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I wonder how much pressure the new owners of the theatre were putting on the Xanadu creative team to vacate the premises.
They have a planned name change and I remember it being reported that they were happy to wait but what if that was just smoke?
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Nothing I hope! What does it matter anyway? It will soon be a not-for-profit theater. Since the HH will be gone I hope it will be known forever that the last show to play there was XANADU.
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What ridiculous name are they gonna use for this theatre? What ever it will be it will be an insult to take this wonderful name away from a Broadway theatre for the second time.
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Since Second Stage is taking over the theater, don't be suprised if Next To Normal in the next production in the renamed Helen Hayes.
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somuchtodo, thanks for posting the article. I had planned to do a search for it during my lunch hour.
I had mis-remembered the part about the name change. The article states that it's "likely". I thought the name change was 100% for sure. Though I wouldn't be overly shocked if it happened.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
I suggest a revival of Xanadu with Kerry Butler, Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, Mary Testa and Jackie Hoffman. To begin performances on October 14th, 2008 and to run longer than the current revival of Chicago.
I remember Mark Nadler's show, Russian on the Side, wanted to come to Broadway in the Helen Hayes...
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If I remember correctly since it is now going to be a non-profit venue, and Second Stages is it, then I don't think we will see some big type shows there in the future. If I remember an article recently said that Second Stages plans to bring in their own shows, and it sounded like low-key type shows. Nothing to big that Broadway would be use to.
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Seriously, I just found out about the show closing 12 hours ago. Let's not worry about what will be in that theater until the show actually closes.
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