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It's official. HAIRSPRAY to CLOSE January 18th!

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#1

It's official. HAIRSPRAY to CLOSE January 18th!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:54pm


Hairspray to Close January 18th! :(
Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).

Updated On: 10/3/08 at 06:54 PM

#2

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:55pm

Just about to post this!
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#3

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:56pm

It says Mid-January doesn't give an exact date.
Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"
#4

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:57pm

HARVEY!
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#5

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:57pm

Get those tickets NOW coolkid! GO! I don't want to see you begging for tickets to closing night.
#7

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:00pm

What date exactly? It says MID-January?
Rent The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life. April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008 12 years of love "No Day But Today"
#10

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:01pm

January 18th is what I herd from two people.
Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).
#13

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:04pm

Had a great run; made a lot of money for all involved; will be great in the non-prof circuit.

Harvey returning is worth a trip. His performance is, unparalleled, one fo teh best in memory.
#14

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:06pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
HAIRSPRAY?
I am soooooooooooooo upset. If AVENUE Q closes I think I will die.
Many of my favorite shows are closing or recently closed.
XANADU
LEGALLY BLONDE
and now HAIRSPRAY. SUCKS!!!! I hope I can see Hairspray one more time before it closes. Hairspray is such a wonderful show. I am really sad to hear this news. Loved Harvey in the role though.

NEVER SAY BREAK A LEG. EVER.
SAVE GOOD BROADWAY.
HAIRSPRAY. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY. XANADU. LEGALLY BLONDE. I AM SAD.

Updated On: 10/2/08 at 07:06 PM

#16

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:11pm

I am with you frogs_fan. Interesting how those words are used in the same sentence. I think "likely" is the key word here. I mean, c'mon, they are bringing Harvey back...what a great way to boost the box office and extend if not with him, but possibly with other original cast members or heavy stunt casting. It has been talked about ad nauseum on here, but in this economy, this could be a shrewd move to boost the box office to prevent closure and breathe some life back into this show.
#17

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:12pm

While I am always sorry for those who will need new employment, I think the show has run its course. Nice that Harvey will return.
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
#18

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:12pm

This is sad. I never even thought Hairspray might be one of the shows to fold in the coming months.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#19

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:14pm

For once I'm glad Zack Efron might be doing Joseph in London...
I will miss Hairspray a lot! Really sad that it's closing.

Updated On: 10/2/08 at 07:14 PM

#22

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:18pm

No, I know it's a rumor but I would not like to have him be the "final" Link in Hairspray though it would give the show a HUGE boost in sales. Maybe enough to not close.
#23

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:19pm

Is this kind of like a threat to theatergoers? "Buy tickets or we'll close"? That's what it's sounding like..
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
#24

re: It's official. Hairspray to close!

Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:20pm

Well it's a great show that has enjoyed a stellar run. Glad Harvey's coming back to give the show a good sendoff.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

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