Journeys End MAY close early--SAVE THIS SHOW

From Stark Sands official website:
As you may know, I have been doing a play on Broadway for the past few months called Journey's End. I told many of you I would let you know if I heard anything about the play closing prematurely. Well, our executive producer Bill Haber called an impromptu cast meeting after the show last night, to congratulate us on having the best reviewed show on Broadway, but also to let us know that the way ticket sales look now, he doesn't see the show lasting the whole run. Specifically, he said that we would definitely make it to the end of March, but he "doesn't see it lasting until May..." He also gave us his word that we would get 2 weeks notice. So I'm not sure if that means it will end in mid-April or what-- apparently all the nominations come out in April, which could give us a second wind, but you never know.
So I guess this was our early warning. I will also send out an email when I get that official 2-week notice. Just wanted everyone to know what I know, when I know it. Hope everyone is well, and if any of you are coming out to NY and want to get tickets, get ahold of me and I will help.
Much love,
Stark

I hope this isn't true. I loved the show and hope to see it a second time.

There is nothing any of us can do to save a show.

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This is horrible news. It's the most powerful piece of theatre I have seen this season HANDS DOWN, and definitely in my top 3 of all time.

PLEASE go see this everybody. You'll be sorry you didn't.

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This show is STUNNING. LaCageAuxFollesFan, nobody is comparing it to any other show. We're speaking about this show, on its own merit. TRANSLATIONS is closed. JOURNEY'S END is a breathtaking play and this production is top notch. Please see this show, everyone! You will not regret it.

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I guess I should go buy some tickets now, huh? (I had been planning on waiting until the end of June)

I had hoped to see this play on my next trip to NYC because of John Behlmann. He graduated from the NTC (National Theatre Conservatory) here in Denver last year and is making his Broadway Debut in Journey's End. I saw him onstage here during his Senior year and he is very good.

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Journey's End now joins the list shows with great reviews that will have failed miserably because of publicity/PR problems.

Get Hugh Dancy on Regis and Kelly or Letterman. Get Boyd Gaines or Stark Sands on The View.

Drum up some buzz about the show. That's all these PR people have to do. They failed Journey's End the same way other PR people failed Jay Johnson.

Sometimes the pervading mood of the country has an unusual positive or negative impact on the popularity of plays and musicals on Broadway. I remember reading that when Annie opened, the fact that the there was a recession, and overall economic gloom made a fairy tale story of a billionaire adopting an orphan irresistible for audiences.

Now we are in the midst of an extremely unpopular war; one that most people feel has diminished our reputation around the world. Perhaps the themes of Journey's End and its subject matter are keeping war fatigued theatergoers away.

I'm not a social scientist, but I bet the mood of the moment is working against the play

Updated On: 3/20/07 at 05:54 PM

If I were any closer to New York, I'd be there in a heartbeat. To be less-than-eloquent, this sucks.

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I will make a point of buying tickets asap - I am interested in World War ! and this looks very touching.

Proof that with rare exceptiond serious drama is a tough sell on Broadway

If this had a star or two , the box office would be better

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Save your money.

Pardon my cynicsm, but I find it mildly ironic that a site whose members pride themselves on finding ways of getting tickets dirt cheap or free should suddenly be saying we need to save a financially troubled show. Who's gonna pay the bills if you're not?

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