BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#2BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:03pmYikes. Too bad that closed so quickly.
ModernMillie3
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
#2BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:04pm
This makes me sad. Norbert Leo Butz deserved better 
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#3BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:05pmI enjoyed this so much, but the score was just too lacking. Sad. The actors were all fantastic.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#5BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:24pm
This explains Bobby Steggert's tweet about moving to Portland. I enjoyed it very much.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
#6BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:39pm
It's a real shame, I was really pulling for this show. I know so many people that loved it, and some are pretty picky. Yes, we all agreed that the score was lacking, but there was enough of everything else to compensate for a crowd-pleasing evening.
Show business is a heartbreaker.
— Bobby Steggert (@bsteggert) November>https://twitter.com/bsteggert/statuses/399682139576614913">November 10, 2013
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
PlayItAgain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
#7BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:47pmSomeone better be getting those dressing rooms ready for some showgirls and skydiving elvis'
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#8BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:49pmAnyone want to lay odds on Norbert still getting a Best Actor nomination for this?
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Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#9BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:58pmThe Neil Simon hasn't had much luck retaining a show for more a few months, I'm guessing Honeymoon in Vegas will be going the Neil Simon from the Spring.
#10BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:59pm
When will the producers of musicals without big names realize that opening in the fall is a crapshoot?
Updated On: 11/10/13 at 06:59 PM
#11BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:00pmHoneymoon in Vegas isn't going in the Neil Simon.
Stephen: "Could you grab me a coffee?"
Me: "Would you like that with all the colors of the wind?"
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#12BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:06pmMaybe they will keep the theater dark until Love Never Dies comes in.
#13BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:07pmsting.
Stephen: "Could you grab me a coffee?"
Me: "Would you like that with all the colors of the wind?"
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#14BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:12pmYeah, the Simon hasn't had a hit since Hairspray. Big Fish was so wonderful, I'm sad to see it go.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:14pm
Opening shows @ anytime on Broadway is ALWAYS a crapshoot.
Butz not got only a nod but a Tony for Catch Me @ the same theater . If I were him I would steer clear of any show booked into the Simon for quite sometime.
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 11/10/13 at 07:14 PM
#16BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:15pmI can't help but think how this would've done if Michael C. Hall continued in the role from the workshops
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#17BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:16pmYes, but it makes more sense to keep shows alive in the spring hoping for Tony recognition to turn into box office money. Keeping a show going from October to May can be looooong.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#18BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:17pm
"When will the producers of musicals without big names realize that opening in the fall is a crapshoot?"
Opening any musical is a crap shoot. This has been proven thousands of times. And if you don't think Norbert Leo Butz is a "big name", you don't know much about theater.
Updated On: 11/10/13 at 07:17 PM
#19BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:24pm
And if you don't think Norbert Leo Butz is a "big name", you don't know much about theater.
Norbert Leo Butz does not sell tickets, as we have seen with Enron, Catch Me, and Big Fish.
You are very young, aren't you?
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#20BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:28pm
Yes, because the thunderous applause as soon as he walks out on stages makes him a huge nobody. Did you even attend Big Fish? Of course he sells tickets. Tons of people went to see Big Fish just for him. He is a star on Broadway and in New York. The huge draw was him, and he is not why this show closed. Sorry, sweetie.
Updated On: 11/10/13 at 07:28 PM
#21BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:30pmThat's a shame! I'll certainly have to go before it closes in December. It looks like rush has been rather easy to get, so if anyone hasn't seen it, that's a good avenue!
#22BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:31pmButz is not a major theatre name. Why do producers open shows in out of town tryouts , get Luke warm reviews and than refuse to alter the show?
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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ModernMillie3
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
#24BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013
Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:32pm
He's a huge star, a huge draw, and people come from all over the place to see him. He is a legend in the business. Obviously, you aren't very familiar with him and his two Tonys.
You are very old, aren't you?
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