been selling through to January. To call it a financial hit is wrong though, it’s really struggling to sell and is being really heavily discounted. That said, it’s a wonderful production. Maybe it would do better in NY.

 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 4:52pm

Mark_E said: "The limited run in London has always been selling through to January. To call it a financial hit is wrong though, it’s really struggling to sell and is being really heavily discounted. That said, it’s a wonderful production. Maybe it would do better in NY."

As long as Charlie Stemp comes over with it! He’s the string attached. I’m sure this will likely go to Lincoln Center as they need a Thrust Stage for this production. That is if they plan to replicate the set from London. 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 5:23pm

Mark_E said: "OlBlueEyes said: "I see that Crazy for You West End is selling tickets through January. Originally a limited run was planned, because there had been a revival of it only six or seven years ago.

Nice to see Susan with a hit financially as well asartistically.


The limited run in London has always been selling through to January. To call it a financial hit is wrong though, it’s really struggling to sell and is being really heavily discounted. That said, it’s a wonderful production. Maybe it would do better in NY.

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Hard to imagine this having a profitable run in NY in the current environment without a big star attached. Is there really wide enough interest in such an old fashioned type of show? 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 6:18pm

Um…Charlie Stemp is a big star! If they can market his incredible talent for Broadway, the show will sell well. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 6:29pm

...to you, not to the average ticket buyers. He's not a name here. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 6:38pm

RippedMan said: "...to you, not to the average ticket buyers. He's not a name here."

He would still do great back here on Broadway! That man is one of the best dancers I’ve ever seen! They can put big names in the other lead roles though Carly Anderson should also come over.  

[BroadwaysBroad]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 6:42pm

Is Cornelia Street ever coming uptown?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 7:06pm

Whatever happened to Sing Street? Guess that's dead?

[BroadwaysBroad]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 7:13pm

Sing Street, According to Broadway World, previews in December.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Sing-Street-333521.html

[inception]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 9:41pm

RippedMan said: "Whatever happened to Sing Street? Guess that's dead?"

Someone suggested that in another thread a few weeks ago.  They didn't do enough during their last out of town to improve it.  

[pethian]

Posted: 8/28/23 at 9:49pm

BroadwaysBroad said: "Sing Street, According to Broadway World, previews in December.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Sing-Street-333521.html"

Previews start Dec 31st ?? That cannot be right.

[UWS10023]

Posted: 8/29/23 at 8:10pm

Robbie516 said: "What’s coming to the Jacobs? And also is Lehman definitely happening?"

I heard recently that the announcement was a boo boo.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/29/23 at 10:28pm

BroadwaysBroad said: "Sing Street, According to Broadway World, previews in December.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Sing-Street-333521.html"

That is not a reliable source of information. IBDB is your singular source for officially-announced information.

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 8/30/23 at 3:38am

Dylan Smith4 said: "RippedMan said: "...to you, not to the average ticket buyers. He's not a name here."

He would still do great back here on Broadway! That man is one of the best dancers I’ve ever seen! They can put big names in the other lead roles though Carly Anderson should also come over. "
 

I don’t know much about the differences between London and Broadway, but if a big show was losing money on Broadway, would they not close it instead of having it run on for another four or five months?

I am a little surprised that it’s not doing better in London. The Chichester production produced a rather extraordinary sweep of five star reviews. I guess the London production had no place to go but down from there.

As for Broadway, I did not have high expectations going to see the 25th anniversary production a long 6 1/2 years ago. I think I had seen a pretty flat production of it on PBS. Maybe because it was a one nighter, and maybe because so many of Susan’s friends and colleagues were in the audience (Mel Brooks), the room was packed with energy and there was so much discussion of a Broadway transfer that strangers actually continued conversing with each other after they had hopped on to the subway.

Then too, in its favor is that the original production in 1992 was a really big hit that pulled this reaction from Frank Rich, whom I expected to have little use for a show of such slight book:

When future historians try to find the exact moment at which Broadway finally rose up to grab the musical back from the British, they just may conclude that the revolution began last night. The shot was fired at the Shubert Theater, where a riotously entertaining show called "Crazy for You" uncorked the American musical's classic blend of music, laughter, dancing, sentiment and showmanship with a freshness and confidence rarely seen during the "Cats" decade.

[BroadwaysBroad]

Posted: 8/30/23 at 10:11am

I have a friend involved with “Maybe Happy Ending”they told me we will see it soon.

do we think fall or spring? What theater would be?

[Robbie516]

Posted: 8/30/23 at 5:28pm

But has anyone heard for any more celebs coming in this season?

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/31/23 at 3:52pm

A valid question with the actors’ strike (seemingly) nowhere close to ending. Have expected to see more stunt/star casting announced every day. Anne Hathaway: “Ok, NOW I’ll do Company!”