9to5 to close Sept. 6- Page 4

[jennafan]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:12pm

I agree with whoever said this show should not have made it to Broadway. Let's be honest now, is this "National Tour" going to be in areas that like country music? (ahem... Nashville).

I hate to say it, but I don't think First Wives Club has got a prayer.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:19pm

"Well if you would just listen to me more you would be right too! it's fun to be right!
See logic trumps emotion. Finances said it was going to close a looong time ago".

What jazzy said, massofmen, plus? STFU. You're wrong far more often than you're right. I'm so sick of your schtick.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:24pm

Good that they made the announcement now, maybe sales will pick up through August.

Sad for the cast members and for Dolly, hope she writes another score soon!

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:27pm

This tour will definitely thrive in southern markets. Dolly is from East Tennessee, she grew up in the smokey mountains (I currently live in the Smokey Mountains area and it has a horrible theatre scene....Nashville has the best theatre scene in the state of Tennessee) so the Tennesseans will flock to this show for sure, not to mention the countless Dollly fans all over the south who will see this tour.

[kipknight]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:30pm

it just goes to show that movie-musicals don't work without something really special. nope nope. People are so afraid to take risks.

[jennafan]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:34pm

Yeah, there's no doubt this will be successful in Nashville. I know Dolly has a large following.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:36pm

I think you guys are overestimating its appeal. I suppose the tour could be successful, but I don't know why everyone is acting like its a slam dunk when people said the same things about the show before it opened on Broadway.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:37pm

2 years ago, and abridged version of the 'Lord of the Dance Tour' played in Dollywood. That is starting to give me hopes that 9 to 5 will come to East Tennesse, my neck of the woods! (even though that means I have a 20% chance as opposed to a 10% chance).

Updated On: 7/29/09 at 05:37 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:39pm

The tour may be successful simply because they will have moved on to torment another unfortunate city by the time the bad word of mouth hits.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:40pm

"I do not mean to sound disrespectful of a working actress in the business, but the reason she cannot 'catch a break' is because she is not a decent actress."

If Stephanie's acting wasn't any good, then why did she get a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a musical? She beat Josefina Scaglione to those awards, even though Josefina got a Tony nomination and is wonderful as Maria. Also, I thought Stephanie's acting in "Wicked" was brilliant when I saw her in 2005 and I wasn't at all surprised when she got a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non Resident Production.
Updated On: 7/29/09 at 05:40 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:42pm

Because the Drama Desk nominates like 10 people per category?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:45pm

"Because the Drama Desk nominates like 10 people per category?"

I'm not going to start an arguement, but why did she also win the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non resident Production in 2006?

[TMedeiros17]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 5:58pm

I wonder if the tour will come to New Orleans. Maybe if the tour is successful it could have a revival several years down the road.

[zamedy]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 6:44pm

I really thought this show would be the next HAIRSPRAY. Even though I knew it wasn't doing well, I was still a bit surprised to see the headline on the homepage.

Best of luck to everyone involved. And knowing Dolly, she will not let this get her down one bit.

[massofmen]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 6:53pm

like i said i am 3/4
ROA, Legally blonde an 9-5. I was wrong on Hair. I still think hair is completely overrated but I cannot get them all right.
Even obama messes up once in a while (massachusets policeman acted stupidly...OOPS)

i personally think the reviewers loved hair because the public never makes any money and the theater was showing massive distress financially and so they helped it out. I think its a fine show but not NEARLY the raves all the reviewers gave it, but again, I cannot get them ALL right now can I.

but I called ROA a HIT when the mass majority of this board said I was nuts, I called legally blonde closing when it did and i called this one when the reviews came out.

so overall I am pretty right. :)
cheers!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 6:57pm

"I'm not going to start an arguement, but why did she also win the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non resident Production in 2006?"

Slim pickings that year, sans Vanessa Redgrave.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:36pm

I remember when I said this would happen(I gave everything but a specific date,although I said labor day) over a month ago. I believe it was on the Ragtime transfer rumor thread. I was yelled at for spreading false info. While I am not gloating that a show is closing-I will gloat that I was right.

[camncal]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:41pm

i enjoyed the show. I saw it in LA during its run. i don't think it's as bad as some people made it out to be.

[zoraksferal]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:46pm

Gah, I hope the tour makes it to Detroit... nothing good ever seems to come here... fear of being shot perhaps?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:25pm

What I still don't understand is that I thought the show was still making it's weekly nut which is 650K. Are they closing it before sales get bad in the summer?

[sayokay]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:38pm

"We don't know anything about the tour yet, but it would not surprise me if Laura Bell played the part just for the Nashville leg (similar to what she did with Legally Blonde). "

Wow!!! That would be so amazing!!!!!

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:44pm

"I called legally blonde closing when it did"

No, massofmen. No, you didn't. You said it would close by labor day and it didn't. Seriously, you have this weird messiah/prophet complex. Plus this weird desire to be right all the time and you're not. Honestly, what is your problem?

With love in my heart,

ghost.

[zoraksferal]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 8:50pm

Massofmen, almighty seer of all, please tell us what the future holds!

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 9:03pm

I really am kinda surprised... I thought it would have waited as lot longer. Sad.

[BroadwayDreamer123]

Posted: 7/29/09 at 9:21pm

Need to see this asap. disappointed it had such a short run.