BAD CINDERELLA to close on June 4- Page 32
BAD CINDERELLA to close on June 4
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#775
Posted: 5/11/23 at 1:34am
It's over now, the sad single trumpet sound of midday...
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#776
Posted: 5/11/23 at 8:43am
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schadenfreude
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#777
Posted: 5/11/23 at 9:13am
Wow never saw this coming. Once the theatre loads out, the restaged phantom can move in!
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#778
Posted: 5/11/23 at 9:30am
June 4th is roughly 3 weeks away. If this week's grosses is really bad, do you think the producers would close the show sooner or do you think the final closing date will be June 4th?
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#779
Posted: 5/11/23 at 9:36am
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.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#780
Posted: 5/11/23 at 9:37am
Wick3 said: "June 4th is roughly 3 weeks away. If this week's grosses is really bad, do you think the producers would close the show sooner or do you think the final closing date will be June 4th?"
I actually see it the other way around. If grosses increase in the next 2 weeks, then I totally see them extending the run a few extra weeks. I believe they want to see how the general audience react to this closing announcement so perhaps that's the reason why they chose June 4th, still more than 3 weeks from today
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#781
Posted: 5/11/23 at 10:00am
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.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#782
Posted: 5/11/23 at 10:54am
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.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#783
Posted: 5/11/23 at 11:51am
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)
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#784
Posted: 5/11/23 at 12:02pm
Too bad. Now I won't have the pleasure of not seeing this.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#785
Posted: 5/11/23 at 12:04pm
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.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#786
Posted: 5/11/23 at 2:02pm
Yeah I think if there was ONE THING to be changed that would improve the show the most, it would be the director. Obviously the book needs work too, but I think that a really strong director could've made it work as is.
tbh I'm curious if this board will turn against Back to the Future, which by all means is not a good show, but excellent as pure entertainment
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#787
Posted: 5/11/23 at 2:06pm
First and foremost, it needed a different leading lady.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#788
Posted: 5/11/23 at 3:08pm
Impeach2017 said: "Too bad. Now I won't have the pleasure of not seeing this."
Haha. Same!
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#789
Posted: 5/11/23 at 3:14pm
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#790
Posted: 5/11/23 at 3:30pm
Better book, direction, and I think it needed a "wow" factor. Most all of ALW shows have been known for being big and having at least one wow set piece.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#791
Posted: 5/11/23 at 5:51pm
Why didn't it close this weekend?
Were producers hoping for a Phantom type rush on tickets - really!!!
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#792
Posted: 5/12/23 at 11:08am
Has anyone seen this show this week? I'm thinking about grabbing a cheap ticket for the last row in the Mezz, and was wondering if they've been moving people forward because it's basically 75% empty up there right now for tonight's show.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread#793
Posted: 5/12/23 at 11:44am
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).
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#794
Posted: 5/12/23 at 1:34pm
Shocked ! I am just shocked !
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#795
Posted: 5/12/23 at 4:46pm
With this stop other ALW shows coming to Broadway or will he be fine.
Shows like this can END careers.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#796
Posted: 5/12/23 at 4:56pm
JuneJune said: "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)."
If I remember correctly, the cast has to be given severance if the closing is immediate. So if shows announces on a Monday that it will close Tuesday, the actors have to be paid for the entire week of performances, even though there were no performances Wednesday-Sunday. This was more relevant before the 90s when there were mega-flops that would just announce their immediate closing without much advanced notice.
As for the cast having to be notified, I don't believe that's an actual rule. But if you don't tell the cast first... that's tacky, disrespectful, and insulting, even if it is technically not necessary. As this thread has pointed out numerous times before, ALW productions do not have the best history parting ways with actors.
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#797
Posted: 5/12/23 at 10:02pm
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#798
Posted: 5/12/23 at 10:40pm
BAD CINDERELLA On Broadway - Closing June 4#799
Posted: 5/15/23 at 12:06pm
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.)
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