FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17- Page 2
FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#25re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:36pm
Oh no! This is such sad news!
EVen sadder is that I just saw it tonight (AND LOVED IT!) but waiting at the stage door, we were told that they were having a meeting inside. I now realize what that meeting was for. 
The cast must have forced a happy face on when they left the theater, because they seemed absolutely fine.
#26re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:37pm
This is really getting majorly depressing. First, Ragtime, now Finian's! God, what is there on Broadway anymore beyond celebrity casting, Hair, and next to normal?!
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
Updated On: 12/30/09 at 11:37 PM
#27re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:37pmI'm sure they've been expecting the news.
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#28re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:39pmHave God of Carnage close and they take there Theatre!
#29re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:41pm
I seriously doubt they have any money available for a move.
And I'm sure Carnage will close as scheduled in February.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#30re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:43pmCarnage is selling through June.
#31re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:43pmand yet WICKED continues to break records. Go Figure!
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#32re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:44pm
"Too bad that you're the only one who thought that... "
Nonsense.
And incidentally, there's a far larger world of opinions out there than those expressed on Broadway World. (As if there were even 100% unanimity- minus myself- on this board.)
#33re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:44pmThey are? Huh, I thought they were only going until February. I can't imagine the next few months will be terribly kind to them.
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#34re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:48pmI don't think the material is at fault here. Anything without marquee names these days is in trouble. From Shakespeare to Sondheim.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#35re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:49pmBoo!
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
#36re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/30/09 at 11:57pmUgh, I wanted to see this on my annual New York trip... balls!
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
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"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#37re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:00amFriends of mine refused to go with this rationalization: "It's just a concert version moved into a Broadway house and charging twice the price." It's hard to fight that. In these times, people want bang for their buck (as, euch, Wicked continues to prove.)
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699
#38re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:05amWell, this was the kick in the pants I needed to finally get tickets for this. Got a TDF ticket for January 7.
#39re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:05am
Friends of mine refused to go with this rationalization: "It's just a concert version moved into a Broadway house and charging twice the price." It's hard to fight that.
Except it's not... they turned it into a full scale production during the transfer. It's not a concert version anymore at all.
#40re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:07amToo bad. I saw the show only this Sunday, went in with no expectations whatsoever and thought it was terrific. Not a mind-blowing smash, mind you, but a charming, thoughtful production that really snuck up on me. Smartly staged and exceptionally sung. Sad to see it go, but at least we'll get a recording out of it.
#41re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:08am
Will Cheyenne Jackson be a regular on 30 ROCK now?
I don't think anyone thought this would be a hit, good for the producers for letting people see this show after the Encores! production.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#42re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:09am
"Friends of mine refused to go with this rationalization: "It's just a concert version moved into a Broadway house and charging twice the price." It's hard to fight that. In these times, people want bang for their buck "
I think your friends were right in their assessment. I thought it worked better at Encores. There the expectations are lower regarding production values, whereas on Broadway, the lack thereof really sticks out like a sore thumb.
#43re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:11amThat's sad. I loved it.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#44re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:13amIt is scary when you cannot succeed even when you get good reviews.
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#45re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:13amwell, there goes another show that i was possibly going to see when I am in NY from 1/28 to 2/1.
#46re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:15amsame, purtynpynk. i was going to see this on the 22 or 24th. ill try to get up to nyc in the next few weekends!
I'll take the wind and soar.
phantomvegas2
Stand-by Joined: 1/24/08
#47re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:15amWhat in the... What's going on!?!?! At least we do get a recording out of this production. Jesus!!!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#48re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:19am
Both Hair & Spring Awakening got great reviews .Spring should have run longer & Hair is losing steam much to early.This is an ominous trend IMO.
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Updated On: 12/31/09 at 12:19 AM
#49re: FINIAN'S RAINBOW to Close January 17
Posted: 12/31/09 at 12:22amThis happens every Winter.
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