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#1Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:14am
Seems as though there are truly a massive amount of revivals kicking around all it seems vying for theaters next season.
Based on rumors and speculation posted it appears:
Chess
A Little Night Music
Spamalot
Sweet Charity
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Joseph
Sunset Boulevard
Jesus Christ Superstar
Evita
Dreamgirls
Last Five Years
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Crazy For You
Titanic (Encores)
all have rumored gestating revivals attempting to happen next season. I can’t think of any other time in recent history that quite THIS many revivals have been slated to be “coming in.” Thoughts on this musical “revival mania?” It certainly seems to appear, sad as it may be, producers are viewing musical revivals over original musicals as money makers nowadays, exemplified by the financial struggles of the currently and newly opened Best Musical Tony nominees this season. Thoughts?
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#4Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 8:06am
broadwayboy222 said: "Seems as though there are truly a massive amount of revivals kicking around all it seems vying for theaters next season.
Based on rumors and speculation posted it appears:
Chess
A Little Night Music
Spamalot
Sweet Charity
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Joseph
Sunset Boulevard
Jesus Christ Superstar
Evita
Dreamgirls
Last Five Years
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Crazy For You
Titanic (Encores)
all have rumored gestating revivals attempting to happen next season. I can’t think of any other time in recent history that quite THIS many revivals have been slated to be “coming in.” Thoughts on this musical “revival mania?” It certainly seems to appear, sad as it may be, producers are viewing musical revivals over original musicals as money makers nowadays, exemplified by the financial struggles of the currently and newly opened Best Musical Tony nominees this season. Thoughts?"
ok about half that list is just random stuff Sweaty Oracle has "said" and have had no press release, audition notices, etc. Based on the date you made your post, I am going to say you watched his video and then posted like you had insider information.
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#5Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 8:21am
You get more revivals in a weak economy, people want comfort and tried and true. .but no way that ALL of those shows are trying for any one season.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
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#6Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 8:54am
broadwayboy222 said: "Rumor is LCT with Tveit as Count Malcolm."
I hope not, that is such a misguided casting choice.
#7Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 10:13am
Bryce 2 said: "broadwayboy222 said: "Rumor is LCT with Tveit as Count Malcolm."
I hope not, that is such a misguided casting choice."
How so?
First I’m hearing of this rumor.
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#8Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 10:20am
TotallyEffed said: "Bryce 2 said: "broadwayboy222 said: "Rumor is LCT with Tveit as Count Malcolm."
I hope not, that is such a misguided casting choice."
How so?
First I’m hearing of this rumor."
Its a rumor that the sweaty oracle started yesterday and some people take his videos as law or use it to act like they have insider information
#9Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 10:30am
I’ve heard of a potential Titanic revival for the last few years, but for Encores? I’m a bit skeptical.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
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#11Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 10:40am
Oh also I believe TMM revival got scrapped when Ashley Park took off and is kind of too busy now
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#12Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 11:13am
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I’ve heard of a potential Titanic revival for the last few years, but for Encores? I’m a bit skeptical."
Encores honestly seems like the only place Titanic would work these days. Titanic, Grand Hotel, Ragtime. The 90s were big on those sweeping vignette musicals that seem like they'd struggle to keep up a commerical run in today's market.
#13Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 11:16am
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I’ve heard of a potential Titanic revival for the last few years, but for Encores? I’m a bit skeptical."
The rumor was that the brilliant revival of Titanic beautifully done in the round by Signature Theatre and restaged in Korea for a proscenium theatre would move to Broadway. The problem is that it was staged by Eric Schaeffer, the founder of Signature Theatre. Google his name if you want to see why this would have stopped the show coming to Broadway.
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#14Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 1:00pm
We need another revival of HELLO, DOLLY! I don't care who plays the title role...Hugh Jackman, maybe?? Whoever it is, I'll be there every weekend
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#15Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 1:33pm
We obviously won't get that entire list but it will be a big revival year and that doesn't surprise me. Broadway is a copycat business and after the success of Into the Woods, Parade, Sweeney, Funny Girl (after LM joined), The Music Man, and, to some extent, Company, we shouldn't be surprised to see revivals as all the rage right now. At some point, some big new hit will arrive and then people will spend some time trying to replicate that success...
Updated On: 5/25/23 at 01:33 PM
#16Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:15pm
Successful revivals tend to need at least one above-the-title big name star.
#17Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:46pm
I can believe the idea of A Little Night Music. I feel like we are still mourning the loss of Sondheim, and with the success of Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods; we are going to see movement behind his other shows as this "Broadway Salutes God" wave. If we can make Sondheim successful, why not? I feel like that rumor of a production with Julie Andrews as Madame Armfeldt always lingers around, whether there was ever truth to it or not. I feel like its a show that with the right casting, people will come to see. For me, I don't care for the show as much as others, but a chance to see Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Strich, and Catherine Zeta Jones live on stage is worth every penny.
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#18Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 4:11pm
Kiss of the Spider Woman, Evita, and Chess are the definite ones coming in this season. I would also add that there is the potential for a Pal Joey production, not 100% happening but can be added to the list of potentials.
But many of the others are far less concrete: productions with the potential to come in but no firm talks yet (ie: Spamalot), or productions whose transfer is probably still a few years off (ie: Sweet Charity). Then there's stuff that is likely dead (Crazy for You. And I think Millie.)
#19Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 9:53pm
Ke3 said: "GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I’ve heard of a potential Titanic revival for the last few years, but for Encores? I’m a bit skeptical."
Encores honestly seems like the only place Titanic would work these days. Titanic, Grand Hotel, Ragtime. The 90s were big on those sweeping vignette musicals that seem like they'd struggle to keep up a commerical run in today's market."
I hope Lincoln Center will eventually pivot to grand, sweeping revivals of musicals like those the way they have been doing the classics. I agree they would be hard in traditional commercial houses.
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