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broadwayboy222
#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? 

Jesse St. James
#2Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:20am

there's rumors of A Little Night Music revival?

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broadwayboy222
#3Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:34am

Rumor is LCT with Tveit as Count Malcolm. 

nativenewyorker2
#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?
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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. 

Updated On: 5/25/23 at 08:06 AM

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dramamama611
#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.


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Bryce 2
#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.

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#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.
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How so?

 

First I’m hearing of this rumor.

nativenewyorker2
#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

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#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. 


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#10Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 10:39am

Add Damn Yankees to the list..... 

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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

Ke3
#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.

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#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.

 

Dollypop
#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


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Mr. Wormwood
#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

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Wick3
#16Revival Mania
Posted: 5/25/23 at 2:15pm

Successful revivals tend to need at least one above-the-title big name star.

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fashionguru_23
#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.)

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Mr. Wormwood
#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.
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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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