My depression and The St. James Theatre

I get out of the subway everyday by the St. James and the last week or so has been very sad! It's hard to walk by a theatre where a hit show has closed and watch as they slowly dismantle everything that went into making this hit.
Now, I know the show had seen better days and it was it's time, but it just makes me sad to see it gone and slowly loading out. I wasn't even in the show and I feel sad. I can't imagine what the people feel like who did the show almost the entire time it played here.

Don't worry or misunderstand, I'm not incredibly depressed by this, just sad to see a bit of Broadway gone.

How's the Vegas show doing?

It just amazes me how it was SUCH a huge show a few years ago and now it's gone. Again, not to be all over dramatic, but it is sad.

Was it only successful with Lane & Brodrick?? Is that why it couldnt sustain a run?

In the grand scheme of things, I guess nothings here forever. Long runs are rare and if we look at history, a shows life was far shorter than what we see today.

Hmmm...

It is weird to see the load out every day. I was just thinking today how weird it's going to be when the signage comes down.

But I'm awed it's taken over a week to load out that show! Every day I too have to walk past the St. James to get to work, I've never seen a load out take that long, and I've seen plenty of load ins and outs on 44th over the years. (I will say the Les Mis load-in last fall did take weeks, strange considering it's the touring set.)

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WilliamT, I understand your feelings completely.

HELLO, DOLLY! played at the St. James and when it closeD the theater was a dismal sight for me.

I still venerate the spot where I first met Carol Channing outside the theater.

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Did anybody ever post pictures of it?

When I lived in NYC I loved watching the load-ins/outs. Yes, it's sad a show closed, but think of how exciting it will be when the St. James has its next hit.

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It's hard to walk by a theatre where a hit show has closed and watch as they slowly dismantle everything that went into making this hit.

I think it's been quite a while since they dismantled everything that made it a hit.

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Updated On: 5/1/07 at 08:12 PM

I snapped a just ok picture when I walked by the theater today...I guess Frankenstein is out??

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How did they manage that big set backstage? Usually they fly the sets up into the air, right? To store them? Did they do that with the office sets? or did they take them on elevators backstage or what?

The office struck me as something that could rise and fall.