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

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:22pm

"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.

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:23pm

I HAD TICKETS FOR THE 10TH WHAT THE...:/

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:25pm

"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.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:32pm

Mr. N - I think that's the only way it could be humanly possible to do a tour with the full orchestra.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's pretty common practice to pick up local musicans on national tours - even for productions with smaller orchestras than this.  Yet another reason why I never buy tickets for the first week of a national tour's run.  Give em time to get settled in and refine their performances.  

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:46pm

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.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:48pm

God ANYTHING but a Cirque show... PLEASE.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 8:57pm

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.

[hork]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:05pm

Damn. I figured this would happen, but I was hoping it would hang on until October, when I'll be in NYC. Oh, well, one less option makes my theater-going decisions a little easier, I guess.

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:27pm

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. 

[David2]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:29pm

Definitely going back to see this before it closes. Absolutely one of the best revivals I've seen in a few years.

[ivandixon2]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:33pm

Cirque spent over 100 million for a show that was suppose to run for ten years at the Kodak in LA. I had friends that went where there was barely a hundred people. It closed after a year.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:46pm

DAMN! They must have lost a lot of money. I would imagine NYC would be a better place for cirque considering people there are always seeing shows, and the illusionists and Penn and Teller have made very good business. I just don't want people to chose Cirque over Broadway play or musical 

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:48pm

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

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 9:49pm

In Pittsburgh there are pretty much always local musicians.

[Sally Durant Plummer]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 10:00pm

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.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 10:21pm

What a magnificent production. We will never see this material done this well in our lifetimes. 

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 10:22pm

Totally agree

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 10:49pm

Copeland's schedule doesn't have her doing the Saturday & Sunday evening shows. I have to wonder if she'll add in the final show to her schedule.

[SweetLips]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 10:51pm

Could Cirque and Barnum be a good marriage?

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 11:32pm

I would love to see Barnum on Broadway but I have a few thoughts. Barnum if revived on Broadway has to separate itself from the recent revival of Pippin. Maybe going beyond acrobats, Cirque could lead the overal design team with a concept based around vaudevillian circus and the sideshows of the past. Something similar to the recent U.K production. 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 11:46pm

"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 

[rob136]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:57am

As with all but the worst of shows, I'm sad to see it go, but excited to see what takes its place. I wasn't a big fan of On the Town. It was very "Broadway as usual" and didn't innovate or break the mold as much as other musicals in its season (Fun Home mainly, but also On the Twentieth Century as well as Hamilton if you count Off-Broadway). Not every show can be innovative, but I can still hope.

Absolutely amazed it held on as long as it did, though. This was a miserable failures for the producers, not only because they failed to pull the plug when it was time, but also because they chose the second largest theatre to stage a show that does not have the "wow factor" to consistently fill it.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:40am

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.

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[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:50am

I adored this revival...not surprising but still sad to hear. I'm probably going to go back to see Misty Copeland when she starts performances.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 9:30am

"I was going to agree with you, but then I remembered he's too young to buy that kind of beverage"

Ha! A+