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No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
bwayfan7000
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#25No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:08pmMaybe that's why they're not planning on extending with new people that could possibly lose them money...they could be putting said money into filming it.
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#26No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:15pmOh Jesus, are we REALLY going to delve into this?
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#27No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:17pm
Debbie Reynolds would have been a draw. She ended up passing. As did all the other big stars they approached.
It wasn't that the producers could not find replacements. It's that they could not find replacements starry enough to carry the show after Catherine and Angela leave.
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#28No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:28pmI'm so happy I'm getting to see this before it closes.
#29No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:31pmI've been wanting to see this, but don't think I will be able to now. It does seem a little silly though if they don't recoup their investments and close, considering it has been selling well.
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#30No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:40pmWell, I can't say I didn't see this coming, but I'm still disappointed nonetheless.
#31No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 9:11pmApparently none of the stars that would have kept the show running as it is now were interested in being a replacement.
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#32No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 9:23pm
The production has to be close to recouping. Its done terrific business and unless Zeta Jones and Lansbury are getting 50 percent of the box office, it wouldn't make sense for it to have cost more than the production has brought in since last year.
At any rate, its a little disappointing that we no longer get to guess what stars might come in as replacements, but I applaud the producers' class for not settling for second rate names to simply keep the production running.
There have been any number of actors who have won Tony Awards one week before their show closes, so I'm not sure why there is this sudden belief that Sherie Rene Scott or Montego Glover are now overwhelming front runners. EVERYDAY RAPTURE is also a limited run that isn't out lasting the Tonys by much more than NIGHT MUSIC, and though I suppose there is always the horrifying possibility MEMPHIS could sweep, it does seem at this point unlikely that Glover will take it. Remember that the Outer Critics Circle actually gave VICTOR VICTORIA their Best Musical Trophy. They aren't always that on the ball in terms of Tony voting tastes.
Updated On: 5/18/10 at 09:23 PM
#33No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 9:50pm
Speaking of VICTOR/VICTORIA...imagine Julie Andrews sitting in Angela's chair.
I wondered about the show closing abruptly. I noticed they were not selling past June 20 when they originally had dates into late August.
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#34No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 10:23pm
The producers probably anticipate the show breaking even before they close, so it's not worth stressing over.
I hope they film this! DVD Sales would be a great way to recoup this investment.
The costs of filming and producing a DVD would drag them further into the hole before they saw any income on sales from the handful of theatre nerds who buy it. A DVD would probably never make a profit.
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#35No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 10:33pm
A better production (or even a good production) of the show might not have needed a big name to keep it running. As it is, this is another Trevor Nunn travesty -- a Trevorsty. Let's hope it doesn't take another 30 years for another production, maybe one with a sensible director.
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#36No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 10:37pm^ Oh give me a break. No commercial production of Night Music would have sold without stars in this day and age.
#37No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 11:14pm
Well, couldn't you say the same about SOUTH PACIFIC though? I mean, I guess SOUTH PACIFIC is more accessible in a way but it's also an old-fashioned musical about racial politics at the time, yet Sher's production managed to be a hit with just Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot in the leads (I guess they rejected a number of name actresses according to Riedel, right? ) . I do think NIGHT MUSIC would have been a hard sell at any point.
I'm really rooting for Catherine Zeta-Jones still, I refuse to believe that Montego Glover of all people is going to win, but stranger things have happened, we'll see.
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#38No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 11:18pmI had hoped that they would go for Broadway talent and some advertising to keep it running for the summer months, but I guess not.
#39No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/18/10 at 11:26pm
So sad to hear the news. I'm glad I saw it during my trip to NY (even though I didn't like the pacing of the first act), but I guess with no announcement of a replacement, it wan't unexpected. Though it would have been nice to see a Sondheim show actually get a decent, long run.
And please, don't get my hopes up with a DVD release, since I know in my heart that this would never happen. (Though, with all it's faults, it's still a lot better than the Liz Taylor version (minus Rigg, and Gingold and Cariou reprising thier roles).
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#40No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 12:46am
"Speaking of VICTOR/VICTORIA...imagine Julie Andrews sitting in Angela's chair."
My thoughts exactly, frontrowcentre2. With Rachel York as Desiree!
#41No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 12:53am^ YES! Rachel York is amazing and deserves more starring roles!
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#42No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 1:00amI don't know the exact numbers, but it is my understanding that Al and CZJ were getting a HUGE portion of the gross/profits. Like so much, that it would be extremely difficult to recoup, even if selling extremely well.
#43No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 1:01amStay tuned for a recoupment announcement in the coming weeks.
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#44No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 11:16amWould you assume they would still have student rush on closing night or should I go ahead and book a ticket if I want to see it closing night?
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#45No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 12:26pm
They must be close to recouping. Those numbers in a house that size have been wonderful.
And I agree with MichaelBennett, I'm happy to see they didn't cast B-rate stars and let the production lose one of the only things it really had: class.
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#46No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 12:30pm
Can we not say what other stars were approached for this?
I'm curious.
#47No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 1:10pmI saw it 2 weeks ago, and loved it. Such a class act those 2 - CZJ & AL.
#48No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 1:26pm
The should have gotten Madame to play Madame.
That would have sold some tickets.
And her "Liaisons" would have KILLED.
#49No Extension: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Close 6/20
Posted: 5/19/10 at 1:49pm
Her "wooden ring" speech would have been magnificent.
... not to mention appropriate!
I love that she has her own built-in Frid, too, carrying her around wherever she goes.
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