Aida Closing
Aida Closing
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#0Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 8:30pmI wonder why Aida is closing in September instead of, like 42 nd Stree ,after New Years. The Palace probably has a new tenant lined up is my guess.
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#1re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 8:35pm
Yep, it's La Cage aux Folles (did I spell that wrong?). Check the other million threads on this topic (ok, 3 
).
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TheGirlinTheFrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/26/04
#2re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 8:43pmyeah i believe its set to start in december
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Joined: 12/31/69
#5re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 9:16pmI didn't like Simone very much. Paulette Ivory was the only Aida I saw who really blew me away. But then again Simone was amazing compared to dear Ms. Braxton...
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Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#7re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 10:32pm
"But then again Simone was amazing compared to dear Ms. Braxton..."
Melanie Griffith is amazing compared to Toni Braxton.
#8re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 10:45pm
I didn't like SimoneSuperstar at all the first time I saw it.
I actually didn't mind Toni that much. I actually preferred some of the songs in her key, if only because it helped ground the character a little more. (It's hard for me to sympathize for a tortured woman if she's belting it out to the balcony.) Was she a great actress or singer? Not really. But I could feel for her character's plight a lot more.
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crp2000
Leading Actor Joined: 12/2/03
#9re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 11:10pm
Please refer to the pasted link. In the article - Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions - mentions why he's closing the show in September. It apparently has more to do with how slow bway business is during that time than it does La Cage moving into the Palace.
http://www.backstage.com/backstage/features/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000503606
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As for SimoneSuperStar - I truly enjoyed her as AIDA. IMHO, she wasn't as 'vocally impressive' as Paulette Ivory, but her vocals were definitely strong and her acting was a he!l of a lot better than Paulette's.
#10re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/5/04 at 11:49pmWhen did this Paulette woman play the role? Was she the main lead (or whatever it's called) on Broadway? I actually didn't know of anyone else beside Heather, Simone, Michelle, Toni, Deborah and their alternate. Paulette must have been good with all the lovin' on this thread, I'm sorry I missed her.
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crp2000
Leading Actor Joined: 12/2/03
#11re: Aida Closing
Posted: 5/6/04 at 9:48amPaulette Ivory was AIDA in the touring show - unfortunately she never made it to broadway. There were talks about it, but I guess they decided to go the R&B star route instead of placing a full-time AIDA in the role.
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