Come From Away Closing Oct 2- Page 2

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 8:41pm

This was a wonderful show. Glad it lives on in the recorded stage production.

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 8:44pm

What an incredible show that will live in my memory forever. And when that is fuzzy, I can watch the outstanding recorded version which was one of the finest filmed stage productions I've seen in years. Bravo!

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 9:04pm

Tickets are now available for the final week! Got mine for the final show! Doesn't look like they raised the prices from what I can tell.

[OceansJenny]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 9:16pm

BWW just changed the article title from “Oct 2” to “this fall”. 

[sppunk]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 9:24pm

Telecharge reopened the last week, got tickets for the Oct 2 finale (watch them change the date now!)

Updated On: 6/8/22 at 09:24 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 9:31pm

Buying a ticket now!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 9:51pm

I really have to see this show again. It was the 1st show I saw after seeing nothing but HELLO, DOLLY! for 1 1/2 years. Although I enjoyed it , my heart was still in Yonkers.

[Lumiere2]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 11:00pm

I'm really disappointed to hear this news. Like several others (though unlike several more,) I thought Come From Away infuriatingly was cheated of Best Musical from DEH, which still is a far inferior show to me. 

(On one hand, CFA has won six other Best Musical prizes worldwide, with NYC being the only major city where it lost. On the other hand, as a Canadian myself, I'll admit I have some favouritism bias for the show.)

The silver lining of Dear Evan Hansen's closing notice earlier this week was me thinking "Well now it's nearly certain: Come From Away will indeed squeak out a longer run than DEH, and CFA will have the last laugh," but I was disappointed both by tonight's news and deeply angered to see that its final total will come up short of Evan's run by ONLY 8 SHOWS.

(Sigh.) Regardless, Come From Away has made all of Canada and millions around the world sensationally proud. I've seen it five times and love it even more every time.

I didn't have any plans to visit NYC again until the holidays, but I might try to come for a weekend trip....

[Fosse76]

Posted: 6/8/22 at 11:10pm

Lumiere2 said: "I was disappointed both by tonight's news and deeply angered to see that its final total will come up short of Evan's run by ONLY 8 SHOWS."

Apparently the producers of CFA are disappointed with that as well.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 1:15am

Why does anyone care which show ran longer? Who cares. This show will live on on tour and regionally. Easy show to produce, pretty easy show to perform. It'll do well. 

I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to find a way to reduce this a little and move it off broadway. 

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 1:37am

Just picked up a pair to be at closing. Thanks for the heads up it reopened!

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 7:30am

CFA (having lost the Tony) running just 8 performances fewer than what was anointed the new phenomenon after Hamilton, and went on to won that Best Musical Tony says everything about how special this show is. 

CFA has also outlived DEH in all international markets the two have played, provided the West End stays open, which seems it will. 

Considering all of that, it’s clear how remarkable this show really is. 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 8:16am

suicidalmickeymouse said: "Just picked up a pair to be at closing. Thanks for the heads up it reopened!"

I’m glad you got through after the weirdness with Telecharge taking that date offsale! 

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 8:47am

RippedMan said: "I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to find a way to reduce this a little and move it off broadway."

Given that both of the 499 seat theaters at New World Stages are slated to be available this fall, I have found myself wondering if the producers of this and/or DEH are looking at the possibility of continuing their runs there. I could just as easily see both of them packing things up in NYC and looking towards the money that could be made via the regional/licensing route, of course, but I wouldn't really be surprised either way.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 10:04am

Orchestra section sold out and only a dozen seats remain in the mezzanine. So happy I was able to grab a ticket.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 2:23pm

BroadwayGuy12 said: "RippedMan said: "I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to find a way to reduce this a little and move it off broadway."

Given that both of the 499 seat theaters at New World Stages are slated to be available this fall, I have found myself wondering if the producers of this and/or DEH are looking at the possibility of continuing their runs there. I could just as easily see both of them packing things up in NYC and looking towards the money that could be made via the regional/licensing route, of course, but I wouldn't really be surprised either way."

Maybe pull a Kinky Boots / Rock of Ages and want a few years and then bring it back.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 2:34pm

ACL2006 said: "Orchestra section sold out and only a dozen seats remain in the mezzanine. So happy I was able to grab a ticket."

Most likely not actually sold out, but seats held back for investors, friends of the show, etc so they can be there at closing.

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 3:24pm

Anyone think Jenn will come back for the closing weeks?

[ElphabaGoodman]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 10:16pm

I have heard that the producers are exploring options to transfer this show to New World Stages

[Fosse76]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 10:31pm

Tomorrow (Wednesday June 15) the show will celebrate being the longest running show at the Schoenfeld...including a special sticker on the Playbill. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 10:49pm

Fosse76 said: "Tomorrow (Wednesday June 15) the show will celebrate being the longest running show at the Schoenfeld...including a special sticker on the Playbill."

This is confusing me. If it means literally the Schoenfeld then it had achieved that a long time ago. If it means the Plymouth too, then J&H still has more performances. Can you unpack this for us?

[Fosse76]

Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:47am

HogansHero said: "Fosse76 said: "Tomorrow (Wednesday June 15) the show will celebrate being the longest running show at the Schoenfeld...including a special sticker on the Playbill."

This is confusing me. If it means literally the Schoenfeld then it had achieved that a long time ago. If it means the Plymouth too, then J&H still has more performances. Can you unpack this for us?"

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/COME-FROM-AWAY-Becomes-Longest-Running-Show-in-Schoenfeld-Theatre-History-Tonight-20220615

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:53am

Fosse76 said: "HogansHero said: "Fosse76 said: "Tomorrow (Wednesday June 15) the show will celebrate being the longest running show at the Schoenfeld...including a special sticker on the Playbill."

This is confusing me. If it means literally the Schoenfeld then it had achieved that a long time ago. If it means the Plymouth too, then J&H still has more performances. Can you unpack this for us?"

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/COME-FROM-AWAY-Becomes-Longest-Running-Show-in-Schoenfeld-Theatre-History-Tonight-20220615"

Well, ibdb shows 1455 for CFA and 1588 for J&H. Hence my confusion. 

[Fosse76]

Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:58am

I was just reporting what I was told. The veracity of the celebration is the onus of the show's producers and the Shuberts.

But yeah, I also just looked it up, so I'm a bit confused myself.

[betyourass]

Posted: 6/15/22 at 10:00am

At first I confused it with The Scarlet Pimpernel (Which changed theaters)....but obviously my mistake...Seems like "press" for press' sake. 

I love CFA so much and yeah I still feel it was robbed at the Tony Awards...but hopefully it will have a long, long, long life worldwide...and not age itself as fast as another musical....