La Cage Will Close June 26, Despite Tony Awards

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:50pm

Bye Bye La Cage

"It won the Tony Award Sunday for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Choreography, but on Tuesday the company of La Cage aux Folles was told the show will close June 26."

https://www.playbill.com/news/article/93412.html

Updated On: 6/7/05 at 05:50 PM

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:51pm

They must not have gotten the boost they needed from the Tonys. And, they played to what, 38 percent last week. Expected, but kind of sad.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:52pm

And another great show bites the dust because it didn't have huge celeb stars and tourist appeal.

Such an amazing show. I guess this kills all chances for a New Broadway Cast Recording. So glad I saw it twice with Davis in it.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:53pm

Good show. Sub-par production. Still, feel bad for the cast (especially those Cagelles!).

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:54pm

That sucks!~
I love that show.
Save La Cage!!!!!
Save La Cage!!!!
Come on people. I am really pissed!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:58pm

I wonder what show will take the Marquis Theatre next?

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:58pm

oh my god! i am so upset, I actually started crying when i found out. I love this show so much. Now all of these amazing people will be out of a job!

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 5:59pm

Supposedly, it is THE WOMAN IN WHITE. Another piece of Webber dreck. I'd much rather LA CAGE stay there.

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:04pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Lucifer]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:04pm

gross... I'd rather have La Cage too

[Plum]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:07pm

Are you joking, FOAnatic? This show was built for tourist appeal- a Jerry Herman score, lots of dancing, and a relatively light plot. If it didn't succeed, maybe it's because the production (outside of that dancing) wasn't all that great.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:07pm

Somebody better put Corine2 on suicide watch.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:07pm

Lets see a sub par revival or a terrific original musical --- I'll take THE WOMAN IN WHITE

[justme2]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:08pm

poor lacagauxfolles2 (sic).....it's hard for any fan of a show to see the show close, and I haven't seen this poster respond to this news yet.

[harris007]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:09pm

i know i'm gonan get bitched at BUT the part they showed on the tonys was not that great. yeah the dancing was awesome but it didnt make me wanna run and get tickets, PERSONALLY i think if they did more of the number as whole and not just the dance break it would have come off better

[Thenardier]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:10pm

How depressing - and Brooklyn closes that day....it's a sad and happy day for theatre....

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:11pm

Riedel predicted this would happen last Friday. Love him or hate him, his sources are generally accurate.

Updated On: 6/7/05 at 06:11 PM

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:11pm

No I'm not Plum. You ask anyone who's not heavily involved in theatre who Jerry Herman is and they'll stare at you with a blank look on their face. The PR for the show was beyond awful. The show itself might be a tourist attraction, but without good advertising, tourists won't have a reason to go.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:11pm

Updated On: 5/10/06 at 06:11 PM

[DoogieB]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:11pm

Damn I was gonna get tickets.

[Mythus]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:16pm

Well, damn. But I can't say I wasn't expecting this to happen.

[Albin]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:17pm

[Plum]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:17pm

Thank you for clarifying your point, FOAnatic. Saying a show has no tourist appeal and saying it wasn't properly advertised is two different things. And I wasn't holding up the Herman score for his anme appeal- I was just pointing out that his sound is easily palatable.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:17pm

I just bought tickets to Friday's performance! THAT is how you 'save' La Cage....

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 6:19pm

I'd take Woman in White over La Cage anyday.