Oh no!! Though honestly I did not love it. We saw it the week it opened so that was fun-- right after we returned from a great disney trip -- we bought a couple souvenirs at least ...
We have tix to Music Man opening week -- not sure that will happen...
No, only the Frozen show on actual Broadway is cancelled. The touring show, which is what would be playing in Chicago, will still be proceeding. They are only closing the actual show on Broadway. 2 different things. Even though he show in Chicago is called Frozen on Broadway, it’s not the actual Broadway production, it’s the touring show.My daughter's marching band is supposed to march in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade and our band pta already bought $4000 worth of Frozen on Broadway tickets for that weekend. They bought them as soon as they went on sale. With everything up in the air, the band directors told everyone to hold off on making any more payments on the trip and they had to decide by early August for us to get our money back if it cancels. But the band board said that they were going to lost that money on the tickets. But I'm thinking now that since it was canceled that maybe we'll be getting our money back?
Ah ok thank you. I actually went on the Chicago Theatre’s site and the show has been postponed to 2021 anyway and gave info about getting a refund so that good I guess. In case they end up not goingNo, only the Frozen show on actual Broadway is cancelled. The touring show, which is what would be playing in Chicago, will still be proceeding. They are only closing the actual show on Broadway. 2 different things. Even though he show in Chicago is called Frozen on Broadway, it’s not the actual Broadway production, it’s the touring show.
They’ve also been thinking of a BATB revival. So def that or Hercules is what the Broadway forums are thinking.There's a strong chance there's not going to be any broadway performances -- actually on broadway or touring -- for the remainder of this calendar year. In my city, the entire remaining slate of touring shows for this year has either been canceled or rescheduled. For example, Hamilton is now set for August - September of NEXT year (2021), after already being postponed once before.
That's the norm everywhere. To my knowledge, EVERY touring show is on indefinite hold, just like their broadway counterparts.
When will Broadway start back up? no one knows. Last I saw was they were hoping they could have performances again by January. And Frozen likely won't be the only show not to return.
And what will Disney adapt next to replace Frozen? I guess probably Hercules?
Omg I hope for a Beauty & the Beast revival on broadway. It’s my daughters FAVORITE Disney movie by far and Belle is her favorite princess. I’d totally take herit wasdefinitely the worst performer of their three productions in terms of ticket sales. During the winter they often had discounted tickets everywhere, certainly not a hard ticket to get. They even closed portions of the balcony for some performances. Disney had penciled this in for a winter closing anyway. While broadway announced a shutdown until at least sept 6, most of us in the industry have already come to the conclusion that theatre won’t be back until at least January. (The period where they were already planning on closing Frozen). With drastically lower numbers predicted upon reopening, Disney is consolidating their efforts around Lion King and Aladdin.
there is a long gestating revival of Beauty and the Beast in the works, which would have replaced this. But with a pretty dire outlook ahead due to the virus, who knows if they will go through with mounting such an expensive production. We may have to wait longer for that one.
I’m wondering what this will mean for other productions that don’t have Disney backing them. I had tickets to take two of my kids to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in May. That was postponed, not cancelled, to a later date in October. Everything else we had tickets for - concerts and musicals - were just cancelled and I got a refund. Given that Broadway productions are now suspended until September 6, I have to wonder if we’ll end up with another cancellation.
I think you’re right. Honestly, the bathroom lines during intermission alone aren’t manageable if you’re trying to social distance. I feel like most everything in daily life won’t go back to normal until there’s a vaccine in place.If you look at my initial post, you'll see that there were several reasons why Frozen was already on the chopping block, so disney simply decided not to play the waiting game with it and cut their losses now.
It's easy to think "if Disney can't make it, then who can?" and start predicting a bloodbath of closing shows. But for the reasons I mentioned, I don't think it will be quite as bad as some folks predict...though its a certainty that many productions will not ultimately survive this shutdown.
The "official" word from the Broadway League is that performances are currently suspended through Sept 6. However, I've had many conversations with industry people and they all privately expect that date to be pushed again, with January as the earliest time to open. Why? It is impossible for a commercial theater venue to reopen with social distancing practices. The margins are simply to slim, and they would not be profitable. Think of seating: you would need at least 6 feet of empty seats to your party's left and right, as well as in front an behind you. That reduces capacity to well under 50%. Barrington Stage in MA has decided to reopen with a reduced season and reduced theater capacity. They are normally a 520 seat house but with social distancing they had to cut the capacity to less than 200. Broadway wouldn't be able to do that. And even if they did, most theaters are old and not built with places for people to spread out while in lobbies, restrooms, etc.
I do think that if any theater opens in the fall, it will be the non-profit companies. They have the potential to find big donors who can offset the lost ticket sale revenue from a reduced capacity house. And since they aren't a commercial venture anyway, they do not rely on ticket sales alone for their business model. 4 non-profits have Broadway houses: Roundabout, Lincoln Center Theater, Second Stage, and Manhattan Theatre Club. Should they find the requisite big wig donors to help them out, I could see them attempting to open first with reduced capacity in the fall. But the rest of Broadway is a commercial enterprise and they will have to wait until it is ok to open at full capacity.
There could of course be speedy work on a treatment, therapy, or vaccine by the fall (my goodness, let's hope!) which would allow reopening sooner. But unfortunately, there is a strong chance your Harry Potter tickets will have to be moved again.
We took our daughter to see Aladdin and we really enjoyed it. I thought the Genie was greatBummer for everyone who had wanted to see it.
Unrelated note/Unpopular opinion: Besides The Lion King, every other Disney Broadway adaptation I've seen has been underwhelming, unnecessary and lacking the signature Disney "magic."
BUT I'm an adult with no kids yet so I understand I'm not the target audience! Haha.