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June 7, 2001

Check out this list of upcoming Broadway shows. Found while investigating Matt's insinuation that there will be a stage musical based on The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (it's true!), this page also mentions other derivative/revival-style ideas in the works:

  • A Thousand Clowns (July 15)
  • The Women (November)
  • Assassins (November 29), the Sondheim musical
  • The Cherry Orchard, Broadway transfer of Vanessa Redgrave's Royal National Theatre production of the Anton Chekhov play.
  • The Summer of '42, a new musical based on the 1971 film
  • Into the Woods, revival
  • La Boheme, the original Puccini opera, on Broadway, directed by Baz Luhrman and produced by the "same team" as Rent (which is based on La Boheme). Aiming for mid-2002.
  • Hairspray, stage adaptation (musical, of course) of the John Waters film. Aiming for Spring 2002.
  • Batman: The Musical.
  • Blade Runner.

No doubt there are much more interesting projects in the works, but I don't know anything about them. Yet.

comments...

a, June 10, 2001 9:20 AM:

Finally, Assassins is going to be on Broadway! Maybe people will actually remember it this time.

Matt, June 12, 2001 9:57 AM:

Dude. You linked my blog and then didn't fill in the url in the tag. ;)

Dan Sanderson, June 13, 2001 12:02 PM:

hehe. Sorry Matt, was trying to drive up my hit count by linking to myself.

Fraz, August 6, 2002 11:44 AM:

Anyone have any more info. on the La Boheme thing? Would this be the same Baz Lurhman La Boheme adaptation that is rumoured to star Kylie Minogue as Mimi? Thanks!

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