Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)
Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#0
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:43pm
I am shocked that Caroline filled the O'Neill theater to a 65% capacity (an all time low for that show I believe). Was anyone else shocked by this?
Ive said it before and Ill say it again...whoever has not seen this show must go NOW. It is a profound musical on many different levels. It speaks to the viewer in ways that one could not imagine. Tonya Pinkins' performance as Caroline will go down in history. Lots Wife is a teary eyed, powerhouse song...the best 11 O Clock number since Roses Turn. The show is tasteful (unlike many shows on Broadway now), classy, smart, clever, and fresh. It must been seen by all. Caroline is a sophisticated and near-flawless evening at the theater. It justifies the $100 you payed for a ticket. You are repaid with wonderful memories and a truly unique performance that will almost likely never been seen for a long, long time. Go see Caroline. If you dont, you will regret it. This is a musical that will be talked about for years to come.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#1
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:44pmyes, go see this show- it doesn't deserve to go out like this.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#2
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:47pmWow. WICKEDROCKS said it all! A wonderful post giving perfect explanations for people to see it. Great job, WICKEDROCKS.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#3
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:50pmI'm taking my parents to see it. I would take my sister if we were capable of being in the same room with each other right now.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#4
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:51pmAny word on whether it's closing early?
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#5
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:52pmActually, last week was the all-time low -- 61.3%
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#6
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:53pm
*headdesk*
Whyyyy?
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#7
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:53pmWell now we're clear why it's closing. Even as last weeks are being advertised, it's at an all-time low. Which for that show, is saying a lot.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#8
Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:54pm
Yeah, I wasnt sure about this week being the lowest. Thanks, Margo for correcting me.
PS: Does anyone know what the highest was?
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#9
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:01pmIt closes on the 29th. I am so glad I saw this show while in New York. And the Original Cast Recording is wonderful. There has been a lot of debate over this show on the msg. boards here. If for no other reason....see this show because it is a new work, not rehashed from a movie, or a revival or based on music from another medium. It deserves to be seen. My understanding is that it is closing on the 29th due to the Repub. Convention (Along with a few other shows). I guess it is thought that these shows will not survive the few weeks that the convention will take over Manhattan (near the theatre district). It was reported on our news here in Denver that we are the 3rd (I think!) most popular destination for New Yorkers during the convention. So people are leaving and I guess people are not going to NYC during that time. Which translates into low ticket sales.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#10
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:02pmIt closes on the 29th. I am so glad I saw this show while in New York. And the Original Cast Recording is wonderful. There has been a lot of debate over this show on the msg. boards here. If for no other reason....see this show because it is a new work, not rehashed from a movie, or a revival or based on music from another medium. It deserves to be seen. My understanding is that it is closing on the 29th due to the Repub. Convention (Along with a few other shows). I guess it is thought that these shows will not survive the few weeks that the convention will take over Manhattan (near the theatre district). It was reported on our news here in Denver that we are the 3rd (I think!) most popular destination for New Yorkers during the convention. So people are leaving and I guess people are not going to NYC during that time. Which translates into low ticket sales.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#11
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:03pmIts hard for me to believe that the show is closing because of the Republican Convention.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#12
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:05pmI am sure that is not the only reason. But part of it. If I find the article I read, I will post the link.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#13
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:06pmIt's closing because it's not selling tickets, not because of the convention. Assassins, on the other hand, raises suspicions with me.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#14
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:07pmWell if that is true, it makes some sense. I mean the show is about killing presidents. But then again, wasnt it a limited engagement??
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#15
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:10pmIt was, but I find the argument that it didn't have enough advance sales to be odd when it usually played to high 80's to 90's capacity. I guess the average ticket price wasn't high enough. But still... Updated On: 8/17/04 at 03:10 PM
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#16
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:10pmSorry if I wasn't clear....right, it is not selling tickets. The article I read eluded to that. And If I remember correctly, production costs. With it (and the others that are closing)they are closing it before the convention because they feel that ticket sales will dip even lower and they will lose even more. So it is a combination of things with the convention factored in. Make sense?
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#17
Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:20pm
Yup. :)
The convention is going to be bad for every business except hotels, really.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/19/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#18
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:35pmi hate to say it, but i feel like some of it had to do with the Tony's performance. I was talking to some people who didn't know anything about the show except for what they had seen on the Tonys. they all groaned when I brought up the title and said that they hated the performance and thought the entire show was just going to be Tonya Pinkins screaming. Out of context, I guess I can understand that. I saw the show before the Tonys broadcast, but did anyone who saw the Tonys before actually seeing the show get a bad impression of the show as a result?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#19
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:51pmThe show did get a bad rep from the Tony preformance. A lot of people I know stayed away from it because the Tony performance wasn't good. Updated On: 8/17/04 at 05:51 PM
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#20
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:53pmHow many pwoplw do you know, exactly?
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#21
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:54pmActually, the Tony performance made me even more interested in the show. Up until then I had very little intention of ever seeing it. I realized that Ms. Pinkins was having trouble, but I thought the song itself was amazing, which made me want to see the show. I'm probably an exception, though.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#22
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:55pmI know lots of "pwoplw" as you call it.
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#23
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:58pmWill be there tomorrow matinee (yes, Ms. Pinkins is back), and Saturday as well. (12 & 13 for us !) Show rocks !!! No doubt!!
re: Caroline Grosses (and why you should go see the show)#24
Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:58pmOh, honey, your original post is clearly marked as edited after mine, but you feel free to go on being your usual disingenuous self. Pwoplw around here have come to expect that from you.
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