Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#1
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:11pm
Million Dollar Quartet is closing Sunday, I just heard from someone who works at the theatre.
O well it had a healthy run.
I can't say I'm surprised at a closing notice given the grosses lately
Maybe Rent can now move back into it's old home
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Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#2
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:13pmbut re-opening at New World? Why? I know its a smaller venue, but why? When are they gonna move Baby its You?
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Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#2
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:28pm
New World seems to be the retirement home for old shows.
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Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#3
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:34pm
Off-Broadway seems like a better place for this show since its grosses were not doing well.
Updated On: 6/7/11 at 07:34 PM
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#4
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:43pmwon't something at NWS need to close to make room for it?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#5
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:47pm
but re-opening at New World? Why?
The show has played many weeks near or just below its (Broadway level) break-even point. Going off-Broadway will lower that weekly operating cost. They obviously hope to bring in the same weekly $ at their new home. (I doubt it will work.) This show never belonged on Broadway in the first place: It is a dinner-theater level show.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#6
Posted: 6/7/11 at 7:51pm
New World Stages should be renamed The Broadway Retirement Home. Hope something good takes the Nederlander come Fall. Anyone know if they were pushed out because of their attendance issues? Even if their low running costs were keeping them above water, the Nederlanders may have pushed them out because of the low attendance numbers, to get a new show in there.
Here's an actual link to the news:
Quartet to Close/Move
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#7
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:04pmCan't anything close anymore? Must everything re-locate to off-Broadway?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#8
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:11pmBring back RENT...to the Nederlander
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#9
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:12pmSeriously, just let these things die!
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#10
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:13pmI think it might do well off-Broadway. Look at Avenue Q, it is selling nights out.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#11
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:13pmSteven22 I never thought about it, but that might be a coup they're going to pull.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#12
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:15pmNew World used to be a great place where new plays and new musicals could go but now it's just become a broadway dumping ground. It's a shame.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#13
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:28pm
Would/Could Rent actually move back to the Nederlander?
Im asking because they already sold tickets for the show at New World,
How would they be about changing everyone's tickets?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#14
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:28pm
I agree. New World is an amazing theatre space that I wish would be used to house new and daring works. Its just becoming a sit-down space for Broadway's also-rans.
The place is packed with museum pieces and the odd family show that just wont die.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#15
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:35pm
New World is a fantastic off-Broadway venue because it's so conveniently located, unlike many off-Broadway theaters. It's a shame that rather than have new works benefit from the convenient location, we're getting Broadway re-treads.
I would not be at all surprised if Rent and MDQ were swapping theaters.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#16
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:41pmno surprise as the show likely had no advance given it's grosses lately.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#17
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:44pmI highly doubt Rent will be moving back in since they spent so much fixing up the place only to trash it again.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#18
Posted: 6/7/11 at 8:53pmWouldn't it cost a lot of money for Rent to move back to Broadway, after everything has already been budgeted for this off-Broadway run?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#19
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:00pmAdam, RENT will be going into Stage 1 and MDQ will most likely go into stage 4. In NWS defense, They have Gazillion Bubble show, which does well along with Imagine Ocean. Neither are from Broadway. La Barberia is closing but had a halfway decent run. An original show. Between Worlds closed a bit early but it too was original. So they do bring in original stuff.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#20
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:07pmUgh really? It had a good run considering it never belonged in a Broadway theatre in the first place. It should just hit the road, make some money, and be done.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#21
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:14pmOh lord...what's next? WONDERLAND to open at New World Stages?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#22
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:21pmOh please. They need to book shows. it was available evidentally or wanted to move off-Broadway.
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#23
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:33pm
NWS should just move down to FL and then it'd be the real retirement home for broadway shows.
Can anyone please explain why Off-Broadway shows have low operating costs/why Broadway houses can't be the same?
Million Dollar Quartet to close Sunday#24
Posted: 6/7/11 at 9:39pmMy thought? Those bashing should put up the money for something new to move into NWS so they can have what they want there. It's a business people. Get over it.
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