Showbituaries: A Look at the Broadway Productions That Didn't Get to Open in 2020

The theater industry shut down on March 12, which was supposed to be the opening night of Six. Here, we take a look back at the Broadway shows that were supposed to celebrate this year, but were robbed of that experience.

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Six
Scheduled Opening: March 12, 2020
Plans to Reopen: Yes, when theater returns

Written by: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Directed by: Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage
Cast: Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Abby Mueller, Brittney Mack, Samantha Pauly, Anna Uzele, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Courtney Mack, Mallory Maedke
Choreography by: Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Creative Team: Emma Bailey (set design), Gabriella Slade (costume design), Paul Gatehouse (sound design), Tim Deiling (lighting design), Tom Curran (orchestrations), Roberta Duchak (music supervision US), Joe Beighton (music supervision/vocal arrangements), and Julia Schade (music direction), Bonnie Panson (production stage manager), Christine M. Daly (stage manager), Rachel A. Zucker (assistant stage manager).

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The Minutes
Scheduled Opening: March 15, 2020
Scheduled Closing: June 14, 2020
Plans to Reopen: March 15, 2022

Written by: Tracy Letts
Directed by: Anna D. Shapiro
Cast: Ian Barford, Blair Brown, Cliff Chamberlain, K. Todd Freeman, Armie Hammer, Tracy Letts, Danny McCarthy, Jessie Mueller, Sally Murphy, Austin Pendleton, and Jeff Still
Creative Team: David Zinn (set), Ana Kuzmanic (costumes), Brian MacDevitt (lighting), André Pluess (sound design and original music), Tom Watson (hair and wig design), Edward Sobel (dramaturgy), Jane Grey-Jones (production stage manager), and Shae Candelaria (assistant stage manager).

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Hangmen
Scheduled Opening: March 19, 2020
Scheduled Closing: July 18, 2020
Actual Closing: March 12, 2020
Plans to Reopen: No

Written by: Martin McDonagh
Directed by: Matthew Dunster
Cast: Mark Addy, Tracie Bennett, Ewen Bremner, Owen Campbell, Jeremy Crutchley, Gaby French, Josh Goulding, John Hodgkinson, Richard Hollis, John Horton, Ryan Pope, Dan Stevens, Sebastian Beacon, Pete Bradbury, Katie Fabel, and Colin McPhillamy.
Creative Team: Anna Fleischle (sets and costumes), Joshua Carr (lighting), Ian Dickinson (sound), Scott Rollison (production stage manager), and Hannah Sullivan (stage manager).

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Company
Scheduled Opening: March 22, 2020 (Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday)
Plans to Reopen: Yes, when theater returns

Written by: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Directed by: Marianne Elliott
Choreography by: Liam Steel
Cast: Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Greg Hildreth, Matt Doyle, Christopher Fitzgerald, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard, Rashidra Scott, Terence Archie, Etai Benson, Nikki Renée Daniels, Claybourne Elder, Kyle Dean Massey, Bobby Conte Thornton, Kathryn Allison, Stanley Bahorek, Britney Coleman, John Arthur Greene, Javier Ignacio, Anisha Nagarajan, Tally Sessions, and Matt Wall
Creative Team: Bunny Christie (set and costumes), Neil Austin (lighting), Ian Dickinson (sound), Chris Fisher (illusions), Campbell Young Associates (hair, wig, and makeup), Joel Fram (music supervisor), David Cullen (orchestrations), Sam Davis (dance arrangements), Timothy R. Semon (production stage manager), Megan Schneid (stage manager), and Emily Hayes (assistant stage manager)..

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The Lehman Trilogy
Scheduled Opening: March 26, 2020
Scheduled Closing: Summer 2020
Plans to Reopen: To be determined

Written by: Stefano Massini; adapted by Ben Power from a translation by Mirella Cheesman
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, Ben Miles
Creative Team: Es Devlin (scenic design), Katrina Lindsay (costume design), Luke Halls (video design), Jon Clark (lighting design), Nick Powell (composer & sound design), Dominic Bilkey (co-sound design), Candida Caldicot (music direction), Polly Bennett (movement), Charmian Hoare (voice), Zoé Ford Burnett (associate director), David Lober (production stage manager), and Cynthia Cahill and Melissa M. Spengler (stage managers).

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Diana: A True Musical Story
Scheduled Opening: March 31, 2020
Plans to Reopen: Yes, when theater returns

Written by: Joe DiPietro and David Bryan
Directed by: Christopher Ashley
Choreographed by: Kelly Devine
Cast: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Erin Davie, Judy Kaye, Zach Adkins, Tessa Alves, Ashley Andrews, Austen Danielle Bohmer, Holly Ann Butler, Stephen Carrasco, Bruce Dow, Richard Gatta, Lauren E.J. Hamilton, Emma Hearn, Shaye B. Hopkins, Andre Jordan, Gareth Keegan, Nathan Lucrezio, Tomǡs Matos, Chris Medlin, Laura Stracko, and Bethany Ann Tesarck.
Creative Team: Ian Eisendrath (music supervisor), David Zinn (scenic design), William Ivey Long (costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Gareth Owen (sound design), John Clancy (orchestrations), Martha Donaldson (production stage manager), Mark Dobrow (stage manager), and Sherry Cohen and Jennifer Kozumplik (assistant stage managers).

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Mrs. Doubtfire
Scheduled Opening: April 5, 2020
Plans to Reopen: Yes, when theater returns

Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O'Farrell
Directed by: Jerry Zaks
Choreographed by: Lorin Latarro
Cast: Rob McClure, Jenn Gambatese, Brad Oscar, Peter Bartlett, Charity Angél Dawson, Mark Evans, J. Harrison Ghee, Analise Scarpaci, Jake Ryan Flynn, Avery Sell, Cameron Adams, Akilah Ayanna, Calvin L. Cooper, Kaleigh Cronin, Casey Garvin, Maria Dalanno, David Hibbard, KJ Hippensteel, Aaron Kaburick, Erica Mansfield, Brian Martin, Alexandra Matteo, Sam Middleton, Doreen Montalvo*, LaQuet Sharnell Pringle, Jaquez André Sims, Lily Tamburo, Travis Waldschmidt, and Aléna Watters. (*Doreen Montalvo passed away in October 2020.)
Creative Team: Ethan Popp (music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator ), David Korins (sets), Catherine Zuber (costumes), Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting), Brian Ronan (sound), David Brian Brown (hair and wigs), Tommy Kurzman (makeup), Adam John Hunter (production stage manager), Michael Rico Cohen (stage manager), and Christine D'Amore (assistant stage manager).

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Caroline, or Change
Scheduled Opening: April 7, 2020
Plans to Reopen: Yes, when theater reopens

Written by: Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori
Directed by: Michael Longhurst
Choreographed by: Ann Yee
Cast: Sharon D. Clarke, Alexander Bello, John Cariani, Arica Jackson, Tamika Lawrence, Caissie Levy, Harper Miles, Jonah Mussolino, Nya, Chinua Payne, Nasia Thomas, Stuart Zagnit, Chip Zien, Samantha Williams, Kaden Amari Anderson, Joy Hermalyn, Kevin S. McAllister, N'Kenge, and Jaden Myles Waldman
Creative Team Fly Davis (sets and costumes), Jack Knowles (lights), Paul Arditti (sound), Nigel Lilley (music supervision), Chris Fenwick (music direction), and Pat Sosnow (production stage manager).

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