Les Miserables Closing Night!

[BroadwayBuff4Life]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 8:33am

I have tickets to see Les Miserables closing night, due to the strike do you think they will close the show all together?

[kec]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:27am

We can only wait and see. As far as I know, there has not been any official word that Les Mis will not reopen after the strike is over. It serves no purpose to speculate on this. If it happens, it happens.

I too, have tickets for that final performance (which is a matinee, not an evening performance). Yes, I am a bit concerned that I might not get to see it (I've already missed one performance because of the strike), but I can't worry about something that might not happen. I take with a grain of salt the comments elsewhere on this board that the show will close.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:31am

There are no shows saying they wont reopen after the strike, why would they say that anyway? They dont know whats gonna happen as yet so just stop speculating.

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:34am

Pending on how long the strike wil last, do you think it will be extended by another month to make up for the time wasted on the strike or will Cameron Mackintosh still keep June 6th 2008 on the line?

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:37am

January 6th 2008! It closes January 6th -NOT June 6th!

Updated On: 11/19/07 at 09:37 AM

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:40am

Sorry, my mistake

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:42am

You scared the life out us then!!! LOL

[Marianne]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:53am

It can't extend; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is moving into the Broadhurst just after it closes.

[mastachen2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 3:28pm

I'm sure CamMack can pay off the producers of Cat on a Hot TIn Roof to play somewhere else if he really wanted to.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 3:37pm

With what, his riches from Martin Guerre?

[p.s.]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 3:47pm

As far as I know, there has not been any official word that Les Mis will not reopen.

For the sake of Cosette, it must be so.

p.s.
I, too, have tickets for that final performance.
[The 1/6/2008 one.]

[p.s.]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 4:02pm

From "Playbill News":
The limited run of The Grinch is scheduled to conclude Jan. 6, 2008.

The St. James Theatre is located at 246 West 44th Street.
The Broadhurst Theatre is located at 235 West 44th Street.

Sounds like we might have a "Closing Night" block party on January 6th.


p.s. Maybe sooner.

pps: Then again, there may be nothing left to "party" about.

[Miss B. L. T. Down]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 4:28pm

Poor Judy Kuhn. She rehearses for The Woman in White and the show closes before she gets to go on and now this...

[philly03]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 8:38pm

I must say, JUDY KUHN (I love her!) has just about the worst luck you can get..she's practically a jinx! Review:

1986 - Rags closes after two nights, she starred!
1987 - Les Miserables Original run closes at 16 years, before most of the other full-fledged productions.
1988 - Chess is conceived as a MAJOR flop.
1994 - Sunset Boulevard, although considered a success by some, fails to repay its original investments, and had fewer performances than those in London & Austrialia.
2006 - The Woman in White is doing moderately well, despite the show's star (Maria Friedman) was diagnosed with breast cancer, when on Febuary 4th it is announced that Judy Kuhn would be replacing her, begining on February 12th through the end of March. On February 12th, it was announced that Judy Kuhn will no longer fill in as the show will be closing in One Week.


Hm, 2007- Les Miserables Revival....Judy joins the cast, a strike starts (not her fault) and the show closes early! Sounds familiar!

[kec]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:21pm

"Hm, 2007- Les Miserables Revival....Judy joins the cast, a strike starts (not her fault) and the show closes early! Sounds familiar!"

Unless you have read something offical that says the show is closing, this last comment is incorrect.

[Taka]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:57pm

Just out of curiosity, is Gary Beach still in Les Miserables? What show is he doing next?

[JKlock]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 9:58pm

yeah he's still in it and who knows what hes doing next

[Little-Lotte]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:13am

Kec: The show IS closing early! It's closing January 6th. John Owen-Jones joined in late October and was supposed to have a six month run over here. As far as I know, Drew Sarich (who went to London) is still gonna be over there working HIS six month contract even though JOJ is ending his run prematurely over here.

[sanda]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:39am

Will John Owen Jones do anything else in US or he just leave after Les Miz closed?

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 12:49am

Didn'T Gary Beach leave Les Miz for a little while, to be replaced by Chip Zien?

[CherylA928]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 1:01am

"Will John Owen Jones do anything else in US or he just leave after Les Miz closed?"


I'd be happy to see John Owen Jones move right next door and take over Phantom from Howard McGillan.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 1:13am

Yes, Gary Beach was on medical leave.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108899.html

[kec]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 7:00am

"Kec: The show IS closing early! It's closing January 6th. John Owen-Jones joined in late October and was supposed to have a six month run over here. As far as I know, Drew Sarich (who went to London) is still gonna be over there working HIS six month contract even though JOJ is ending his run prematurely over here. "

I'm well aware of this. My apologies, I read the comment in the context of the OP's concern -- and other message threads offering similar comments -- that Les Mis would not re-open after the strike is done.

"I'd be happy to see John Owen Jones move right next door and take over Phantom from Howard McGillan. "

Sounds good to me.

[Anddou]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 7:38am

John Owen - Jones was fantastic Phantom! I saw him in London 3 years ago. So it is an interesting idea!

[Little-Lotte]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 9:06am

I agree! I'd love to see JOJ in Phantom! I haven't seen the show since Hugh Panaro left because I just can't stand Howard in the role. Unfortunately I think that Howard renewed his contract again through April so looks like we're stuck with him forever! Why can't he move on to another role, he's been doing Phantom for almost a decade!