Grand Hotel Workshop Features Norbert Leo Butz
A new production of the musical Grand Hotel is in a workshop, with Norbert Leo Butz confirming his participation.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Dance
A new production of Grand Hotel is being workshopped, now in its second week. Actor Norbert Leo Butz confirmed his participation through a social media post reposted from choreographer Jesse Robb.
Why it matters
The workshop brings together a large cast and creative team for a revival of a show inspired by Vicki Baum's 1929 novel. Further details on the production and its potential future are being kept under wraps.
The workshop is in its second week, following a stage lineage that began with a 1958 production titled At the Grand. Details on any commercial plans beyond the workshop have not been disclosed.
The players
Norbert Leo Butz
A Tony Award-winning Broadway actor who confirmed his participation in the workshop.
Vicki Baum
The Austrian-born novelist whose 1929 work Grand Hotel inspired the production.
The details
The workshop includes Elizabeth Stanley, Beth Malone, Douglas Sills, Austin Scott, Michael Maliakel, Taylor Colleton, Wade McCollum, Kevin Csolak, Drew Redington, Marissa Rosen, Brandon Block, and Tatiana Lofton, with music director and orchestrator Benedict Braxton-Smith, musician and sound designer Mike Dobson, and dancers and choreographers Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo.
Timeline
1929: Vicki Baum's novel Grand Hotel is published.
1958: The original production, titled At the Grand, is first staged.
1989: Tommy Tune revitalizes the production for Broadway.
November 3, 2026: The workshop is reported in its second week.
Industry Dynamics
The workshop continues a pattern of revisiting the Grand Hotel material first staged in 1958 and revitalized on Broadway by Tommy Tune in 1989. It places the show among the stage works that producers reconsider decades after their original runs.
Audiences have no announced venue, date, or ticketing information for this production yet. Any future access will depend on whether the workshop leads to a formal staging.
The takeaway
Workshops like this one show how older stage material can be reassessed for new audiences. Readers interested in the production should watch for announcements from the creative team.
Further reading
Explore more Dance coverage for context on stage productions in the United States.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Broadway World.
