I am my own wife to close!!

[umgeoboy]

I am my own wife to close!!#0

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:03pm

Is anyone else saddened that this amazing show is closing???? esp to make room for Whoopie? I mean I love whoopie and all but this is one of the most moving and artistic shows on broadway!!!!

If you haven't seen it please go see it you will not regret it!

"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo

"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q

"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical

[Corine2]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#1

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:05pm

It is a brilliant play. I loved it.
I went twice on Broadway.
Don't get me started. All my favorite shows have either closed or will close.

[umgeoboy]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#2

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:07pm

yeah I agree with you Corine there's no room on broadway left for the truly artistic shows. You now have to go to offbroadway to find them. They are just not making the money to support a large broadway house anymore

"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo

"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q

"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical

[jacobtsf]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#3

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:09pm

Jefferson Mays is going to do the tour

David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel

[umgeoboy]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#4

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:10pm

That's great for him! I just couldnt picture anyone else getting through all 40 or so characters on stage with such grace and ease!

"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo

"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q

"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical

[Corine2]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#5

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:10pm

Will his top hat go with him?

[lassy]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#6

Posted: 8/25/04 at 2:10pm

Another show I won't be able to see because of time and money constraints. I wish many of these shows would just hold on through November. Updated On: 8/25/04 at 02:10 PM

[umgeoboy]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#7

Posted: 8/25/04 at 2:10pm

I agree and would love for it to hold out...buit it is being forced out to make room for whoopie

"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo

"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q

"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical

[Qfan]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#8

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:24pm

why cant she just go to the circle in the square to do her B.S. or move I am My own wife it's not a big show. You can move it on like one truck.

When i heard this news this morning i was shocked and appaled that the best broadway straight play since proof is closing.
SAVE I AM MY OWN WIFE. someone should petition.

"Look on the Bright Side Not on the Blackside get off your backside shine those shoes! This is your golden opportunity: Your the lightning and the news!" -Assassins

[Unknown User]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#9

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:34pm

This is going on tour - I just got my tickets for the Curran theatre in San Francisco. I agree, no one else could pull off this amazing performance. Thanks New York for sharing!

[BwayTheatre11]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#10

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:40pm

Where can I find more info on the tour?

CCM '10!

[Unknown User]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#11

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:43pm

Here is the site for our local season.

http://www.bestofbroadway-sf.com/bob0405fs.html

[Unknown User]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#12

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:47pm

Maybe PBS will be smart (or BRAVO will get back to its theater routes) and record the show. It is a wonderful show.

[GovernorSlaton]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#13

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:50pm

I don't think Bravo will be going going back to what it originally was anytime soon.

[Mister Matt]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#14

Posted: 8/25/04 at 4:55pm

I've known Jefferson Mays was scheduled to perform I Am My Own Wife at the Goodman in Chicago in January for several months now, so it does not surprise me that it is closing. The show has not had strong box office numbers and most usually, when the star of a one-man show leaves, they are seldom replaced.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[sweetiedarlinmia]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#15

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:55pm

I was amazed at this show. Jefferson Mays was incredible and I encourage anyone who hasnt seen it to see it before it closes or when it comes to a city near you. Completely deserving of the Tonys.

[AvalonSkysStudios]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#16

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:29pm

i was hoping to see it, but it's closing?

Jefferson Mays deserved and rightfully won that Tony Award

I am not myself, but i become a character in itself, to only hope that my transformation is not of me, but of whom i characterize myself to be..

[Unknown User]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#17

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:34pm

"why cant she just go to the circle in the square to do her B.S." - Qfan

Just a little perspective - this presentation was considered by many to be a master class in the art of acting. In fact, it was after seeing this (in a privately arranged presentation) that Mr. Spielberg offered her the lead role in The Color Purple. I'm not sure that this qualifies as "B.S."

I, for one, am thrilled that some people in the rest of the country will get to see Mr. May's important work in this piece. And also think NYC is lucky to have a second look at what is considered a legendary piece of acting by Ms. Goldberg.

[Plum]

re: I am my own wife to close!!#18

Posted: 8/25/04 at 10:22pm

I agree. Don't disparage Ms. Goldberg in this case- it's not her fault the show is closing, and it looks like her show will have artistic merit.

But I hate hate hate it that I Am My Own Wife is closing. I just have the golden touch, don't I? A week after I see the show, it puts up its closing notice.