FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing

[CapnHook]

FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#0

Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:17pm

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[BrdwyThtr]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#1

Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:19pm

Not surprising.

[mominator]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#2

Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:20pm

Sad but true, no big surprise here.

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[JakeB]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#3

Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:39pm

Well if any of you are swinging by England in December, my production at college is the 1st, 2nd and 3rd.. :)

[redhotinnyc2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#4

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:00pm

Thank God - lets make room for some new blood on Broadway!

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[broadwayguy2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#5

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:14pm

technically OFF Broadway, but oh well .LOL.

[BwayTheatre11]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#6

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:16pm

It had a pretty good run for a not so good show.

CCM '10!

[broadwayguy2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#7

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:18pm

CATS was here for two decades.BAD shows can stick around for a LONG time.

[ponine24601]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#8

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:50pm

oo darn. i enjoyed the show a lot. it did have a good run though.

"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon

[BwayTheatre11]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#9

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:52pm

These shows had to attract some sort of crowd.

CCM '10!

[Sharon2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#10

Posted: 6/22/04 at 4:25pm

I don't care what you all think,
but FAME is the BEST off-broadway show!!

Go to famefanatics.com to see how many fans FAME on 42nd Street have!

That's not the way to say goodbye to a great show.

[TheNPH]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#11

Posted: 6/22/04 at 5:03pm

I enjoyed the show, but it was far from great. I also prefered the original cast to the replacements currently in it.

"And it's mean and ugly..." NPH describing the world in 'Take me to the world' from Evening Primrose

[AnothaPartofMe]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#12

Posted: 6/22/04 at 7:18pm

I saw FAME... it was written way back in the 90's and it's taken until 2004 to get OFF-BROADWAY... this show is horrible, and should never be revived for any purpose so help me lord!

UGH WHAT AN AWFUL SHOW-- I'd watch A Little Night Music or Anything Goes before I would watch Fame again!!!!!!! EVER!!!!

And if she'll say, "My darling, I'm yours!" I'll throw away my striped tie and my best pressed tweed, all I really need is the girl...

[BroadwayDiva]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#13

Posted: 6/22/04 at 7:25pm

It's not good, but it's not horrible. It's mediocre. I'm sad to see it go, but I knew it was going to happen sometime soon.

I have my books and my poetry to protect me...

[BlueWizard]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#14

Posted: 6/22/04 at 7:28pm

Yeah, it's pretty bad. I saw the tour when it stopped by Toronto years ago. I couldn't believe how awful it was - I was in a state of perpetual cringe. They didn't even perform the title song in the show, it was tacked on as a stupid encore. The show felt like it was written by 14-year olds.

BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."

[Phantom2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#15

Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:17pm

It had a good run. The cast is very talented. I think they'll go pretty far. Shakiem Evans is on the Mamma Mia! tour and from what I heard, he's friggin' awesome (cowboy hat and all!).

"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer

"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher

[luvtheEmcee]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#16

Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:19pm

hmmmm... I saw it in London. I enjoyed it, but it's not the best of shows.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[redhotinnyc2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#17

Posted: 6/23/04 at 9:32am

OH God - I need a vacation - I must have been asleep when I read the title of this post - I thought it was about 42nd Street - the musical - closing. BOTH should close,!

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[broadwayguy2]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#18

Posted: 6/23/04 at 11:53am

I saw the original North American cast with Gavin Creel and Jennifer Gambatese in the leads. The show was dreadful, but I sat through it three times for Gavin Creel.

Yes, I am pitiful.

[POLisPOL]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#19

Posted: 6/23/04 at 1:36pm

I saw Fame in london when opened a few years ago, and I don't like at all...
A few months ago opened here, in barcelona, and I don't want to see it...

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!

[Unknown User]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#20

Posted: 6/23/04 at 1:47pm

I saw fame not too long ago, and i have to say, i loved it. I agree it's not the best thing compared to other shows i have seen, but it was still an overall great show.

[StickToPriest]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#21

Posted: 6/23/04 at 1:57pm

"I'd watch A Little Night Music or Anything Goes before I would watch Fame again!!!!!!! EVER!!!!"

You don't like "A Little Night Music" OR "Anything Goes"?

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[BroadwayBound06]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#22

Posted: 6/23/04 at 2:02pm

I also saw it in London, I didn't mind it. It's a pretty weak show, but it was good. It has good music.

[BroadwayBound06]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#23

Posted: 6/23/04 at 2:02pm

I also saw it in London, I didn't mind it. It's a pretty weak show, but it was good. It has good music.

[ShaimanMenkenFan]

re: FAME ON 42nd STREET Closing#24

Posted: 6/23/04 at 2:59pm

I saw the Barcelona production of "FAME", and I think is a very, very bad show!

Seven and a half cents doesn't buy a hell of a lot!