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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.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:24pm

This 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.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:29pm

Wow. I thought for sure that MERMAID would go for a bigger house.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:30pm

Can NOT wait to see will FB will do with this news!

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:34pm

Anyone 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?

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:37pm

Everything old is new again.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pm

I thought it would be this way...they're closing they're taking out the old & bringing in the new.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pm

THE LITTLE MERMAID better not suck.

But thank GOD that show is finally closing.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:40pm

does anyone have the Palace after Legally Blonde?

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:41pm

LEGALLY BLONDE is an open-ended run...

But...maybe GREASE if it flops.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#11

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:43pm

I 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.

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#12

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:43pm

I'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?

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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.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:45pm

Do you think they'll try to pull in any stars or past cast members to close it out?

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#15

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:46pm

Big mistake. Kill the ape-man, not the beast.

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#16

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:47pm

I have to disagree with that! Let "Tarzan" as it is...haha, it needs to stay: I'm finally seeing it this summer!

#17

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:49pm

this is kind of sad... i need to go back and see it... it's been YEARS

::bust a move::

#18

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:49pm

Wow...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...

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#19

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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

#20

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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.

#21

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:57pm

A catchier thread title would be "Beauty to Close July 29, Mermaid opens Dec. 6"

#22

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:58pm

This is just a dream, right? Or someone's just been vandalizing the Wikipedia entry for this musical again, right?

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#23

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 5:59pm

I 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.

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Posted: 1/17/07 at 6:02pm

I'm glad it's going out with dignity.

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#25

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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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