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[saint.piss]

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Rights Pulled For NYC Site-Specific Non-Equity A CHORUS LINE

The planned 50th anniversary revival of A Chorus Line set to take place in New York City has been canceled, due to the rights being pulled by Concord Theatricals. The production, announced earlier today by KOPCORP, was scheduled to run September 5–27, 2025, with twenty-one site-specific...

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Biggest theater news of the day.

 

[PenguinCowboy]

Immersive Phantom dates and tickets on sale June 30th to listserve members...is it bad I still want to do it, sight unseen, even though I know it will be, minimum, $200?

 

[Clive]

Immersive Phantom dates and tickets on sale June 30th to listserve members...is it bad I still want to do it, sight unseen, even though I know it will be, minimum, $200?

I mean, assuming it's running by early October, I plan to buy a block of tickets for my bachelor party, so...

 

[PenguinCowboy]

I mean, assuming it's running by early October, I plan to buy a block of tickets for my bachelor party, so...

Depends on the dates, but I think we'd be targeting August, so will report back (assuming she's seaworthy by then).

Also also, unrelated, but Dave Malloy's Black Swan adaptation is drawing a lot of buzz around Boston, and I have (quite literally) followed that man into the belly of a whale and back, so I am excited as hell

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Immersive Phantom dates and tickets on sale June 30th to listserve members...is it bad I still want to do it, sight unseen, even though I know it will be, minimum, $200?

Rumors are expensive. L&T and DoR are asking for $150-$180, so $200 doens't feel out of the realm of possibility. That being said, I'm expecting a lot.

Rights Pulled For NYC Site-Specific Non-Equity A CHORUS LINE

The planned 50th anniversary revival of A Chorus Line set to take place in New York City has been canceled, due to the rights being pulled by Concord Theatricals. The production, announced earlier today by KOPCORP, was scheduled to run September 5–27, 2025, with twenty-one site-specific...

www.broadwayworld.com

Biggest theater news of the day.

In the most insane bit of news, this was cancelled mear hours later.

 

[Legacy]

And the post-Tonys closing of struggling shows desperate for a win to garner some publicity but failing to win the award starts with Smash.

Smash Announces Abrupt Closing on Broadway

The musical, about the making of a musical, will play its final performance June 22.

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[kristenabelle]

And the post-Tonys closing of struggling shows desperate for a win to garner some publicity but failing to win the award starts with Smash.

Smash Announces Abrupt Closing on Broadway

The musical, about the making of a musical, will play its final performance June 22.

playbill.com

I still don't understand why they made some of the choices they did for the stage version.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

And the post-Tonys closing of struggling shows desperate for a win to garner some publicity but failing to win the award starts with Smash.

Smash Announces Abrupt Closing on Broadway

The musical, about the making of a musical, will play its final performance June 22.

playbill.com

Was this really that bad? I was hoping to catch it this fall, incredibly disappointing. Doubt it tours now too.

 

[kristenabelle]

Was this really that bad? I was hoping to catch it this fall, incredibly disappointing. Doubt it tours now too.

I mean, for me - and without specific spoilers - I was really disappointed that it diverged so much from the main tv storylines in favor of something that was messier and pretty garbled at times. Lots of talented people on and offstage here, and I just don't think the choices they made worked for me.

 

[Clive]

Really, really hoping Boop can hang on through the second week in July. We bought tickets already.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I just want dead outlaw to hang on….

 

[Grabnar]

I am so excited for Phantom. I'll be in NY in early August to see Speakeasy Magick, Hadestown, and Viola's Room so hoping I can tack Phantom in there somewhere and just round it all out.

 

[Clive]

I am so excited for Phantom. I'll be in NY in early August to see Speakeasy Magick, Hadestown, and Viola's Room so hoping I can tack Phantom in there somewhere and just round it all out.

Ethical uneasiness in supporting Emursive aside, Speakeasy Magick is a fabulous production. That's a great lineup.

 

[Grabnar]

Ethical uneasiness in supporting Emursive aside, Speakeasy Magick is a fabulous production. That's a great lineup.

Yeah I was queasy buying the tickets for that reason but figured that there aren’t that many paying gigs for magicians so supporting a dying industry won out for me.

 

[Clive]

Yeah I was queasy buying the tickets for that reason but figured that there aren’t that many paying gigs for magicians so supporting a dying industry won out for me.

For whatever it's worth, I have been told that the magicians are largely very happy with the consistent work and arrangements they have with the production.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I am so excited for Phantom. I'll be in NY in early August to see Speakeasy Magick, Hadestown, and Viola's Room so hoping I can tack Phantom in there somewhere and just round it all out.

I highly doubt it’ll be ready in August. Sorry.

 

[Legacy]

Post-Tony casualties are ramping up.

Dead Outlaw Will Close on Broadway This Month

The David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical follows a real-life outlaw whose dead body becomes a side-show attraction.

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[Parkscope Joe]

Post-Tony casualties are ramping up.

Dead Outlaw Will Close on Broadway This Month

The David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical follows a real-life outlaw whose dead body becomes a side-show attraction.

playbill.com

This one hurts.

 

[Skipper Justin]

I guess? I do think this season of musicals were weak (other than Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending).