I was told the Last Ship is closing in January- Page 4

[macnyc]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:23pm

Unless After Eight and Roxy are the same person, which had crossed my mind.

[indytallguy]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:23pm

Anyone know about the January 11th matinee? At thelastship.com it is still listed as a performance, but on Ticketmaster it shows as cancelled which seems to be the case.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:31pm

If it's on Ticketmaster as cancelled I'm sure it is. They are pulling 9 days without a day off, it seems (between 1/1 and 1/10)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:53pm

To Mac

After Eight is someone else. Carry on

[JayG 2]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 2:58pm

FishermanBob, have you been trailing me?

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 3:04pm

"FishermanBob, have you been trailing me?"

I was one of the urchins you scattered with your cane. I was the one holding the MAMMA MIA playbill.

Updated On: 12/31/14 at 03:04 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 6:29pm

I'm going January 13th. Got good seats. It isn't closing soon.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 6:44pm

I think Sting will still be in it than.

[JayG 2]

Posted: 12/31/14 at 7:01pm

FishermanBob, you haven't been an urchin since Oliver Twist asked for more gruel.

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/1/15 at 3:30am

42nd Street ran for 3.5 years, are you sure it flopped? what did Garth Drabinsky do to Ragtime?

Lol, yes it flopped. Didn't even get close to recouping. It is too large of a theater; the Lyric will be a flophouse like the Gershwin was for years until something like Wicked comes along.

You can read in depth about Dabrinsky in related sites, but he formed Livent and therefore in charge of the original production of Ragtime. He went to get charged for fraud and the whole thing was a big scandal at the time.

Updated On: 1/1/15 at 03:30 AM

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 1/2/15 at 12:49am

Just got back and I sincerely hope this doesn't close soon. The music is gorgeous, and it was pretty cool to see the songwriter taking part in the action. It's not perfect - what is? - but it was obviously his love letter to his hometown, and I enjoyed my visit.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/2/15 at 4:44pm

Back on TDF for 3 dates

January 5
January 6
January 7 - Matinee

Will they announce its closing before he leaves or right after .It is obvious once he leaves the box office will shrink to pre Sting levels

[smallvillefan16]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 1:10pm

The show has a beautiful score, but the plot isn't that great for a musical. I bet it closes two weeks after Sting leaves.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 7:12pm

A drunk man in a gay bar claiming to be the show's trombone player says it's closing with Sting. Seriously. Of course, it's 7:15 and he has a show in 45 minutes and is drunk in the village.

And then there's the fact that there's no trombone in the orchestra (or so says the opening night credits).

But hey...

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 8:47pm

Yes, it will be on STING's last day in the show January 24.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 11:11pm

Has the been made official anywhere? God, I loved this beautiful musical. So sad to see it close so quickly.

I know that story sounded crazy - but it really happened. Couldn't resist sharing it with all of you.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 11:19pm

tickets are still on sale through May 31.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/3/15 at 11:34pm

The same thing happened with Rocky. They announced a new block of tickets on sale for I believe November. A few weeks later they posted a closing notice.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 5:36pm

iluvtheatertrash, no, it's not official. Don't believe everything you read.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 5:49pm

The show did about 69% capacity last week *with* Sting. Does anyone really think it will do better without him?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 7:09pm

69% ouch

[HogansHero]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 8:17pm

The issue, Wilmingtom, is not whether it will do better (obviously it won't), but whether the combination of increased revenue from his time with the show and the grosses after he leaves can sustain the show to the Tony mark. The jury is still out on that. (And the 69% you referenced is not the capacity, it is the percentage of gross potential, but that is the pertinent factor.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 8:18pm

The issue, Wilmingtom, is not whether it will do better (obviously it won't), but whether the combination of increased revenue from his time with the show and the grosses after he leaves can sustain the show to the Tony mark. The jury is still out on that. (And the 69% you referenced is not the capacity, it is the percentage of gross potential, but that is the pertinent factor.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:37pm

The grosses will go south really quickly after he leaves. If advanced sale after he leaves in below the Mendoza line, the producers may decided to pull the pin sooner rather than later. Some shows like Sideshow were a really tough sell. This also falls into that category but not to the same extent as Sideshow.

[Phyllis 2]

Posted: 1/19/15 at 6:01pm

Obviously, you haven't seen it! I'm an avid theatre goer and I think it may well be one of the best shows I've ever seen. I've met many others who agree.

But it is a show for intelligent grown-ups, no pretty sets, no fancy clothes, no movie stars, no Disney.

It is original! Fine direction, excellent cast, emotional story, beautiful music and lyrics!