La Cage Will Close June 26, Despite Tony Awards- Page 2

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:19pm

Everyone buy tickets!

[jim]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:20pm

Hey now, THE WOMEN IN WHITE is a wonderful show!! Liked it better than MARY POPPINS. Sorry that people will be out of work but this always happens after the Tony Awards--- shows close. I expect others will post closing notices shortly.

[mominator]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:22pm

OK now this is a sad day.

[broadwaybaby77]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:28pm

I agree with you, Corine.

I loved La Cage. I saw it twice (with Daniel Davis, fortunately) and planned on seeing it again. There is so much talent in that show, and it's really a shame.

I'm also incredibly bummed about Peter Linz and Rick Lyon leaving Avenue Q.

This is a horrible day, and tomorrow (despite the weather), i will wear all black.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:32pm

This is very sad What is it, the curse of the Revival Tony ?

[James2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:35pm

The reason this show didn't do so good because a musical with gay people is no longer revolutionary. That is why the original ran for 1,700+ performances.

I, too, am sad to see this show go. I had a ticket set for July 23. The same thing that happened between me and the last Jerry Zaks show, Little Shop of Horrors: I have a ticket and the show is going to close before a ticket. Fortunately, the show went on tour and I got to see it in Raleigh, NC. Though I pray the show stays open, I hope it comes somewhere near if it tours.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:36pm

uh oh. I still haven't seen it!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:36pm

Updated On: 5/10/06 at 06:36 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:37pm

I know, I know!

[Johnnytoc]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:37pm

Thats so sad! *applauds the talented cast and crew*

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:41pm

*grabs feathered boa*

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:43pm

I'm sad too for the cast, especially Les Cagelles.

I'm not sorry for the producers. They have handled La Cage in an entirely unprofessional manner. They never put the money into the show and did a bad job promoting it .

The worst thing they did was firing the best actor (hurting his career in the process) and then replacing him with an actor who was too old and not physically or mentally able to handle the part. Goulet may have had a name at one point but he doesn't any longer. The plummetting box office since he took over the part showed that. Lets hope they learned a lesson and won't hire him for the tour. But these producers are idiots and they will make the same mistake.

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:44pm

I took 56 people to see La Cage last year.
Time for another event.

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:44pm

:*-( I"M GONNA MISS IT SO MUCH!!!!

<33 Gary Beach

[Jwei123]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:49pm

I loved this production. I think even if the other aspects of the show were medicocre,which they weren't, those dancing cagelles definitely made up for it!

Updated On: 6/7/05 at 06:49 PM

[itstheM]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:52pm

This poor show. I feel bad especially because it has the best ensemble on Broadway and Gary Beach.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:52pm

On a humorous note, even I in Greece can hear Daniel Davis, laughing at the faces of the producers ! :)

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:53pm

Well, did they honestly expect sales to go up in a day!!!!!! However, isn't this supposed to tour??????

[ProducersFan]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:06pm

I'm looking for a ticket for Sat. evening. I must catch the show again before it leaves. I am so saddened by this news. And I just heard that Anne Bancroft passed away. Is this horrible news day?

~Jessica

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:09pm

LaCageauxFollesfan is going to be pissed with a capital P.

I really didnt like this show very much but it is sad to see another show go.

[ProducersFan]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:34pm

Okay I did my small part - bought a ticket to Saturday's evening show. Granted it was a $25 rear mezz ticket but I'm a college student, cut me some slack. Do you think there's a chance I'll be able to move closer? Or are the rear mezz seats not that bad?

~Jessica

[Mythus]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:38pm

Considering that La Cage played at 38.x% attendance last week, ProducersFan, I'm sure there'll be plenty of better seats in the balcony that you can move to.

[lamentingenvelope]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:45pm

It's a shame, it really is. Les Cagelles were excellent. However it's not like it's much of a surprise.

I for one am satisfied with my happy memories of Les Cagelles and Daniel Davis. Let this production die, and hopefully in ten - fifteen years there will be a new, updated, better-cast and better-directed revival. I feel bad for everyone involved... but what can I say.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 7:57pm

Hey look, it closes on my birthday.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 8:00pm

Could be the producers were actually looking for a loss (tax write-off). How ironic that the attendance was low, yet the discount codes expired at the end of May.