"Mamma Mia!" to Close on Broadway- Page 2
"Mamma Mia!" to Close on Broadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
whatttt#26
Posted: 4/9/15 at 7:46pm
What a shame. I just saw the tour for the first time this past weekend and I loved it. Of course it had a nice long run and I shouldn't feel sad but there is a part of me that feels a profound sense of loss whenever a long running show closes. For better or worse it can't be denied that the landscape of Broadway changes with one less offering from a long running crowd pleaser.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
whatttt#27
Posted: 4/9/15 at 7:48pm
I didn't think this show would ever close because it was popular with tourists. However, it had an excellent run. Regional productions will probably happen soon.
whatttt#28
Posted: 4/9/15 at 7:57pm
Complete fluff but it was fun and my Mom had a great time at the theatre. Sad to see it go.
whatttt#29
Posted: 4/9/15 at 7:59pm
oh my goodness this is so sad/good!! I'll have to see it before it closes! Congrats on a nice long run Mamma Mia!! Im happy though now that we have another house available on Broadway!! The producers were also really smart to give notice now. Im sure they will make good money over the summer, and then close right before labor day.
whatttt#30
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:06pm
Saw the show five times between Toronto, Broadway and the national tour and while the productions varied greatly in quality (it really depended on the energy of the cast and if it wasn't there, the show could be an endurance test), but as an ABBA junkie, I'll still kinda miss it. Haven't seen the show in about five years and may not get to go again before the closing, but it holds a special, if decidedly dippy, place in my theatregoing heart. As will Louise Pitre and Carolee Carmello's performances as Donna.
It wasn't rocket science, but when done right, it was a lot of fun.
whatttt#31
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:08pm
wait a minute, the show made over $800,000 last week. Why is it closing?
whatttt#32
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:08pm
Why couldn't it close when it moved out for Rocky? Congrats for a great run
whatttt#33
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:09pm
I never got to see it 
and will not be able to see it. At least there's a recording of it floating around on the internet.
It feels like a famous person has just died cause it's a long running broadway musical :'(
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
whatttt#34
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:09pm
Always love the morons who celebrate people losing their jobs.
Gross.
whatttt#35
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:13pm
So sad to see it close. Not sure how I feel about this sequel ugh...
Congrats on the great run!
whatttt#36
Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:23pm
"Shocking, but at the same time, its about time."
That's pretty much my feeling. It seemed like it would be closing eventually but I wasn't expecting this announcement today. At least it's staying until September and not just closing in a week. I enjoyed the show when I saw it with Louise Pitre (I think it was later in the run after she left and then came back). It's not a great show but it's a fun time if you like ABBA. And I do.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
whatttt#37
Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:20pm
i personally LOVE Mamma Mia! and am very sad to see it go. I'm shocked it's closing, given it's grosses during the summer and high tourist times in the winter. At least the cast/crew was given some [5 months] notice...
whatttt#38
Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:38pm
But the thing is...it's show BUSINESS. As Michael Bennett said on his deathbed, "No show runs forever." So Sutton Ross, stop your pearl-clutching.
All I will say is, this is the only show on Broadway that refused to comp Elaine Stritch. (According to Stritch, that is.)
Mamma Mia! #39
Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:49pm
I am saddened by the close. We are all so quick to bash a musical. I recall how many people loved this show and felt it was a nice light so quickly after 9-11. I know it was nice to be able to go to the theater and just have a fun night out and not to have to worry about what was going on in the world. Fluff CAN be and IS important. Congrats to the amazing cast and crew of Mamma Mia. Good Run.
Mamma Mia! #40
Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:51pm
I can understand that it brought some much needed joy to an audience during and after those dark days. Good point.
But nearly FIFTEEN YEARS?!?! Fluff shouldn't run that long.
Mamma Mia! #41
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:14pm
this should have never switched theaters and closed two years ago. We'll now see this produced in every regional & community theater & every high school over the next ten years.
Mamma Mia! #42
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:14pm
The Broadway production was VERY tired when I saw it in August. I mean REALLY, REALLY tired. Seeing it in previews and then last year was like seeing 2 completely different shows. It's time for it to go.
Mamma Mia! #43
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:19pm
All I have to say is THANK GOD. Its about time this closed. I think there is a place for Mamma Mia but its about time it ended.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Mamma Mia! #44
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:22pm
"All I will say is, this is the only show on Broadway that refused to comp Elaine Stritch. (According to Stritch, that is.)"
So what, good for them.
"But nearly FIFTEEN YEARS?!?! Fluff shouldn't run that long."
A well constructed show that people have loved? Why not?
Mamma Mia! #45
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:26pm
Hey, Stritch would have danced the pants off of everyone in that audience for the finale. Black tights and all.
Mamma Mia! #46
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:51pm
"Always love the morons who celebrate people losing their jobs."
Oh god, not this again. No one is celebrating the loss of jobs. That's just an unfortunate part of a show closing.
Mamma Mia! #47
Posted: 4/9/15 at 10:53pm
Always love the morons who celebrate people losing their job.
Get over yourself. I've used this analogy before but if a restaurant you hate and think has crappy food is it bad to want it to close so something else potentially better could take its place? No. On Broadway there is no such thing as job security. The cast and crew there should be over the moon the that they've been able to have a job on Broadway for over a decade, but it's back to the auditions. It's part of the life as an actor or anyone working in a touch and go industry. You want job security? Go work in medical.
I was able to see the show on Broadway back years ago when Carolee was running the show and it was such a fun time.
Updated On: 4/9/15 at 10:53 PM
Mamma Mia! #48
Posted: 4/9/15 at 11:26pm
Crap, have never seen it and nearly got a ticket for the other night and than thought bugger it can see it when I come back in February.
Mamma Mia! #49
Posted: 4/9/15 at 11:29pm
HOORAY! PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS!!!! Ah HAHAHAHA. CAPITALISM IS COLLAPSING AT LAST.
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