It's official. HAIRSPRAY to CLOSE January 18th!
It's official. HAIRSPRAY to CLOSE January 18th!
#1It's official. HAIRSPRAY to CLOSE January 18th!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:54pm
Hairspray to Close January 18th! :(
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#2re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:55pmJust about to post this!
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#2re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:56pmIt says Mid-January doesn't give an exact date.
#3re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:57pmHARVEY!
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#4re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 6:57pmGet those tickets NOW coolkid! GO! I don't want to see you begging for tickets to closing night.
Broadwaynerd101
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#6re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:00pmWhat date exactly? It says MID-January?
#8re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:01pmI like how "official" and "likely" are being used in the same sentence.
#9re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:01pmJanuary 18th is what I herd from two people.
#10re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:03pmAww, and I was finally starting to warm up to it. Oh, well.
Trailer Trash Jones
Stand-by Joined: 10/28/05
#11re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:03pmthe cast is saying Jan 18 - bummer!
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#12re: 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.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#13re: 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
#15re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:11pmI 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.
#16re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:12pmWhile I am always sorry for those who will need new employment, I think the show has run its course. Nice that Harvey will return.
#17re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:12pmThis is sad. I never even thought Hairspray might be one of the shows to fold in the coming months.
#18re: 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
Broadwaynerd101
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
#20re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:16pm
Wow, you're not very good at telling rumour from reality, are you EWH? ^_^
#21re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:18pmNo, 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.
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#22re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:19pmIs this kind of like a threat to theatergoers? "Buy tickets or we'll close"? That's what it's sounding like..
#23re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:20pmWell it's a great show that has enjoyed a stellar run. Glad Harvey's coming back to give the show a good sendoff.
#24re: It's official. Hairspray to close!
Posted: 10/2/08 at 7:21pmParks, I agree! That is what it sounds like. It could just be a well strategized marketing tool.
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