is Hunchback coming to Broadway after it's NJ playhouse run?

[Dennis-in-ct]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 9:13pm

Disney's HUNCHBACK is now at the Papermill playhouse in NJ.
http://www.papermill.org/shows-tickets/350-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.html

So psyched to see this show live on stage. Love the music. BUT ... I do not feel like driving two hours from CT to see the show if it is coming to Broadway. After checking Playbill.com under scheduled upcoming shows and did not see HUNCHBACK listed. If that show is not coming to Broadway, I would make the effort to see it in New Jersey.

Does anyone know if Hunchback will come to NY?
Thanks !

Dennis

[trpguyy]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 9:20pm

It's inevitable, just a matter of when.

[atuomala]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 9:31pm

I'm sure it will make a transfer to Broadway when Disney is able to secure a venue.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 9:31pm

all signs currently point to Fall 2015 at the Nederlander Theater. But things could always change.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 9:38pm

Make the drive, it's worth it, (I made the flight to S,D,) And you can say you saw it first (well, second counting CA.)

[MDM2015]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 10:37pm

I keep seeing on these boards that Hunchback will go to the Nederlander in the fall. But why? Because Newsies was there and it's across from Aladdin? There are many more shows on deck before Hunchback. I assume it will come in soon but they may do a larger re-do/ retool before NY like they did with Aladdin.

[Bwaydide92]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 10:43pm

I'm not sure if Disney would risk having 3 shows on Broadway all at the same time. It seems like too much Disney and might take away from Aladdin's sales (The Lion King probably wouldn't be affected). I know Hunchback is a much different show than Aladdin, but the average tourist might not.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 10:58pm

Yes but Aladdin did well and is still is even with Newsies being across the street

[Bwaydide92]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 11:27pm

Hadn't Newsies already posted its closing notice by time Aladdin came in? Also, Newsies is no longer on Broadway, so that kind of helps my point.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 11:50pm

Disney has frequently had 3 shows on Broadway:

2000 - 2004: Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King & Aida.
May 2006 - Oct. 2006: Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King & Tarzan.
(4 shows)Nov. 2006 - July 2007: Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King, Tarzan & Mary Poppins.
Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2009: The Lion King, Mary Poppins & The Little Mermaid.
Mar. 2012 - Mar. 2013: The Lion King, Mary Poppins & Newsies.
Feb. 2014 - Aug. 2014: The Lion King, Newsies & Aladdin.
Fall 2015??: The Lion King, Aladdin & Hunchback??

[A1st]

Posted: 2/26/15 at 11:55pm

THE FOLLOWING IS PURE SPECULATION AND IS BASED ON NO FACTUAL EVIDENCE

Ok so there is no guarantee that Hunchback will take THE Nederlander, just A Nederlander theater. My guess is it will take either the Nederlander or The Palace, possibly the Neil Simon . The reason I didn't say the Lunt is because my theory is that Aladdin (assuming it maintains its popularity) will move to the Lunt in 2017, so that Disney can have the New Amsterdam for Frozen in 2017. The Brooks seems too small for Hunchback, the Minskoff/Gershwin and most likely the Rodgers will be taken, and I don't think Disney would put one of their shows in the Marquis, due to location. So that would leave the Simon, the Palace, or the Nederlander. Time will tell! I'd love to hear everyone else's thoughts!

Updated On: 2/27/15 at 11:55 PM

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 12:03am

*Nederlander.

[A1st]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 12:12am

Oh wow thank you I just now realize I have been spelling Nederlander wrong for a really long time...

[Buddy Plummer2]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 12:15am

It's gonna be in the Brooks or the nederlander. They'd be crazy to put it in the palace

[A1st]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 12:18am

I mean they put Aida at the Palace, why wouldn't Hunchback work there?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 12:26am

Plans are for Broadway early fall or so after Paper Mill and heard that the producers want the Nederlander

[Patash]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 8:06am

Robbie2, I'm just a little curious. When you see a thread, do you actually read the other replies or just jump to the end to give your answer without reading the thread?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 9:29am

I mean they put Aida at the Palace, why wouldn't Hunchback work there?

It's not nearly as large a production as Aida was. It would get lost in the Palace.

[Eurotrash]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 9:56am

This is one of only three things that would tempt me to buy a plane ticket to NYC. So I'm waiting and watching.

[Beautiful_City2]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 10:20am

Of tangential importance: When/if Hunchback comes to Broadway, will Schwartz finally snag a Tony? I've always felt the Hunchback score is the strongest music he's ever written.

[Bilbo3]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 10:26am

It is his best score. Too bad it gets dragged through the mud with this crap production.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 10:26am

Only if there is enough original music expressly written for the show. Anything written for the film would not be considered.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 10:45am

"I've always felt the Hunchback score is the strongest music he's ever written."

Even though he only did the lyrics.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 10:51am

Hahah it's only Schwartz's strongest score because he didn't write it. Menken did.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 2/27/15 at 11:45am

"Crap producton"? I don't know what you saw but there was nothing crap about this production. It is designed beautifully, sung and acted wonderfully and the most moving show I have seen in a while. And Arden is giving one of the best performances you will see on any coast. Go to Papermill and see for yourself.