"Mamma Mia!" to Close on Broadway — Page 4

"This is terrible news for any theatre fan that visits New York and I tell you why.
Just like Rock of Ages both shows were light hearted fluff shows and enjoyable both in there own way, but both shows performed on a Sunday Night/Monday Night when seeing a Broadway show is challenging.
So going to make those Sunday/Monday evenings very difficult now."

Those show's performances on historically "off" nights are fairly recent.

You act as though there's nothing else to do in New York on those nights, whether or not you're a theatre fan.

Well not really, there isn't much if you are a theatre fan, Chicago or Monday night only The Phantom of the Opera.

"Well not really, there isn't much if you are a theatre fan, Chicago or Monday night only The Phantom of the Opera."

I'd love to spend my Monday night seeing Phantom.
Honestly, though, theatre fans don't have to just see shows the entire trip. There's tons of things in the city to see and do if you're a tourist.

apparently theres rumors that Mamma Mia might transfer off broadway to new world stages

I bet the final performance is going to be a blast. Sad I won't be at it, but I hope to see it in August about a month before it departs.

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PhillyPinto, apparently theres rumors that Mamma Mia might transfer off broadway to new world stages

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theres? > there's

Where did you hear that? I asked a friend of a friend that works for the Shubert's-New World Stages and nothing about a transfer of Mama Mia is planned.

If a producer can find a way to make a show the size of Mamma Mia work Off-Broadway and actually make money then that producer is at a level beyond genius.

"Rebecca needs to open this year or the current producers will lose the rights. VWB has been very gratuitous towards Sprecher, however, given that they have extended the rights from 2013, then 2014, and now 2015. Hard to believe it could be the THIRD time the marquee was up at the Broadhurst!

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Sorry to play schoolmarm, but I think you mean "gracious" or better yet, "generous", not "gratuitous".

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Back OT, I have rarely been so bored as I was during the 3 hours of MAMMA MIA! Oh, the curtain call was fun, but it was a long, long wait for it.

If the alternative to that drivel is A8's "dirgical", give me the latter any time.

But we needn't go that far. There's already a nearly perfect ABBA musical: it's called MURIEL'S WEDDING (which is not to say I think that beautiful film needs to be redone as a stage show).

I can't see Mamma Mia working in a small off-Broadway house. The cast is too big, and there's no way the financials will make sense.

"Mamma Mia is currently on the Quantum of the Seas until May and then it will transfer to the Allure of the Seas in June, where it will run for 5 years."

It will only seem like five years to the audience. (I kid...I kid... I actually enjoy the show)

New closing date is Sept. 12!

I'm wondering why they only extended a single week… they've got to have something up their sleeve. Like a "Mamma Mia!" week, or a transfer (likely not), or something else… I don't know.