American Idiot to close April 24th

[wishiwerehere2]

American Idiot to close April 24th#1

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:45am

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/american-idiot-to-close/
Updated On: 3/10/11 at 11:45 AM

[steven22]

American Idiot to close April 24th#2

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:48am

Not shocked. At all. Good run though. Hopefully Krystina and Chase get more time on. They're great.

[rorschach37]

American Idiot to close April 24th#2

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:50am

I am sad, as this was my first Broadway show, but I'm glad to have seen it twice and thankful that it will have lasted a year on Broadway by the time it closes.

[maxximumvolume]

American Idiot to close April 24th#3

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:50am

I can't say I'm surprised, but they really should have just closed February 27 and saved themselves some money.

I wonder who will play St. Jimmy for the majority of March?

[florida theatre kid]

American Idiot to close April 24th#4

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:52am

Sad, but it has lasted much longer than I expected. I wonder if any of the Broadway Cast will be joining the tour?

[matty159]

American Idiot to close April 24th#5

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:54am

I was thinking about this show yesterday and what a respectable run it has had despite many low grossing and capacity weeks. I am definitely one of its fans and hope to make one last visit when Billie Joe returns.

[rorschach37]

American Idiot to close April 24th#6

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:57am

I'd love it if any of the Broadway cast members were involved with the tour. They're all fantastic. Also, I have a feeling Billie will at least open the tour as St. Jimmy.

[ColorTheHours048]

American Idiot to close April 24th#7

Posted: 3/10/11 at 12:06pm

Congratulations to the cast on a fantastic run. I'll definitely miss this show.

[peachesr]

American Idiot to close April 24th#8

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:05pm

Really enjoyed the show and such a great, hard working cast. It's had a good run, probably better than a lot of people were expecting or were willing to give it credit for. Pleased Billie will be back to sign off too.

[Theatreboy49]

American Idiot to close April 24th#9

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:06pm

They had a great run and im happy about that. I do hope to catch the show on sunday when i'm in the city

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[GlindatheGood22]

American Idiot to close April 24th#10

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:26pm

Long time coming, but sad to see it go.

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[madlibrarian]

American Idiot to close April 24th#11

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:28pm

Bad timing, IMHO. If they had faced reality and closed already they could have cut their own losses... and something else could have booked the St. James for spring/summer, instead of (probably) leaving it empty all year.

[beautywickedlover]

American Idiot to close April 24th#12

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:35pm

Not surprising. It suffered a huge drop last week. Justin Guarini can't catch a break.

[songanddanceman2]

American Idiot to close April 24th#13

Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:52pm

Well done to the cast and crew, great show, hope it does well on tour

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[JRybka]

American Idiot to close April 24th#14

Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:17pm

Mad...Perhaps this is the theater that will welcome The Scottboro Boys back in time for the TONYS!

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[adamgreer]

American Idiot to close April 24th#15

Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:31pm

What show would have booked the St. James, exactly?

It's not like there's a big musical waiting around for a theater at the moment.

[Kalimba]

American Idiot to close April 24th#16

Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:44pm

I feel sorry for all the fangurls of this show. No show to see, no stagedoor to stalk, I mean visit.

[frontrowcentre2]

American Idiot to close April 24th#17

Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:49pm

I began to wonder if a closing was going to happen soon earlier this week after Dancap announced the show was coming to Toronto "direct from Broadway" but I figured it would stay on Broadway through the summer tourist season.

For the record I did not enjoy the show at all when I saw it in New York last June (just prior to the Tony Awards)but I am not one who says he is "happy" when a show I did not like is closing. I know it has many fans who will be devastated by the news.

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[KirbyCat]

American Idiot to close April 24th#18

Posted: 3/10/11 at 5:08pm

JRybka, you beat me to it!

[Marianne2]

American Idiot to close April 24th#19

Posted: 3/10/11 at 5:25pm

Why would they open The Scottsboro Boys at a larger theatre, when it couldn't sell out a slightly smaller one? I just looked, and according to IBDB, The Lyceum has 943 seats, while the St. James has 1710.

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[shrekster224]

American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast#20

Posted: 3/10/11 at 6:42pm

If you could pick and choose Broadway cast members, either leads or understudies to make up the cast of the tour who would you choose?

Johnny: Van Hughes or Chase Peacock
Will: Michael Esper
Tunny: Stark Sands
Whatsername: Rebecca Naomi Jones or Krystina Alabado
Heather: Jeanna De Waal....maybe Libby Winters
Extraordinary Girl: Aspen Vincent or Krystina Alabado
St. Jimmy: Josh Kobak! I would have said bring Tony Vincent back, but he got bored of the role early and started walking through it last summer. Josh is a great St. Jimmy.

[tourboi]

American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast#21

Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:02pm

I didn't enjoy it, but have many friends involved, so sorry to see it close.

As for Dancap and "Direct from Broadway," that's not a literal term. Presenters use that all the time. Doesn't mean Dancap's the first one to get it (could be, I haven't seen the route).

[wendilin622]

American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast#22

Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:20pm

It had a great run. I enjoyed the show and glad I got to experience it twice. Any idea if they will recoup before they end their run?

[Ariella]

American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast#23

Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:45pm

No way in hell Sands or Esper will do the tour.

[singalongsong2]

American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast#24

Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:54pm

I really enjoyed this show. I'm a longtime Green Day fan, so it was fun to be able to hear some of my favorite songs performed on a Broadway stage.The orchestrations were terrific, and the cast was so energetic. I'm glad I was able to see it a few times. Hopefully, I can revisit the show before it closes.