Boy From Oz closing.....
Boy From Oz closing.....
#0Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:55pmAccording to Broadway.com (i know, not the most reliable source for accurate news), BFO is closing when Hugh leaves 9/12/04. At least now the Ricky Martin/John Travolta/(insert name here)rumors can die!!!!
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
Updated On: 6/24/04 at 02:55 PM
thebigkrakowski
Leading Actor Joined: 7/24/03
#1re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:58pm
Whoops, sorry I reposted. Didn't see this.
Can't wait until Encores! does it in a few years.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#2re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:59pm
Not surprising at all.
Hope to see Tyler Hanes back on the boards soon..... not to mention Ms. Keating and Ms Black..... or the divine Hugh!
#3re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 3:01pmNo one can replace Hugh. That is a given. They closed the show when he went on vacation.
"Life is not measured by the number
of breaths we take, but by moments
that take our breath away."
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but how to dance in the rain."
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#6re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 3:07pmCan't say I'm surprised. I still have to see this show!
#7re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 3:13pmI hate to see it go, but I figure it's far better the show closes altogether than have Ricky Martin come in and replace the amazing Hugh. That would be so...sad.
"And now for something completely different..."
#8re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 3:22pm
It's too bad I hate to see theaters go dark. Well, we'll be seeing it in July.
B
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Conan O'Brien
Updated On: 6/24/04 at 03:22 PM
Tiny_Dancer
Understudy Joined: 8/15/03
#9re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 3:26pmThe theatre won't go dark....I believe Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be in there.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#10re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 4:26pmThe only thing that people are going to see is him, not the show.
Broadwaylilhead
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/03
#11re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 4:33pmTyler Hanes left the show awhile ago to do THE FROGS
Call it a regime change...
#12re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 5:01pmHugh carries that show! I'd like to see him reprise the role on tour or in London.
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#13re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 5:34pmNow Stephanie Block can move to something else, such as the Wicked national tour...
CCM '10!
#14re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:04pmIf Stephanie Block did wicked on tour i would want to see it when it comes to chicago!!! I prefer that they close it when hugh leaves. Its better to leave on a high note (ie. Nine..john stamos).
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
#15re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:05pm
This is no surprise. Hugh is incredible! But September seems so soon! I need to see it!
This is a little off topic, but does he have an understudy? Or do they cancel all the shows he's not in?
I have my books and my poetry to protect me...
#16re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:17pmHe did have an understudy originally, John Hill, who went on to play Jason in Bare and never went on for Hugh *obviously.* I dont know what the situation is now.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#17re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:22pmWell, he does make the show. Even with him I thought it was kind of mediocre. I hope the stars can move on to better things.
#18re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:43pmOh the show itself is pathetic. Hugh is the only reason it's worth sitting through.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#19re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:33pmThis is a great move, very classy if you ask me, Hugh was the only face I could see in the show. Other big shows this season I could see other replacements. But not in this role.
You, you are the worst thing to happen to musical theater since Andrew Lloyd Webber... and you I just don't like you.
jayem1968
Stand-by Joined: 6/9/04
#20re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:39pmSaved from a "Boy Band" replacement- excellent!
Everybody goes down well with beer.
#21re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:43pmthis would be sad news if I liked the show....
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#22re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 8:46pm
I am seeing the show in one week. WHOOOOO!
#23re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:20pm
yaaaay. good job! scared hugh was going to be replaced by some evil popstar-broadway wannabe.
He could be that boy...Im not that girl--Elphaba
#24re: Boy From Oz closing.....
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:29pmyeah I guess it's good that he won't be replaced by some horrible popstar but I really didn't think this show would close so soon. Oh and I didn't know John Hill was his understudy. As cute as he is I don't know if he could pull it off.
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