I guess I don’t see what the point would be in this situation. Sure, if there’s a show at a regional theatre that has Broadway ambitions or one just arriving on people’s radars, it makes sense to announce their intentions, even without logistics in place. But this is a show originally set for the Marquis, and the Washington engagement has been touted as pre-Broadway. So in the absence of real news, like a theatre, dates, tickets on sale, what would be the point of a press release? What would it even say? “The show that we’ve always said is coming to Broadway is really still coming; details to be announced”? I guess they could, but it’d be pretty silly.
Broadway could very well be off the table—for a number of reasons—but I’m not sure we can assume so because there hasn’t been a redundant announcement. I think it’s not an unreasonable assumption that “Tina” may post a closing, and then we’ll hear plans for “Once Upon a…” to take the Lunt-Fontanne. But that’s just speculation, and anything can happen.
We’ll see soon enough. |
