Breaking News: ON THE TOWN Sets Fall Closing Date on Broadway — Page 2

"I bet Philly is popping champagne bottles over this."

I was going to agree with you, but then I remembered he's too young to buy that kind of beverage. I'm sure he's popping some sparkling cider and talking to his insider friends about what will be going into the Lyric next.

"I think the tour will not have the same size orchestra as was the case on Broadway."

Does anyone think that it might, through the incorporation of local musicians? I don't know how these things work.

We all saw this coming and now we know when. Does anyone have an idea of what is coming next to the Lyric? I remember from March that Cirque Du Soleil set their eyes on the Lyric. I bet that with a killer show, they can break the curse of the Lyric.

Two of my happiest nights of theater last year were the 2 performances I attended of ON THE TOWN. Supremely well conceived, gorgeously mounted, thrillingly cast. And oh, that orchestra! The first time our TKTS tickets put us dead center row B, directly in front of the conductor, and we were in musical theater heaven as if Tony Yazbeck and his costars were playing the whole show directly to us. 

Unpopular to say here on BWW, but this very challenging show was robbed of its Tony for Best Revival. It made this past season glow twice as brightly.

Based on their previous successes and failures as well as their recent comments, Cirque Theatrical will be going down a road that differs from Zarkana and Bananna Shpeel in that instead of having theater or vaudeville as a component of one of their regular acrobatic spectaculars, their next endeavor will have a theatrical basis with their usual technical and artistic flair but with more of a cohesive plot line that separates itself from their iconic Vegas and touring shows. 

Nothing will ever top true Broadway shows but it does not mean something new cant come onto the scene.

Just bought my tickets for the final performance (there will be a matinee and an evening show, correct? - someone needs to update ticketmaster which is still selling dates far later than September 6). Very excited to see this show one more time as it is still the best thing I have ever seen on stage.

Totally agree

Could Cirque and Barnum be a good marriage?

"Philly will be so happy."

 Honestly I am happy. Those producers could have put the money they lost towards developing new work or producing more shows. Totally irresponsible 

I liked this show but didn't love it though I think that has more to do with the show itself than this production. I thought it was a really well done production. They certainly had a good run, longer than most expected and they tried their hardest to fill that huge theater.

Updated On: 8/7/15 at 01:40 AM