No less than 17 new Broadway shows will open between now and the end of April, including the new musical adaptation of “The Notebook,” which officially opens
amNewYork email newsletter on Thursday night). However, as if providing a warning shot that many of these shows will experience serious challenges at the box office, two acclaimed Broadway musicals simultaneously posted closing notices last week: “Spamalot” and “Days of Wine and Roses.”
There had been no real plan to bring “Spamalot” back to Broadway. Last winter, the Kennedy Center was forced to cancel a planned production of “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” due to rights issues and, as a last-minute replacement, presented “Spamalot” instead, which unexpectedly went off like gangbusters and then transferred to Broadway.
But while the production is terrific, and there is definitely a need in the world today for the kind of pure musical comedy joy offered by “Spamalot,” the fact that the revival is so similar to the original production, and the lack of a big name star who can easily draw audiences may have led to it being unable to continue on Broadway beyond a short run, especially with increased competition from so many new shows on the way.
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