High Will CLose April 24

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:32pm

Such a shame, but everyone saw this coming.
Playbill Article Updated On: 4/20/11 at 01:32 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:41pm

I think it's a real shame. I loved the play and Kathleen is one of the great American stage actresses giving a tremendous performance.

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:46pm

So this is what heartbreak feels like.
I truly did love this show.

[Huss417]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:48pm

After the reviews and what the box office has been like not really surprised.

[nexttotheheights]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:48pm

Poor Steve Kunken. First Enron and now High. Well... that's too bad.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:49pm

This 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.

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:54pm

...and Evan Jonigkeit deserves a Tony.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:57pm

Hey, at least it OPENED and played 8 performances, which is more than some shows can say.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:57pm

Kathleen Turner is tremendous and deserves a Tony nod.

True.

...and Evan Jonigkeit deserves a Tony.

Lies.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 1:59pm

Will this be ineligible?

[Michael Bennett]

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.

[quizking101]

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.

[thismyshow]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:17pm

(sigh) quizking im sure u know im like 5 seconds from crying over this lol

[Huss417]

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.

[LuminousBeing]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:24pm

Such a shame! I was hoping to see this when I visit the city next month.

[Ed_Mottershead]

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?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:28pm

Voldemort?

[theatreguy]

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.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:42pm

Just 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.

[Yero my Hero]

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.

[dramadude]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:49pm

Jonigkeit definitely deserves a Tony nomination if not the win.

[WhizzerMarvin]

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?

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:55pm

In 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.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 4/20/11 at 2:56pm

RE: 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.

[Yero my Hero]

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.