I find it hard to believe that, while this is still the plan for the moment, discussions aren't happening about what the options are for postponing. The production can happen whenever Jackman decides to make time to do it, even if they have to get a new theatre, even if they have to completely recast every other role, even if [fill in the blank here]. They are in the best position possible for a Broadway production.
If I was Scott Rudin, I would be in favor of postponing for, at least, a year, if not two. What's going to make this production a hot ticket is that tourists from all over the world will snap up the tickets at whatever ridiculous prices Rudin decides to offer in order to see Jackman. If tourists aren't coming to New York in the fall, even if Broadway has reopened, that's going to seriously cut into the production's potential revenue. If Rudin is depending on a more local audience, he's going to have to offer more realistic pricing and I don't think any producer would want to "waste" this opportunity by offering prices that people can actually afford.
Unless the idea is that this production is SO much of a draw that it'll coax reluctant tourists back to the city because they just can't resist the chance to see Jackman as Harold Hill, even if it means potentially catching Covid-19. |
