Shaftesbury theatre new show from March 2013

[AnythingGoes23]

Will be announced on Friday officially....

[Princeton Returns]

Really hoping its not From Here To Eternity, so guess Memphis if its still happening. Last i heard Neverland was going to Savoy?

[David Somerville]

Wonder if PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is still hoping to transfer to West End?

[AnythingGoes23]

I don't think Peterwill be.... It dropped off quite quickly. Disney are focusing on Newsies coming over and adaptation of Alladin.

[AnythingGoes23]

It's Burn The Floor doing a 5 month run....

[Phantom of London]

***Sigh***

[Jonwo]

The Shaftesbury would have been too big anyway for Peter and the Starcatcher if Disney were still planning to bring it over.

Aladdin has been rumoured for 2014 for Broadway, I'd imagine it'll replace Mary Poppins at the New Amsterdam.

[AnythingGoes23]

Cameron won't consider taking off Poppins until he has another show on Broadway I heard...

The show does well on Broadway still and recouped years ago. I can see it running a while yet.

[Jonwo]

True but I would have thought Disney would want Aladdin to be in the New Amsterdam given that they own it but it could go to somewhere like the Marquis. 2014 is a while off so things could change.

With so many new shows opening between now and 2013, Disney might have problems securing a theatre for Newsies in London especially if they want one that has decent capacity and stage size.

[Phantom of London]

Mary Poppins ticks over in the quiet times, but cashes in all its many chips in the summer tourist season and winter holiday season. I think it will be around for a while.

Think Disney will launch Aladdin on Broadway at a Nederlander house as there custom.

Anyway I guess the West End is in a desperate state, judging by all these short the double dip must be really biting.

[AnythingGoes23]

Desperate?

This is best season the west end has in erms of new big shows for a long time....

[Phantom of London]

I don't know how well the West End is doing, as we don't get to see the figures like Broadway does, my judgments is made up by assumptions with what I can see is what is happening, I based this assumption on how long shows are running for and if theatres are taking shows for short runs, I would guess isn't a good sign. As I said earlier we don't see grosses in the West End and I for one would wist the Society of London Theatre would publish grosses, in the same way as the Broadway league does.

On a different not another spot on call by Anything Goes.

[Jonwo]

I'd rather have shows do short runs than a theatre being dark for months like on Broadway. A lot of these short term shows have gone in due to new shows that have been lined up falling through, delayed or moving to another theatre,

[Phantom of London]

I see your point and rather agree with you, but you have to remember on Broadway you have many theatres go dark by the beginning of January, but by the end of March those dark houses will be loaded in with a new show starting previews.

I still like to see the West End grosses still, but this will never happen over here because of the British stiff upper lip.

[Jonwo]

Having the grosses published would give us an idea of how shows are doing especially in comparison to Broadway.

[Phantom of London]

Which would be just great.