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#1

HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:25pm

Press release coming soon.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#3

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:56pm


Hairspray to Close
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#6

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:04am

I said this would close on the broadway board about a month ago and got called an idiot.
Its been obvious that the show was on its last legs for months, sad news but its had a great run
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#8

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 5:57am

Like i said i saw it months ago, its grosses were declining badly (last time it was doing big business was when the film came out), it was only a matter a time.It's had a great run though so shouldn't be sad

Thats the 3 campest shows on Broadway gone, Legally Blonde, Xanadu and Hairspray

I think 9 to 5 will fill that gap well, hopefully
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#9

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:13am

It's only surprising in that Hairspray's been running long enough to become a fixture. The grosses have been consistently down for the last two years (though they got a short term boost from the film) and it's not getting any support from the tours anymore. It's been a great run for the show, and it'll live on in London as well as regional and amateur. I can imagine that every company in the US who can afford will be putting this one on as fast as possible.
#11

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 3:09pm

Why is this happening? Broadway finally gets a few decent new musicals, with original scores and they all close! ARG! Hairspray's such a good show too, I just hope the London production still continues to run, would be truly annoyed if we lost the production (no doubt it'd be placed by a god awful revival, cast via TV series if it did so...)
THEATRE 2016: Grey Gardens; SwkPlayhouse, Cats; London Palladium, Into the Woods; Royal Exchange, Show Boat; Sheffield Crucible, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Prsicilla Queen of the Desert; UK Tour, Narrative; RWCMD, Mojo; RWCMD, The Barber of Seville; WNO, Rabbit Hole; Hampstead, The Marriage of Figaro; WNO, Figaro Gets a Divorce; WNO, Tom: The Musical; UK Tour Upcoming: Anything Can Happen; RWCMD, Cysgy'n Brys'ur, Long Day's Journey Into Night; Bristol Old Vic, Only the Brave, The Caretaker; The Old Vic, People Places and Things, Blue/Orange; Young Vic, Bernadette Peters, Carole King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II
#13

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 3:31pm

While it is sad, Broadway is getting...

West Side Story (which they butchered, by making the score bi-lingual)
9 to 5: The Musical
Shrek: The Musical
Billy Elliot (which just started previews)
13 (opens tomorrow)
Hair
Vanities
Godspeed
Guys and Dolls
Spider-Man: The Musical

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

Updated On: 10/3/08 at 03:31 PM

#14

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:00pm

I think it had a great run but as I said I just hope the same doesn't happen for the London production anytime soon.
THEATRE 2016: Grey Gardens; SwkPlayhouse, Cats; London Palladium, Into the Woods; Royal Exchange, Show Boat; Sheffield Crucible, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Prsicilla Queen of the Desert; UK Tour, Narrative; RWCMD, Mojo; RWCMD, The Barber of Seville; WNO, Rabbit Hole; Hampstead, The Marriage of Figaro; WNO, Figaro Gets a Divorce; WNO, Tom: The Musical; UK Tour Upcoming: Anything Can Happen; RWCMD, Cysgy'n Brys'ur, Long Day's Journey Into Night; Bristol Old Vic, Only the Brave, The Caretaker; The Old Vic, People Places and Things, Blue/Orange; Young Vic, Bernadette Peters, Carole King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II
#15

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:11pm

i think Hairspray london will run for some time..even if it runs for 6 years thats stil Hairspray til 2012! I think a 6 years run is really sucessful, but i realy do want hairspray to run forever and ever here...its one of them shows that if im in a ****ty mood..i can hope on a train and come home feeling like the happiest person :) god bless Hairspray
#16

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/4/08 at 3:54am

WishingOnlyWounds2 how do you know they butchered the West Side Story score, no one has heard it yet, all they are doing is giving it a Spanish flavor in parts
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#17

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/4/08 at 7:01am

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

There's a hell of a lot of anti 'West Side Story' going on over on the Broadway board- seems like they just don't want something new and fresh! Ah well at least the production in the UK is fresh and getting the best of reviews around the country.
Don't forget that its back in London next Aug /Sep followed hopefully by a full West End season

#21

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:30pm

Hmmm... well, they did Latin-ify the 'Evita' revival, and that was by no means a massive success story.

But then, it wasn't the music's fault that the revival wasn't that brilliant, and I really like the new arrangements.

I guess we'll know how good the Broadway WSS revival is when we actually *see* it. ^_^
Notes from the Earlham Street Gutter
#23

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/6/08 at 5:04pm

Spider Man hasn't been confirmed, but is rumoured for next season and Godspell was canceled. Currently slated for Broadway this season are:

[title of show] (closing 12 Oct)
A Tale of Two Cities (currently running)
13 (opened last night)
Billy Elliot
Irving Berlin's White Christmas (limited engagement)
Pal Joey
Shrek
Vanities
West Side Story
9 to 5
Dancin'
Guys and Dolls
Hair

A revival of Brigadoon was postponed and pushed back possibly to next season. I'm curious about this revival of West Side Story as the 1980 revival with Debbie Allen was a flop.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#24

re: HAIRSPRAY to close on Broadway January 18th

Posted: 10/6/08 at 5:16pm

I have checked the Grosses for Hairspray and it hit 68%, I do not think the closure rumour would of had a chance to affect grosses, a lot of shows would be happy with attendances of 68%, I guess this has big production costs!

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