American Idiot to close April 24th
American Idiot to close April 24th
wishiwerehere2
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#1American Idiot to close April 24th
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
#2American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:48amNot shocked. At all. Good run though. Hopefully Krystina and Chase get more time on. They're great.
rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#2American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:50amI 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.
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#3American Idiot to close April 24th
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?
#4American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:52amSad, but it has lasted much longer than I expected. I wonder if any of the Broadway Cast will be joining the tour?
#5American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:54amI 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
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#6American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:57amI'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.
#7American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 12:06pmCongratulations to the cast on a fantastic run. I'll definitely miss this show.
peachesr
Stand-by Joined: 9/30/09
#8American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:05pmReally 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.
#9American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:06pmThey 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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#10American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:26pmLong time coming, but sad to see it go.
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madlibrarian
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
#11American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:28pmBad 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.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#12American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 1:35pmNot surprising. It suffered a huge drop last week. Justin Guarini can't catch a break.
#13American Idiot to close April 24th
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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#14American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:17pmMad...Perhaps this is the theater that will welcome The Scottboro Boys back in time for the TONYS!
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#15American Idiot to close April 24th
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.
#16American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 3:44pmI feel sorry for all the fangurls of this show. No show to see, no stagedoor to stalk, I mean visit.
#17American Idiot to close April 24th
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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#19American Idiot to close April 24th
Posted: 3/10/11 at 5:25pmWhy 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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#20American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast
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.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/15/05
#21American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast
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).
#22American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast
Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:20pmIt 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?
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#23American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast
Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:45pmNo way in hell Sands or Esper will do the tour.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/11/08
#24American Idiot to close April 24th/ Hopeful Tour Cast
Posted: 3/10/11 at 7:54pmI 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.
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