Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
PlayItAgain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
#1Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:39amTelecharge also has sales till June 17th as well.
two ladies tickets
Featured Actor Joined: 5/21/10
#2Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#3Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#4Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:29pmVery sorry to hear that. One of the most satisfying evenings I've had in a long time.
#5Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
ChildrenwillListen
Featured Actor Joined: 3/12/12
#6Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:35pmThat's surprising. I mean, what if it wins and then closes a week later?
two ladies tickets
Featured Actor Joined: 5/21/10
#7Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#8Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/25/12 at 2:47pm^ Isn't that what RED did?
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#9Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#10Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#11Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#12Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/25/12 at 8:26pmIt has had a very good run for a play, wonder what's next for the Booth?
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#14Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#15Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#16Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
two ladies tickets
Featured Actor Joined: 5/21/10
#17Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#18Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#19Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
#20Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:12amThats what im hoping for especially for their recent resurgence.
#21Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
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.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#22Other Desert Cities to close June 17th
Posted: 5/26/12 at 1:06pmIt HAS been announced. Look at the third post. No games being played here.
#23OTHER DESERT CITIES to close June 17th
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...
ck12
Swing Joined: 1/5/12
#24OTHER DESERT CITIES to close June 17th
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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