BROADWAY CLOSINGS - can you call it? What's next to go?

I think Wonderland might have legs, at least for a little bit.

3 shows that will close (in order):
Baby, It's You
Born Yesterday prior to limited engagement's original closing date. (if they don't win any awards, and grosses don't improve)
Wonderland

1. Baby It's you
2. Wonderland
3. Pricilla

Book of Mormon will not make it past Labor Day

LOL!!!

This thread doesn't take any jobs away. No one is WISHHING anything. Shows close. It'l common that a bunch will close in the near future and then again before summer is over. This is simply speculation.


Lombardi announced it's closing, 5/22.

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I predict every single show will close. Even Wicked.

Eventually.

chewy, BOM has at least a latter day after that!!



Cheesy, I know.

Updated On: 5/3/11 at 11:11 PM

No one is predicting CATCH ME. Good!

Obviously, theatre enthusiasts and supporters would NEVER want to see people lose jobs or see shows close. Heck, there's hardly an amount of shows on Broadway as it is.
WE NEED EVERY SHOW OPEN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!
But then there's reality and the sad truth of the fact that ultimately, it is a business. And just that. It has nothing to do with how good a show is and whether or not it stands the test of time.

And as nature of the game calls it, there is always a series of show closings during noms and after Tonys are given out due to production costs, lack of marketing and the obvious nature of the theatre business. which also leads to stunt casting to keep the show somewhat afloat.

This is not to 'down' the shows--but a prediction of what people think will happen in the coming month or two.
And obvious speculation just as was mentioned above.

It's just the way it always goes, for many many years lately. Unfortunately.

I myself was a huge supporter of The Mystery of Edwin Drood when it came out in 86.
It won a number of Tonys including Best Musical and score..but simply closed quickly due to something called Les Mis and Phantom.

SO- it is just an interesting question to pose and see what people speculate.
Again,... It wasn't done to be mean spirited.

Updated On: 5/4/11 at 12:01 AM

BOM is selling tickets into March of 2012. Thats unheard of for a show that just opened and its only May of 2011, almost a year away. It will run for ten years you fools!

^Is it really that funny? I can't see Mormon lasting anything LESS than 10 years.... It's in such a small theatre, even when discounting starts to happen (not for a good while) it will manage...

Theater reflects nature, the runt of the litter always dies!