‘Now You See Me’ Live Show Sets Broadway Debut — SkimNews
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- "Now You See Me Live" debuts at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Nov. 11 for an eight-week run through Jan. 3, with an earlier stop planned at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 15
- The show draws from Lionsgate's Four Horsemen film franchise, which has grossed $933 million globally across three films since 2013, with a fourth entry currently in development
- Gabriella Lester, James More, Darcy Oake, and Matthew Pomeroy star as the Four Horsemen on Broadway — an escapologist, two illusionists, and a mentalist respectively
- Simon Painter and Adam Trent co-created the show; Painter says it pushes "the boundaries of stage magic to the absolute edge, making the impossible possible in front of your very eyes"
- The Broadway engagement follows prior runs across Australia, Singapore, and London's West End, and is part of an ongoing global tour with more stops to be announced
- Lionsgate has additional stage adaptations in development for 'The Housemaid,' 'Dirty Dancing,' 'La La Land,' and 'Wonder,' with a 'Hunger Games' play currently running on London's West End
Why it matters: Lionsgate is systematically converting its film catalog into live entertainment properties, with five stage adaptations now in various stages of production. The Broadway run positions the Four Horsemen — a $933 million movie franchise — as a multi-format entertainment brand, pairing a holiday-season NYC engagement with a same-month Las Vegas opening to maximize holiday tourist traffic.
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