Any Chance Anything Goes will extend?

[bbrianox]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 10:52pm

It says everywhere that it closes July 31, is this true, or is there a chance it will extend?

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 10:53pm

I saw it Thursday night (to a very full house, I might add), and I had a conversation with an usher, who basically said that they are very much hoping it will extend, and it seems likely that it will.

[bbrianox]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 10:55pm

Did you like the show?

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 10:56pm

I did like it, very much. I went in expecting a nice version of a classic show, and that's what I got.

[bbrianox]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 11:03pm

Also, I really want to see Sutton, does anyone know of any days she plans on not performing?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 11:19pm

It's a little early for that...but overall, Sutton has a pretty decent track record.

[brianoxenhandler]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 11:35pm

and does her contract go all the way throught July 31? Or is she departing earlier?

[theatreguy]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 11:43pm

Most likely she's contracted through July 31 with an option to extend should the show be a success.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 3/26/11 at 11:49pm

If Sutton or the production win the Best Actress or Best Revival of a Musical Tony, it would probably extend... and maybe we may even get a cast recording!!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 7:17am

It will extend based on tickts sold, but they will likely get an upsweep just from being nominated. But they certainly have jumped the gun before: they extended Bye Bye Birdie, and then had to move up the closing. It still ran longer than the original plan, however.

From what I'm hearing, this is a better show than Birdie, but that's not saying a whole lot. (As I thought Birdie was nothing more that a well costumed HS show.)

[thismyshow]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 7:43am

its going to get nominated for best revival THERES ONLY 2 THIS YEAR!!! lol

[Patash]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 12:43pm

"(As I thought Birdie was nothing more that a well costumed HS show"

At first I wanted to agree with you, but then I thought -- why are you being so disrespectful of high school theatre? Some HS productions have had more creativity and more energy than that Broadway one!

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 12:45pm

I never saw that production of Bye Bye Birdie, but based on what I heard of it, yes, Anything Goes is better. And I think ticket sales have been pretty good so far.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 2:17pm

They're taking group bookings well into November, so they are indeed hoping sales will allow an extension.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 3:16pm

I've had some serious issues with Roundabout's treatment of musicals, but not with Anything Goes. I won't go so far as to claim that it surpassed the Lincoln Center version, but it certainly gave that production a run for its money. Highly recommended in this quarter.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 3:43pm

I think Birdie and Anything Goes are 2 different musicals and it's not fair to say that one is better than another. I enjoyed both productions a lot.

[philly03]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 3:47pm

The only cast member who won't extend more than likely is Laura Osnes, who will hopefully be starring in Wildhorn's Bonnie & Clyde in August or September!

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/27/11 at 3:59pm

That would be a shame if Laura left Anything Goes for Bonnie and Clyde. Assuming, of course, that Anything Goes has the potential to run a bit longer and Bonnie and Clyde will just be another Wildhorn flop.