ENRON to close 5/9

[TalkinLoud]

ENRON to close 5/9#1

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:01pm

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Enron-on-Broadway/224342946830

[adamgreer]

ENRON to close 5/9#2

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:06pm

Not surprising, given their low grosses and lack of significant nominations.

This about locks up the Tony for Eddie Redmayne, though.

[TheatreFan4]

ENRON to close 5/9#2

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:09pm

Well that was fast. I just told my Economics teacher that it was looking like it would be a front runner for Best Play. I could have not have been more wrong. LOL.

[Unknown User]

ENRON to close 5/9#3

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:11pm

I wish I could see this but they still have no rush, right?...anybody know what the price at TKTS has been like?

[luvtheEmcee]

ENRON to close 5/9#4

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:13pm

Yikes. I'm glad I was able to see it this weekend.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Mr Roxy]

ENRON to close 5/9#5

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:13pm

Another Coram Boy. A highly touted drama goes belly up. A shame as I thought it was an awesome show.

Poster Emeritus

Updated On: 5/4/10 at 06:13 PM

[Parks]

ENRON to close 5/9#6

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:13pm

And they didn't offer a student rush... why?

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[phantom39]

ENRON to close 5/9#7

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:19pm

Such a shame... enjoyed it very much during its early previews. Glad I got to see it.

"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.

[Scarywarhol]

ENRON to close 5/9#8

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:27pm

No! I was looking forward to seeing it so much!

[Elke]

ENRON to close 5/9#9

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:33pm

Oh no, what a bummer! I'm so sad that I won't get to see this. They threw in the towel extremely quickly.

[PiraguaGuy2]

ENRON to close 5/9#10

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:36pm

This flamed out faster than the REAL Enron!

Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08

[Vespertine1228]

ENRON to close 5/9#11

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:39pm

Eeek. I didn't like it, but there are a lot of great people involved and I wish it could've run through the end of June at least. I think the topic just hit too close to home for American audiences.

[kryst22]

ENRON to close 5/9#12

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:46pm

Everytime I've worked at TKTS it's been listed as 50%.

[rmusic11322]

ENRON to close 5/9#13

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:00pm

No! I really wanted to see it.

[WithoutATrace]

ENRON to close 5/9#14

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:03pm

I hated the show and am not at all surprised by this news.

Let's hope Norbert and Marin's next shows are able to showcase their talents.

[Katurian2]

ENRON to close 5/9#15

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:05pm

Wow- this is incredible. Has there ever been such a disjunction of success between West End and Broadway before?

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[best12bars]

ENRON to close 5/9#16

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:05pm

Wow, that was fast.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[WithoutATrace]

ENRON to close 5/9#17

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:07pm

"Has there ever been such a disjunction of success between West End and Broadway before?"

Yes, as someone mentioned earlier in this thread - CORAM BOY. A hit in London, but played 17 previews and 30 performances in NYC. (another shows I despised by the way)

[Katurian2]

ENRON to close 5/9#18

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:11pm

Huh. That's absolutely amazing... especially given that the source material is American originated. Too bad! The accounting geek in me was looking forward to this in another week!!

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[perfectlymarvelous]

ENRON to close 5/9#19

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:13pm

Yikes! I guess I am going to have to go later this week.

[WithoutATrace]

ENRON to close 5/9#20

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:16pm

I just remembered another London transfer failure - FESTEN. It lasted 20 previews and 49 performances on Broadway. I kind of liked that show though...save for Ali MacGraw's bad acting.

[smartpenguin78]

ENRON to close 5/9#21

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:18pm

This show really suffered from failing the "tourist test" if nothing else. (And I have not read any reviews or seen any other info on the actual production before today.)

Just hearing the title and description of this show people gave the "Why on earth would I want to see a show about that?" reaction. And, being honest, if Norbert and Marin were not in it, and I didn't desire to see everything, I would have never wanted to see it either. West End schadenfreude about American failures somehow played well there, and didn't play well here. Shocking.

I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.

[romgitsean]

ENRON to close 5/9#22

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:23pm

Jesus, that run was about as long as Lestat's...

I might be seeing it Saturday. Huzzah!

Recent Broadway and Off-Broadway:: Carrie, Merrily, Ionescopade
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM

[WithoutATrace]

ENRON to close 5/9#23

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:30pm

LESTAT played 39 regular performances - more than double the 15-performance run of ENRON.

[wonkit]

ENRON to close 5/9#24

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:37pm

Although I thought the play was problematical, the performances were first rate and some of the staging was inventive. I am sorry this didn't do better but I am very glad to have seen it.