A BEAUTIFUL NOISE to close June 30 — Page 2

jagman106 said: "There are announcements on several sites including this one and they all cite June 30 as the closing date. Of course, it can be moved up with more competition coming in."



Yep. Playbill cites June 30. https://playbill.com/article/broadways-a-beautiful-noise-will-close-in-june

So is this the first time that NYTIX has posted something that turned out to be real?

I'm not sure it has that kind of reach. The writing has been on the wall for ABN for a while.

jagman106 said: "There are announcements on several sites including this one and they all cite June 30 as the closing date. Of course, it can be moved up with more competition coming in."

June 30 is not an arbitrary decision. Shubert probably has something lined up for the Broadhurst with an early-fall opening, and ABN may have the funds to leg it out another 4 months. If Shubert had any need for a new show to open there this spring, ABN would have already closed.

Broadhurst is an enviable house for a midsized musical or a big play. With 1162 seats (or 1218 with all boxes and SRO positions in use), it's bigger than the typical "playhouse" (Schoenfeld, Jacobs, Belasco, etc) but not as vast as a 1400+ seat musical house (Shubert, Imperial, Winter Garden, etc), and it doesn't have a pesky balcony. I've heard some people argue that it's the best house on Broadway: you can do any type of show there, save for the biggest musicals and smallest plays.

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KarenValentine'sheadband said:

Yes that's true but I'm curious why such an extended closing date? If it's doing so poorly shouldn't that date be at the end of March or mid April? Personally I'm exhausted by these junkbox musicals. I'm hoping an end to them at some point. I'm sure it will be a long wait, sadly.


Every time I hear someone say that they're tired of jukebox musicals I'm gonna start writing one. These comments are more annoying than the jukebox musicals themselves.

Congrats on the run - only & Juliet lasted longer from last season.

Both had pop hit scores

I find it so demoralizing that the two longest running musicals from last season are both juke box musicals. Personally, I thought ABN was terrible, with an occasional good number making it tolerable. I haven't even seen &Juliet, I have to admit, because I didn't enjoy the recording. I figured I would wait to see it when it eventually plays in Sarasota or Ogunquit...I would not waste a valuable New York trip slot on it.

I bet it does great business on the road.

Nothing wrong with giving the people what they want.

I thought it was awful but everyone around me seemed to be having a great time. Think I got more swept up with the crowd, than the show.

Rushed the matinee today because it was the only Thursday matinee option. It was probably 80-85% full. The crowd seemed into it. Nick made a post-show announcement about the closing and urged the audience to “tell their friends” to come see the show. What a weird premise for a book, but the ensemble made the show. This show was not made for me, but it will play for the old folks in Peoria. It will be find success as a road show, I think.

RWPrincess said: "Sad news for all involved but a respectable run for sure. It would be interesting to see if they could bring Will Swenson back to close this out since Sweeney hasn't snagged him yet,"

Why would they? Will wasn't a draw, the show itself is. Plus Will talked about how exhausting the role was for him.

Don't be shocked if their closing date gets pushed up. Nick has been telling the audiences lately before the Sweet Caroline encore to "come back and bring some friends". I returned today to see Amber as Marcia and the house was about 60% for a Thursday matinee. The Thursday evening was barely sold. Their advance is really sad for the final 3 months.