Producers for the revival of “Pump Boys and Dinettes†announced late Friday that the show’s Broadway opening, scheduled for April 8, had been postponed indefinitely.
In a statement on behalf of her producing colleagues, Abby Lee said: “With the crowded landscape on Broadway this spring, we all agreed that the wise choice was to proceed with a new opening date. We are in the process of determining the updated production schedule and look forward to sharing this wonderful musical with Broadway audiences in the near future.â€
John Doyle was scheduled to direct the revival, with the “American Idol†finalist Bo Bice the biggest name in a cast that included Alexander Gemignani, who had worked with Mr. Doyle earlier on his celebrated revival of “Sweeney Todd.â€
After an nitial Off Broadway launch in 1981, the country music-flavored “Pump Boys†moved to Broadway, where it played for 573 performances.
The postponement leaves the Circle in the Square Theater empty for the busy spring season. Two more major musical revivals, of “Pippin†and “Cinderella,†are due to open on Broadway by the Tony Award deadline, joining “Annie†and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,†which are still playing.
