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#1

How Long Until ... Closes?

Any show, just put it down:

Mama Mia: 2 years.
#2

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

*cue everyone who thinks that discussions like this are negative and inappropriate*

2 years for MAMMA MIA! is wishful thinking. It's still selling out. It's not going anywhere for a long time.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson
#7

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

The producers of Rent and Chicaco will make an agreement to close at the same number of performances. This will be either after surpassing Les Miserables or after surpassing Cats. The producers of Chicago will then cheat on the agreement and end their run with one more performance then Rent.
#9

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

I think The Wedding Singer will pull through this year o.k. When Constantine leaves, then it's over.
#11

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

TARZAN will never close anytime soon...beleive me..
"Now the best way to learn the theater, always, is to be a stage manager" -Stephen Sondheim
#12

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

"Mamma Mia!" is another logo show, plus the word-of-mouth alone is what keeps it going and going and going. Once the film-version comes out (end of 2007), it'll be even BIGGER, so judging by it's worldwide appeal, it ain't-a goin' anywhere in the long future.

"A Chorus Line" will have it's descent run, but will close by Christmas 2007, "Grey Gardens" will have a shorter run -- it'll become the next "Caroline, or Change".

"Chicago" is also another logo show, and all that I mentioned above regarding "Mamma Mia!" applies here -- the film-version's success has pretty much guaranteed it's worldwide appeal.





#13

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

I think wedding singer will close jan 1...def. agree with "Grey Gardens" being a "Caroline or Change"....I give "The Producers" till the end of the year also.
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#14

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

ACL- 4 yrs
Q- 6 yrs
BatBeast-10 yrs
Chicago-5 yrs
Hairspray- 4 yrs
JB- 15 yrs
MM- never
MP- never
Rent- 3 yrs
Spamalot- 8 yrs
Tarzan- 7 yrs
Bee- 4 yrs
TCP- 7 yrs
Drowsy- 3 yrs
LK- never
Phantom- never
Producers- 1 yr
WS- 1 yr
Wicked-never
#15

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Seeing these shows that are predicted to run "forever" is so depressing. Mamma Mia, Wicked.... blech. I only give Drowsy about another year though.
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#16

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Beauty and the Beast - Two years after the set collapses
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
#17

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

I think that Chicago will have a long run because its film won Best Picture, while yes, Rent was made into a film, it just did not have the star power, or the prestige that Chicago did. I would not be suprised if rent closed before 2008
#18

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

RENT will stick around for a few more years. If they announced closing, there would be such a ruckus that they would just end up staying open.

I don't think BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has 10 more years left in it...I give it 2-4 more years.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson
#19

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Beauty and the Beast- 5 years
Phantom- Never
Lion King- 15 years
The Color Purple- 5-7 years
RENT- 10 years
Chicago- 10 years
Tarzan- 3 years (wishful thinking)
Producers- less than a year
Wedding Singer- 6 months

Cheers,

Christopher
www.christopherviolett.com
#20

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Disney might close any of the shows, stick them in the stupid Disney Vault to build up more hype, then reopen them in 10 years.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#21

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

I could see Disney keeping Tarzan open until Little Mermaid is ready and then moving it into the Richard Rodgers.
#22

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

WEDDING SINGER- end of the year, or first week of January re: How Long Until ... Closes?
GREY GARDENS- March or April of 2007...depends what kind of reaction it gets: if it becomes "popular" id say September 2007
RENT- 2 years
A CHORUS LINE- 2 years
THE COLOR PURPLE- 3-4 years
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE- 1 1/2 or 2 years
THE PRODUCERS- end of the year, or February or March of 2007

many 2 years... :P
#23

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Lestat should run for another few years

The CD release is still held up for some reason
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#25

re: How Long Until ... Closes?

Oh no . It is the end of the world

PS. Yes I did . I was kidding
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