GG Tony Bounce?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:24pm

According To Reidel's column today, the owners of the Walter Kerr (GG is current tenant) are looking for another show. He goes on they will not get much of a bounce from their double Tony win

[keen on kean]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:36pm

I haven't heard specifically about GG but the Tonys don't tend to make much of a bounce at the box office, unless it is mega-hit mega-win such as THE PRODUCERS or possibly now SA.

[roseaddams]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:51pm

I think Grey Gardens will close sometime soon unless Ebersole and Wilson renew their contracts -- they're the two aspects of the show everybody raves about.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:52pm

They have the 2 biggest parts

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:53pm

Fierstein's "A Catered Affair" wants The Kerr.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:55pm

This is the rumor

I think it should make it thru the summer & after that it is anyones guess. It all depends on the grosses

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:58pm

Didn't the Playbill article that said Spring Awakening got a big bounce from the Tonys say that Grey Gardens and Curtains also have increased ticket sales?

[ben4]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:06pm

I hope it doesn't. That would truly suck to see such a great show leave before it's really gotten a chance to be widely seen.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:08pm

I see it having a Sweeney Revival future. It'll likely close in the fall with the stars' departures.

[D2]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:09pm

GREY GARDENS will never be "widely seen." It is too special, too artistic and too esoteric to ever appeal to the masses. This doesn't mean it is a bad show, nor does it negate the feelings that many of you have for it. But the truth is that it is not a crowd pleaser and it never will be.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:12pm

But I don't think we WANT it to be a big crowd pleaser. We want it be successful, but we don't expect it to do Disney business or something. The last thing I would want is screaming tweens at the Gardens.

[ben4]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:13pm

Ehh, as much as I love the show, I agree with your statemant. That being said so many of the greatest pieces of musical theater didn't appeal to audiences and had to grow an audience over the years.

[Jellylorum]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:20pm

"Fierstein's "A Catered Affair" wants The Kerr."

omgz, that is so rude of them to say that when grey gardens hasn't even closed yet!! go to hell with mel brooks!

Just kidding about that.

I love Grey Gardens - it's one my favorite shows and the best I saw this season. However, I don't see it lasting much longer after October. Even if it had gotten more Tonys, I don't think it would have helped since Grey Gardens simply isn't a crowd pleaser.

Updated On: 6/13/07 at 09:20 PM

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:22pm

Fierstein's "A Catered Affair" wants The Kerr.

No it does not. That is a rumor on BWW and it started when the posters were trying to figure out what Jujamcyn theater it was going into. That is not the theater that it wants, but it will most likely end up there.

I see it having a Sweeney Revival future. It'll likely close in the fall with the stars' departures.
The stars of Sweeney never left...
The production closed with the Original Broadway Cast.

[JohJoh525]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:23pm

Do you guys think that GG will last when Ebersole leaves for the London production?

[ben4]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:25pm

Definately not,

when is she supposed to leave?

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:26pm

TapTap...they were planning on leaving the month after the closing. I was basically saying it closed WITH...

However, "near the time" of their departures is what I should have said.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:30pm

Ebersole is leaving in October.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:33pm

Oy. Someone is saying on ATC that there will be a meeting tomorrow to discuss how long the can keep running.


I really hope it makes it until Ebersole leaves.

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:15pm

I think it'll close in Oct. when her contract is up.

[MiracleElixir]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:35pm

I know it won't be a long-lasting thing, but GG got a huge spike from the Tonys this week. Tuesday's performance was sold out, which I believe was the first time that's happened since October or November, and almost all the available tickets for the weekend shows have been sold.

[clintonct]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 11:03pm

We keep reading October. Does anyone know the specific day the contract expires?

thanks.
Karen

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 11:11pm

"But I don't think we WANT it to be a big crowd pleaser. We want it be successful, but we don't expect it to do Disney business or something. The last thing I would want is screaming tweens at the Gardens."

Excellent point. Perhaps I'm some sort of elitist-in-training, but it always pisses me off when something I love becomes insanely popular, especially among people who don't really appreciate it for what makes it great. I want the show to keep running mostly so I can see it again, but I don't really WANT it to be an amazing commercial success. I kinda enjoy the fact that it's the underdog.

Can we please stop talking about Riedel? He is not only an a-****, but he seems to be wrong quite often.

[Clara's Pony]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:17am

Anyone know if MLW is coming over to London with Christine?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:50am

I know it won't be a long-lasting thing, but GG got a huge spike from the Tonys this week. Tuesday's performance was sold out, which I believe was the first time that's happened since October or November, and almost all the available tickets for the weekend shows have been sold.

I don't know where your information is coming from -- if you're making it up or what, but I was in the audience on Tuesday night and there were empty seats all around me. The show was not sold out on Tuesday.