Spring 2024 Broadway Preview

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As promised, "Stereophonic" is transferring to Broadway, opening at the Golden April 19th. That makes exactly 20 shows opening on Broadway in the Spring.
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Spring 2024 is poised to be one of the most crowded seasons on Broadway in recent

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[alwayspolaris]

I'm amazed that it looks like a couple of those (maybe 8 or so?) are actually non-musicals! And some of them aren't even movies that have been made into stage shows! Maybe there's hope for Broadway yet :)

I definitely want to see Uncle Vanya and Mary Jane, maybe a few others. Btw I don't hate musicals but they've really pushed out everything else from the stage for a while and I need a bit of a break. It's great to see some original stories that aren't super showy make it to Broadway.

Forgot to add theater I've seen lately: Sleep No More for the second time (even better than the first), La Boheme finally (incredible, as expected), a really great version of Dracula that was a mix of Shakespearean actors and circus artists, and a little longer ago some cool shows at Fringe Fest (including Upline and Lo Siento Mi Espanol Es Tremndo Mal) and Tithonia: A Lesbian Space Opera which were all a combination of touching and hilarious. I've got tickets to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Loves Labors Lost coming up as well.

[nightwing30]

Everyone go see Stereophonic! I saw it at Playwrights Horizons and absolutely loved it. I can’t wait for the cast recording to come out.

TBH I’m kinda meh on the upcoming spring musicals; I’m actually more excited about the plays, which says a lot. I usually do one trip to NY a year to visit family and see shows but I may skip this year.

Recently, I saw The Wiz on tour, which had great performances and I enjoyed some of the book changes, but I didn’t like the direction and hated the set design. I have a bunch of tickets already booked for upcoming shows but I’m most looking forward to seeing Raúl Esparza return to musicals.

[alwayspolaris]

Also a little burnt out on musicals but I would love to see Raul Esparza in one!

[nightwing30]

He’s in Galileo at the Berkeley Rep this spring and it’s being touted as a pre-Broadway run so hopefully you will be able to do so soon. I’m going to the first preview and I’m so excited!

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You're seeing Galileo this spring, too? Very hyped for that!

If that's the case, do you know of any other shows going on in the area that I should check out while I'm there?

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Mostly made this post because I'd already made myself a list to try and narrow down what to see whenever we get to NYC this spring. It's genuinely crazy having this many things open in such a short timespan - already worried about things closing before they get a chance to thrive simply because there is so much competition! But it's great to see this many folks investing in theater.

Of what's coming to Broadway, I'm probably most interested in Lempicka, Stereophonic, Tommy, Patriots, and Uncle Vanya. I like the song from The Outsiders, though! And I may end up seeing The Great Gatsby mostly because they are the only show doing Thursday matinees. very smart. I'd see everything I could if I was local, but as it stands. I'll probably be able to hit around 1/3 of them.

I'm also really interested in all the Off-Broadway stuff I listed, especially Three Houses (from Dave Malloy!!) and The Lonely Few, which I saw three times in LA and loved.

Last theater I saw was in NYC over the holidays - All the Devils are Here, Purlie Victorious,

[nightwing30]

I’m curious what you thought of Here We Are; I really enjoyed it, though I felt it kinda muddled the themes of Buñuel‘s work. While not a perfect musical, I’m still glad it exists and that I got to experience it.

I saw The Great Gatsby and found it to be a bland adaptation and a ripoff of Baz Luhrmann’s film aesthetics. It might be worth it if you are a big Jeremy Jordan or Eva Noblezada fan though (even though I thought they were both miscast, it didn’t stop the girl next to me from crying throughout the show!)

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I’m still glad it exists and that I got to experience it.

I'd say the same, though I must confess I was not already familiar with the source material so I was not comparing it to anything. One of the weirder shows I've seen, but that's not a bad thing. Really great cast - I loved Rachel Bay Jones and David Hyde Pierce in particular.

I saw people wanting it to transfer to Broadway, and I just don't know how that would make sense economically, but I am glad they are doing a cast album. I assume it'll have to be pretty dialogue heavy?

And lol, I have only heard bad things about Gatsby so I won't overpay to see it or anything, but I do think Eva's voice is incredible.

[nightwing30]

I don’t think Broadway was ever in the plans for this show. I remember reading about the creatives discussing why they picked The Shed over a more prominent off-Broadway theater like The Public and it was because they didn't want the expectation that it would/could transfer. This wasn’t confirmed but I suspect it’s why they withdrew from awards consideration as well. It truly felt like a labor of love for all involved. I wish I could have seen it again but i’ll settle for a cast recording.

[floatinglately]

i have tickets for enemy of the people in april!!!!!! i am so excited to see j. strong in person ngl

[joe_pwnz_pete]

As someone currently rehearsing a musical, I just want more straight plays please I'm begging I'm so tired of dancing