Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
mFabila
Chorus Member Joined: 5/31/10
#2Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:43pmAnd the Tony goes to...
#2Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:44pm
How wonderful!
The coronary this will cause in After Eight is just a delightful side benefit.
#3Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:47pmCircle in the Square will now have 3 successful shows in a row...I think that's a personal record!
#4Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:47pmAwesome, saw this twice at the Public, and am totally ready to see it again...
#5Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:48pm
It's a bit early to call the Broadway run of Fun Home successful. Although it is a top-notch piece of musical theatre, it is going to be a hard sell.
Squeezing in just before the Tony deadline is absolutely the best scheduling choice it could make.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 8/7/14 at 02:48 PM
mFabila
Chorus Member Joined: 5/31/10
#6Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:50pm
‘Fun Home’ Will Reach Broadway Just Before Tonys Deadline
By PATRICK HEALY
AUGUST 7, 2014
The new musical “Fun Home,” which had a critically acclaimed run last fall at the Public Theater, will move to Broadway this spring, the producers announced on Thursday. The show, about a young woman awakening to her sexuality and to her father’s secrets, is scheduled to begin preview performances on April 4 at Circle in the Square Theater and hold its opening night on April 22. The deadline for potential Tony Award nominees is typically at the end of April.
Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling memoir, which was largely told through comic-book panels, “Fun Home” has music by Jeanine Tesori (“Violet,” “Caroline, or Change”) and a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron (“Well,” “In the Wake”). The director will again be Obie winner Sam Gold. Casting for Broadway will be announced later; the Public production featured Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn, as well as three actresses playing the character of Alison at different ages.
“Fun Home” is an expected but nonetheless major entry to the new musical lineup for Broadway this season. The production at the Public was honored with best musical awards this year by several theater groups, including the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama.
Three other new musicals have announced Broadway runs in the months to come: “The Last Ship,” with music by Sting; “Honeymoon in Vegas,” based on a 1992 movie; and “An American in Paris,” an adaptation of the 1951 Gene Kelly film. Additional possibilities include “Finding Neverland,” a musical adaptation of the 2004 movie starring Johnny Depp; Harvey Weinstein is producing the show, which is running this summer at the American Repertory Theater.
The subject matter of “Fun Home,” which also includes death and marital discord, will make the show’s commercial success dependent on serious-minded theatergoers and adult ticket-buyers. New Broadway musicals nowadays are typically geared toward families and tourists who make up the bulk of audiences, and shows tend to be based on popular movies (like “Aladdin”) and well-known books (like “Matilda the Musical”).
“Fun Home” drew sizable audiences to its 499-seat theater at the Public; it will have between 700 and 800 seats to fill at Circle in the Square. The Broadway production will be capitalized at a relatively modest $5 million. The lead producers will be Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson of Fox Theatricals and Barbara Whitman.
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#7Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:51pmYES! I LOVED this show at The Public. I'm SO happy its coming back.
#8Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:52pmMore importantly, Jeanine Tesori will get that Tony
#9Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:55pm
YAY!!!!
Crossing all my fingers and toes that Sydney Lucas stays with the production.
tjberardo
Swing Joined: 7/3/08
#10Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 2:55pmYES! I sincerely hope the entire cast transfers (really crossing my fingers that the extraordinary Sydney Lucas hasn't aged out of the role and that Alexandra Socha comes back). Seems like they chose the perfect theater and timing for the show to open. Selfishly, I'd like to see it again because John Lithgow blocked my view for most of the show, although this is a funny, ridiculous, and worthwhile reason to have missed seeing some of the action. :)
#11Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:04pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will they use the thrust stage of go in the round?
#12Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:06pm
A tad bummed this isn't BREAKING NEWS yet. 
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#14Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:24pmI dislike this show the more and more I think about it, but it will be nice to see it again to reassess an opinion.
Anything regarding shows stated by this account is an attempt to convey opinion and not fact.
#15Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:27pm
YAY YAY YAY YAY!
(Sorry for shouting…)
YAY YAY YAY!!!
I hope the original cast all returns, especially Sydney.
Updated On: 8/7/14 at 03:27 PM
#16Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:28pm
Wonderful!
One of the best shows I've seen in awhile.
....but the world goes 'round
DaveyG
Leading Actor Joined: 8/11/05
#17Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:30pmLoved this show. Rooting for Tesori to finally win the Tony this year!
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#18Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:38pmI saw this at the public and am obsessed. Can we chat a little about how it will work in that space? Because I don't seem to understand....
#19Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 3:39pm^^^ Good question. I hope they can keep the turntable, but that will work very differently in the round.
#20Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 4:03pm
Poor decision regarding theatre, I would of thought the Booth would of been better suited.
With the London transfer of View From The Bridge, The Crucible and A Streetcar Named Desire ideally suited for the Circle in the Square.
#21Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 4:03pm
Poor decision regarding theatre, I would of thought the Booth would of been better suited.
With the London transfer of View From The Bridge, The Crucible and A Streetcar Named Desire ideally suited for the Circle in the Square.
#22Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 4:05pmSeeing as how sping is nearly a year away I'm going to be cautiously optimistic that this will actually even open. But yay.
#23Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 4:08pm
I see no reason why this show couldn't fit comfortably in the Circle's thrust configuration.
Also: why wouldn't this open? The money, per the article, is already in place.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#24Fun Home to Open at Circle in the Square on April 22nd
Posted: 8/7/14 at 4:11pmWhen Phantom of London double posts, it takes the space of 8 normal-sized posts...