#77
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:48pm
Whoo-hoo! Just got word that a great boot was done a couple of days ago during one of the last previews.
Can't wait to see it this weekend!
Can't wait to see it this weekend!
#78
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:49pm
FIRST musical to open and close in ONE night on Broadway in 23 years. This makes 22 all together.
1 Kelly (Feb 6, 1965 - Feb 6, 1965)
2 Here's Where I Belong (Mar 3, 1968 - Mar 3, 196
3 Billy (Mar 22, 1969 - Mar 22, 1969)
4 La Strada (Dec 14, 1969 - Dec 14, 1969)
5 Gantry (Feb 14, 1970 - Feb 14, 1970)
6 Blood Red Roses (Mar 22, 1970 - Mar 22, 1970)
7 Frank Merriwell (Apr 24, 1971 - Apr 24, 1971)
8 Wild and Wonderful(Dec 7, 1971 - Dec 7, 1971)
9 Heathen! (May 21, 1972 - May 21, 1972)
10 Rainbow Jones (Feb 13, 1974 - Feb 13, 1974)
11 Home Sweet Homer (Jan 4, 1976 - Jan 4, 1976)
12 A Broadway Musical (Dec 21, 1978 - Dec 21, 197
13 The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall (May 13, 1979 - May 13, 1979)
14 Onward Victoria(Dec 14, 1980 - Dec 14, 1980)
15 Broadway Follies (Mar 15, 1981 - Mar 15, 1981)
16 The Moony Shapiro Songbook (May 3, 1981 - May 3, 1981)
17 Little Johnny Jones (Mar 21, 1982 - Mar 21, 1982)
18 Cleavage (Jun 23, 1982 - Jun 23, 1982)
19 Play Me a Country Song (Jun 27, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982)
20 Dance a Little Closer (May 11, 1983 - May 11, 1983)
21 Take Me Along (Apr 14, 1985 - Apr 14, 1985)
22 Glory Days(May 6, 2008 - May 6, 200
1 Kelly (Feb 6, 1965 - Feb 6, 1965)
2 Here's Where I Belong (Mar 3, 1968 - Mar 3, 196
3 Billy (Mar 22, 1969 - Mar 22, 1969)
4 La Strada (Dec 14, 1969 - Dec 14, 1969)
5 Gantry (Feb 14, 1970 - Feb 14, 1970)
6 Blood Red Roses (Mar 22, 1970 - Mar 22, 1970)
7 Frank Merriwell (Apr 24, 1971 - Apr 24, 1971)
8 Wild and Wonderful(Dec 7, 1971 - Dec 7, 1971)
9 Heathen! (May 21, 1972 - May 21, 1972)
10 Rainbow Jones (Feb 13, 1974 - Feb 13, 1974)
11 Home Sweet Homer (Jan 4, 1976 - Jan 4, 1976)
12 A Broadway Musical (Dec 21, 1978 - Dec 21, 197
13 The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall (May 13, 1979 - May 13, 1979)
14 Onward Victoria(Dec 14, 1980 - Dec 14, 1980)
15 Broadway Follies (Mar 15, 1981 - Mar 15, 1981)
16 The Moony Shapiro Songbook (May 3, 1981 - May 3, 1981)
17 Little Johnny Jones (Mar 21, 1982 - Mar 21, 1982)
18 Cleavage (Jun 23, 1982 - Jun 23, 1982)
19 Play Me a Country Song (Jun 27, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982)
20 Dance a Little Closer (May 11, 1983 - May 11, 1983)
21 Take Me Along (Apr 14, 1985 - Apr 14, 1985)
22 Glory Days(May 6, 2008 - May 6, 200
#79
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:50pm
In regards to filling the Circle:
THE STORY OF MY LIFE, the new two-person musical directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. could definitely take this house.
Also: any one of several straight plays.
THE STORY OF MY LIFE, the new two-person musical directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. could definitely take this house.
Also: any one of several straight plays.
#80
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:50pm
Another composing team who will probably never write for Broadway again
The landscape is littered with those who tried, got eviscerated & gave up on Broadway. An example, those who brought us The Yearling.
The landscape is littered with those who tried, got eviscerated & gave up on Broadway. An example, those who brought us The Yearling.
Poster Emeritus
#81
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:51pm
Because you posted it before it was officially confirmed. The Playbill.com article was the first official confirmation.
#82
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:53pm
Scaryclowns - that was the one! thanks. couldn't rememeber the name. STORY OF MY LIFE would work well at the Circle, in my opinion.
#83
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:54pm
Wow, even Got Tu Go Disco ran 8 performances.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#84
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:54pm
Now thats going a bit too far. The two writers and the four performers and the dozens of other young people who worked on this show deserve credit. Life is a series of lessons. They tried, the opened a show on Broadway- that's a lot more than most people have done.
Was it the most brillant thing ever to happen on Broadway? Definitly not. But no need to attack people saying they'll never work on Broadway. They're young- you never know. If we judged producers by the shows that flopped in the same way- there would be no one working on Broadway.
Was it the most brillant thing ever to happen on Broadway? Definitly not. But no need to attack people saying they'll never work on Broadway. They're young- you never know. If we judged producers by the shows that flopped in the same way- there would be no one working on Broadway.
#85
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:55pm
I actually saw GTGD
The less said the better.
The less said the better.
Poster Emeritus
#86
Posted: 5/7/08 at 5:57pm
Roxy - I would love to hear what you thought of GTGD. I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing it, as well... hah!
#87
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:00pm
Wow....
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
#88
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:06pm
whatever2, they do have to be careful to make sure that the cast and crew are told, because inevitably your query would've turned into a frenzy of speculation that the cast themselves may see here before checking in.
i did want to see it before it closed, too bad i never got the chance.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
i did want to see it before it closed, too bad i never got the chance.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#89
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:08pm
Goody, now we here in Chicago can look forward to seeing it at the Bailiwick sooner rather than later!
Matt, wanna go with?
Matt, wanna go with?
PEACE.
#90
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:13pm
I think it was the Anna Karenina musical that closed at intermission.
#91
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:16pm
IBDB says ANNA KARENINA ran for 46 performances.
#92
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:18pm
Only 3 days ago i ordered 'Dance A Little Closer' Looking forward to hearing it even more in the light of this news.
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#93
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:28pm
I have the demo. I like it. I fell bad that "Generation Apathy" and "Good old Glory Days" aren't going to be professionally recorded.
#94
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:31pm
All I know is GTGD was so long ago i thankfully do not remember much
Phillip Michael Thomas was in it before he did Miami Vice
Maybe Encores will do it he he.
Phillip Michael Thomas was in it before he did Miami Vice
Maybe Encores will do it he he.
Poster Emeritus
#95
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:35pm
You know, I really hope this gets recorded. I mean, they sort of screwed these guys out of a Broadway run after giving them hope...
They could at least shell out some dough for a recording.
Hey...High Fidelity did it.
They could at least shell out some dough for a recording.
Hey...High Fidelity did it.
#96
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:49pm
Aw. That's actually kind of sad.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#97
Posted: 5/7/08 at 6:59pm
It is sad, but mostly it is bad producing to not have enough money stockpiled to keep a small show like this running for more than one night.
It's not like they had any troubles during previews that drained their investment.
Just really bad planning.
It's not like they had any troubles during previews that drained their investment.
Just really bad planning.
#98
Posted: 5/7/08 at 7:04pm
It was absolutely a mistake to bring this show to Broadway. Saying it's sad is in no way denying that. But I do feel bad for these guys, because really, they're a bunch of rising talents who are now the victims of bad producing choices.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#99
Posted: 5/7/08 at 7:05pm
--- "Why are we mourning this? The show stunk. The problem wasn't "not ready/appropriate for Broadway." It just wasn't good--not the story, not the nonexistent character development, not the charisma-less performances."
Glad you said that, FrontRow.
I've been getting really tired of the comments suggesting that it deserved/should have had a home Off-Broadway. Sure, an Off-Broadway venue would better suit the piece than one on Broadway (which just saying feels awkward because this had NO business whatsoever on Broadway and the critical reaction/closing prove that), but that doesn't mean it should even be playing Off-Broadway. The show just isn't really any good.
The writers, I'm sure, will keep learning and working. Maybe they'll have a more successful outing later, but this piece is what it is.
Glad you said that, FrontRow.
I've been getting really tired of the comments suggesting that it deserved/should have had a home Off-Broadway. Sure, an Off-Broadway venue would better suit the piece than one on Broadway (which just saying feels awkward because this had NO business whatsoever on Broadway and the critical reaction/closing prove that), but that doesn't mean it should even be playing Off-Broadway. The show just isn't really any good.
The writers, I'm sure, will keep learning and working. Maybe they'll have a more successful outing later, but this piece is what it is.
#100
Posted: 5/7/08 at 7:09pm
I just got done reading all the reviews for this show that someone posted on the castrecl list. I swear, reading all the reviews took longer than the actual run of the show!
Anyway, I feel sad that this happened (the closure), but hey, you live and you learn, either to write/produce better musicals, or to go into another field. At least they had the opportunity, which a lot of people don't seem to get these days.
Anyway, I put in my order for the Opening/Closing night Playbill, so even though I didn't get to see it, I'll have a part of theatre history (infamy).
Anyway, I feel sad that this happened (the closure), but hey, you live and you learn, either to write/produce better musicals, or to go into another field. At least they had the opportunity, which a lot of people don't seem to get these days.
Anyway, I put in my order for the Opening/Closing night Playbill, so even though I didn't get to see it, I'll have a part of theatre history (infamy).
Xanadu! Can't cry on cue!
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