Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
LI Larry
Stand-by Joined: 7/25/06
#0Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:01pmIt was just posted 2 minutes ago. I knew the box office had dropped but I'm surprised they didn't hold out a little longer. I know they mentinoned that other producers were already eyeing the theater and I guess the advance sale was not great. Too bad.
#1re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:03pmMy god. My god. I am speechless. Truly speechless. I am disgusted.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:03pmI guess nobody believed it when I posted it a half hour ago....it was in Variety
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#3re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:04pm
Wow, what a sad day for Broadway on September 3rd. DRS and Sweeney closing on the same day. 
This is SO sad...
What the puck?!
#4re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:04pmHow many threads have been created and deleted on this subject? This is a sad, sad day.
"I'll show you a laughgasm. I'll gasm all over this stage!"
"Interesting choice"
"Interesting choice"
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#5re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:04pmIt had a nice run. It was a good show. It is sad but let's look forward for new beginnings
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#6re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:04pmDid it recoup it's investment?
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gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
Madhatter
Understudy Joined: 1/11/06
#8re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:05pm
Sweeney and DRS closing on the same day. It did have a nice run and it was a fun show. Good luck to the cast and crew
#10re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:07pmI'm... in shock, really. I didn't expect it so soon.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#11re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:08pm
wow, i didnt expect it so soon
i am very sad now...my spirits are suddenly dampened for the night
SWEENEY and DRS...all in one day
#12re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:08pm
No it didn't recoup.
Well, it was a ball, it ws a blast and it had a good run.
bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#13re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:09pmI'm not sure if it recouped. Neither 42nd Street nor Thoroughly Modern Millie were able to recoup. Anyone have an actual answer?
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#14re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:09pm
It was a ball it was blast, and it's a shame it didn't last. But every chapter has to end you must agree.
"I'll show you a laughgasm. I'll gasm all over this stage!"
"Interesting choice"
"Interesting choice"
mijofly19
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/05
#15re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:10pmSeptember 3rd will be a very, very sad day.
#16re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:10pmDoes anyone else think it's a bit funny and strange that it will have played exactly 666 performances?
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#17re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:10pmI am so upset. I never got to see it.
Who would play you in the movie? "Taye Diggs." --Brian d'Arcy James
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#18re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:10pmKaturian, that's really, really, really strange!
What the puck?!
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#19re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:11pm
"Does anyone else think it's a bit funny and strange that it will have played exactly 666 performances? "
i was just about to mention that!
scariness... and saddness
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#20re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:12pm
At least there's the tour, guys.
I'm a little shocked too. I didn't expect it to run forever, but at least hold out for a few more months.
And Millie and 42nd Street not recouping the investment has nothing to do with DRS recouping it or not.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#21re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:14pmDRS goes down as one of those "crowd-pleasers," like Millie and 42nd Street, that closed at a loss. It's recouped about 80%.
#22re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:16pmIs it sad that I'm on the verge of tears?
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#23re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:18pmK22 i thought it was weird/funny what ever too. I was like hm intresting.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#25re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Closing 9/3
Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:20pm
Not at all. If it makes you feel then your emotions are justified.
It is a bit surprising that it's closing and I did notice the 666 thing as well.
That will make for a very hectic day in NYC as there has been a lot of speculation that Inishmore might close that day as well.
It's too bad really. I suspect that is the likely venue for Curtains.
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