CINDERELLA to close in January

[mFabila]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:39pm

according to NYT

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2014/09/03/rodgers-hammersteins-cinderella-to-close-on-broadway/?smid=nytimesarts Updated On: 9/3/14 at 05:39 PM

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:40pm

Link? If true, it had a great run.

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:42pm

Sad news.

Congratulations to cast members past and present and the production team on a great run!

[gstrus2]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:53pm

NeNe Leakes will join the cast in November.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:02pm

I thought Robyn Goodman will work her magic once again

well now this leaves the Broadway open for the spring!

Updated On: 9/3/14 at 06:02 PM

[gstrus2]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:04pm

Is Miss Saigon ready to move to Broadway for the spring to its original home, the Broadway?

[JohnyBroadway]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:05pm

Congrats to all involved! They really couldn't have presented a more fabulous production. The legacy will continue on the road, and I bet it won't be too long before they start licensing it. I wonder if it will recoup?

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:12pm

What a great run this one had. I'm glad that I got to see CINDERELLA in person before it closed, and I'm sure Keke would make a wonderful Ella to close the show.

The heat is on in Saigon for sure.





Updated On: 9/4/14 at 06:12 PM

[VotePeron]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:18pm

I'll never forget the magic I experienced during one of the first previews, sitting in the front orchestra watching Laura Osnes give her all with this role. What a great production, glad it will have run for as long as it will.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:19pm

NeNe isn't playing Ella she is playing Madame replacing Sherri beginning in November.

[mFabila]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:20pm

While Patina was a great in Pippin, Laura should've won the Tony.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:22pm

I think Cinderella has had a more then respectful run and will be successful on the road. The closing isn't a surprise to anyone in the community. I think that in the end, people will recognize this incarnation of the show as a success.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:25pm

This was the first Broadway show I saw in New York. It will always hold a special place in my heart. It had a great run and I look forward to seeing the tour.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:26pm

Wonder why Sherrie is only doing such a short stint? Although I have to say NeNe is a big draw for me.

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:26pm

"While Patina was a great in Pippin, Laura should've won the Tony"

What does that have to do with anything?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:28pm

^^^ Regardless of what it has to do with, it's completely wrong. The insane stuff Patina was doing was far more challenging than playing Cinderella.

I think people will now wait for NeNe and skip Sherri.

Updated On: 9/3/14 at 06:28 PM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:37pm

Well this had a great run. It has not recouped yet though, has it?

[promisespromises2]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:42pm

I was SO against seeing this, but I was desperate during a trip to NYC and was stupid and got to TKTS at the worst hour possible. AKA all that was left musical-wise was Cinderella (and probably some other stuff I didn't want to see). Don't regret it at all. Took my mom and we had a blast. It was so much funnier than I thought it would be and SO much more adult-like. And the entire original cast was just great. Judging by other peoples comments throughout their run, I definitely think it was a successful run!

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:46pm

It's always sad to see a show with so much promise fall by the wayside. I hope to see Cinderella when it tours.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:01pm

It was a good run but can't say I'm surprised. I'll be going back for NeNe. I'm guessing Keke Palmer will be there til the end. NeNe and Keke! You know Kandi mad she didn't make it to Broadway before NeNe. A Mother's Love? Nope.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:41pm

"Well this had a great run. It has not recouped yet though, has it?"

If it does not recoup by the time it closes, then maybe the tour will help it recoup. That's what happened with 'Into the Woods'.

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:43pm

I wonder what will move into the palace? Either way, I'm glad that this desecration of such a great musical will finally be gone from Broadway.

[JohnyBroadway]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:48pm

What does the Palace Theatre have to do with the closing of Cinderella?

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:54pm

Wow mjohnson2, I can understand people's opinions of certain things but "desecration" is too strong a word, don't you think? I thought Douglas Carter Beane's work was a much BETTER revision than the terrible and unspeakable revival of FLOWER DRUM SONG, Hawng should be banned from doing revisions ever again.

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:55pm

I wouldn't call this a desecration, nor would I call either incarnation "a great musical." This version of the Cinderella story has always been a few great songs, a handful of decent to forgettable ones and little to no book or character to string them together.

This one is better than some of the previous tries, no worse than any others.