Could bare and Don't Dress for Dinner Arrive on Broadway Next Season?

By Adam Hetrick
04 Nov 2009

Theatrical management and production company Martian Entertainment, founded and co-owned by Carl D. White, lists a handful of productions aiming for a Broadway debut in the coming theatrical seasons.

While an official announcement has not been made, the following plays and musicals are targeting a Broadway arrival during the 2010-2011 season, according to the official website of Martian Entertainment. White co-owns Martian Entertainment with Paul A. Boskind.

  • bare, the Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere musical (or "pop opera," as they have called it) which gained a cult following from its Los Angeles and Off-Broadway engagements, will likely bow on Broadway during the 2010-2011 season with Stafford Arima attached to direct. bare features music by Intrabartolo and lyrics by Hartmere, both of whom collaborated on the book.

  • Wanda's World, the Beth Falcone and Eric H. Weinberger tween musical that played a 2008 Off-Broadway run, is slated for fall 2010.

  • Don't Dress for Dinner, the sex farce by Boeing-Boeing playwright Marc Camoletti was seen in an acclaimed run in Chicago last season. Listed for a Broadway 2010 arrival.

  • The Thief, a new rock musical, is targeted to arrive on Broadway during the 2010-2011 season.

    Martian Entertainment founder and co-owner Carl D. White has served as general manager of Broadway's Glory Days, as well as Off-Broadways Bash'd, Thrill Me, Captain Louie and Naked Boys Singing. The company is also an investor in the Broadway revival of West Side Story.