this past season were there any off-broadway musicals worthy of

[buddharich]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 8:49am

transfer to broadway this season?? If so, which show(s) and why??

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:07am

Just my opinion, but I get the sense that most of the new OB shows are simply too "small" to sustain a run in a large house. Let's see how [title of show] does. Also, some of the more successful ones (e.g., Adding Machine) are very specialized sorts of shows. I'm not opposed to the idea, I just don't feel it's going to happen with the current crop.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:13am

I agree with Ed_Mottershead. There are some great ones (Supposably, I don't see many) but many of them are small shows and would not do well with big audiences/theaters.

[sgv123]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 10:14am

i think that altar boyz could work. i would have loved to see next to normal transfer too.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 12:21pm

ADDING MACHINE.

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 12:38pm

Altar Boyz would do well, but from what I hear the small theatre is better for it, and it's doing very well where it is.

[tazber]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 1:34pm

I'm gonna say The Glorious Ones.

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 1:35pm

I thought SAVED! had a chance of transferring.

[perfectliar]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:35pm

Next to Normal

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:38pm

Next to Normal is at the Arena Stage in DC this coming Winter, so maybe after that? It's a wonderful show, and I'm sure the producers want it on Broadway, but only when its ready.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:41pm

Next to Normal.

And I would bet on it making its way to Broadway in the next few years...it's a good show with great potential.

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 2:46pm

Adding Machine has no chance of a successful Broadway run. If you thought "A Catered Affair" was to niche-y and didn't have enough memorable songs to make it on Broadway (not to mention too depressing), Adding Machine is 5 times worse in all regards).

(Note: I did not say it was a bad show.)

Next to Normal is definitely the one that has the best potential to transfer, being a large enough production with a good enough score to have a sustainable run.

You're right, though, [tos] will show a lot. A very small show in a theater that may be too big for such a small show. Let's see how it does.

[A Grey Spring]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 3:44pm

Next to Normal, fantastic production that I'd love to see again.

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 3:49pm

Just from the recording, I'd say ADDING MACHINE was worthy, but I'm not sure it would work. I can't wait to hear The Glorious Ones, it seems like it would be right up my alley.

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 3:22am

If repertory theater qualifies enough as "off bway", then difinitely "A Tale of Two Cities"--IMHO, no other productions can compete with the total package of this one.
Updated On: 6/23/08 at 03:22 AM

[winston89]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 3:37am

Repertory theatre isn't the same as off Broadway. As for the current off Broadway crop. I don't think that there is much out there other then Next To Normal that looks like they could work on Broadway. As for the rest of the shows like Saved (Which I loved) or Adding Machine etc. I think that those that were limited runs have a chance doing something like either extending or being tweaked around a bit and getting another run in another off broadway theatre. I know that Saved was a limited run. Which I could see being tweaked around and being done in a different theatre. And I haven't seen adding machine but I know that is a limited run as well.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 4:15am

The Blue Flower