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[Kad]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:02pm

abcd12 said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Well,THIS f*cking sucks.

If you have opportunity to catch this before it shutters next week (??!!), I can’t recommend it enough."

And yet if this didn't come in John Proctor would still be running and be on their 3rd or 4th Shelby replacement by now. Thanks, Scott!"

Well it did. It closed. Get over it. This was a better show than JOHN PROCTOR could’ve ever aspired to be."

The difference is, of course, people actually showed up to see John Proctor. It played at or near capacity for its entire run and had good to decent grosses the entire time.

 

Updated On: 12/12/25 at 12:02 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:04pm

abcd12 said: "And as for OH, MARY, Emmy nominee &Tony winner Jane Krakowski, Emmy nominee Titus Burgess, two-time RDPR winner Jinkx Monsoon, and Emmy & Golden Globe nominee Betty Gilplin aren’t considered “stars”…?



Ok."

Not to mention Oscar and Emmy  nominee Kumail Nanjiani, Emmy nominee Michael Urie, Tony nominee Conrad Ricamora, and Tony nominee John-Andrew Morrison, with Tony Award Winner John Cameron Mitchell coming down the pike.

[abcd12]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:06pm

Kad said: "abcd12 said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Well,THIS f*cking sucks. 

If you have opportunity to catch this before it shutters next week (??!!), I can’t recommend it enough."

And yet if this didn't come in John Proctor would still be running and be on their 3rd or 4th Shelby replacement by now. Thanks, Scott!"

Well it did. It closed. Get over it. This was a better show than JOHN PROCTOR could’ve ever aspired to be."

The difference is, of course, people actually showed up to see John Proctor. It played at or near capacity for its entire run and had good to decent grosses the entire time.

"

I realize that.

My point is that it couldn’t run forever. And it didn’t. So let’s move on. 

Updated On: 12/12/25 at 12:06 PM

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:09pm

n2nbaby said: "John Proctor was marketed around Sadie Sink lol"

But continued to sell well after she left.

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:10pm

Auggie27 said: "More than a little shocked and dismayed by this. But January looms large as a black hole for Broadway this year. Little Bear and Liberation have both struggled, Liberation even more, making it harder than ever for new plays to find audiences. And both of these had stunning receptions. Are starry revivals of the canon warhorses the only successes? It's frightening."

I honestly am pissed that this is closing. I found this to be a quietly devastating show that I found myself returning to multiple times just to study the characters and their nuances. It
definitely was some career best work from Metcalf AND Stock and I hope both of them come up again during Tony time. 

I didn’t expect a mostly two-hander on a minimal set making roughly $400K a week to fold faster than Liberation (not to cast aspersions on that wonderful play), but I guess the economics of Broadway really that terrible and Rudin probably wants to hold his coins for SALESMAN.

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:12pm

abcd12 said: "And as for OH, MARY, Emmy nominee &Tony winner Jane Krakowski, Emmy nominee Titus Burgess, two-time RDPR winner Jinkx Monsoon, and Emmy & Golden Globe nominee Betty Gilplin aren’t considered “stars”…?



Ok."

The show didn't open with a star per se. Ok?

[MB124]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:13pm

At the risk of sounding like a lunatic, this industry is so cooked.

I have been going to the theater for decades and I’ve never seen it in the state it’s currently in. Very scary and sad, to put it plainly. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:15pm

abcd12 said: "Kad said: "abcd12 said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Well,THIS f*cking sucks.

If you have opportunity to catch this before it shutters next week (??!!), I can’t recommend it enough."

And yet if this didn't come in John Proctor would still be running and be on their 3rd or 4th Shelby replacement by now. Thanks, Scott!"

Well it did. It closed. Get over it. This was a better show than JOHN PROCTOR could’ve ever aspired to be."

The difference is, of course, people actuallyshowed upto see John Proctor. It played at or near capacity for its entire run and had good to decent grosses the entire time.

"

I realize that.

My point is that it couldn’t run forever. And it didn’t. So let’s move on."

Can you refresh my memory. Who were you here in a previous life? I think I know but just checking.

Updated On: 12/12/25 at 12:15 PM

[abcd12]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:20pm

Lol so now anyone who makes a valid point that doesn’t align with yours is just immediately presumed to be BroadwayFlash, I’m guessing? 

I have been on here since 2009. I am not Flash or whoever you’re insinuating, but if it makes you feel better to think I am, go off. 

Updated On: 12/12/25 at 12:20 PM

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:22pm

quizking101 said: "Auggie27 said: "More than a little shocked and dismayed by this. But January looms large as a black hole for Broadway this year. Little Bear and Liberation have both struggled, Liberation even more, making it harder than ever for new plays to find audiences. And both of these had stunning receptions. Are starry revivals of the canon warhorses the only successes? It's frightening."

I honestly am pissed that this is closing. I found this to be a quietly devastating show that I found myself returning to multiple times just to study the characters and their nuances. It
definitely was some career best work from Metcalf AND Stock and I hope both of them come up again during Tony time.

I didn’t expect a mostly two-hander on a minimal setmaking roughly $400K a week to fold faster than Liberation (not to cast aspersions on that wonderful play), but I guess the economics of Broadway really that terrible and Rudin probably wants to hold his coins for SALESMAN."

Liberation isn't staying open because of tickets sales. It's staying open because the producers are pumping money into it so their transfer effort doesn't seem like a failure. It's an ego based moved. It's smoke and mirrors for the allure of "success" and accolades. 

 

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:28pm

If it's their money, what do you care? Why shouldn't they stand behind their play, the most acclaimed new play of the season, and give it every chance in the world to find an audience? Why slam them for 'ego,' rather than devotion and commitment? 

[ER765]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:30pm

This board stays arguing about everything and nothing at the same damn time 😂 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:33pm

Ensemble1698878795 said: "quizking101 said: "Auggie27 said: "More than a little shocked and dismayed by this. But January looms large as a black hole for Broadway this year. Little Bear and Liberation have both struggled, Liberation even more, making it harder than ever for new plays to find audiences. And both of these had stunning receptions. Are starry revivals of the canon warhorses the only successes? It's frightening."

I honestly am pissed that this is closing. I found this to be a quietly devastating show that I found myself returning to multiple times just to study the characters and their nuances. It
definitely was some career best work from Metcalf AND Stock and I hope both of them come up again during Tony time.

I didn’t expect a mostly two-hander on a minimal setmaking roughly $400K a week to fold faster than Liberation (not to cast aspersions on that wonderful play), but I guess the economics of Broadway really that terrible and Rudin probably wants to hold his coins for SALESMAN."

Liberation isn't staying open because of tickets sales. It's staying open because the producers are pumping money into it so their transfer effort doesn't seem like a failure. It's an ego based moved. It's smoke and mirrors for the allure of "success" and accolades.

"

Don’t play pretend that this production opening wasn’t also an ego based move. Diller and Roth are practically burning money into the incinerator knowing full well these shows will never recoup.

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:34pm

abcd12 said: "Lol so now anyone who makes a valid point that doesn’t align with yours is just immediately presumed to be BroadwayFlash, I’m guessing?

I have been on here since 2009. I am not Flash or whoever you’re insinuating, but if it makes you feel better to think I am, go off."

I could care less if you align with anything. It just happens to be a certain MO on this board where a dormant account of say 15 years all of a sudden becomes very active. But you do you Boo. 

[abcd12]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:36pm

Huss417 said: "abcd12 said: "Lol so now anyone who makes a valid point that doesn’t align with yours is just immediately presumed to be BroadwayFlash, I’m guessing?

I have been on here since 2009. I am not Flash or whoever you’re insinuating, but if it makes you feel better to think I am, go off."

I could care less if you align with anything. It just happens to be a certain MO on this board where a dormant account of say 15 years all of a sudden becomes very active. But you do you Boo."

*couldn’t care less. Enjoy your day! 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:37pm

Good. F*ck Scott Rudin (emotional/physical abuser and predator) and everyone that works for or supports him in any way.

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:40pm

The amount of standby accounts that are all of a sudden very active in this thread is very suspect.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:41pm

abcd12 

Well it did. It closed. Get over it. This was a better show than JOHN PROCTOR could’ve ever aspired to be."

LMAO

[MysteriousLady]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:41pm

Sutton Ross said: "Good. F*ck Scott Rudin (emotional/physical abuser and predator) and everyone that works for or supports him in any way."

Too bad this production is only the beginning of his comeback. And f*CK you for being happy that people who did nothing wrong are out of work. 

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:44pm

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:49pm

WiCkEDrOcKS said: ""

 

How the hell? Pan left!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:56pm

MB124 said: "At the risk of sounding like a lunatic, this industry is so cooked.

I have been going to the theater for decades and I’ve never seen it in the state it’s currently in. Very scary and sad, to put it plainly."

At least houses aren’t staying empty for long periods of time with nothing rumored to come in. 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 12:59pm

abcd12 said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Well,THIS f*cking sucks.

If you have opportunity to catch this before it shutters next week (??!!), I can’t recommend it enough."

And yet if this didn't come in John Proctor would still be running and be on their 3rd or 4th Shelby replacement by now. Thanks, Scott!"

Well it did. It closed. Get over it. This was a better show than JOHN PROCTOR could’ve ever aspired to be."

Time to get you back to bed, grandma... 

[ER765]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 1:03pm

I have zero dogs in this fight, but FWIW, I agree that LBRR is leagues better than JPITV. The gaslighting is real.

*runs away*

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/12/25 at 1:05pm

ER765 said: "I have zero dogs in this fight, but FWIW, I agree that LBRR is leagues better than JPITV. The gaslighting is real.

*runs away*"

No need to run but you have a terrible taste.