FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17

[Rob]

FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#1

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:56pm

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[rmusic11322]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#2

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:57pm

Not another one!

[luvtheEmcee]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#3

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:57pm

This sh*t seriously needs to stop. Neither of these shows should be closing. I

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[ljay889]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#4

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pm

Not surprising. But wow.

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[everythingtaboo]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#5

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pm

Yeah, I was the one that posted Variety as a source...what's up with that?

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[TheQuibbler]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#6

Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pm

What a shame. Such a joyous production.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#8

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:01pm

Wow, this is *really* too bad. I LOVED this show. Too great revivals gone.

[wendilin622]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#9

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:01pm

I am so sad. I really wanted to see this. Hopefully I can get in to see it. So sad.

[AwesomeDanny]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#8

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:02pm

I agree, it's a shame this is closing so quickly. At least there is a cast recording.

[Yankeefan007]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#9

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:04pm

Shame.

That said, another plus in the corner of LA CAGE!

[perfectlymarvelous]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#10

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:04pm

So sad, two great shows closing in 2 weeks.

[After Eight]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#11

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:07pm

It's too bad, but I'm afraid it was a pedestrian production. It looked cheap, and it just wasn't a piece that would connect with audiences who don't know or care who Burton Lane or E.Y. Harburg are.

It's a shame it wasn't better presented, but I don't think it would have been a hit even then.

[givesmevoice]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#12

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:10pm

The Variety article mentioned that they had wanted to move to a smaller theatre; it's too bad that didn't work out! I loved this production, but the St. James is such a huge house.

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[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#13

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:10pm

Damn. Christopher Fitzgerald is so amazing in this show. What a performane.

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[Eris0303]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#14

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:12pm

This is a great production and I'm so glad I saw it. I got my mom tickets for Christmas and I'm so sad she's going to miss it

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[bjh2114]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#15

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:12pm

It's too bad, but I'm afraid it was a pedestrian production. It looked cheap, and it just wasn't a piece that would connect with audiences who don't know or care who Burton Lane or E.Y. Harburg are.

Too bad that you're the only one who thought that...

[Mildred Plotka]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#16

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:15pm

Well I think La Cage has that revival Tony win locked up now.

Such a shame, though I'm glad I'll be able to see it next week and that the cast album is on the way. Does anyone know if they're going to have the recording early at the theatre?

A move to another theatre would have been too costly.

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[Unknown User]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#17

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:21pm

There was talk that Fininan's Rainbow would tour..

[Mildred Plotka]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#18

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:23pm

I doubt it.

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[Ed_Mottershead]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#19

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:23pm

Not surprised, but devastated that this happened. If it had been a blah production of a good show or a so-so production of a bad show, I wouldn't feel so bad. But a good production of a great show is tragic, at least IMO. Guess I'm getting too old and have got to accept the inevitable. My best best to all involved and thanks for trying!

BroadwayEd

[lovesclassics]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#20

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:28pm

Wow. On a whim yesterday I bought tickets on TDF for this Saturday's matinee. I'm coming in from Boston for the day. Had Ragtime been available on TDF I might have opted for that instead thinking that Finian's might have been around a bit longer. But now I'm happy I didn't have the choice. I've seen several outstanding productions of Ragtime but only bad community theater versions of Finian's. So if I can only see one of these two acclaimed revivals, I'm glad it's Finian's.

[TIGGOSAURUS]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#21

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:28pm

and it just wasn't a piece that would connect with audiences who don't know or care who Burton Lane or E.Y. Harburg are.

I completely and respectfully disagree. I connected with Finian's because it came across as a charming, old-fashioned (in a positive sense - I hate the fact that the term is so pejorative!), beautifully-presented and wonderfully cast production.

It totally captivated me, it's a shame I may be in the minority. Is stunt casting really the only way to go nowadays??

Seen some shows in my time....

[bwaylvsong]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#22

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:31pm

Oy vey...

[Mildred Plotka]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#23

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:32pm

I think in this economy it would be wise of shows with no celebrities to sell tickets to open in the Spring.

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[ljay889]

re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17#24

Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:32pm

^ I agree with that.