‘Flashdance’ on Broadway Is Delayed Again

The Broadway-bound musical “Flashdance,” based on the 1983 movie about a female welder who wants to be a dancer, is being delayed again as its producers continue to work on the show. The musical, which has received mixed reviews in cities on its current national tour, was scheduled to have a $12 million production on Broadway starting in August, after being delayed twice earlier.

One of the musical’s producers, Thomas Viertel, said on Tuesday that the musical is now being aimed for Broadway later in the 2013-14 season. “Broadway is and has always been a tough place for new shows to succeed, and we want to get this right,” he said. “We have an incredible title and several established songs from the movie, but there may be a few too many subplots, and moments that haven’t been weighted correctly.” He said no one on the creative team is being replaced; the musical features a book by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary, music by Robbie Roth, lyrics by Mr. Cary and Mr. Roth, and direction and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (“Jersey Boys”).

Mr. Viertel said he and his longtime producing partners â€" Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, and Steven Baruch - were being cautious in light of their recent Broadway flops, the musicals “Chaplin” and “Leap of Faith.” “You hope you’ll learn from your experiences,” he said of those two shows. (The producers have also had many hit musicals, like “Hairspray” and “The Producers.”)

Last month Mr. Viertel and his partners also announced a postponement for another new musical, “Prince of Broadway,” a retrospective of the career of the producer and director Harold Prince, which had been aiming for the fall. Mr. Prince said recently that the musical would have a run in Japan and was still aiming for Broadway, but Mr. Viertel said he had no information about an eventual New York run for “Prince of Broadway.”