The Try Guys just dropped their video of auditioning for Beetlejuice today, and one of them will get the opportunity to be on stage, and now I here the show is closing next year!? I never got to see it, but hopefully they will eventually release a taping of it like they did Hamilton so we all can enjoy it 😭
@@PsychGirlRaven one of the try guys already performed in beetlejuice last week they video has already been shot. as for a proshot, two members of the cast of beetlejuice said they had never been told about a proshot for the production, anyway i'm gonna go cry
The fact that TPOTO is closing is so heartbreaking for me. It’s one of the few things that can bring me joy when I’m in a bad spot emotionally/mentally. (I’m dramatic, I know). I was so shocked to hear the news.
Truly, I just don't understand why they didn't bring Carrie Hope Fletcher over with "Bad Cinderella". She is incredible & everyone loved her in that role! I understand if she had to turn it down due to other projects, but god, I hope that was their initial goal. Everyone on the West End deserved SO much better then what that production did to them.
From what I can gather, the West end cast was treated so badly that none of them would consider working for ALW again. CHF hasn't gone into lots of detail, but has pretty much alluded to how toxic and disappointing the whole experience was
Oh, they deserved better than that production. That's why, to my knowledge, none of them are coming over with it. There's no way in hell that, after that production, Carrie hope Fletcher or probably any of the others, were going to continue working on that train wreck of a production. It's going to become the next love never dies, almost certainly (I wish I could say it's gonna get better and reach its full potentially, cause it has a lot, but it's not going to as long as it's an Andrew Lloyd Webber show) and after the way alw treated them on west end, they're definitely done They're all smart enough to get off of that now, for sure
dear evan hansen was the musical that got me into broadway, so hearing that it was closing was heartbreaking but for all of the reasons y'all said, i get why it closed. I also think it isn't really a show people want to see right now because everyone is already depressed, they don't want to see a show based on depression.
I actually worked for the Pre-Broadway run of & Juliet in Toronto and I can confirm that the show is GREAT! In terms of new work, I think that’s the most overwhelmingly positive audience feedback we’ve had for a show in years. The whole almost two month long run nearly completely sold out just a couple weeks into the show’s run. I think it’ll take Broadway by storm once it opens. On top of the amazing music and really fun story, it also features a non-binary character and a same-sex relationship at the forefront of the plot which I absolutely love.
I don’t know the amount of research you did on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (rebranded as “Bad Cinderella for its upcoming Broadway run) but it was a pure mess when it ran in London last year and was just surrounded with massive drama. I really hope they do some major work on it before opening in NY because so far… it doesn’t look good at all.
I grew up on phantom of the opera. My mom played it for me since as long as I can remember. Knowing I won’t be able to ever see it on broadway, hurts immensely. I was supposed to see it before Covid (the April of 2020, but NY shut down). I’ve seen it at my local professional theatre 3-4 times, and it won’t be back to my theater for at least 2 years. So rehearing this new broke my heart a little.
I've heard that Phantom was losing $1m per week which contributed to the closure decision. Apparently the West End version closed to make changes which made it cheaper to run, but were basically only able to because ALW owns the theatre so could absorb the hit of the temporary closure. I think Chicago is still running because it's cheap to run - fishnet costumes and a small cast can't cost very much. I think the people attending Broadway at the moment are those on better incomes for the most part, and most of them will have seen the older shows over the years. So Phantom wouldn't be driving new attendees. The only people travelling again are those with money, so are likely to have seen Phantom already and would go for something fresher. Beetlejuice have announced a tour, and by focusing on making the tour successful they can then proceed with international stagings, as most of those require a touring setup than a long term engagement. Wicked, Aladdin and Lion King are still surviving because they're more of a spectacle on stage, and they're far more child-friendly than Phantom so you're able to draw more of an audience - kid pester power is effective. Theatres sitting empty, especially as tourism starts to increase over the years, will drive both revivals of popular properties of the past, but also fresh works. A company who owns multiple properties would take a bet each way - one revival and one new works - and see what sticks. It's less risky, and generates income more than letting it set empty. So there's hope for the future both for new works, but also for fresh takes on classic pieces by producers/directors willing to try.
We have some AMAZING "original" musicals in Spain that you guys don't and I'd love to see on Broadway!! 1. The Neverending Story 2.The Doctor (based on Noah Gordon's book) 3. Who killed Sherlock Holmes? 4. Antigone had a plan (this one is so fresh and a comedic twist on a tragedy!)
I recently got into theater as of 2022. My first show I went to see was Dear Evan Hansen. Shortly after it closed. I was hoping to see more shows after that, specifically Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Come From Away, Beetlejuice, Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Wicked. As I learn more about these shows I find out that multiple of them are closing and there is no way I will be able to see all of them in time. I was very dissapointed because of this. It felt like these shows were being stripped from me one after another and that it was my fault for being late to the party. This is my first time hearing that Phantom is officially coming off Broadway and I don't know why this makes me so disappointed. I haven't even seen the show before and I don't know if I'll like it or not, but for some reason I've been clinging on to this little spec of hope that I'd be able to see it, on broadway, in the future. All these shows dropping has sort of made me give up hope for actually being able to see anything at all. These constant disappointments have made me want to stop liking anything related to theater so that I won't feel so sad all the time. I hope I'll be able to stick around the community, but I'm walking on thin ice right now.
I'd love to see you guys do a more in-depth discussion on Bad Cinderella because there was some drama behind how badly ALW treated the UK cast. I think you would have some interesting takes on the ethics of people letting all of that slide and opening it on broadway despite how many issues it had.
I litteraly screamed when I heard phantom was closing I was heart broken Phantom has been and still is a big part of who I am and when I found out it was closing I was in shock
Honestly so upset that Beetlejuice is closing. Feels like it just came back. I’m not going to be able to see it before it closes. I’m hoping for a proshot but I know the chances are pretty much none.
Would love a part two to this video where you talk about other new shows (Kimberly Akimbo, KPOP, an all female/non-binary 1776) and the closing of A Strange Loop (Tony winner and arguably the most original show Broadway has seen in years). I saw a tweet that said something like: "A Strange Loop closing does not mean that new, innovative, Black/queer stories should not be produced, it means that Broadway tickets are inaccessible and the industry as a whole is unstable."
Phantom is actually the only show I ever have gotten to see on Broadway so far on a trip to New York when I was 15. I have had the opportunity to see a number of traveling Broadway shows, including seeing someone I went to church with growing up starring as Angelica in Hamilton traveling tour (Stephanie Umoh). That was an amazing experience.
Two upcoming Broadway shows not discussed are Kimberly Akimbo and A Beautiful Noise. A beautiful noise is in the same general Bain as MJ the musical but is about Neal Diamond. I feel that the idea behind Kimberly Akimbo puts it in a similar mind space of Dear Evan Hanson. I think it sounds promising.
Gonna put in a good word in for Lempicka, whenever they decide to make their broadway transfer (I don’t even have much from them except the few songs on Spotify+RUclips) but it’s one of the shows that’s been in development+out of town tryouts that gives me faith in having new stories and works on broadway
I agree that it could mean safe properties for a while, but what revivals might we get? I think Cabaret is due to transfer next season. And I'm not normally a jukebox fan, but am excited for & Juliet.
You aloooooooooooooone can make my song take fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight It's over now, the Music of the Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! *Music of the Night plays in background as Eric (aka Phantom) staggers towards the throne* *We get a final glimpse of Meg holding the mask* R.I.P The Phantom of the Opera 1981-2022 You'll always be there inside our minds
Catch me singing along to Phantom in the shower 😂 I use to be able to hit every note Christine sang (except THE highest note she hits in Think of Me at the end. But that’s what happens when it’s been a decade since you sang in chorus, and now smoke w33d to help with chronic pain/illness. Now I’m more a soprano 2 than a soprano 1, but ugh. I agree. Phantom is bae. I’ve been listening to that ever since I can remember, and, I got to see Love Never Dies with my mom when it came to Shea’s Theater here in Buffalo, NY
Come From Away is the one that broke my heart. Was so surprised by how much I loved it and how heartwarming the show is. Seen live three times, once in NYC, and the procast too many times to count. I think Dear Evan Hansen has, as you said, a repeatability problem, plus they have a big tour out right now so people with access don’t need to go to NYC. The revolving door of leads is fun, but it is such a niche part it is hard to plan when someone is only in for three weeks, etc. Oh and Six? Worth. Every. Minute. So good. No desire at all to see Almost Famous, but one I would like to see is the gender swapped revival of 1776. I have avoided all spoilers, but am intrigued…. It’s not the first time musicals were not greatly appealing in the upcoming season, but it may mean a swing to a great play season with a return to unique, original musicals in 3-5 years after time for development, workshop, etc.
Losing this is very depressing. I was introduced to this thanks to middle school chorus (yeah, imagine 12-year-old me and some other 6th graders getting what could our first theater crush because we saw the 25th anniversary performance). This blows, especially since I still haven't even experienced live theater. But honestly, I am happy I at least saw a really good production on DVD. And here's hoping other shows get the same treatment. Also let's face it. AWL's recent work hasn't been interesting. Bad Cinderella (while has a decent score) might not last long of what happened at the west end happens here. So give it at least a year or two, and Phantom will be back.
Seeing a Broadway show has been my dream for like 10 years, so this really sucks. But like, theatre in Australia has been going OFF recently. Hamilton, Six, Come From Away, Harry Potter, Moulin Rouge, Cinderella, Phantom and we're getting & Juliet soon and Wicked and Beauty and the Beast next year. Likeee this sucks but as an Aussie Theatre kid, I've kinda been living for our theatre scene recently
Watching this later, with the revivals of Sweeney Todd and Parade not having been announced, and no one knowing anything about shucked existing when they made this is a bit coocoo
Not really, BC is moving into a different theatre. If anything the producers might try to move the updated West End version of the show over in a few years, playing off the nostalgia and fan base. Though, I don’t know if that’ll work in the modern Broadway climate
Thanks for bringing attention to a lot of the new productions. It's not all gloom and doom. You did miss Kimberly Akimbo as a new musical and the revival of Sweeney Todd slated for the Spring - though that is likely just a result of your preliminary research. And while there have been a lot of closings Six and Hadestown just recently announced extensions so... there is hope! haha. Also if Broadway survived the early 70s, it'll survive anything
Ngl I'm not surprised Beetlejuice is closing. It was about to close because of it being expensive to run and not making enough money. With the pandemic that issue wasn't going to be resolved by switching theaters. It was only going get solved by finding ways to cut costs in operating it and more butts in seats. Phantom is super shocking. I assumed the Music Man was a limited engagement. Maybe I was wrong but DEH Into the Woods was definitely a limited engagement so it closing makes perfect sense. It's interesting how a A Strange Loop is closing despite winning best musical. DEH closing also makes sense, especially after the movie did so bad.
I found out from an audience member while attending a performance of the National Tour of "Cats" in San Jose, CA that the Broadway cast of "phantom" found out about their closure *through SOCIAL MEDIA. NOT* the *BEST* way to find out :oh, you're going to be unemployed in less than 6 months."
On the comment of nothing new and innovative... have you heard of this year's Tony winner, A Strange Loop? It's had loads of buzz around it and is a completely new musical, so I'm a little surprised you didn't mention it at all in this video! KPOP is also coming to Broadway soon and that's an original work from what I know, as is Kimberly Akimbo. 1776 has just started and while that's a revival of a show, it's being done inn a new innovative way. Potential follow up video on all the new original shows for this season?
My honest opinion is to bring in the new, we must say goodbye to the old. Phantom has never been my favorite, but 35 years is a long run. Also with what happened to the West End cast of Cinderella, my opinion on ALW has gone way down. I would have loved to see The Prince of Egypt get transferred over Cinderella. The last time I saw a Broadway show was in 2019 to say goodbye to Anastasia and we were planning to go back but then pandemic. As for the future of Broadway, I also have a 7 optimistic feeling. Would love to see new original shows, and a revival of Ragtime.
I hope it’s a publicity stunt to gain more attention. I’m hey can’t just take phantom from us! I’ve known about this for about a month ( it was leaked) and I legitimately cried. When I looked at what was still on Broadway I just shook my head. Mean girls the musical? Come on now! Phantom Needs to stay. They are citing low attendance after Covid, but phantom was what created my love for broadway, year ago in high school. I hope it’s just temporary, and it comes back with a vengeance.
Do you not know about Cinderella being here in the uk and all the Shit Andrew put the cast through and suddenly dropping them all here. And Juliet and Cinderella are transfers from UK
what is there to be said about lowering ticket costs? i understand that i have no understanding of the politics or economics of broadway, but broadway as it stands now is still fairly inaccessible to a lot of people, financially speaking. if more people could afford(!) to see the shows, maybe more people would go(!) to see them, which could affect how long they last. the recoup timing might look different, but it might still have an impact. 🤷🏼♀️
The Try Guys just dropped their video of auditioning for Beetlejuice today, and one of them will get the opportunity to be on stage, and now I here the show is closing next year!? I never got to see it, but hopefully they will eventually release a taping of it like they did Hamilton so we all can enjoy it 😭
Somehow k don’t associate the truth guys with opera. They really need to focus on whatever mess they are creating and leave Broadway alone.
@@PsychGirlRaven one of the try guys already performed in beetlejuice last week they video has already been shot. as for a proshot, two members of the cast of beetlejuice said they had never been told about a proshot for the production, anyway i'm gonna go cry
@PsychGirl Raven Who said anything about opera?
The fact that TPOTO is closing is so heartbreaking for me. It’s one of the few things that can bring me joy when I’m in a bad spot emotionally/mentally. (I’m dramatic, I know). I was so shocked to hear the news.
Truly, I just don't understand why they didn't bring Carrie Hope Fletcher over with "Bad Cinderella". She is incredible & everyone loved her in that role! I understand if she had to turn it down due to other projects, but god, I hope that was their initial goal. Everyone on the West End deserved SO much better then what that production did to them.
From what I can gather, the West end cast was treated so badly that none of them would consider working for ALW again. CHF hasn't gone into lots of detail, but has pretty much alluded to how toxic and disappointing the whole experience was
@@jennybacon2429 non of that cast would be working with him agen good for them he was a jerk
Oh, they deserved better than that production. That's why, to my knowledge, none of them are coming over with it. There's no way in hell that, after that production, Carrie hope Fletcher or probably any of the others, were going to continue working on that train wreck of a production. It's going to become the next love never dies, almost certainly (I wish I could say it's gonna get better and reach its full potentially, cause it has a lot, but it's not going to as long as it's an Andrew Lloyd Webber show) and after the way alw treated them on west end, they're definitely done
They're all smart enough to get off of that now, for sure
dear evan hansen was the musical that got me into broadway, so hearing that it was closing was heartbreaking but for all of the reasons y'all said, i get why it closed. I also think it isn't really a show people want to see right now because everyone is already depressed, they don't want to see a show based on depression.
I actually worked for the Pre-Broadway run of & Juliet in Toronto and I can confirm that the show is GREAT! In terms of new work, I think that’s the most overwhelmingly positive audience feedback we’ve had for a show in years. The whole almost two month long run nearly completely sold out just a couple weeks into the show’s run. I think it’ll take Broadway by storm once it opens. On top of the amazing music and really fun story, it also features a non-binary character and a same-sex relationship at the forefront of the plot which I absolutely love.
I don’t know the amount of research you did on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (rebranded as “Bad Cinderella for its upcoming Broadway run) but it was a pure mess when it ran in London last year and was just surrounded with massive drama. I really hope they do some major work on it before opening in NY because so far… it doesn’t look good at all.
I grew up on phantom of the opera. My mom played it for me since as long as I can remember. Knowing I won’t be able to ever see it on broadway, hurts immensely. I was supposed to see it before Covid (the April of 2020, but NY shut down). I’ve seen it at my local professional theatre 3-4 times, and it won’t be back to my theater for at least 2 years. So rehearing this new broke my heart a little.
I've heard that Phantom was losing $1m per week which contributed to the closure decision.
Apparently the West End version closed to make changes which made it cheaper to run, but were basically only able to because ALW owns the theatre so could absorb the hit of the temporary closure.
I think Chicago is still running because it's cheap to run - fishnet costumes and a small cast can't cost very much.
I think the people attending Broadway at the moment are those on better incomes for the most part, and most of them will have seen the older shows over the years. So Phantom wouldn't be driving new attendees. The only people travelling again are those with money, so are likely to have seen Phantom already and would go for something fresher.
Beetlejuice have announced a tour, and by focusing on making the tour successful they can then proceed with international stagings, as most of those require a touring setup than a long term engagement.
Wicked, Aladdin and Lion King are still surviving because they're more of a spectacle on stage, and they're far more child-friendly than Phantom so you're able to draw more of an audience - kid pester power is effective.
Theatres sitting empty, especially as tourism starts to increase over the years, will drive both revivals of popular properties of the past, but also fresh works. A company who owns multiple properties would take a bet each way - one revival and one new works - and see what sticks. It's less risky, and generates income more than letting it set empty. So there's hope for the future both for new works, but also for fresh takes on classic pieces by producers/directors willing to try.
We have some AMAZING "original" musicals in Spain that you guys don't and I'd love to see on Broadway!!
1. The Neverending Story
2.The Doctor (based on Noah Gordon's book)
3. Who killed Sherlock Holmes?
4. Antigone had a plan (this one is so fresh and a comedic twist on a tragedy!)
I recently got into theater as of 2022. My first show I went to see was Dear Evan Hansen. Shortly after it closed. I was hoping to see more shows after that, specifically Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Come From Away, Beetlejuice, Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Wicked. As I learn more about these shows I find out that multiple of them are closing and there is no way I will be able to see all of them in time. I was very dissapointed because of this. It felt like these shows were being stripped from me one after another and that it was my fault for being late to the party. This is my first time hearing that Phantom is officially coming off Broadway and I don't know why this makes me so disappointed. I haven't even seen the show before and I don't know if I'll like it or not, but for some reason I've been clinging on to this little spec of hope that I'd be able to see it, on broadway, in the future. All these shows dropping has sort of made me give up hope for actually being able to see anything at all. These constant disappointments have made me want to stop liking anything related to theater so that I won't feel so sad all the time. I hope I'll be able to stick around the community, but I'm walking on thin ice right now.
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There are plenty of shows still playing, plus there are touring versions of shows
I'd love to see you guys do a more in-depth discussion on Bad Cinderella because there was some drama behind how badly ALW treated the UK cast. I think you would have some interesting takes on the ethics of people letting all of that slide and opening it on broadway despite how many issues it had.
honestly you can't tell me that the that the DEH movie (and drama around it) didn't negatively impact broadway ticket sales.
I litteraly screamed when I heard phantom was closing I was heart broken
Phantom has been and still is a big part of who I am and when I found out it was closing I was in shock
phantom is the show that i love to practice my singing with. realizing that I'll never get the chance to see it on broadway, ever, is heartbreaking 💔
Honestly so upset that Beetlejuice is closing. Feels like it just came back. I’m not going to be able to see it before it closes. I’m hoping for a proshot but I know the chances are pretty much none.
Would love a part two to this video where you talk about other new shows (Kimberly Akimbo, KPOP, an all female/non-binary 1776) and the closing of A Strange Loop (Tony winner and arguably the most original show Broadway has seen in years). I saw a tweet that said something like: "A Strange Loop closing does not mean that new, innovative, Black/queer stories should not be produced, it means that Broadway tickets are inaccessible and the industry as a whole is unstable."
Phantom is actually the only show I ever have gotten to see on Broadway so far on a trip to New York when I was 15. I have had the opportunity to see a number of traveling Broadway shows, including seeing someone I went to church with growing up starring as Angelica in Hamilton traveling tour (Stephanie Umoh). That was an amazing experience.
Two upcoming Broadway shows not discussed are Kimberly Akimbo and A Beautiful Noise. A beautiful noise is in the same general Bain as MJ the musical but is about Neal Diamond. I feel that the idea behind Kimberly Akimbo puts it in a similar mind space of Dear Evan Hanson. I think it sounds promising.
Gonna put in a good word in for Lempicka, whenever they decide to make their broadway transfer (I don’t even have much from them except the few songs on Spotify+RUclips) but it’s one of the shows that’s been in development+out of town tryouts that gives me faith in having new stories and works on broadway
I agree that it could mean safe properties for a while, but what revivals might we get? I think Cabaret is due to transfer next season. And I'm not normally a jukebox fan, but am excited for & Juliet.
It’s the dog staring in the background for me
I LOVE Phantom. But The Music of the Night sounds like “Soft Kitty” from Big Bang Theory and I can’t not think of it whenever I hear it.
You aloooooooooooooone can make my song take fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
It's over now, the Music of the Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!
*Music of the Night plays in background as Eric (aka Phantom) staggers towards the throne*
*We get a final glimpse of Meg holding the mask*
R.I.P The Phantom of the Opera
1981-2022
You'll always be there inside our minds
Catch me singing along to Phantom in the shower 😂 I use to be able to hit every note Christine sang (except THE highest note she hits in Think of Me at the end. But that’s what happens when it’s been a decade since you sang in chorus, and now smoke w33d to help with chronic pain/illness. Now I’m more a soprano 2 than a soprano 1, but ugh. I agree. Phantom is bae. I’ve been listening to that ever since I can remember, and, I got to see Love Never Dies with my mom when it came to Shea’s Theater here in Buffalo, NY
Hopefully the broadway cast and crew get treated better than the west ends cast + crew did for bad Cinderella
Come From Away is the one that broke my heart. Was so surprised by how much I loved it and how heartwarming the show is. Seen live three times, once in NYC, and the procast too many times to count. I think Dear Evan Hansen has, as you said, a repeatability problem, plus they have a big tour out right now so people with access don’t need to go to NYC. The revolving door of leads is fun, but it is such a niche part it is hard to plan when someone is only in for three weeks, etc. Oh and Six? Worth. Every. Minute. So good.
No desire at all to see Almost Famous, but one I would like to see is the gender swapped revival of 1776. I have avoided all spoilers, but am intrigued….
It’s not the first time musicals were not greatly appealing in the upcoming season, but it may mean a swing to a great play season with a return to unique, original musicals in 3-5 years after time for development, workshop, etc.
Losing this is very depressing. I was introduced to this thanks to middle school chorus (yeah, imagine 12-year-old me and some other 6th graders getting what could our first theater crush because we saw the 25th anniversary performance). This blows, especially since I still haven't even experienced live theater. But honestly, I am happy I at least saw a really good production on DVD. And here's hoping other shows get the same treatment. Also let's face it. AWL's recent work hasn't been interesting. Bad Cinderella (while has a decent score) might not last long of what happened at the west end happens here. So give it at least a year or two, and Phantom will be back.
How can you not mention the upcoming revival of SWEENEY TODD !? And NO mention of the brilliant/important A STRANGE LOOP !!!!
I got so excited when they said they reacting to broadway but didn’t see closing lol😅
Listen to the ALW Cinderella West End soundtrack, it's great
cameron put something up that says ''it CAN'T close'' i dont remember the website but he DID say that somewhere
Seeing a Broadway show has been my dream for like 10 years, so this really sucks. But like, theatre in Australia has been going OFF recently. Hamilton, Six, Come From Away, Harry Potter, Moulin Rouge, Cinderella, Phantom and we're getting & Juliet soon and Wicked and Beauty and the Beast next year. Likeee this sucks but as an Aussie Theatre kid, I've kinda been living for our theatre scene recently
Watching this later, with the revivals of Sweeney Todd and Parade not having been announced, and no one knowing anything about shucked existing when they made this is a bit coocoo
Jeanine Tesori's Kimberly Akimbo opens on broadway in early November 2022!
Please go see six it is fantastic. I saw it on tour in Boston and it is a new favorite. Seeing phantom in two days for the first and last time hehehe
Is Kimberly Akimbo not opening on Broadway? It’s new & innovative for sure. Saw it last year & loved it!
Andrew Lloyd Webber got rid of Phantom for BAD CINDERELLA... i saw it in the West End, it was great but still, I hate the look of the rebrand
Not really, BC is moving into a different theatre. If anything the producers might try to move the updated West End version of the show over in a few years, playing off the nostalgia and fan base. Though, I don’t know if that’ll work in the modern Broadway climate
i’m seeing Beetlejuice in December and i had no idea it was closing so soon 💔
Back to the Future is coming to Broadway next year too!!!
Also it's a revival but Sweeney Todd is coming too
Also A Strange Loop is still playing
A Strange Loop is closing
@@sarebear7777 nooooo :(((
i'm not even joking ,the Phantom of the Opera closeing date is my brithday .I cannot -
Thanks for bringing attention to a lot of the new productions. It's not all gloom and doom. You did miss Kimberly Akimbo as a new musical and the revival of Sweeney Todd slated for the Spring - though that is likely just a result of your preliminary research. And while there have been a lot of closings Six and Hadestown just recently announced extensions so... there is hope! haha. Also if Broadway survived the early 70s, it'll survive anything
anyone else wish the could sing like christine in phantom but then remember they’re an alto 2 😔
Honestly, I think we’ve seen enough retell of Cinderella,
Ngl I'm not surprised Beetlejuice is closing. It was about to close because of it being expensive to run and not making enough money. With the pandemic that issue wasn't going to be resolved by switching theaters. It was only going get solved by finding ways to cut costs in operating it and more butts in seats. Phantom is super shocking. I assumed the Music Man was a limited engagement. Maybe I was wrong but DEH Into the Woods was definitely a limited engagement so it closing makes perfect sense. It's interesting how a A Strange Loop is closing despite winning best musical. DEH closing also makes sense, especially after the movie did so bad.
I found out from an audience member while attending a performance of the National Tour of "Cats" in San Jose, CA that the Broadway cast of "phantom" found out about their closure *through SOCIAL MEDIA. NOT* the *BEST* way to find out :oh, you're going to be unemployed in less than 6 months."
Sam! How cute is that ribbon !🎀😭😭 so pretty 🥹💕
On the comment of nothing new and innovative... have you heard of this year's Tony winner, A Strange Loop? It's had loads of buzz around it and is a completely new musical, so I'm a little surprised you didn't mention it at all in this video! KPOP is also coming to Broadway soon and that's an original work from what I know, as is Kimberly Akimbo. 1776 has just started and while that's a revival of a show, it's being done inn a new innovative way. Potential follow up video on all the new original shows for this season?
A Strange Loop is absolutely amazing and I really hope that more musicals like it are produced for Broadway 🤞
Strange Loop is closing too
Can always come to west end. We have had it for decades In london
I would love to see their opinion on the Britney Spears, Neil Diamond, and Celine Dion musocals coming to broadway!!
*musicals lolzy
My honest opinion is to bring in the new, we must say goodbye to the old. Phantom has never been my favorite, but 35 years is a long run. Also with what happened to the West End cast of Cinderella, my opinion on ALW has gone way down. I would have loved to see The Prince of Egypt get transferred over Cinderella. The last time I saw a Broadway show was in 2019 to say goodbye to Anastasia and we were planning to go back but then pandemic. As for the future of Broadway, I also have a 7 optimistic feeling. Would love to see new original shows, and a revival of Ragtime.
I hope it’s a publicity stunt to gain more attention. I’m hey can’t just take phantom from us! I’ve known about this for about a month ( it was leaked) and I legitimately cried. When I looked at what was still on Broadway I just shook my head. Mean girls the musical? Come on now! Phantom Needs to stay. They are citing low attendance after Covid, but phantom was what created my love for broadway, year ago in high school.
I hope it’s just temporary, and it comes back with a vengeance.
You guys missed Kimberly Akimbo in Broadway Openings!
not me finding out about phantom the closing day-
NO I love Phantom of the Opera😭
what about the new bombshell musical??? that is the single thing keeping my faith alive in broadway
Not yall forgetting about Kimberly Akimbo😭
I think it’s time for me to focus on my original musical that features pink songs 🗣🗣🗣
Do you not know about Cinderella being here in the uk and all the Shit Andrew put the cast through and suddenly dropping them all here. And Juliet and Cinderella are transfers from UK
2:31 BOO RYAN!
Lin Manuel Miranda could write a new musical in the next couple of years
THIS IS WHAT IM SAYING. LIN IS DUE FOR A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT NOW!!!!
Heard awhile back something is in progress... or he at least had an idea brewing.
I mean after Hercules finishes at Papermill it’s supposed to move to broadway
Oh no I hadn’t heard so you were the one to tell me lol
Finally I am within the 2 hour mark of an upload glory to all that is daddy
what is there to be said about lowering ticket costs? i understand that i have no understanding of the politics or economics of broadway, but broadway as it stands now is still fairly inaccessible to a lot of people, financially speaking. if more people could afford(!) to see the shows, maybe more people would go(!) to see them, which could affect how long they last. the recoup timing might look different, but it might still have an impact. 🤷🏼♀️
in my opinion, they should have lowered the prices right after covid :/
I LOVE YOU GUYS YOUR SUCH A CUTE COUPLE
I’m still waiting on the crazy Jawbreaker musical to come!!! I want it to at least be a fun Off-Broadway show for the gays
So, is Broadway going to become like the West End?
Hearing about how ALW treats his casts and crews makes me wish he never finds success in his shows ever again
Whelp guess i'm never going to get to be Christine
Bliss is broadway-bound
TPOTO is closing?!
The way that broadway compares to the West End nowadays is kinda embarrassing.
I wholeheartedly agree with Ryan regarding the Michael Jackson musical. Just why?
Kimberly Akimbo?
It makes me so happy that they understand that Michael Jackson was a bad person.
Cheater
I saw the first night of previews for Almost Famous and it was WONDERFUL. Probably in my all time top 5 shows 🫶🏼