I just hope it won't turn into another Scarlet Pimpernel. Opening and closing all the time. It was a fabulous production, just let it be. Revive it in 15 years.
Yes, Raul Esparza was offered the role of Zangara, but turned it down, according to a recent interview. I have one word for him: WHY?
Anyway, I don't think "Assassins" will be coming back to Broadway for a long time. Although the revival was a critical success, it wasn't very successful commercially.
It did alright for itself- I'm pretty sure it got extended but didn't finish out the extension. And I remember being totally puzzled when it closed; I think it was regularly getting capacity in the 80's and above. Maybe I'm remembering wrong.
Unfortunately, Assassains won many awards but did not sell tickets for a longer run. It closed before the end of its brief extension. Give it a rest. We need shows which give us long term jobs --Sondheim revivals dont seem to achieve that goal.
The advanced sales is what killed it. A I believe 98,000 dollar advance sale is not nearly enough to sustain a show like that in comparison to the previous Studio 54 resident, Cabaret, which had I believe a 1.2 million dollar advance.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
I knew someone in the cast. According to this person, the show was over its nut each week. True, it had a VERY weak advance but it was making money, just not enough so, despite its Tony win and the actual bump that did give the show, Roundabout decided to close it.
I can't imagine the ROUNDABOUT production returning. It was not a box office success. Are you sure some other Off Broadway troup isn't planning on attempting it? The Gallery Players in Brooklyn stage a lot of Sondheim musicals. Maybe they're doing it.
jaohun, is there any way you could get further confirmation. I missed the revival by two days when I moved to town and would love to see that production. It doesn't seem likely at all though that they would bring back the same production. If it is off-broadway I still really want to see it!
Bway, I want all of us to have jobs which last. I dont think that is such a bad wish. Sorry if it offends the devout Sondheim fans, but as NPR recently reported, his shows just dont make money or sell tickets on a long term basis. Sure there is a place for short term shows, but I would prefer to see MORE in our community regularly employed.