LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#2LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:01amwow that really sucks. Right before they were about to start rehearsals...i don't remember the last time this happened...
#2LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:10amI admit that there's a lot about the requirements of putting up a show that I don't know, but I wondered if there's any chance Other Desert Cities could try to snag the theater and get the production in in time? They wouldn't need as much rehearsal time, and given the rave in the Times, it wouldn't be AS important to have a healthy head start on publicity. Or is six weeks simply too short a time to make it happen? It's just a thought, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I heard Fat Pig was off.
billyboyA
Stand-by Joined: 12/29/10
#3LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:11am
They should publicize the name of the investor so people can write hate mail.
People are bitching on here about hating Glee this week... how about a little hate for investors that get the ball rolling, promising people jobs and the continuing life of the art form we all love so much, and then pull out...
Of course, if that had happened with Spider-Man, now in retrospect, we'd all have to say "smart investor to pull out of THAT garbage!" haha
But all joking aside, I, for one, have to say "bite me" to the deadbeat investor... whoever you are.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#4LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:23amPeople's finances change.
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#5LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:31amSauja, while that would be great, Linda Lavin's role would have to be recast or she would have to drop out of the Kennedy Center production of FOLLIES. Also, Thomas Sadoski is going to be in THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES.
Drewprecht
Understudy Joined: 10/6/05
#6LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:34amWhy not a transfer of Peter and the Starcatcher? The Belasco is just over a thousand seats and could be a great space for this amazing show!
#7LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:45amThe Belasco is way too big for either OTHER DESERT CITIES or PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (and frankly it would have been to big for FAT PIG as well). I'm sure they won't have to refund too many tickets, since it is likely that hardly any were sold to begin with.
#8LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 11:53amI completely forgot about this.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#9LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 12:15pm
Wow. That's pretty crazy. I mean it's just so last minute.
It's probably too late for anything else to get in the Belasco this season, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kathy Griffin makes a return at some point.
I think the show would've been swallowed by the particularly strong spring Broadway season though, so perhaps it's for the better.
#10LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 12:19pmBummer. I was really looking forward to this!
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#11LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 12:24pmWhomever that investor is, he did us all a favor. The play is tedious, and given the real star power on Broadway right now, it didn't stand a chance.
#12LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:53pmI feel so bad for Heather Jane Rolffe. She even quit the Les Miz tour to do the play. Show business truly sucks.
#13LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 2:07pmFinances do sometimes change, but sometimes investors take a look at early advance ticket sales, see the writing on the wall and use their sound judgement.
#14LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 2:28pmI agree with Michael Bennett. Whoever this investor was made a very smart financial decision!
#15LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 4:51pmOn the one hand this is sad news for everyone involved in the production but on the other hand the good news is when we do get a Broadway production of Fat Pig it hopefully won't star Dane Cook.
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#16LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 5:10pmIt will never happen, but Scottsboro has a theater!
#17LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 5:13pmnow there's two empty theaters for this spring/summer: The Belasco & The St. James.
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#18LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 5:20pmAnother 'it will never happen but....' Signature theatre Angels in America transfer? eh? eh? I'd say Peter and the Starcatcher, but I think they probably plan to do more development before ever bringing that to Bway.
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#19LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 5:21pmThe Belasco is way to big for Scottsboro Boys. If Scottsboro Boys comes back to Broadway, it needs a much smaller theatre. I really hope this theatre gets something good . It's such a shame to have the beautiful gem of a theatre empty.
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suechru
Chorus Member Joined: 3/11/11
#21LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 6:16pm
Aren't all of the broadway houses too big for Scottsboro really? I mean, I get that many people here love that show (personally, I didn't when I saw it in previews), but I always thought part of the problem is that it doesn't have the mass appeal (for lack of a better term) to consistently fill a broadway size house of 1000 or more seats 8x a week.
Back to topic, I think it's more of a shame about the St. James being empty than the Belasco given it's location and the fact that aside from the super-devoted fans (aka people who post here) probably don't even know what street the Belasco's on. For the record, not knocking the Belasco but most of the east of Broadway houses don't get the foot traffic the ones west of broadway do.
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#22LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 7:18pmDont worry- Neither theatre will sit empty long...
suechru
Chorus Member Joined: 3/11/11
#23LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 7:36pm
Oh, I agree, the St. James will probably have something for the fall season (I doubt it'll be earlier than September but who knows) and the Belasco will as well (might still be Fat Pig depending on how quickly they find another investor)
This is a particularly strong spring season as others have mentioned so being bumped back (IF they find another investor in time) might not be a bad thing since I'm expecting at least one new show to get "lost in the shuffle" so to speak.
2010: Next to Normal (May 25), Hair (Jun 9), American Idiot (Sep 10), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Sep 26), The Scottsboro Boys (Oct 17), Fela! (Nov 14), Next to Normal (Dec 30)
2011: That Championship Season (Feb 15), La Cage Aux Folles (Mar 16), The Book of Mormon (Mar 16), Anything Goes (Mar 30)
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#24LaBute's FAT PIG Loses Investor; Delays to 2011-12
Posted: 3/17/11 at 8:07pmAngels in America had and missed its chance to transfer to Broadway. It would have done so when it had its original, more notable cast (Quinto, Borle, Chaflant) and not the also-rans that are in the show now.
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