GROUNDHOG DAY Will Play Final Broadway Performance This September
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:17pm
Dammit!!!!! Really wanted to catch this one w/ Andy Karl.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:18pm
Not that I'm surprised, but :'(
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:19pm
Wow. Bandstand, TGC, and GHD? Damn.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:20pm
The only thing more surprising is how War Paint has put off a closing announcement thus far. Who wants to bet they'll announce next week?
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:20pm
They should have stayed in London for an extended run and then transferred this season. If only they had their time again.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:23pm
I've gotta say, out of Groundhog Day, Bandstand, and War Paint, I was expecting War Paint to post closing first. I was very wrong!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:23pm
AARGGGH
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:30pm
Article says they plan to start an 18 month tour next year. Not sure how smart of a move that is.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:33pm
Damnit ..... I wanted to see it 20 more times. A lot of shows closing at the same time, is it always like this ?
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:34pm
Usually. The shows that open in spring but don't do quite as well wrap up around labor day.
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Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:39pm
What flop hasn't announced a tour - how many have actually happened?
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:40pm
Only 176 performances? That is crazy. It was a generally well-received production - not the hottest ticket of the season, but a good show. The economics of Broadway are ridiculous nowadays - a big musical has to come close to selling out every performance in order to make at least most of its money back and have a respectable run.
It will have a healthy regional life.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:40pm
Sooooo sad!!!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:41pm
How are cast members told the news of a closing?
Posted: 8/15/17 at 6:49pm
Kind of shocked by this even though their numbers haven't been very good. I thought they'd last until January, maybe holding out for some tourists around the holidays.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:01pm
This is sad. Not surprising, but disappointing. I had been eying this show for my November trip to the city, but it looks like that really won't happen now. I loved the cast album, and Barrett Doss seemed like a real star. At least it will have a very good regional and community life, we might even have a couple high schools attempt it.
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:02pm
Saying that it's an 18 month tour is oddly specific. I'm hoping that it does happen though. I hope this show still has some life left in it!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:03pm
The writing was on the wall when ANDY KARL signed with a new agent ... he also recently updated his website LOL
But Man... this has been such a roller coaster journey that I'm left feeling kind of stunned.... the failed first preview ... the ACL ... the TONY loss (and that this announced the same day BEN PLATT said he's leaving!!!) what a crazy ride it has been!!!
I feel bad for MR KARL... despite excellent reviews and TONY noms this is another flop on his resume ... I wonder where he'll go next?
im devastated but relieved?? Ugh I dunno. .this must have been a stressful run for him and ORFEH.... I worry about him but hope he'll be back on Broadway soon!!!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:06pm
Skimbleshanks2 said: "The writing was on the wall when ANDY KARL signed with a new agent ... he also recently updated his website LOL"
Yes, neither of those things could have occurred otherwise!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:10pm
Who knows maybe Andy will return back to London and continue with the role. Hopefully it does better in London!
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:12pm
I am SO disappointed . I was ready to see this in October. Very sad and wondering if I can somehow swing a weekend trip to NY before it closes. I should have seen it in May 
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Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:14pm
Notreallysilent 2 said: "Who knows maybe Andy will return back to London and continue with the role. Hopefully it does better in London!
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Didn't the article about his new agent say they're going to push him to do movies and TV? It's a shame his arc on SVU ended in a way that won't allow him to come back...
maybe he'll take time off, esp if ORFEH gets cast in PRETTY WOMAN?
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:21pm
OK, now I really need to lose the lottery for the Saturday matinee. If anyone is entered and doesn't win, keep me in mind. I want to sit in the front row once for this show... ;-(
Posted: 8/15/17 at 7:21pm
Skimbleshanks2 said: "Does this officially make GROUNDHOG DAY a "flop"? How will this be remembered in the long run, especially as it relates to ANDY KARL's career?
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Well he kept it open for about the same amount of time an A- lister Josh Groban did his musical.
