Could Spidey be closing soon????
#2
Posted: 5/20/13 at 12:24pm
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
#3
Posted: 5/20/13 at 2:48pm
The new company will undoubtedly acquire the contractual obligations of the old company. Why would you think the sale of the theater would force the show out that was already in it, unless the show was willing to move out?
#5
Posted: 5/20/13 at 3:14pm
I hope not. Nothing else could run this long in crazy space.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#6
Posted: 5/20/13 at 3:17pm
KING KONG is still looking at that theatre, right?
#7
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:04pm
God, King Kong looks ever worse.
....but the world goes 'round
#8
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:06pm
Tazber did you see the "King Kong" sneak-peek video?
#9
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:08pm
tazber and ucjrdude, please elaborate. I wanna know more...
#10
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:11pm
I rolled my eyes when I hear King Kong was becoming a musical but that video that was released had me intrigued, at least with the puppetry.
#11
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:13pm
No. It has been well-documented that the sale of the Foxwoods had to include purchasing the contract for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark to prevent the new owner from just shutting the show down.
#12
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:16pm
Is there anything in that contract to stop the new owner from jacking up the rent price?
#13
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:23pm
I'm sure the contract has them locked into the price until it expires. Then they could just kick them out if they no longer want them.
#15
Posted: 5/20/13 at 4:59pm
King Kong looks pretty intriguing to me.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#16
Posted: 5/20/13 at 5:10pm
Based on the grosses recently through it could be closing soon...
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#17
Posted: 5/20/13 at 5:19pm
I have to admit King Kong looks good from the videos.
#18
Posted: 5/20/13 at 5:22pm
I think this terrible show has ran its course and should close soon!!! Also the grosses for this show lately have been very low. I wonder what the new name for this theater will.
#19
Posted: 5/20/13 at 6:01pm
In the article the new owners said they are looking forward to bringing good "music" to the theater. They did not say plays or musicals, but specifically music. It's Live Nation, I would not be surprise if it becomes a concert venue!
#20
Posted: 5/20/13 at 6:02pm
I havent seen the show, but is it at all tour-able? Could a scaled down version of the production be created? I feel like this show would be so successful, as it is/was on Broadway on the road.
#21
Posted: 5/20/13 at 6:06pm
It's very much not. At least not in its current production.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#22
Posted: 5/20/13 at 6:07pm
^ They could not tour the show with the same design that they have now at the Foxwoods. I do not see how they could re-concieve the design without making MAJOR cuts. This is one show that HAS to have the spectacle. I loved this show, but the technical elements were what made it worth seeing... The book and score, while passable and serviceable, need those design elements to make this show work. It's a flawed show, but one that I enjoyed nonetheless.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#23
Posted: 5/20/13 at 6:55pm
I think once the summer months hit, SPIDER-MAN will see its tourists again and its numbers will increase. Then September it will fall but once the holidays come around, I'm sure it will pick up steam once again. But who knows? Anything is possible.
#24
Posted: 5/20/13 at 7:00pm
If the show tours it would probably be re-conceived as an arena tour/spectacle, as opposed to a show that is going to traditional theaters. That way they could potentially pack in 50,000 people over the course of a couple of days. Think along the scale of things like "Walking with Dinosaurs" and the arena production of "How to Train Your Dragon."
#25
Posted: 5/20/13 at 7:03pm
Seeing King Kong in July--will report.
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