BAD CINDERELLA to close on June 4 — Page 32

It's over now, the sad single trumpet sound of midday...

Wow never saw this coming. Once the theatre loads out, the restaged phantom can move in!

I’m assuming they’re hoping ticket sales will increase as people rush to see the show before it closes, as often happens in the final weeks of a run. The question of whether people will actually be enticed to spend money on this production even with a deadline is open, though. 

 

I don't think camp is as lucrative as people think it is right now also.

I think this could have success on Netflix as a wacky thing people stream, but people aren't shelling out hundreds for it. 

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "

I don't think camp is as lucrative as people think it is right now also.

I think this could have success on Netflix as a wacky thing people stream, but people aren't shelling out hundreds for it."

I think well done camp can bring people in (though idk about lucrative), like I'd say that's what's keeping & Juliet and Moulin Rouge afloat (not to mention Titanique).  Sure people like hearing the well known songs for Juliet/MR but they wouldn't be able to survive without people also enjoying the experience.

The issue is that Bad Cinderella is trying very hard to be camp but just doesn't know how to do it (outside of Carolee Carmello and Grace McLean)

chrishuyen said:


The issue is that Bad Cinderella is trying very hard to be camp but just doesn't know how to do it (outside of Carolee Carmello and Grace McLean)"

yes, this ---- the score here, as well as it's cast & crew, are the least of this show's issues.  I think in the hands of a better director, this show could have taken off and had a better run.


 

Updated On: 5/11/23 at 12:04 PM

The book whiffs almost every dramatic opportunity, which makes for a really frustrating viewing experience, and I'm not sure if camp can overcome that. Diana was deeply stupid, but it was fast-moving and consistent, so even if the (audience-less) Netflix release was a deadly bomb, the bones were there. I'm not sure if anything besides a fairly drastic re-write would help this show.

Why didn't it close this weekend?

Were producers hoping for a Phantom type rush on tickets - really!!!

bholtzinger544 said: "The cast has to be given notice they're closing, I believe it's 10 days or 2 weeks. I don't see the grosses getting worse than this last week. Most shows get a nice bump when people hear they are closing. And advance sales for this week look better then last week."

Is it? If I recall correctly, KPOP announced closing within 5 days, and I saw an actor or two on social media expressing that they only found out earlier that day (but not through social media thankfully). 

With this stop other ALW shows coming to Broadway or will he be fine.

Shows like this can END careers. 

Linedy will be on for Cinderella on closing night, she just confirmed on her Instagram story. She will take the May 31 evening performance off instead. 

Updated On: 5/12/23 at 10:02 PM

BETTY22 said: "With this stop other ALW shows coming to Broadway or will he be fine. Shows like this can END careers."

ALW runs his own production company, owns several West End theaters, and has made millions of dollars for producers and investors on both sides of the Atlantic, despite quite a few flops. I don't know if he has another musical in him, but if he does, I doubt he'll have any trouble bringing it to Broadway. (Personally I'd like to see him aim a little higher with his next show. Maybe he could return to the once-planned Master and Margarita adaptation.)