Boston on Broadway

In the old days, critics used to complain that local theatres only produced last year's New York hits. The trend, however, may be reversing. Recently there have been hints that Sonia Flew, by local playwright/actress Melinda Lopez, may be headed for the Great White Way (see post below), and now it's been announced that Mauritius (which won an IRNE even though I hated it) will now open in September off-Broadway, at the Manhattan Theatre Club, with Bobby Canavale and Alison Pill under the direction of Doug Hughes (who directed Doubt). Mauritius will be co-produced by the Huntington, where it premiered last year. Are we once again becoming a try-out town - or is at least the Huntington becoming a try-out theatre?

Has Lopez's Sonia flown to Broadway?

Amelia Alvarez, Will LeBow and Carmen Roman in the Huntington's production of Sonia Flew.

Possibly! Check out this website, which lists Randall Wreghitt, a well-known Broadway producer, as behind the effort to bring Melinda Lopez's Sonia Flew, which debuted at the Huntington, to the Great White Way. (Hat tip to Art at www.mirroruptolife.blogspot.com.)