Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
#1Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:41pmJust wondering, since Apple Tree got a revival nom.
#2re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:43pmI know some plays have; not sure about musicals.
#3re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:46pmI remember seeing Jane Eyre at the Tonys after it had closed.
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#4re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:48pmDidn't Rags perform after it closed? Had Pacific Overtures already closed by the time it performed at the Tonys a couple years ago?
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#6re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 4:58pmAlice and Emily performed for Side Show months after it had closed. It happens quite a bit actually, depends on the star power and the value it adds to the broadcast. Most things that have a big appeal this year are still running, so there probably won't be any closed shows performing this year.
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#7re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:02pmBig River didn't, much to their dismay. They were preparing the national tour right around when the Tonys were, and they were wanting to perform and drum up some interest in the production.
eeperr
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#8re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:02pmI believe if a show closes within a 3 month margin with the Tony's, they perform.
#9re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:31pmthey get the option to perform, as far as i know...many choose not to...
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#10re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:31pmJane Eyre was still open when it performed at the Tonys. It closed a few weeks later.
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#11re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 6:34pm
Do we still think that, assuming she's given the opportunity, Cheno will do "Gorgeous"?
That would be intersting considering the snub...
(I'm still a little upset)
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#12re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:27pm
Sondhead said:
"Big River didn't, much to their dismay. They were preparing the national tour right around when the Tonys were, and they were wanting to perform and drum up some interest in the production."
He must have been talking about the revival because two numbers (at least) from the original production were performed on the Tony Awards in the 80s.
There are so many youngsters on this list that those of us who aren't need to make things clearer 
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#13re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:55pmI think Julie White should do her luncheon salad/Tibetan mandala monologue from The Little Dog Laughed.
#14re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:59pm"Parade" performed after it had closed.
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#15re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 10:16pm
Re: Pacific Overtures
The original production was open in 1976 at the time of the Tonys. The revival did not perform. It closed long before the Tonys.
#16re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 10:19pm
They did do a nice video feature of the Big River revival, however.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6bcfPTZqto
#17re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 10:32pm
Yes, they do perform at the Tonys.
But it's usually one or two people singing one song from the show (Dorothy Loudon singing "Fifty Percent" from "Ballroom," the girls from "Side Show" or Judy Kuhn and Dick Latessa singing "Rags" from "Rags") with little or no scenery and, in the case of Dorothy, not even in costume.
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#18re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/17/07 at 2:49pmLet me rephrase--do y'all think The Apple Tree will be performing?
#19re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:03pm
It's only nominated musicals (and revivals) that perform, not plays, right?
So the following 8 would be eligible to perform?
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening
The Apple Tree
Company
A Chorus Line
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#20re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:12pmIf they let The Apple Tree perform, the only appropriate choices to me seem to be Cheno's numbers, but after her snub do you think Roundabout would want her to perform?
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#22re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:17pm
"It's only nominated musicals (and revivals) that perform, not plays, right?"
That depends. Sometimes plays perform, sometimes they don't. However, they usually don't come across that well, performing one scene out of context.
#23re: Do closed shows perform at the Tonys?
Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:29pmWhen was the last play that performed? I don't recall any.....
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