is DETROIT transferring to Broadway

[jbm2]

I have heard this from a couple of different sources- anyone else heard it? Any truth to it?

[PlayItAgain]

thats the plan....

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

My personal opinions of the show aside (it was definitely not worthy of that all-out Times rave, in my opinion), I really, really think the chances are slim to none that it would make a profit on Broadway. I wish a sold-out, extended, well-received off Broadway run would be enough for a show like DETROIT. Nowadays, it seems like if any off Broadway show gets respectable reviews, it automatically transfers.

That being said, I absolutely would not be surprised if it did come to Broadway. I believe someone posted on here a few weeks ago saying a cast member confirmed it at the stage door, or something of the sort.

[CapnHook]

Worked out well for CLYBOURNE PARK.

[PlayItAgain]

WIth folks like Amy Ryan and David schwimmer in the cast it'll make a profit, and i was the one who was told at the stage door that the plan is to transfer in the spring

[jbm2]

Who told you that? Was it a cast member?

[RippedMan]

It would fit nice and snug at the Booth or Lyceum.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

I don't think many people know who Amy Ryan is (sadly). And David Schwimmer, while a recognizable name, isn't going to be the sole reason this show recoups. Schwimmer appeared in CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL a few years ago, and that ran 17 performances before closing. If it does make a profit on Broadway, it will be because of strong word of mouth. As good as they both are in the show, Ryan is a one-time Oscar nominee for a film that most people didn't see (again, sadly). And Schwimmer is a B list TV actor from, yes, a phenomenon of a show. But it ended ten years ago and I really don't think many FRIENDS fans are going to be rushing to see him, particularly in a show like DETROIT. He's a "name," but he's certainly not George Clooney or even Hugh Jackman.

And CLYBOURNE PARK didn't recoup, did it?

[ACL2006]

I think the only theater this could do well in would be The Booth.

[April Saul]

I saw Detroit this afternoon and asked folks at Playwrights about this, and they said it hadn't been decided yet. Like Wicked, I too thought it was good, but not deserving of the raves some critics gave it...now The Whale, which I saw tonight, was way better and just terrific, but I'll post about that on another thread. Hard to imagine either of these doing well on B'way, as much as I loved The Whale.

[PlayItAgain]

yes a cast member informed me of the transfer plans.

[NewYorkTheater]

Nobody's pointed out yet that the original plan, after its premiere at Steppenwolf in Chicago, was to bring "Detroit" to New York on Broadway, not Off-Broadway.
January 11, 2011 BWW article: "Detroit will be presented on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Debbie Bisno, in association with Steppenwolf Theatre Company"
I'm not sure why that plan was derailed. Money, probably.

[jbm2]

Would it be for a limited run?

[Dollypop]

Someone connected with the production told me that a transfer is in the works but it won't happen immediately.

[jbm2]

Yeah- we heard in the Spring

[aaronb]

Ugh, let this show die...

[ZoeTheGoat]

I heard it will run for only a few months tops.

[Auggie27]

Did it sell out at Playwrights? Isn't that pertinent? I saw it in previews, when it was filled.

[jbm2]

Yes- 100% sold out at Playwrights. Both the run and the 2 week extension.

[jbm2]

Its transferring.

[jayinchelsea]

If audience response means anything, the audience that I saw this with hated it. Can't imagine that word of mouth would sell tickets for this overhyped play. And I bought a subscription to PH just to see this...