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.
Posted: 11/3/23 at 1:20pm
OhHiii said:
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."
What might seem like a 'bucket of money" to you, is hardly going to be a bucket of money compared to what these stars could make performing in a much bigger venue with much fewer dates. If the opening act of the Palace does end up being a 'superstar' performer, you can bet they are doing this for prestige, with financial considerations being secondary.
It also wouldn't surprise me if we get a performer like Streisand or Gaga doing just a week or two of concerts. I'd be surprised if it were anything like a Vegas residency.
Updated On: 11/3/23 at 01:20 PM
Posted: 11/3/23 at 1:32pm
TaffyDavenport said: "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.
I heard that Adele only agreed to the Vegas residency because she can fly home to LA every night so not sure a month in NYC would suit her.
Posted: 11/3/23 at 1:33pm
Crazy high ticket prices might not mean it won't be happening, but it would mean that only the elite get to see it.
At least half the crowd would be mingling socialites, and not actual Barbra fans. Which would be sad.
Updated On: 11/3/23 at 01:33 PM
Posted: 11/5/23 at 1:31pm
I don't think Adele jumps to Broadway after doing her show in Vegas for a year. I'll bet it's Gaga.
Posted: 11/5/23 at 1:41pm
ACL2006 said: "I don't think Adele jumps to Broadway after doing her show in Vegas for a year. I'll bet it's Gaga."
Like I said earlier in the thread, she has a 6-week+ gap in her Vegas schedule from March 30 to May 17, which would work with the rumored 4-week engagement and spring reopening.
Updated On: 11/5/23 at 01:41 PM
Posted: 11/5/23 at 1:48pm
Barbra said on her CBS interview this morning she has absolute zero interest of singing in public again. Make of that what you will.
Posted: 11/5/23 at 2:02pm
TaffyDavenport said: "ACL2006 said: "I don't think Adele jumps to Broadway after doing her show in Vegas for a year. I'll bet it's Gaga."
Like I said earlier in the thread, she has a 6-week+ gap in her Vegas schedule from March 30 to May 17, which would work with the rumored 4-week engagement and spring reopening."
She may just want a break instead of running to New York for a short, Broadway run.
Posted: 11/5/23 at 2:22pm
ACL2006 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "ACL2006 said: "I don't think Adele jumps to Broadway after doing her show in Vegas for a year. I'll bet it's Gaga."
Like I said earlier in the thread, she has a 6-week+ gap in her Vegas schedule from March 30 to May 17, which would work with the rumored 4-week engagement and spring reopening."
She may just want a break instead of running to New York for a short, Broadway run.
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Sure, it could be a vacation, but her 2024 dates were just announced 3 weeks ago, so my point is that the break might have been scheduled specifically for the Palace gig. It's still just a rumor, but the timing and length of the gap do work perfectly with that rumor.
Updated On: 11/5/23 at 02:22 PM
Posted: 11/5/23 at 4:12pm
Adele does two shows a week in Las Vegas. Just TWO SHOWS. That'd be twelve shows over six weeks, just eight over four. Broadway shows do in a week what Adele does in a month. Also, shows in Las Vegas tend to be much shorter. I'm not sure how long Adele's is, but Broadway audiences will expect Broadway lengths. She is not a fan of live performing, and probably only does it for the big bucks. She hates touring.
I can't see it happening.
Posted: 11/5/23 at 4:18pm
100% not true.
I'm sure they would love to book her and might have even reached out, but it is NOT happening.
Posted: 11/5/23 at 5:51pm
Tom Schumacher is reopening the Palace, not barbra, not adele, not gaga!
Posted: 11/5/23 at 6:22pm
I want Liza to at least cut the ribbon. Or unveil the plaque. Or smash a bottle of champagne.
Posted: 11/6/23 at 11:55pm
In promoting her book, Barbra is making it very clear she will not be singing in public again.
Posted: 3/18/24 at 11:37am
Ben Platt will play The Palace in May for several weeks
https://broadwaydirect.com/show/ben-platt-live-at-the-palace/#overview
Posted: 3/22/24 at 3:15pm
Now "Tammy Faye" has been announced to open at The Palace in November. The stories about Barbra reopening The Palace for a long term residency, were just that. Stories.
Posted: 3/22/24 at 4:13pm
Barbra Streisand is over 80-years-old and tried getting out of doing Funny Girl on Broadway when she was 21. She gets bored with doing the same performance night after night, and separately has stage fright. If she wanted money from performing, she can still fill up or near fill up arenas like the Barclays Center.
I'm not sure what about playing venues with less than 2,000 seats would appeal to her.
She hasn't appeared on Broadway in nearly 60 years. Obviously that's not happening at the Palace Theatre, but more to the point she's not coming back to Broadway period.
Posted: 3/22/24 at 4:19pm
Barbra has stated several times since November 2023 she has no desire to sing in public ever again:
Updated On: 3/22/24 at 04:19 PM
Posted: 3/22/24 at 4:41pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Barbra has stated several times since November 2023 she has no desire to sing in public ever again:"
Right, and I'm sure she means it. But the last time she went on tour, she did it to buy a Amedeo Modigliani painting. It wouldn't shock me if she ended up singing in public again for a similar specific reason.
Posted: 3/22/24 at 4:51pm
Jonathan, exactly. You'd be surprised on how many people insist that she will still do it. :(
Posted: 3/24/24 at 2:54pm
nealb1 said: "Ben Platt will play The Palace in May for several weeks
https://broadwaydirect.com/show/ben-platt-live-at-the-palace/#overview"
Why Ben? Surprised Nederlander chose him and not a Star-Celebrity to reopen the Palace? Yea, he's a Broadway baby but he barely filled MSG and prior The Beacon last go around. Was expecting a Star! 
Updated On: 3/24/24 at 02:54 PM
Posted: 3/24/24 at 3:32pm
This is kind of what I was thinking: he didn’t sell out MSG (and I understand that there were heavy discounts) so how could he sell a residency at one of the biggest venues on Broadway?
