According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015- Page 2
According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
#25According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/7/14 at 11:46pmWhen it closes it will be the 84th longest running Broadway show of all time. For this type of show, what an accomplishment!
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#26According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/7/14 at 11:57pmNow THAT is what will sell tickets in Melbourne and Toronto: "84th Longest-Running Broadway Show in History!". They will be flocking to buy tickets. FLOCKING I tell you.
Islander_fan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#27According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 12:03amI kind of wish that the rumors of it going to New World Stages were true. I really love this show and sad to see it go. But, I do feel like, in many respects it was the little musical that could.
#28According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 1:26amHated it the first time.. gave it a second chance, continued to hate it. The music was beautiful. This had a longer run than Passion. All I'm saying.
MusicAndPassion
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/05
#29According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 6:40amCaught this show with its original cast three times. It was my first exposure to the story, the music, and the characters. When Your Mind's Made Up was one of the most emotionally thrilling songs I've ever seen on stage. Bravo to this production. I'm very glad it never took a stunt casting route to stay open.
#30According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 6:41amSeeing Once for the first time in Melbourne in about a month. Excited ^_^.
When my goodbye post was removed: “but I had a great dramatic finish!!!!”
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#31According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 8:31am
'Bout time. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
This show offers a textbook case of how the odious alliance of critics, award givers, and the media can work as a team to foist a miserable thing like this on an unsuspecting public. When those three are on the same page and fire on all cylinders, they become a well-oiled machine bulldozing everything and everyone in sight. They must be so proud of themselves for their accomplishment here. And happy, too.
The only ones left unhappy were bored, angry, and irritated audiences.
#32According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 9:11amOne of the most magical shows I've ever seen. It had a great run.
#33According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 9:37am
Who remembers that conversation between After Eight and Mr. Roxy in “Manhattan”?
- I think Lewitt's overrated. In fact, I think he may be a candidate for the old academy. Mr. Roxy and I have invented the Academy of the Overrated, for such notables as Gustav Mahler…
- And Isak Dinesen and Carl Jung…
- Scott Fitzgerald…
- Lenny Bruce. Can't forget Lenny Bruce, now, can we? How about Norman Mailer? And Walt Whitman?
- Who was that guy you had? You had a great one last week.
- No, I didn't have it. It was yours. It was Heinrich Boll, wasn't it?
- Oh, God. Oh, we wouldn't want to leave out old Heinrich.
CHURCH DOOR TOUCAN GAY MARKETING PUPPIES MUSICAL THEATER STAPLES PERIOD OIL BITCHY SNARK HOLES
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#34According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 10:30amI'll never know why this was billed as a musical, but the direction and movement alone were innovative.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#35According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 10:53am^ Agreed. I loved it but it's definitely a play with music.
#36According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 11:49am
Actually, if you listen to the lyrics carefully, you'll understand why...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg0wpZ-GJ5I&list=PL_2Wk1WlmEyQTTL8QLlk-Z6x9D8-C6_o-&index=2
#37According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 1:45pm
I still can't believe people feel this is a play with music.
I've yet to see a play with music with THAT much singing and musical staging. Plus the lyrics are carefully related to the characters singing them.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#38According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/8/14 at 3:19pmPeter and the Starcatcher got away with it! (Although it's been a long while since I thought about the music....maybe I'm totally off base.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
StephieElise
Featured Actor Joined: 11/12/12
#39According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/9/14 at 8:27am
'Seeing Once for the first time in Melbourne in about a month. Excited ^_^.'
You should be! I saw it last night (with quite low expectations - partially thanks to this board!) and absolutely loved it! Make sure to get there early enough to have a drink onstage at the Princess (the best view of the chandelier!) and enjoy the pre-show entertainment.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#40According to Variety, Once is closing January 2015
Posted: 10/9/14 at 8:52amLOTS of us on the board liked and even loved the show (Me, for example). It's just more fun to shout about the stuff you don't like, for whatever reason.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
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