Is HAIRSPRAY Closing in June?

[cubanpab]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:12am

I went onto Ticketmaster.com to try and buy tickets for July, but they are only selling them till June... is the show scheduled to close or something?

[Stevenyc11101]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:14am

probably not. Most shows that don't have a huge advance only sell tickets 3 to 4 months in advance of the current date.

I would say the producers will hold out until the movie comes out to try and boost ticket sales

[Buscee]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:21am

I dont think its closing. I was at Mary Poppins a few weeks ago, and they were only selling until July 1 too, and I doubt Disney will close that anytime soon. Hairspray is still doing very well. The Producers has gone along time with lower grosses than Hairspray has. I would guess Hairspray will go at least another year.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:22am

Tickets go on sale in blocks. The ticket blocks for the summer didn't go on sale yet.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:25am

Exactly. Tickets go on sale in months blocks for ALL shows. WICKED isn't closing anytime soon, but tickets for this Christmas (2007) aren't available yet.

[cubanpab]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:31am

thanks guys! i had just noticed that alot of the other shows, like Poppins and Jersey, etc WERE selling tickets for July... so i was just curious if maybe Hairspray was near its end.

Anyhow... i noticed it was selling at TKTS, has anyone bought TKTS tickets for the show? How much do tickets usually run for good seats?

[winston89]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:42am

Hairspray is near its end but that has nothing to do with weather or not there are ticket sales for the sumkmer.

TKTS sells tickets at half price so it would be fifty bucks. The box office sends tickets that they haven't used that day to TKTS so your seats would be located at various parts of the theatre.

Updated On: 3/1/07 at 10:42 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:44am

If that IS the case for HAIRSPRAY, I expect it to have it's second wind after the film-version comes out on July 20, 2007, like CHICAGO, RENT and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA all did. THE PRODUCERS had no savior with that film-version.

[cubanpab]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:48am

good thing we'll be in town before the film gets released... because if that causes ticket sales to increase then we'd have less of a chance of snatching up some good seats.

hopefully we can all get good tickets to see the show. :) i just hope the summer cast is as good as I remember the OBC cast was. They were AWESOME.

[Corine2]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:52am

GOOD GRIEF. IT BETTER STAY ON BROADWAY.;-(

[Craig]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:57am

Relax people. Hairspray has no plans on closing.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 10:58am

As was said above, only shows that are huge megahits sell tickets far in advance (I'm surprised Wicked isn't selling tickets for next year, it's such a hit). Also, some shows play around with their scheduke frequently to maximize the audience base, so they won't sell tickets until they set the schedule.

[the_gambler3]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 12:18pm

You can buy tix through October 31st on this site. Also through October 31st are Lion King, Tarzan, Drowsy, etc.

http://www.ticketsnow.com/Theater_Tickets/Hairspray_Tickets.html
Updated On: 3/1/07 at 12:18 PM

[folkyboy]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 2:02pm

gee gambler, that doesn't seem like you WORK for ticketsnow at ALL

[the_gambler3]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 7:41pm

LOL, um, no. Although, I'm sure they have a great 401k plan.

I just happened to be looking for tix later in the year myself recently and thought I'd make the point that those other shows are also only selling through Oct 31st -- opposed to Jersey Boys and Phantom in which tix are available well into 2008.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 7:57pm

People should realize these formu discussions have legs. I have already been asked twice if the show was closing in June. I attribute that to this wildly misguided article.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 3/1/07 at 8:10pm

Just to let people know, if a show is selling tickets till a certain date, it doesn't mean it's closing.

[Mrs.LinkLarkin2]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 12:47am

Oh man! you scared the crap out of me!

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 1:02am

I hear a certain Off Broadway transfer wants that theatre soon.
But I also hear that HAIRSPRAY will stay till the Movie opens.
The Theatre race is brutal.

[Mistress_Spouzic]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 5:59am

with the movie coming 'summer 07' you gotta believe that if its selling tickets through june theres no reason why it wont get a nice summer boost to keep it around a while longer.

[Corine2]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 9:03am

I saw one of the Wilbur's at the theater (UTOPIA part 111)
Last evening.
In addition I don't want this show to close. It is in my top five and I adore it. Buy tickets now, I want this to run longer than Cat's.
Ok, I can hear them bells. Updated On: 3/2/07 at 09:03 AM

[Glory]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 10:09am

When I got tickets at TKTS I got the first mezz. box on the left with my 2 friends. I LOVED the seats, I was so close.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 10:22am

The film opens in movie theatres on Friday July 20, 2007!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 11:12am

"The film opens in movie theatres on Friday July 20, 2007!"

What were they thinking??? Harry Potter opens the week before, and the final Harry Potter book comes out at midnight that day. They should move it up to the first weekend in July, or even better, open it in June.

Also, just because a show is selling tickets through a certain date doesn;t mean it will still be running through those dates.

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 3/2/07 at 10:55pm

From what I have heard (inside info), the show is in real danger of closing and will be next in line after The Producers leaves town.