GUYS & DOLLS to close June 14
GUYS & DOLLS to close June 14
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1GUYS & DOLLS to close June 14
Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:53pm
Now official:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130070-Adelaide%27s_New_Lament_Broadway%27s_Guys_and_Dolls_to_Close_June_14
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 01:53 PM
#2re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:54pmWhat a waste of a GUYS & DOLLS revival this was. I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be true, I doubt that the Tony number did much for them.
#2re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:56pmYou'd think they would try to ride it out through Labor Day, but closing now is not that surprising either.
#3re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:59pmWell, the show has a big cast and I'm sure Lauren Graham and Oliver Platt don't come for cheap, so they are probably trying to save their bucks instead of losing money all through Labor Day. It makes sense to me.
#4re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 1:59pmIf this thread gets deleted, then it has to be true.
#5re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:00pmAs of now, they are still selling through June (I didn't check past there). I'd guess their website is as official as we can get for now?
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#7re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:07pmI was thinking in terms of the name alone being able to sell tickets to the summer tourist crowd, but it probably makes more sense to cut their losses now instead of risking incurring even greater losses.
#8re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:09pmSorry but Lauren Graham and Oliver Platt are not a draw-never were. The casting was lame out of the gate.
#9re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:15pmSteve Rosen's facebook status confirms this...
#10re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:22pmI thought it would have been impossible to screw up a Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls. The show is perfect , the parts strong and the score sublime. But the producers should be thoroughly ashamed at the mess they pieced together - starting with the casting of Ms. Graham and Mr. Platt
#11re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:32pm
There are 2 significant cast-members who've changed their Facebook stati to "It's been fun... I wonder what's next".
I think that's a clue. Now I gotta get tickets!
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 02:32 PM
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#12re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:33pmFrom what I've come to understand, Graham needed more direction than she received, which makes me think the blame doesn't so much go on her shoulders as it does on McAnuff.
#13re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:37pmLink: http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1736448
#14re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 2:42pm
Its now on top of headlines at the top of this page as well.
New York Times Blog
#16re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:04pmWell I guess we know where the Addam's Family is going...
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#17re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:11pmI'm shocked! I thought it would have waited till the end of the summer. As bad as it supposedly is, I'm still going to try and see it...
#18re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:11pmRight, we have for a while. The Lunt.
#19re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:12pm
There were some talented ensemble members in the cast. Des McAnuff should be fined by the Loesser estate for ruining a perfectly good musical.
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 03:12 PM
#20re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:16pmI saw this back in previews and bet my friend that it wouldn't see the end of summer. Guess who gets $10? I do feel badly for Lauren Graham, though. I think she was really trying to make this show succeed. I agree that the overall fault for its failure lies with McAnuff.
#21re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:17pmWell, I kind of want to see just how terrible it is (if the Tonys wasnt enough) before it goes.
#22re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:26pmI was always torn about seeing this. I love Guys and Dolls but really don't like Lauren Graham. The so-so reviews tipped the scales for me against buying tickets. I look forward to a better revival down the road.
#23re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:34pmOh well. This doesn't effect me at all. I don't want the Addam's Family to go in the Nederlander, it's not a great area and I don't think it would do that well.
#24re: GUYS & DOLLS allegedly the next to close
Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:50pmI know, frogs, I wanted to start a ruckus.
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