39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11
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39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#1
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:18amre: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#2
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:24amWow. Two moves. When was the last time you saw that happen?
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#2
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:25amChicago
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:26amThanks!
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#4
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:37amGood for them. It's nice to see a straight play doing this well on Broadway.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:47amI really want to see this, but I wonder if it would be better in the Helen Hayes?
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:52amSave your money. Get the original Hitchcock classic on DVD.
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re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#7
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:57amGood for them! The CORT is a bad fit, which is why they don't sell the balcony at all.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:04pmEven though I didn't really like it, I agree that it's fantastic a play is doing this well. I think it stands a real chance of lasting much longer at the Helen Hayes.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:05pm
This is fantastic news! It's great to see that this show is going to have such a great life.
I didn't even anticipate it running this long.
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#10
Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:15pm
Good for them for being so persistent about this show.
Where was CHICAGO besides the Ambassador and the Shubert?
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#11
Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:16pmCHICAGO opened at the Richard Rodgers, I believe.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:23pmReally? Wait, it opened there? How long was it there and when did it move to the Shubert? I thought it opened at the Shubert.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:26pmChicago got kicked out of the Richard Rodgers for Steel Pier.
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#14
Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:27pmIt opened at the Richard Rodgers on November 14, 1996 and ran there until February 9, 1997. It opened at the Shubert on February 11, 1997 and ran there until January 26, 2003. It's been at the Ambassador since January 29, 2003.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 3:00pm
It is good to see that this show is doing so well and that it is able to transfer twice. I think that it would do better at the Hayes then at the cort.
Chicago did play the Shubert after Big closed. But the Gypsy revival at the shubert kicked out Chicago thus forcing them to move to their current home.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:20pm
For 'The 39 Steps' the smaller the theatre the better, as in it's original London production.
Criterion Theatre, London. 585 aprx
Cort Theatre. 1084 aprx
Helen Hayes. 597 aprx
The Helen Hayes is perfect for this show
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#17
Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:24pm
Chicago went from a Nederlander theatre, to two Shurbert theatres? Weird.
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#18
Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:25pmAw, great news!
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:37pmIt's like the show with nine lives! I haven't seen it, but good for them for sticking around this long!
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:40pmTerrific! Great size for this show. I am constantly amazed at how well it's been doing--I was surprised that it was still open when I saw it in late June (a Thursday night and the Cort was packed, btw), and the fact that it's still going strong now is good news. I'm sure it will do even better at the Hayes.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:43pm
'The Woman In Black' has played 4 different theatres in London.
'Run For Your Wife' ran in 6 different theatres.
'Fame' played 3 theatres!
......the list goes on!
Transfers happen a lot more in London than in New York.
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:46pm
I had no idea this show was doing so well...
Good for them!
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:56pm
I'm really happy to see this play doing so well. Good for them!
And the Hayes should be a perfect fit.
re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#24
Posted: 10/17/08 at 5:33pmWow, great news! I've never heard about a show moving TWICE...and within a year. I'm so happy to see a play doing such great business. But I thought Slava's Snow Show was going in there? Or is that a limited run?
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