DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#1DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:28pm
Goodbye!
GYPSY.
GREY GARDENS.
110 IN THE SHADE.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:33pm
All shows close, especailly when not doing enough business
The only one that closed due to poor business was GG. A tough sell from the beginning. A good show but tourists support Broadway & this was not a show for tourists
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americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#4re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:34pmYes, but it is still sad to see them go.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#5re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 3:43pmErin Davie is probably getting close to singing her last "Daddy's Girl" right about now.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#6re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 5:09pm
People should be drifting back in the next hour or so.
Can't wait to hear the stories.
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#7re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 5:26pm
Why use a title of a song not connected to any of the shows that are closing?
I'm going to change my screen name in recognition of this dark, dark, day. I will hereby been known as GreyLizzieBelleLee.
"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#8re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 5:32pm
I felt that song title was a rather nice description for the day at hand.
I didn't want to name a song after one show, leaving the other three out.
BUT if I would have, it would have been called DRIFTING AWAY.
But I like DIVIDING DAY better.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#10re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:07pmGod. We have at least one thread for each show, AND at least one other that encompasses all four. Does yours have some special quality that I seem not to have picked up?
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#11re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:09pm
I started this one before the other four had popped up, and I thought we could just compile all the fabulous stories into one.
Obviously, emcee, not.
#12re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:17pmThere were other threads at 8 o'clock this morning. You started this at 2:28 p.m.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#14re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:31pmand yet with all of these threads I dont think I've seen ONE in depth review and I'm going crazy waiting!!
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
#15re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:32pmWell they have to get HOME first.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#16re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:33pm
Shouldn't they be home by now?
I'm just itching to know all about the closings.
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#17re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:36pmbut I was thinking of those who lived in the city...the show ends at four thirty/five ish...an hour to get home. so I'm impatient. I just wish I could be there!
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#18re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:37pm
Me too, gust. I so wish I could have been there.
BATB was a six o'clock show, right?
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#19re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:40pmoh really? I just ignorantly assumed they all were 2 PM shows. My bad...I'm just dying to hear about 110!!
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
yankees1253
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/07
#20re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:44pm
yeah batb last show was at 6 tonight.
It was a shock to me when i heard batb was closing today when they announced it back early this yr end of jan or begininng of feb. it was huge news story from tv to our newspapers. i was watching nbc today show and at the bottom of the screen the marquee said goodbye to batb and gg only. batb was the only tourist show.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#22re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:51pm
Most everyone who saw one closing show this afternoon went to either Gypsy or Beauty. Theater-junkie-ism at it's finest.
According to someone on ATC, the Grey Gardens closing was "a three tissue box performance."
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#23re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:59pm
Oh, I wish I could have been there. I would have been crying as well.
What time was the GYPSY performance?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#24re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 8:00pmThey should be up to If Momma Was Married.
ILoveWicked330
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
#25re: DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread
Posted: 7/29/07 at 8:00pm
Back from Grey Gardens
Don't know how to review it.
Audience was CRAZY
Christine got a standing ovation at the beginning of Act 2
Scott Frankel (sp?) made a speech after & everyone came on stage (Michael Greif, etc)
I'm sure more people will post more details later.
AMAZING show
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