Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#0Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 2:49pm
Noticed this on the Rush page on Talkin Broadway.
"Barefoot in the Park
Cort Theatre, 138 West 48th Street (Between Broadway and 6th Avenue)
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm"
With a recently added addendum:
"Closes 07/23/06".
Can anyone confirm this?
#1re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 2:51pmi saw that too. i thought it was an open-ended run. although, it *should* close way before 7/23!
#2re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 2:53pmoh stop it!
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#4re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:13pmWasn't supposed to be, no.
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#5re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:52pm
Um...
Both Patrick and Amanda in separate interviews talked about them being in it for a limited run. Either it was just a 6 month committment or they expected to be replaced.
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#6re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:53pmTheir contracts are surely limited, but that doesn't mean the show's run isn't open.
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#7re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:56pm
True.
*hugs Emcee and hugs her ticket to Barefoot*
I'll be there soon New York!
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#8re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:57pmaw, I love hugs!
#9re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:58pmThey should get Jennifer Garner to play Corie...
#10re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 3:59pmAs long as she doesn't YELL the entire script.
#11re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 4:00pmEmcee, when did you see the show? While Peet yelled a bit at the beginning, it got MUCH better later on.
#12re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 4:08pm
I saw it.... a week ago tomorrow.
I honestly wish I could've tuned her out and still followed the plot, but alas, she's the lead and THAT wouldn't have worked. It got better, but it didn't go away. I know Corie is supposed to be childish and whatnot, but not to the point where it like... completely hinders the performance's chances of not being annoying. If all judgement of her abilities were to be made on this performance, ouch. She's adorable, but that's not at all enough.
#13re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 5:10pm
I'd love to see Parker Posey as Corie.
Amanda Peet was flat-out AWFUL, which surprised me, because I've seen her in other stage productions (Awake and Sing; This is How it Goes) and loved her. I think it has to do with being in a big Broadway house and feeling the need to overly project (ie, SCREAM).
I've always thought that Posey would be the perfect Corie, though.
#14re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 5:12pmI think there's actually an interview where Amanda says how this is so different because it's a big Broadway house, and she needs to "project." *headdesk*
#15re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 6:49pmYup. In the BWW Braodway Beat video that was on the main page sometime this past week.
#16re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 6:52pm
I hope I get to see this *dodges tomatoes*
It looks very funny and cute, I like the movie, and I <3 Patrick Wilson.
I have a feeling it may close before then.
#17re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 7:11pmJennifer Garner should definitly do Broadway...but she said she wants to be in a musical. Amanda was good enough for me...the play really touched me. I wanna see it again before it closes.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/3/06 at 10:42pmI saw BAREFOOT the week it opened and overheard a conversation at the box office where the patron was told the show was running until July 23rd. It seems like this was a limited run from the very beginning.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#19re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/6/06 at 11:29pm
She did yell the whole time. It was awful.
I read the playbill interview with eileen atkins a few days ago, and she said it is important to like the character you are playing. I think that was the problem. Maybe Amanda Peet didn't like her character and therefore didn't "get" her. Not to mention her awful, inaccurate hair. Eveyone else was so great, though, I wish they'd replace her.
Phantomgal109
Swing Joined: 3/7/06
#20re: Barefoot Closing 7/23?
Posted: 3/7/06 at 5:26pmI loved Barefoot especially cause it was my first actual play (not a musical) on Broadway. Patrick was adoreable and I agree Amanda was so annoying with her yelling throughout the whole show but I did meet Adam Sietz, Patrick Wilson, and Amanda Peet after the show and they were all really sweet. I can't see that show running very long cause it had horrible reviews.
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