High Will CLose April 24
High Will CLose April 24
High Will CLose April 24#1
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:32pm
Such a shame, but everyone saw this coming.
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Updated On: 4/20/11 at 01:32 PM
High Will CLose April 24#2
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:41pmI think it's a real shame. I loved the play and Kathleen is one of the great American stage actresses giving a tremendous performance.
High Will CLose April 24#2
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:46pm
So this is what heartbreak feels like.
I truly did love this show.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
High Will CLose April 24#3
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:48pmAfter the reviews and what the box office has been like not really surprised.
High Will CLose April 24#4
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:48pmPoor Steve Kunken. First Enron and now High. Well... that's too bad.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
High Will CLose April 24#5
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:49pmThis is really too bad, but not surprising. I liked the show even though it was VERY far from perfect. Kathleen Turner is tremendous and deserves a Tony nod.
High Will CLose April 24#6
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:54pm...and Evan Jonigkeit deserves a Tony.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
High Will CLose April 24#7
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:57pmHey, at least it OPENED and played 8 performances, which is more than some shows can say.
High Will CLose April 24#8
Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:57pm
Kathleen Turner is tremendous and deserves a Tony nod.
True.
...and Evan Jonigkeit deserves a Tony.
Lies.
High Will CLose April 24#10
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:03pm
Sadly, I think it will be ineligable...
The notice did get me to finally buck up and buy tickets though; hopefully they will have a strong showing nonetheless at the final performance on Sunday.
High Will CLose April 24#11
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:08pm
In looking at the Tony Rules, the show did officially open before the cutoff date, and will have played at least 8 paid performances.
They essentially will just have needed to invite Tony voters.
High Will CLose April 24#12
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:17pm
(sigh) 
quizking im sure u know im like 5 seconds from crying over this lol
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
High Will CLose April 24#13
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:19pm
"In looking at the Tony Rules, the show did officially open before the cutoff date, and will have played at least 8 paid performances.
They essentially will just have needed to invite Tony voters."
They need the folks who do the nominating which isn't a large group but not sure how they could get the voters in this fast. They might try but won't be easy.
High Will CLose April 24#14
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:24pm
Such a shame! I was hoping to see this when I visit the city next month.
High Will CLose April 24#15
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:27pm
Sorry this had to happen and my condolences to all involved but . . . . the fact remains that it's just not a very good play and never was to start with. Isherwood's published review from New England should have alerted SOMEONE that all was not going well in this particular State of Denmark. Speaking of which, how about Jonigkeit taking on the dark prince five years or so down the the road?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
High Will CLose April 24#17
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:33pm
With producers like Leonard Soloway and Chase Mishkin, everyone involved HAD to know it would close quickly. Mr. Soloway's recent producing credits include Looped, Prymate and Urban Cowboy. Ms. Mishkin has a better overall track record but she has also given us things like Impressionism, The Story of My Life and Match.
Hopefully Turner and Jonigkeit will return to Broadway soon, and in more successful productions.
High Will CLose April 24#18
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:42pmJust because a show plays eight performances doesn't mean it will be nominated. The American Buffalo Revival a few years ago played 9 performances and it was deemed ineligible. Elling also played 9 performances and was given the same verdict. If they don't feel it played long enough to allow the voters to see it they will find it ineligible.
High Will CLose April 24#19
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:46pm
Not exactly. They have to invite Tony voters to at least 8 performances, or (I believe) 50% of the performances if there were less than 8 total.
HIGH has 8 performances. If they invite Tony voters to every single performance, they will be eligible, according to the rules.
Of course, if none of the nominators don't get a chance to see it before it closes, it won't be nominated, but that's different than not being eligible.
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
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High Will CLose April 24#20
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:49pmJonigkeit definitely deserves a Tony nomination if not the win.
High Will CLose April 24#21
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:52pm
Thanks for clarifying Yero. I guess I was just pointing out that just because something plays 8 performances, it's not guaranteed to be eligible.
By those rules though couldn't anything be eligible? If Story of My Life, which played 5 performances in the same theater (and as already noted also produced by Chase Mishkin), had invited the voters to 4 of the 5 performances would it have been eligible?
High Will CLose April 24#22
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:55pmIn cases like American Buffalo or Elling, I assume no real effort was made to get Tony voters there because they pretty much knew nothing would be nominated. It might behoove High to push for voters to see it since Turner and Jonigkeit may stand a real chance.
High Will CLose April 24#23
Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:56pmRE: Jonigkeit and the Tony. I agree, he should be nominated although the show itself will have vanished from the radar screen by the time the nominations are announced. Although I favor the idea of his winning (based on what I've seen so far), that's just not going to happen.
High Will CLose April 24#24
Posted: 4/20/11 at 3:10pm
By those rules though couldn't anything be eligible? If Story of My Life, which played 5 performances in the same theater (and as already noted also produced by Chase Mishkin), had invited the voters to 4 of the 5 performances would it have been eligible?
If they had. I don't believe they did.
KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY played 10 performances, but it is not eligible for Tony nominations (ironically) because the producers did not make an effort to invite the voters.
My point is just that it does not matter how many performances a show has (as long as it officially opens). What matters is how many performances they invite Tony voters to.
I have no idea if HIGH is going to try to invite the voters. They may decide it's a lost cause and not bother. I'm arguing purely theoretically.
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
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