FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
#1FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:56pm
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#3re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:57pmThis sh*t seriously needs to stop. Neither of these shows should be closing. I
#4re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pm
Not surprising. But wow.
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Updated On: 12/30/09 at 10:58 PM
#5re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pmYeah, I was the one that posted Variety as a source...what's up with that?
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#6re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 10:58pmWhat a shame. Such a joyous production.
#8re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:01pmWow, this is *really* too bad. I LOVED this show. Too great revivals gone.
#9re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:01pmI am so sad. I really wanted to see this. Hopefully I can get in to see it. So sad.
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#8re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:02pmI agree, it's a shame this is closing so quickly. At least there is a cast recording.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#9re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:04pm
Shame.
That said, another plus in the corner of LA CAGE!
#10re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:04pm
So sad, two great shows closing in 2 weeks.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#11re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
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.
#12re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:10pmThe 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
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#13re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:10pmDamn. Christopher Fitzgerald is so amazing in this show. What a performane.
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#14re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:12pmThis 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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#15re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
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...
#16re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
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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#17re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:21pmThere was talk that Fininan's Rainbow would tour..
#18re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:23pmI doubt it.
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Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#19re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:23pmNot 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!
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#20re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
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
Broadway Star Joined: 12/5/05
#21re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
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
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#23re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:32pmI 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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