2021-2022 Broadway Productions

[adamunc Joined: Jul 5th, 2011 Topics: 7 Posts: 370 View Predictions]

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All of these announcements need to be tagged with a “maybe”.

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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I hope A Strange Loop comes to Broadway in 2021-2022.

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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I’m thinking that in 2022 the Best Musical Tony nominees will be Girl from the North Country, Sing Street, Six and A Strange Loop.

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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Dr. Fauci says the pandemic will end soon once the vaccine comes into effect. That’s good news, and even if Broadway doesn’t open sooner than June 1, at least it won’t be delayed further.

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[adamunc Joined: Jul 5th, 2011 Topics: 7 Posts: 370 View Predictions]

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Anton_Spivack wrote:

Dr. Fauci says the pandemic will end soon once the vaccine comes into effect. That’s good news, and even if Broadway doesn’t open sooner than June 1, at least it won’t be delayed further.

That’s not really what I’ve heard Dr. Fauci say. It will take months to roll out any approved vaccine. He recently said that it may be up to a year before we are back to a semblance of pre-pandemic normality to include indoor gatherings of large numbers of people and free-flowing travel. Certainly having an effective vaccine is a major step, but it’s also not just having a vaccine — it’s having public confidence in traveling (Broadway will not survive on local audiences alone) and being with groups of strangers. All this will take time to build.

I still believe any sort of broad reopening on June 1 is magical thinking.

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[Sam Eckmann Joined: Jan 17th, 2012 Topics: 0 Posts: 29 View Predictions]

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@Anton, June 1st is NOT a reopening date. June 1st is that furthest date out that they are processing refunds. No one in the industry expects Broadway to reopen on that date and many are expecting next fall or later. If a vaccine goes into production in December (which looks like the earliest possible timeline should the Pfizer one pan out) it will take many many months for it to become widely available. Then we have to think how many folks will actually take it, or become early adopters? How does this affect our timeline to achieving herd immunity? How long will it take for travel restrictions to be lifted? How long does it take for tourists to feel comfortable coming back to NYC and sitting in a theatre after those restrictions are lifted?

I would anticipate that the non-profits return before commercial productions. They are not reliant on tourist dollars. They could potentially implement socially distanced seating if they are able to find angel investors to make up the lost revenue (which could help ease audiences back into attending shows). But I still don’t think anything will return before the fall.

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[Nate Joined: Jun 5th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 94 View Predictions]

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The Minutes (for now) is now set to open on Broadway on March 15, 2022, but will have to find a different venue:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-steppenwolf-minutes-postpones-broadway-20201116-pgg77pdwmzdelld7r7wyfq3kdi-story.html

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[adamunc Joined: Jul 5th, 2011 Topics: 7 Posts: 370 View Predictions]

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The best news here is that the Cort is getting renovated. It demonstrates the Shuberts’ commitment to their facilities going forward — and of all the Broadway houses, this is one that is most in need of refurbishing.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 76 Posts: 2744 View Predictions]

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Breaking: MTC Plans to Bring LACKAWANNA BLUES and HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE to Broadway in 2021-22 Season; Plus Premiere Simon Stephens’ MORNING SUN

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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I think the Cort could use some fixing up. The lights on the proscenium haven’t worked for a while. I wonder what’s gonna happen to the vacant lot next to it.

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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Here’s what we can expect:

NEW PLAYS
Birthday Candles
The Minutes
The Lehman Trilogy
Thoughts of a Colored Man

NEW MUSICALS
Diana
Flying Over Sunset
MJ: The Musical
Mrs. Doubtfire
Sing Street
Six

PLAY REVIVALS
American Buffalo
How I Learned to Drive
Lackawanna Blues
Plaza Suite
Take Me Out
Trouble in Mind

MUSICAL REVIVALS
Caroline, or Change
Company
The Music Man
1776

Also Girl from the North Country and the West Side Story revival will be up for Tonys. And with the Cort being renovated and the Hudson occupied that leaves four open theaters, which means at least four new productions. My Tonys predictions at this moment:

BEST PLAY
The Minutes
The Lehman Trilogy (winner)
Thoughts of a Colored Man

BEST MUSICAL
Diana
Girl from the North Country (winner)
Sing Street
Six

PLAY REVIVALS
How I Learned to Drive (winner)
Lackawanna Blues
Take Me Out
Trouble in Mind

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Company
The Music Man (winner)
1776

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Diana
Girl from the North Country (winner)
Sing Street
Six

BEST SCORE
Diana
Flying Over Sunset
Mrs. Doubtfire
Six (winner)

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 76 Posts: 2744 View Predictions]

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Roundabout Theatre Company is now planning to resume performances next fall.
https://deadline.com/2020/11/broadway-caroline-or-change-trouble-in-mind-target-1776-birthday-candles-debra-messing-1234617014/

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 75 Posts: 3222 View Predictions]

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The Shubert Organization is hoping to bring Keenan Scott II’s play Thoughts Of A Colored Man to Broadway next season. https://deadline.com/2020/11/thoughts-of-a-colored-man-broadway-keenan-scott-ii-steve-broadnax-iii-1234617119/

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[Anton Spivack Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 124 View Predictions]

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So now the American Airlines, Booth, Cort, Ethel Barrymore, Hudson, John Golden, Lyceum, Marquis and St. James are unoccupied, yet the American Airlines and Hudson will have tenants at the end of the shutdown, and the Cort is being renovated. With Sing Street, The Minutes and Thoughts of a Colored Man coming to Broadway, that leaves three open houses.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 76 Posts: 2744 View Predictions]

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Rumor has it that Hamilton could be the first show to re-open on Broadway next year on July 4th (at limited capacity).
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Will-HAMILTON-Be-the-First-Broadway-Show-to-Re-Open-in-2021-20201130

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