Bye Big Fish
Bye Big Fish
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#1Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/28/13 at 11:30pm
You deserved better . Glad we saw one of the better musicals on Broadway in some time. Liked it and the score much better than the overpraised Wicked.
Hopefully there will be life after Broadway. Good luck to all involved and thankfully we will have the cast album in February.
Norbert, stay away from the Neil Simon . Nothing but bad luck for you.
#2Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/28/13 at 11:39pm
Norbert, stay away from the Neil Simon . Nothing but bad luck for you.
He won a Tony for one of his performances there. I would hardly call that bad luck.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/28/13 at 11:53pmBad luck as far as the theater not the role.
#3Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 1:16amSaw it for the second time today and I will NEVER understand why this show is closing. I bawled like a baby again. So moving. Such a beautiful score and show.
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#4Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 1:23amI agree. I actually had to sit there and collect myself after the show. And I looked around and a lot of people were affected too. I guess the material just resonates with people. I truly enjoyed it from start to finish.
#5Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 11:57amI will really miss it so much. It was an amazing price of theatre with heart and soul. Even though the critics bashed they still manged to fight the dragons. I am counting down to the Cast Recording and I hope February comes sooner than later. I really hope this show can tour so many people can be touched by the magic that is Big Fish.
#6Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 11:59amI am sorry I never got to see this, but I was in the city for the first time in six months this past Monday, but I had tickets to something else.
#7Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 4:07pmAlso very sad to see this one go so quickly. Reminds me of how fast Hands on a Hardbody came and went. Big Fish was the best new musical this fall. The witch scene is with me forever.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#9Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 4:47pm
Bad luck as far as the theater not the role.
That still doesn't make sense.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 4:58pmHe won for the role Catch could have been any theater. The Simon seems to be jinxed for him having a long run.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#11Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 5:04pmBig Fish would have flopped in any theater. There is no point.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#12Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 5:24pmWhatever Many people enjoyed it. It was an undeserved flop. IMO
#14Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/29/13 at 9:16pmI really enjoyed it. Bobby, Norbert, Kate, and the entire cast are excellent!
#15Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/30/13 at 12:04amThis production was absolutely breathtaking!! It's in my top 3 shows I've seen this year (beaten only by DROOD). I cannot believe it closed. I was expecting this to run for years!!
#16Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/30/13 at 11:56am
Saw the closing show and it was a truly magical night. Crazy entrance applause for everyone, so much that Norbert kind of signaled "stop." No curtain speeches or anything because the show really spoke for itself, but it was magical seeing the audience standup in the blackout so that the cast would come out to an already standing ovation. I felt so lucky to be there and enjoy that story and score on Broadway for a final time.
Sidenote: ran into Andrew Lippa at intermission! Very cool.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#17Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/30/13 at 5:36pm
Nice article from someone who was there and about theater in general.
http://www.broadwayspotted.com/musings-on-yet-another-night-of-theatre/
homeimp
Leading Actor Joined: 10/2/08
#18Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/30/13 at 6:08pm
Such a good article, Sutton. Thanks for the link!
homeimp
KevinL75
Swing Joined: 10/15/13
#19Bye Big Fish
Posted: 12/30/13 at 8:21pm
I was there last night and it was incredible. I really don't understand why this show closed so early - it had such a phenomenal emotional center. The audience showed a ton of appreciation, and the cast and orchestra showed it back. No speeches or excessive curtain calls, but the last few scenes spoke volumes themselves.
Also saw Lilla Crawford like 6 times during intermission and after the show - her hair is hard to miss!
homeimp
Leading Actor Joined: 10/2/08
#20Bye Big Fish
Posted: 1/2/14 at 12:24amWhat did Lilla like 6 times at intermission? I'm confused.
#21Bye Big Fish
Posted: 1/2/14 at 2:21pm
"I really don't understand why this show closed so early..."
I'm not sure if you're speaking literally or figuratively, but the answer is (answers are) simple:
1) not enough people who saw the show felt the same way about it as you did, and
2) not enough people found the marketing, press, and word of mouth sufficiently compelling to justify buying a ticket.
#22Bye Big Fish
Posted: 1/7/14 at 4:10amLiked it, didn't love it. While it had a stellar cast and I thought they all gave beautiful performances , I just felt like the show itself needed some work, some tweaking. RIP Big Fish.
ThatMezzoGirl
Chorus Member Joined: 12/6/13
#23Bye Big Fish
Posted: 1/7/14 at 7:13amBoooo I wanted to see this, always loved the movie. And love Norbert. Well can't wait to see what he's in next.
#24Bye Big Fish
Posted: 1/7/14 at 3:39pm
You deserved better .
Not really. Surprised it lasted this long. Certainly longer than I could remember any of the tunes.
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