Okay, I know the Tonys just aired tonight, but I thought I'd set this discussion up right here and now. When you hear about a new show coming to Broadway, revival or new, or if you have an Off-Broadway show to highlight, please post it here. I'd like to know what kind of material is heading for the Way this year.
Here's a list I have thus far:
2009
AFTER MISS JULIE Opening: Oct. 22 Director: Mark Brokaw Playwright: Patrick Marber Cast: Sienna Miller, Jonny Lee Miller ** August Strindberg-inspired drama. Roundabout Theatre presents.
A STEADY RAIN Opening: Sept. 29 Director: John Crowley Playwright: Keith Huff Cast: Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman ** A new two-character play about two friends who are Chicago cops.
BURN THE FLOOR Opening: August 2 Director: Jason Gilkison Choreographer: Jason Gilkison Cast: TBA **A dance spectacular created by world-renowned dancer Gilkison. Latin and Ballroom specifically.
BYE BYE BIRDIE Opening: Oct. 15 Director: Robert Longbottom Choreographer: Robert Longbottom Book: Michael Stewart Lyrics: Lee Adams Music: Charles Strouse Cast: John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Jayne Houdyshell, Bill Irwin, Dee Hoty, Nolan Gerard Funk, Allie Trimm, Matt Doyle, Molly Ephraim and Jake Evan Schwencke **Roundabout Theatre revives the 1960s-set musical.
FELA! Opening: Nov. 23 Director: Bill T. Jones Choreographer: Bill T. Jones Cast: Sahr Ngaujah **Musical about African composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Transferred from Off-Broadway.
HAMLET Opening: Oct. 6 Director: Michael Grandage Playwright: William Shakespeare Cast: Jude Law ** Transfer of Donmar Warehouse's production. Shakespearean tragedy.
IN THE NEXT ROOM (or THE VIBRATOR PLAY) Opening: Nov. 19 Director: Les Waters Playwright: Sarah Ruhl Cast: TBA ** At the dawn of the electric age, the new invention in one doctor's home sparks curiosity in several sexually-uncertain patients.
THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS/BROADWAY BOUND Opening: Oct. 25/Dec. 10 Director: David Cromer Playwright: Neil Simon Cast: Laurie Metcalf, Noah Robbins, Josh Grisetti, Santino Fontana, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessica Hecht, Allan Miller and Alexandra Socha ** Revival of Simon's coming-of-age comedies to run in repertory.
FINIAN'S RAINBOW Opening: Oct. 29 Director: Warren Carlyle Choreographer: Warren Carlyle Book: E.Y. Harburg & Fred Saidy Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg Music: Burton Lane Cast: Cheyenne Jackson, Jim Norton, Kate Baldwin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Chuck Cooper **Revival. Transferred from City Center Encores!
MEMPHIS Opening: Oct. 19 Director: Christopher Ashley Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo Writers: David Bryan & Joe DiPietro Cast: TBA
OLEANNA Opening: Sept. 29 Director: Doug Hughes Playwright: David Mament Cast: Bill Pullman, Julia Stiles ** Transfer of Center Theatre Group production. Centers around a professor and his student.
PRESENT LAUGHTER Oepning: TBA Director: Nicholas Martin Playwright: Noel Coward Cast: Victor Garber **Revival comedy about an aging matinee idol.
RACE Opening: Dec. 6 Director: David Mamet Playwright: David Mamet Cast: James Spader, Richard Thomas ** World premiere of the new Mamet play
RAGTIME Opening: Nov. 15 Director: Marcia Milgrom Dodge Choreographer: Marcia Milgrom Dodge Book: Terrence McNally & E.L. Doctorow Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Music: Stephen Flaherty Cast: TBA ** Transfer of Kennedy Center production.
THE ROYAL FAMILY Opening: Oct. 8 Director: Dough Hughes Playwrights: Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman Cast: Rosemary Harris, Stephen Collins, John Glover, Tony Roberts, Jan Maxwell and Reg Rogers **A comedy of manners. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club.
SUPERIOR DONUTS Opening: Oct. 1 Director: Tina Landau Playwright: Tracy Letts Cast: TBA **One of the last Uptown donut shops faces possible liquidation. Transferred from Steppenwolf Theatre.
WISHFUL DRINKING Opening: Oct. 4 Director: Tony Taccone Cast: Carrie Fisher **Roundabout Theatre Company presents Fisher's autobiographical solo show.
2010
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Opening: April 8 Director: Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch Book, Music and Lyrics: Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Cast: Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Terrence Mann, Adam Riegler, Wesley Taylor and Krysta Rodriguez **Inspired by Charles Addams macabre characters.
COLLECTED STORIES Opening: April 28 Director: Doug Hughes Writer: Donald Margulies Cast: Linda Lavin **A new play about two female writers. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club.
HUGHIE / KRAPP'S LAST TAPE Opening: TBA Director(s): Robert Falls, Jennifer Tarver Cast: Brian Dennehy **Transfer of Goodman Theatre's productions of Eugene O'Neill and Samuel Beckett, respectfully.
SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK Opening: Feb. 25 Director: Julie Taymor Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow Book: Julie Taymor & Glen Berger Music & Lyrics: Bono (and The Edge) Cast: Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood **Musical based on the Marvel comic book hero.
TIM STANDS STILL Opening: Jan. 28 Director: Daniel Sullivan Playwright: Donald Margulies Cast: Laura Linney ** A war journalist and a photographer are forced to return home. A Manhattan Theatre Club production.
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1. Is anyone feeling post-Tony melancholy? I sure am! Doesn't help that I just got back from a Memorial weekend NYC theatre trip. I so wished I lived closer so I could take advantage of all the great theatre there.
2. Anyone heard anything about the musical version of Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City"? A while back I heard it was in development and targeted for an opening date sometime during the 2009-2010 season. But I haven't heard anything since then. And I notice it's not even on Playbill.com's list of impending Broadway shows. I'd love to know what the scoop on this is.
Bye, Bye, Birdie Performances begin September 10, 2009
Starring John Stamos as Albert Peterson, Gina Gershon as Rosie, Nolan Gerard Funk as Conard Birdie, Jayne Houdyshell as Mae Petersen, Bill Irwin as Mc. MacAfee, and.... MATT DOYLE AS HUGO PEABODY!
I'm not a big fan of the show but I love Matt Doyle (the final Hanschen in SA). Can't wait!
Young Restless One - I experience post-Tony letdown every year. There's such a rush to see everything before the Tonys and then there's a big lull until the new season gets underway in the fall.
In terms of what we know now of 09-10, I'm most looking forward to Tracy Lett's SUPERIOR DONUTS, Sarah Ruhl's Bway premiere IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, and the revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.
The strangest and latest addition to the supposed lineup for next season is another revival of La Cage aux Folles, transferring from an acclaimed run in the West End. Or, so says producer Sonia Friedman, whose Norman Conquests won a Tony last night: http://www.playbill.com/news/a...l_Will_Play_Broadway
It's been, of course, 4 long and lonely years since we last were honored with La Cage revival.
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Originally posted by pIlIpinolegoLass: Bye, Bye, Birdie Performances begin September 10, 2009
Starring John Stamos as Albert Peterson, Gina Gershon as Rosie, Nolan Gerard Funk as Conard Birdie, Jayne Houdyshell as Mae Petersen, Bill Irwin as Mc. MacAfee, and.... MATT DOYLE AS HUGO PEABODY!
I'm not a big fan of the show but I love Matt Doyle (the final Hanschen in SA). Can't wait!
Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
Bill Irwin and Matt Doyle? I'd sit through Bye Bye Birdie for a cast like that.
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Originally posted by R2684: In terms of what we know now of 09-10, I'm most looking forward to Tracy Lett's SUPERIOR DONUTS, Sarah Ruhl's Bway premiere IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, and the revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.
Wow. In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play looks extremely racy. I'm amazed that so much sexual humor would be allowed in one Broadway sitting. After all, the whole thing is about.... umm.... pleasuring people.
Superior Donuts looks interesting. I thought that "donut" was going to be a metaphor for something. I didn't expect the play to be about an actual donut shop.
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Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
John Stamos has performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Cabaret" and "Nine".
Superior Donuts looks like it's going to be very interesting...
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Originally posted by bocaboy7: Superior Donuts looks like it's going to be very interesting...
I really am still on the fence about it. I do wish I had seen it here in Chicago previews when I had the chance.
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Alright, I compiled this list based on all the productions I'm told are coming to Broadway 2009, 2010, or eventually. Here goes:
2009
AFTER MISS JULIE Opening: Oct. 22 Director: Mark Brokaw Playwright: Patrick Marber Cast: Sienna Miller, Jonny Lee Miller ** August Strindberg-inspired drama. Roundabout Theatre presents.
BURN THE FLOOR Opening: August 2 Director: Jason Gilkison Choreographer: Jason Gilkison Cast: TBA **A dance spectacular created by world-renowned dancer Gilkison. Latin and Ballroom specifically.
BYE BYE BIRDIE Opening: Oct. 15 Director: Robert Longbottom Choreographer: Robert Longbottom Book: Michael Stewart Lyrics: Lee Adams Music: Charles Strouse Cast: John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Jayne Houdyshell, Bill Irwin, Dee Hoty, Nolan Gerard Funk, Allie Trimm, Matt Doyle, Molly Ephraim and Jake Evan Schwencke **Roundabout Theatre revives the 1960s-set musical.
FELA! Opening: Nov. 23 Director: Bill T. Jones Choreographer: Bill T. Jones Cast: Sahr Ngaujah **Musical about African composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Transferred from Off-Broadway.
IN THE NEXT ROOM (or THE VIBRATOR PLAY) Opening: Nov. 19 Director: Les Waters Playwright: Sarah Ruhl Cast: TBA ** At the dawn of the electric age, the new invention in one doctor's home sparks curiosity in several sexually-uncertain patients.
THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS/BROADWAY BOUND Opening: Oct. 25/Dec. 10 Director: David Cromer Playwright: Neil Simon Cast: Laurie Metcalf, Noah Robbins, Josh Grisetti, Santino Fontana, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessica Hecht, Allan Miller and Alexandra Socha ** Revival of Simon's coming-of-age comedies to run in repertory.
FINIAN'S RAINBOW Opening: TBA Director: Warren Carlyle Choreographer: Warren Carlyle Book: E.Y. Harburg & Fred Saidy Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg Music: Burton Lane Cast: TBA **Revival. Transferred from City Center Encores!
MEMPHIS Opening: TBA Director: Christopher Ashley Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo Writers: David Bryan & Joe DiPietro Cast: TBA
PRESENT LAUGHTER Oepning: TBA Director: Nicholas Martin Playwright: Noel Coward Cast: Victor Garber **Revival comedy about an aging matinee idol.
RACE Opening: Dec. 6 Director: David Mamet Playwright: David Mamet Cast: James Spader, Richard Thomas ** World premiere of the new Mamet play
THE ROYAL FAMILY Opening: Oct. 8 Director: Dough Hughes Playwrights: Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman Cast: Rosemary Harris, Stephen Collins, John Glover, Tony Roberts, Jan Maxwell and Reg Rogers **A comedy of manners. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club.
SUPERIOR DONUTS Opening: Oct. 1 Director: Tina Landau Playwright: Tracy Letts Cast: TBA **One of the last Uptown donut shops faces possible liquidation. Transferred from Steppenwolf Theatre.
WISHFUL DRINKING Opening: Oct. 4 Director: Tony Taccone Cast: Carrie Fisher **Roundabout Theatre Company presents Fisher's autobiographical solo show.
2010
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Opening: April 8 Director: Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch Book, Music and Lyrics: Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Cast: Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Terrence Mann, Adam Riegler, Wesley Taylor and Krysta Rodriguez **Inspired by Charles Addams macabre characters.
COLLECTED STORIES Opening: April 28 Director: Doug Hughes Writer: Donald Margulies Cast: Linda Lavin **A new play about two female writers. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club.
HUGHIE / KRAPP'S LAST TAPE Opening: TBA Director(s): Robert Falls, Jennifer Tarver Cast: Brian Dennehy **Transfer of Goodman Theatre's productions of Eugene O'Neill and Samuel Beckett, respectfully.
SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK Opening: Feb. 18 Director: Julie Taymor Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow Book: Julie Taymor & Glen Berger Music & Lyrics: Bono (and The Edge) Cast: Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood **Musical based on the Marvel comic book hero.
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I knew there was talk of a revival of Fosse's Dancin' going to Broadway. It was going to be produced by Roundabout Theatre Company and performed at Studio 54. It was supposed to open in the 2008-2009 season, but got pushed back to the 2009-2010 season. Don't know if it's still on though.
Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
John Stamos has performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Cabaret" and "Nine".
I saw him in Cabaret and was tremendously impressed. I have seen several Tony-winners in the their winning roles, and his performance of as the Emcee ranked right up there.
Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
John Stamos has performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Cabaret" and "Nine".
I saw him in Cabaret and was tremendously impressed. I have seen several Tony-winners in the their winning roles, and his performance of as the Emcee ranked right up there.
Alan Cumming was the original Emcee in the revival of Cabaret and won the Tony...Stamos has never won a Tony...
He is, however, a solid Broadway performer. He was also sharp in "How to Succeed...".
(and he's not in the Norman Conquests...)
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In terms of what we know now of 09-10, I'm most looking forward to Tracy Lett's SUPERIOR DONUTS, Sarah Ruhl's Bway premiere IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, and the revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.
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Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
John Stamos has performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Cabaret" and "Nine".
I saw him in Cabaret and was tremendously impressed. I have seen several Tony-winners in the their winning roles, and his performance of as the Emcee ranked right up there.
Alan Cumming was the original Emcee in the revival of Cabaret and won the Tony...Stamos has never won a Tony...
Yes. I know that and assume that everyone here would know that.
As I said, I saw John Stamos play the Emcee later in the run, and his performance ranks up there with several Tony winners I have seen.
Has John Stamos just started working on Broadway with Norman Conquests or has this been an ongoing thing with him for the past few years that I haven't noticed? Glad he's still working, but I didn't take him for a Broadway type.
John Stamos has performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Cabaret" and "Nine".
I saw him in Cabaret and was tremendously impressed. I have seen several Tony-winners in the their winning roles, and his performance of as the Emcee ranked right up there.
Alan Cumming was the original Emcee in the revival of Cabaret and won the Tony...Stamos has never won a Tony...
Yes. I know that and assume that everyone here would know that.
As I said, I saw John Stamos play the Emcee later in the run, and his performance ranks up there with several Tony winners I have seen.
Yikes. Simmer down. It's not that unreasonable to read your statement the way I did.
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Posted all four shows that are confirmed for Spring 2010 thus far. We'll see if anything else officially joins them. I'll also stick in a big list of shows that are in-the-works.... let me just say, some of them sound pretty freakin' stupid.
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Originally posted by flaming tail: I don't know which is worse, a revival of "Bye Bye Birdie" or the fact that "Spiderman" is now a musical.
I have a feeling Spidey is going to be another "Young Frankenstein" in every sense.
Except for that Julie Taymor is a great director who KNOWS theater, and Bono and the Edge are legitimate songwriters, as opposed to Susan Stroman and Mel Brooks, who melds sounds and hopes they work out, a team that got lucky once and probably won't see half the success the Producers received ever again.
While this certainly doesn't mean Spider-man will be amazing or even good, it sure does have a lot of potential, moreso, Id say, than Young Frankenstein did.
Bye Bye Birdie on the other hand.... unnecessary. And I would give my first born to Matt Doyle, too.
