GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Sets Closing Date!

Both Aladdin & Beautiful are about to outrun the 2014 Tony Winner for Best Musical!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Death-Takes-a-Holiday-A-GENTLEMANS-GUIDE-TO-LOVE-AND-MURDER-Sets-Winter-Closing-on-Broadway-20150908

A glorified theme park show and a jukebox musical with the dramatic intensity of a Love Boat episode are going to outrun one of the best shows on Broadway. Yep, that sounds like the Broadway of today.

South Fl Marc said: "A glorified theme park show and a jukebox musical with the dramatic intensity of a Love Boat episode are going to outrun one of the best shows on Broadway. Yep, that sounds like the Broadway of today."

I don't mean to change the subject here, but yes. A big, magical stage musical from Disney and an inspirational biomusical are going to outrun what some people find to be a very overrated show.

Updated On: 9/8/15 at 06:59 PM

Countdown to someone asking why the final show isn't available on Telecharge in 3....2....1....

what show could take over the Walter Kerr? Tuck? American phsyco?

what does "inspirational" mean?

What I meant was that what fans of Beautiful have taken away from that show is such an inspirational story about Carole King's rise to fame. And I am so sick by the pans the show received on these boards.

Updated On: 9/8/15 at 07:05 PM

I do wonder what's next for the Kerr. Maybe a play?

Call_me_jorge said: "what show could take over the Walter Kerr? Tuck? American Phsyco?"

Tuck Everlasting is going into the Broadhurst and American Psycho is going into a Shubert house.

Updated On: 9/8/15 at 07:11 PM

haterobics said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "And I am so sick by the pans the show received on these boards."

You mean the people who paid money to see it and left with a different opinion than you? Yeah, I hate when those people exist, too."

Yeah, Jeffrey I understand it's no fun to watch a show you love being ripped apart on a message board, but that's part of the deal here. Not everyone agrees, and in some cases, you are part of the minority opinion.

I think it's pretty likely that one of our "confirmed but no theatre announced" shows will go into it. The Crucible or Hughie? If I remember correctly, bother shows have confirmed Broadway runs but haven't announced a theatre. It seems likely to me that they were holding off on announcing their theatre until GG's closure became public.

haterobics said: "You mean the people who paid money to see it and left with a different opinion than you? Yeah, I hate when those people exist, too."

In a way, yes. Mainly because I just really don't like seeing people on these boards trashing on hits like The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Wicked, Kinky Boots, etc.

It was kind of funny that South FI Marc called Aladdin 'a glorified theme park show' because that was the exact criticism Beauty & the Beast received when it first opened on Broadway.

Updated On: 9/8/15 at 07:19 PM

The Crucible is going into the Lyceum right after A View from The Bridge.

South Fl Marc said: "A glorified theme park show and a jukebox musical with the dramatic intensity of a Love Boat episode are going to outrun one of the best shows on Broadway. Yep, that sounds like the Broadway of today.

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I dunno--I think this would have been a healthy run for a show like Gentlemen's in any era of Broadway. It will have outrun shows I might consider vaguely similar like Papp's Pirates of Penzance, the original (ultimately flop) production of Little Me, Edwin Drood, etc... It's in fine company.

Updated On: 9/8/15 at 07:41 PM

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "everythingtaboo said: "Bravo to a run of over two years to a pretty original new musical."

Even though it was suppose to be an adaptation of the film Kind Hearts & Coronets, but the authors couldn't get the rights to it, so they went back to the film's source material and decided to do an adaptation of that instead.

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That's why I said pretty original.