Katie Holmes Closes CHORUS LINE

Allegedly.

Though this "article," and I use that term liberally, doesn't make much sense, since ACL has been underperforming financially for a while. And the fact that the Schoenfeld isn't a musical house.

"Katie Holmes’ Broadway debut isn’t until September, but the show is already causing controversy. Why? In order to offset the cost of having Holmes star in “All My Sons,” the show needed the theater that “A Chorus Line” currently uses. That, of course, is bad news for Mario Lopez, the current star of “A Chorus Line.”

“Katie wouldn’t sign a long-term agreement with her show, which is why it’s the limited run that it is. They had to figure out how to make more money with the time they had with her,” said a source privy to the talks between shows.

The solution: Move to a musical theater. “Musical theaters have more seats than a traditional playhouse, so they can sell more tickets each week,” the source said. “That’s how the show ended up at the Schoenfeld Theater (where “Chorus Line” runs). Because of the “All My Sons” rehearsal schedule, they had to cut Mario Lopez’s run in “A Chorus Line.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25250163/

The Plymouth/Schoenfeld is generally NOT a musical theatre. It has mostly been used for plays throughout its history, with the occasional musical (mostly in recent years).

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Julia sold out 3 Days of Rain.

Yeah, Three Days of Rain played to an average of 99.58% of capacity for its run. "Julia Roberts had a hard time selling out Three Days of Rain" is a complete fabrication.

Link to the grosses below.
Three Days of Rain grosses

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Well someone had to drive a nail into the Chorus Line coffin...too soon, too soon

And it's not like there are no other large houses that will be vacant in September. Made it sound like it's the only large house in town.

Stupid.

They're saying Katie Holmes is the new Mel Brooks.

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If they want to clear out the theater then Katie and Tom should summon Lord Xeno to come down and vaporize the ACL cast.

A Chorust Line is playing in what I beleive is the 10th "largest" house on Broadway. As Smaxie said, it's not typically a "home" to musicals either.

It's an article to stir crap up.

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The scalpers snagged up most of the tickets and then couldn't even give them away. The grosses don't show that.

That's their problem. Julia still sold out THREE DAYS OF RAIN. Those tickets sold...the scalpers just couldn't sell them again.

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If i had the chance to see this, i would pray to see her understudy. Really she is nothing to write home about and sadly now her main claim to fame is being married to that whack job

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if you guys haven't seen this...you should

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpV8avjVtxo


katie holmes on my own

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Updated On: 6/19/08 at 12:09 PM

Three Days of Rain sold out previews within minutes of tickets going on sale. Look at the grosses, it played OVER 100% during the entire preview period. People wanted to see Julia Roberts. This is why the scalpers ate up the tickets for the rest of the run. It was only after the horrible reviews that people lost some interest. The average ticket price was still well over $100.

The last 2 weeks also played over 100% as people rushed in for their last chance to see Julia Roberts. There weren't very many empty seats in that house on any given night.

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Updated On: 6/19/08 at 12:15 PM