Breaking News: AFTER MIDNIGHT to Close on Broadway in Late June

[Rob]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:12pm

Click Here to Read Breaking News: AFTER MIDNIGHT to Close on Broadway in Late June

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:17pm

Wow.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:17pm

Though i wasn't going to see the other two- this is surprising to hear. But at least i get to see Mama Patti!!!

Updated On: 6/14/14 at 01:17 PM

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:19pm

WHAT THE HELL?!?! I can't believe this! I thought it was selling pretty well, I mean at least relatively well. That's really sad to hear, it's such a great show.

[choitoy]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:23pm

That's too bad! I'm seeing the show tonight, hopefully this news doesn't demoralize the cast too much. I was hoping this show had a decent run of at least over a year.

I guess a cast recording is now off the table too. At least there are those six live tracks out there, and numerous officially recorded clips of the various guest stars in the show.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:30pm

This news sux!

[Will42]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:38pm

Very sad news.
Gladys Knight didn't get to perform at all, right?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:41pm

WTF

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:52pm

I think this is pretty crazy and really unfortunate for the entire company and the two divas who were coming in.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:04pm

That's really crazy considering the people they had lined up. Maybe the advanced sales just weren't good enough?

[macnyc]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:10pm

Wow, I'm very surprised. Why would they go to the trouble of booking guest stars if they knew the show was on shaky ground?

They need Hugh Jackman to guest for a while!

[fscmocsgal]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:10pm

That was one of the shows on my list to choose from when I'm up in NYC on August 31st.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:11pm

The Best Musical Broadway has seen in years. So sad.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:28pm

Which one of the unions said no and F*CKed this up?

Can we picket the union?

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:34pm

Seriously? Though I guess I am partially at fault for not buying tickets. I didn't have much of an interest in this until their performance at the Tonys.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:34pm

^ From every corner of the land- Theatrekind Arise! Let's March! LOL.

Updated On: 6/14/14 at 02:34 PM

[wexy]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 2:49pm

Too bad, I really loved this show.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 3:21pm

I was planning too see Gladys in the show since I missed Fantasia twice. Guess I won' t see it althoiugh I may just see it with Patti.

[PlayItAgain]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 3:24pm

something isnt right here, how would being closed one week allow them to keep running an addition 7 weeks....?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 3:31pm

Is it they had no one to cover the "guest star" spot?

I'm thinking either the actors' or the musicians' union wouldn't agree to a one week shuttering?

I don't understand, either. I thought their sales were pretty good.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 3:35pm

really surprised they're not keeping this open longer. The producers really seemed to want to keep it going, but I'm guessing advance sales weren't looking good. I'm also guessing with the lack of available theaters this Fall, someone must wants the Brooks Atkinson(Honeymoon in Vegas??). Also, I find this interesting from the Playbill.com article:


"According to the New York Times, the show's producers, led by Scott Sanders, were hoping to boost ticket sales with a Best Musical Tony win. To stay open through August (when Natalie Cole was scheduled to take her turn as guest headliner), After Midnight depended on receiving a contract concession from more than a dozen theatrical unions. That concession would have allowed the Jazz Age musical revue to temporarily shut down over the July 4 week (between guests LaBelle and Gladys Knight), but not all of the unions agreed.

The production will close at a financial loss, but investors may recoup if a national tour of the show, which is in discussions, proves to be a success."

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 4:28pm

I wonder if they would look for a big-time star to do the tour if it ends up happening.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 4:50pm

Very surprised to hear this. I really thought that they would last at least through the fall.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 4:55pm

A great union triumph- a whole load of people out of work.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/14/14 at 5:06pm

Can someome explain the union tie in and contract concession?