OH MY GOD! I HAD NO IDEA!- Page 2

[HeyJayNYC]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:13pm

What is really sad is that tourists and families are calling the shots on Broadway these days. And they can't even keep TARZAN swingin!
GG was a class act, top notch Broadway talent all around. Just a sad state of affairs, with this and COMPANY and other shows closing.

[jv92]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:16pm

Well, Follies had a similar cult of fans that Grey Gardens has now and its closing night sold out way in advance. I think if I but tickets tonight I'll be fine though.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:18pm

Which production of FOLLIES?

[Weez]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:20pm

Try as you may, Born To Reign, but you will not steal my sarcasm crown. It comes as naturally to the English as breathing.

[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:25pm

There's a french phrase that fills in for the weird gap between financial and artistic hit or flop. It's succès d'estime. Roughly it means admired without being loved.

[jpbran]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:37pm

Any truth to rumors that Ebersole will tour with the show, a la Kathleen Turner in Woolf and Cherry Jones in Doubt?

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:41pm

Ebersole will be doing the London production if it happens.

[DrTheatre]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 1:59pm

Well I am glad it will be filmed and we can watch this when it comes out.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 2:04pm

Seriously...did someone find out I was going to NYC in late August and decide to CLOSE all the shows by July 29th?!


what the mutha f*** is that?!

[Wicked63]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 2:06pm

Ebersole was doing the london prodution anyway even if the NY one hadnt closed!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 2:38pm

Dear Stephanie,

'Twas I who arranged the schedule as such. Just for you.*

*As a consolation, I have arranged one (1) complimentary partial-view balcony ticket to LEGALLY BLONDE on the Wednesday matinee of your choice.

Best,

Foster

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 3:31pm

Ah, weez, we need to meet in person and have a snark-off. The message board does not do my abilities justice

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:29pm

-"Flop" is a term invented first by the Hollywood trade magazines...-

They may have adopted it to use as a catch phrase. But they didn't invent the term. It originated in popular culture, in its figurative meaing of failure, in 1893, long before the Hollywood trade papers existed. And it meant then ,as it does now, in every dictionary you can find :"complete or utter failure."

I can't find one site online that mentions the idea that it refers to financial failure, let alone is limited to it. But I find dozens of sites that define it as complete failure. Because the Hollywood trade papers use it that way, doesn't mean that's what it means in the theatre world. To some it might, investors maybe. But there are just as many who don't use it that way, as is proven by the amount of arguments between theatre people in chatrooms about it. But this is a battle that's been going on in chatrooms since chatrooms began. So, I'll just agree to disagree. Sorry to drag this on...just a pet peeve of mine.

Born To Reign - I did understand what you were saying. I wasn't at all surprised either that it was closing. In fact, I'm kind of pleased that it's closing on a high note instead of dragging itself out to a slow, painful conclusion. I was just objecting to someone else's use of the term flop in relation to a show that was, as you said, successful on so many levels.

Updated On: 7/2/07 at 04:29 PM

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:31pm

I know you weren't attacking me :) I just wanted to make sure I wasn't too ambiguous.

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:52pm

Stephanie, unfortunately you could make a yearly tradition of coming to New York in late August and not being able to see all the season's interesting, creative shows that have closed by then.

The best time to visit Broadway is a few weeks before the Tony awards, when most of the new shows are still up and doing their best to impress the voters and understudies are seldom seen.

[jv92]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 12:24pm

Foster-
I was referring to the original production of Follies.

[Steve2]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 12:36pm

Techeverlasting, that's an excellent idea. I usually travel to NYC for a long Labor Day Weekend (good weather, lower hotel rates, fewer crowds). However, this year I have had to scramble at the last minute to find replacements for Pirate Queen, Coram Boy, and Grey Gardens. I suppose that Memorial Day Weekend would be a better choice?

[logan0215]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 12:48pm

Well I wouldn't say that either of the major "weekends" of the summer are your best bet as the city is packed with tourists during both.

Your best bet is to find a point in the summer where you can take a few weekdays off (as to take advantage of Wed. matinee) in the weeks prior to the TONYs and grab some rush seats to all the shows that are still open. If you take a Tues evening to Thurs night vaca, you could in theory see 4 shows.

[broadwaybaby86]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 12:58pm

I knew about it, and i'm not sprised. It got to the tony's which was a pretty big feat for this show. It was boring and not interesting as others.