BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013

[Rob]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#1

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:00pm

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[broadwaybelter]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#2

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:03pm

Yikes. Too bad that closed so quickly.

[ModernMillie3]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#2

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:04pm

This makes me sad. Norbert Leo Butz deserved better

[Sutton Ross]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#3

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:05pm

I enjoyed this so much, but the score was just too lacking. Sad. The actors were all fantastic.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#4

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:18pm

Well darn

[GatorNY]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#5

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."

[everythingtaboo]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#6

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

Updated On: 11/10/13 at 06:39 PM

[PlayItAgain]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#7

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:47pm

Someone better be getting those dressing rooms ready for some showgirls and skydiving elvis'

[jonartdesigns]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#8

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:49pm

Anyone want to lay odds on Norbert still getting a Best Actor nomination for this?

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[Jonwo]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#9

Posted: 11/10/13 at 6:58pm

The 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.

[ljay889]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#10

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

[mybigsplash]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#11

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:00pm

Honeymoon 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]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#12

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:06pm

Maybe they will keep the theater dark until Love Never Dies comes in.

[mybigsplash]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#13

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:07pm

sting.

Stephen: "Could you grab me a coffee?" Me: "Would you like that with all the colors of the wind?"

[Sutton Ross]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#14

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:12pm

Yeah, the Simon hasn't had a hit since Hairspray. Big Fish was so wonderful, I'm sad to see it go.

[Mr Roxy]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#15

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.

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Updated On: 11/10/13 at 07:14 PM

[quizking101]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#16

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:15pm

I 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]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#17

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:16pm

Yes, 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? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[Sutton Ross]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#18

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

[ljay889]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#19

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]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#20

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

[PianoMann]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#21

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:30pm

That'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!

[rosscoe(au)]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#22

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:31pm

Butz 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. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

[CATSNYrevival]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#23

Posted: 11/10/13 at 7:31pm

So no cast album?

[ModernMillie3]

BIG FISH to Close on Broadway December 29, 2013#24

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?