Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#1
Posted: 5/25/12 at 7:52amWas just told through a reliable source that Other Desert Cities will close June 17 , regardless of any Tony wins.
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#2
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:39amTelecharge also has sales till June 17th as well.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#2
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:22pmthe 6/17 closing was announced weeks ago. All of the NY Times ads from the last few weeks all say "must close 6/17" Apparently the cast was asked to do a 3rd extension but all need to leave to do other projects. LCT was going to re-cast the show and run it through the summer but decided to close it instead.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#3
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:25pmThat was a really stupid move. They could have done a complete star recasting and kept it open for at least another 6 months.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#4
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:29pmVery sorry to hear that. One of the most satisfying evenings I've had in a long time.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#5
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:29pmIt is really stupid. Now, I am 100% on board for Peter winning best play. I was rooting for this, but if they aren't to use the win to help their box office then I hope Peter gets it to get the box office boost.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#6
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:35pmThat's surprising. I mean, what if it wins and then closes a week later?
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#7
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:44pmI'm wondering if the've kept the closing quiet so it wouldn't hurt their Tony chances. And yes it would be stupid to win the Best Play Tony and then close a week later.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#8
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:47pm^ Isn't that what RED did?
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#9
Posted: 5/25/12 at 5:43pm
Was just going to say the same thing AC126748.
But also if it is the best play wdwfreak why shouldn't it win even if it does close? You make the argument for all the producers who open their shows the last two weeks prior to the Tony nominations.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#10
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:18pmthe demand has been softening and the grosses sliding for a while now. It's run its course, and recasting is unlikely to meaningfully juice them up that much. Bear in mind that star casting has a significant cost, and the Booth doesn't offer a lot of upside.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#11
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:20pm
The difference was that season it was Red vs Next Fall, and a generally poor season for plays overall, and Next Fall isn't the like a Pulitzer Prize winner, Clyborne Park, or an immaginitvely amazing production, Peter and the Starcatcher, or have star making performances, Venus in Fur.
It was clear that Red was the frontrunner, by a long shot, with Other Desert Cities the race is extremly neck and neck, and all the productions are looking for that Nose ( win by a nose) to get them accross the finish line first. For Clyborne Park it the Pulitzer, for Peter its the touring possibilities (Its this seasons War Horse not the strongest play but best production by far), with Venus in Fur in the Next Fall position.
Any little thing that can get the show an edge (no not the one that wrote spiderman) in the voters mind and closing a week after the Tonys is most certainly not one.
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#12
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:26pmIt has had a very good run for a play, wonder what's next for the Booth?
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#14
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:44pmLooks like the rumours of Mamma Mia! moving to the Ambassador are true with Matilda taking the Winter Garden, Riedel said Matilda would go to a Shubert theatre and other than The Shubert, The Winter Garden seems the most logical theatre given the other Shubert theatres aren't that big and the Imperial won't be free for a while.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#15
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:59pmAfter Riedels last editorial i have a feeling Matilda is going to be treated like Aida. If anything remotely close to its "apparent greatness" opens next season, it will win the tony over it, because even though the shuberts have more theaters, everyone knows you don't F*CK with the Neaderlanders, which is what RSC did and its going to bite Matilda in her telekenetic ass.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#16
Posted: 5/25/12 at 9:00pmI think that if OTHER DESERT CITIES must close, then the theatre switcharound is a great idea. CHICAGO will fit like a glove in the Booth and MAMMA MIA! should be a pretty good fit for the Ambassador in terms of where it is right now gross-wise. And I think the Winter Garden would be terrific for MATILDA. If MAMMA MIA! does in fact take the Ambassador, though, I would hope a refurbishment would happen first.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#17
Posted: 5/26/12 at 12:38amChicago won't go into The Booth, there aren't enough dressing rooms for everyone. The next show in the Booth is Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#18
Posted: 5/26/12 at 12:42amYAY!! I am happy about this because i didnt want the booth to be lost to a show running on fumes, small shows need a chance, butthen again the whole Matilda switcharroo wouldnt happen till Jan so it is still possible.
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#19
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:04amMatilda isn't coming until the Spring anyway. I still think Mamma Mia! could stay put at the Winter Garden and Matilda replaces Memphis at the Shubert.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#20
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:12amThats what im hoping for especially for their recent resurgence.
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#21
Posted: 5/26/12 at 12:56pm
If ODC doesn't announce its impending closing and wins any Tonys (and I feel it's bound to walk away with at least one), it loses out on the potential business from the wins.
If it does announce its closing, it may sour Tony voters, who have a tendency to vote for shows that are still open.
Double-edged sword.
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Other Desert Cities to close June 17th#22
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:06pmIt HAS been announced. Look at the third post. No games being played here.
OTHER DESERT CITIES to close June 17th#23
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:25pm
It's both comforting and disheartening to be reminded that the best play of the season may not actually win the Tony Awards for Best Play. Comforting, because it is a reminder that winning the award isn't irrefutable evidence of a show's quality; disheartening, because the uncynical part of me still wants to believe that it is merit that earns a show an award.
Ah, life...
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OTHER DESERT CITIES to close June 17th#24
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:30pmyou guys are right. it would be so stupid for a play to win best play just because it actually deserved it. jesus christ.
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