It closed because it was crap. Not that crap automatically closes, but this was such utter crap that even Broadway wouldn't stand for it. A nightmare.
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The story was a mess. Did the producers NOT see it in rehearsal? A train wreck.
Yes, the performers were good...but you can dress up a pig...it's still a pig.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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I saw the show twice in Denver where it premiered before heading to NYC. The theater it played at here in Denver was small. The size of an off-broadway house. It probably should have played off-Broadway and not gone to Broadway. I think it was a fun evening out with good music and great voices but not big enough to take on Broadway. The costumes were also quite interesting. I think another big mistake was the "Live" Cast recording. As much as I enjoyed the music, the live concept was awful. Had ther just done a studio recording I would have bought it. And to be honest, I don't think it would have even lasted too lon off-Broadway. JMO
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Suck probably isn't the right word. Though "Blew" is; Brooklyn Really Blew! I was given comps, center orchestra, The theatre was 1/3 full and being in the center I felt I could not leave. 20 minutes into the show I wanted it to be over so bad! The costume design idea is used in every Foundation Fashion Design Course: create ball gowns , clothing out of trash bags, garbage found objects. This is nothing new or inventive! The book was atrocious and the singing was more screaming then anything else. There was a reason why they ran it without an intermission! If they had they would have been playing the second act to an empty house!
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
Some of the worst reviews I have ever read didn't help matters.
Anyone remember those BWW glory days of 2003 when BROOKLYN "fans" flooded the boards creating thread after thread about BKLYN and "Eden is a goddess" and blah blah blah months and months before the show opened? It was then that the phrase "shill" entered our lexicon. True!
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I came to see this when i came to the states that year and we got free tickets for it, i remember been entertained for about 5 mins and then just sitting shocked at how ghastly the whole thing was.
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Borstalboy, that review cracked me up. And for those who liked it, are you forgetting, "C'mon Dad. We can use your tears to water the roses that rise from the concrete??"
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.
Eh, the truth of the matter is, far worse shows open and remain on Broadway and far better shows close in even shorter amounts of time.
One will never know why a show is a "success." I mean, can someone explain why "Mamma Mia" is still going strong, while a masterpiece such as "Caroline, or Change" closed in a shorter frame of time than "Brooklyn: The Musical"?
Your guess is as good as mine. I saw this show. It wasn't the worst thing I have ever seen, it was utterly forgettable, though. I liked the vocal work and energy of the cast...that's all I remember. Oh, some of the melodies, not the lyrics, were nice. It was just a sloppy, sloppy show. It felt like they rushed to get it up on Broadway.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
At least some good came out of this show. It taught me that all Brooklynites are either brassy pop divas or heartwrenchingly soulful homeless folks. And that both kinds of Brooklynites wear Cheeto bags and caution tape for special occasions.
To this day I won't take the L further east than 1st Avenue.
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I also should add, I only opened this thread to see how many people would respond with:
"Because it sucked"
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
I guess I just have a thing for the occasional smelly flop.
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You can't just put a bunch of people on a stage for 90 minutes screaming over each other and call it theater, wait you can Wicked. But yeah the book was terrible and you can't salvage something based off of two songs.
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There was a lot of talent on stage and some good songs, but the story is plain weird. I think young people liked it because it was a musical style that spoke to them, and they didn't think it was weird or cliche. To me, the whole sing-off concept was "huh?" and the whole "Trust the music" very cliche. Broadway Blog: Broadway Star Bingo IV
It sure looked and sounded like a musical written by homeless people.
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