rumour - Barbra reopening the Palace 2024

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 5:19pm

I know that this is a rumour but the other day this source who is quite adamant (you’ll see my original post on the palace construction update from the other day) on the rumour and his knowledge of the situation.  But apparently there is a plan in the late stages to have Barbra reopen the Palace in 2024 with a string of concerts (something like four a week for 12 weeks… around 50 in total) which would serve as a “adieu” to her live concerts in the place that started her career -Broadway.  Apparently it’s a retrospective evening where she will share stories (as a companion to her memoir) from throughout her over 60 year career.  
I know that there was an article from 2017 where her manager had wanted her to reopen the palace.  
But I’m wondering if anyone else has heard this. (One would have thought it would have been announced in tandem with her memoir release. And in time for Christmas.  I’d imagine the tickets for such a small run would make it the event of century for tickets.  And yet I love the full circle of it 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 5:45pm

I shudder to think how much tickets to this might cost. Six digits, probably.

[wiggum2]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 6:24pm

she is going to be on Howard Stern next week... I am wondering what she is promoting

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 6:29pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "I shudder to think how much tickets to this might cost. Six digits, probably."

Standing room for $1,000.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 6:30pm

wiggum2 said: "she is going to be on Howard Stern next week... I am wondering what she is promoting"

Her memoir comes out Tuesday.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 6:32pm

Hmm this would be an EVENT. That said, I've heard it's an A-List pop star re-opening The Palace from a very reliable source. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 6:46pm

The greatest STAR.....

Love this post is British - I see the spelling. Wink

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 8:08pm

I was hoping a new original musical would open the theatre.  Silly me,

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 8:16pm

OhHiii said: "Hmm this would be an EVENT. That said, I've heard it's an A-List pop star re-opening The Palace from a veryreliable source."

Lady Gaga?

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 8:30pm

S. Oracle has heard Adele. If they're looking to reopen in the spring, a 4-week run could be squeezed in nicely between March 30 and May 17 when she's off from her Vegas residency, or else after June 15, when it ends, but, if it's true, that 6-week gap in April/May seems awfully convenient.

I'd rather see Barbra, but Adele would be a huge get.

 

Updated On: 11/2/23 at 08:30 PM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 8:39pm

If Adele is bringing her Vegas show to Broadway for a brief engagement, I will GLADY max out all my credit cards and take out a small loan for a ticket! 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 10:30pm

Gaga would make more sense. She’s more theatrical in the same vein as Judy or Liza. If Adele is just gonna reproduce her Vegas show at the Palace, that sounds like a snooze. She’s sings nice but she’s not an entertainer. 

[pmensky]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 10:40pm

Gaga would be my guess. She could fulfill her EGOT status if she were awarded a special Tony and recorded one of the performances for a TV special. 

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 11:46pm

pmensky said: "Gaga would be my guess. She could fulfill her EGOT status if she were awarded a special Tony and recorded one of the performances for a TV special."

I'm not an awards expert but I don't think special Tonys count.

One has to win all 4 awards in competition, I think.

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:08am

RUkiddingme said: "pmensky said: "Gaga would be my guess. She could fulfill her EGOT status if she were awarded a special Tony and recorded one of the performances for a TV special."

I'm not an awards expert but I don't think special Tonys count.

One has to win all 4 awards in competition, I think.”

 

Tell that to Barbra!

[pmensky]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:20am

TotallyEffed said: "RUkiddingme said: "pmensky said: "Gaga would be my guess. She could fulfill her EGOT status if she were awarded a special Tony and recorded one of the performances for a TV special."

I'm not an awards expert but I don't think special Tonys count.

One has to win all 4 awards in competition, I think.”



Tell that to Barbra!"

Yes, Barbra along with Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jomes, Quincy Jones and Harry Belafonte, who are all also EGOT winners with at least one of their awards being earned without competition. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:39am

Jennifer Hudson is the most recent example, unless we're considering her producing Tony as competitive.

Updated On: 11/3/23 at 12:39 AM

[nealb1]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 9:53am

Oy............the Barbra "playing The Palace, and/or Carnegie Hall" rumors, have been around for well over 2 decades now.  Yes, Barbra's Manager Marty Erlichman said that he would love it if Barbra played The Palace.  Just like he'd like her to play Carnegie Hall, and tour all over the world.  Doesn't mean it's going to happen.  

We'll revisit this thread in a year and get a big laugh out of it - because it never happened.  

Updated On: 11/3/23 at 09:53 AM

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 10:17am

pmensky said: "TotallyEffed said: "RUkiddingme said: "pmensky said: "Gaga would be my guess. She could fulfill her EGOT status if she were awarded a special Tony and recorded one of the performances for a TV special."

I'm not an awards expert but I don't think special Tonys count.

One has to win all 4 awards in competition, I think.”



Tell that to Barbra!"

Yes, Barbra along with Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jomes, Quincy Jones and Harry Belafonte, who are all also EGOT winners with at least one of their awards being earned without competition."

2 separate lists- Official EGOT winners and those with an asterisk for non competitive wins

List of EGOT winners - Wikipedia

 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 10:27am

There's no such thing as "official" EGOT status. It's not actually a real thing.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 10:40am

Bettyboy72 said: "Gaga would make more sense. She’s more theatrical in the same vein as Judy or Liza. If Adele is just gonna reproduce her Vegas show at the Palace, that sounds like a snooze. She’s sings nice but she’s not an entertainer."

You clearly have never been to an Adele show...

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 10:44am

Barbra's gonna be on Colbert November 13, would be a good opportunity to announce if it's true

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:37pm

The main issue, whether it's Barbra, Gaga or Adele, is that ticket prices are going to be insane. All three could easily fill a 10k seat theater for 12 weeks. But the Palace won't even hold 2,000.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:48pm

ACL2006 said: "The main issue, whether it's Barbra, Gaga or Adele, is that ticket prices are going to be insane. All three could easily fill a 10k seat theater for 12 weeks. But the Palace won't even hold 2,000."

Yes, and...? That isn't going to stop it from happening nor would it keep them from selling out and making a bucket of money too.

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 12:50pm

When is the renovation supposed to be complete? Excited to revisit The Palace after this behemoth of an undertaking. Rumor I heard was Gaga as well but any of the 3 would be amazing.