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Beauty out Mermaid in
#1Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:11pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/theater/18broa.html?hp&ex=1169096400&en=a7482a5a4801b402&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Joined a while ago, and haven't really posted since, but this caught my eye. Sorry if this has been known, or is false info, but I swear by the NY Times.
tarzanfan
Swing Joined: 12/13/06
#2re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:24pmThis is sad, but when I saw it in December it was obvious it was near the end. I'm excited for Little Mermaid though-it should be interesting.
#2re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:29pmWow. I thought for sure that MERMAID would go for a bigger house.
#3re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:30pmCan NOT wait to see will FB will do with this news!
#4re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:34pmAnyone else feel this is sort of the end of an era (since BatB was their first Broadway show), even though Disney is still clearly going strong on Broadway?
#5re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:37pmEverything old is new again.
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
#6re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pmI thought it would be this way...they're closing they're taking out the old & bringing in the new.
#7re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pm
THE LITTLE MERMAID better not suck.
But thank GOD that show is finally closing.
BJC899
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/04
#8re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pm
does anyone have the Palace after Legally Blonde?
#9re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:41pm
LEGALLY BLONDE is an open-ended run...
But...maybe GREASE if it flops.
#10re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:43pmI know people have said the production has gone down hill in the last few years, but it is sad to see it go. I saw it in 2002 and loved it. But I would rather it go out now, with some pride...than drag on forever.
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
#11re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:43pmI've still never seen it. Not on Broadway, not on tour -- not even the movie. Is it worth a heavily discounted ticket just to say I've done it?
#12re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:43pm
LEGALLY BLONDE is open-ended, and it will run for most likely a year, if not more: I'm having high hopes for LB 
GREASE, however, I think is going to be a major flop.
#13re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:45pmDo you think they'll try to pull in any stars or past cast members to close it out?
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#14re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:46pmBig mistake. Kill the ape-man, not the beast.
#15re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:47pmI have to disagree with that! Let "Tarzan" as it is...haha, it needs to stay: I'm finally seeing it this summer!
#16re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:49pmthis is kind of sad... i need to go back and see it... it's been YEARS
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#17re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:49pmWow...13 years on Broadway (At least ACL still beats it!), that's a very large portion of my life (I'm 20), it's a little like losing a dog...to me at least. However, it is smart, two Princess based musicals probably would not have held as well. Now we just gotta get rid of Tarzan...
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#18re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:50pm
I seriously thought that show would eventually beat out Phantom
Oh well, best of luck to the cast and crew in their final months 
#19re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:50pm
Here's the quote about why they're closing 'Beauty' in stead of 'Tarzan':
Like “Beauty,” “Tarzan” was savaged by critics, but while “Beauty” went on to play to almost packed houses for years, attendance figures for “Tarzan” have waned, the advance has shrunk and, except for holiday weeks, the grosses have hardly been soaring. So why not call it quits on “Tarzan” and let “Beauty” keep, well, floating along?
Mr. Schumacher, who said “Tarzan” is covering its costs, said the Richard Rodgers Theater, where “Tarzan” is playing, is too small for “Mermaid” and too small for “Beauty.” He added that there are two productions of “Tarzan” being planned for Europe. Keeping “Tarzan” going on Broadway is good for the non-Broadway “Tarzan” franchise.
Kind of a ridiculous excuse in my opinion, but c'est la vie, I suppose.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#20re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:57pmA catchier thread title would be "Beauty to Close July 29, Mermaid opens Dec. 6"
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#21re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:58pmThis is just a dream, right? Or someone's just been vandalizing the Wikipedia entry for this musical again, right?
#22re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:59pmI saw this on the front page and said "wow" out loud. It had a good run but I wish Tarzan would have closed instead. Beauty and the Beast was a lot of kids first exposure to theater.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#23re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 6:02pmI'm glad it's going out with dignity.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#24re: Beauty out Mermaid in
Posted: 1/17/07 at 6:03pm
Disney has a good track recod any producer would be proud of
Lion King - Still Running
B/B - Closing after 13 years
Aida - 3 plus years
Tarzan ?
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