BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Reviews — Page 6

The show will be closed before Easter.

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"I have to say that the more of the other Broadway offerings I see this season, the more I LIKE Bridges."

This confuses me. I really enjoyed Bridges, but I don't change how much I liked it based on other shows I see.

It is the same show. I may like it more when I get the cast recording and give it additional listens, or if I saw it again before it closed too soon. But otherwise, I have a positive opinion of it, but the same positive opinion I had before attending subsequent shows.

Why make everything a competition? If my favorite show doesn't win a Tony, it will still be my favorite, so who cares?

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I have it on very reliable sources that an announcement will be coming very soon.

I hope any sources and rumors about this show closing are wrong... Saw this show last month and absolutely loved it. The score is beyond amazing, and the cast, I wouldn't even know where to begin, the cast is nothing short of marvelous! Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale are stunning to see on stage, and I thought that their performances are among the best and most memorable ones I have seen in live theater. They took my breath away when they sang One Second and A Million Miles together, it was absolutely glorious. This show is simply beautiful, and it definitely stayed with me even after I saw it. I wish it can find its audience, it would be a true shame for people to miss this beautiful production.

I'm so worried now. I'm supposed to see the show the second week of April, either the 9th or the 12th. Soooo worried I won't make it in time.
Thanks for the groupon link!

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Sutton, I think it's a problem with the marketing and advertising. Once is sold as a love story. They changed their strategy for Bridges a few weeks in and it's better, but it's not being sold as the romance that it is.

Once has that great tag line- His music needed one thing. Her. Bridges doesn't have that.

Sutton Ross- thanks! You're right, when I saw Big Fish the news of the closing had been out for at least 3-4 weeks.
The groupon is for rows P–S of the side orchestra. Being Schoenfeld a small theater, I assume these are nice enough seats?

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I did seat B-1, which was great to take in the show up close and personal (and that seat often comes up with discount codes).

If you want to have SP enter and exit right past you, B-2 would be good. If you want to see a lot of Kelly, B-1 it is (I did not know that when I bought my ticket, heh).

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Does Kelli go the full monty?

Wow in that case, why aren't they promoting that more!

The problem is that the source material is such a punchline, such shorthand for harlequin trash, that a "highbrow" interpretation of it alienates that crowd, while the title alienates many seasoned theatre goers. The marketing certainly hasn't helped. It looks like it's a musical for nobody.

I agree – I think the familiar title has actually been a hindrance to the show finding its audience. While many love the novel or movie, the idea of a musicalized version of what is already considered a sappy love story is not going to appeal to many. And, the originals commercials certainly didn’t help dissuade any preconceived notions of how the show would be. Which is a particular shame, because while the show is highly emotional and romantic, I actually found it quite intimate and naturalistic as opposed to the heightened melodrama I think many assume it will be going into it (I entered the theatre prepared for that and was blown away by what I actually got).

If they decide to keep the show open for a little longer (I certainly hope they will), I think their best bet, promo-wise, would be to show clips from the show itself to show how intimate and real – as opposed to melodramatic - it actually is.

I also don’t think “Bridges” closing means a for-sure loss for Kelli. Sure, it may lower her chances, but I wouldn’t say a win would be completely out of the question.

I doubt it will be closed by Easter, they usually give plenty of warning before a show closes.

Maybe the soundtrack release will help sales?

A show closing before the Tonys have no bearing on the nominations. Laura Osnes was nominated for Bonnie and Clyde, which closed six months before the show.

Updated On: 3/27/14 at 05:03 PM