PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
pli1018
Broadway Star Joined: 4/16/07
#1PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:49pmVia The New York Times: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/broadway-musical-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close/?src=tp
#2PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:52pm
Can we congratulate the producers for keeping it open that long?
Congratulations on a respectable run.
#2PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:55pm
I'll weigh in with a hearty congratulations. It wasn't gound breaking but it was sure a damned good time at the theater. The energy was infectious. It was a big ol' gay party and I loved every minute of it.
I'm gonna miss her. 'Bye 'cilla.
Updated On: 5/16/12 at 04:55 PM
#3PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:57pm
I knew this was coming, but this is still really sad! I LOVED this show. Next to Book of Mormon, Priscilla was the most fun I have ever had at a Broadway show. It was the most over the top and slightly ridiculous spectacle I have seen, and I loved every second of it. Congrats on a 500+ performance run!
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
Updated On: 5/16/12 at 04:57 PM
#4PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:02pmNot too surprising. It was a nice run lengthwise although I don't think the show recouped, right?
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#5PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:23pmSad to see it go. It obviously wasn't a groundbreaking show, but it was the most entertaining and fun night of theatre I have ever had. Hoping to catch the tour!
#6PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:27pm
I loved this show! I know it was cheesy, but I had a great time EVERY time I saw it ( and I went 12 times).
Congratulations on a great run!
#7PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:40pmI loved it. It was such a great time at the theater. Wonder what my sister's friend will be up to next now.
"I don't want the pretty lights to come and get me."-Homecoming 2005
"You can't pray away the gay."-Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy.
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beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#8PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:04pmLooks like 'Annie' is MOST DEFINETELY going to play at the Palace Theatre now.
#9PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:30pm
Of course this was one of the shows on my list to see in July. Maybe it will be part of the Broadway series here in Nashville soon.
#10PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:32pm
Looks like 'Annie' is MOST DEFINETELY going to play at the Palace Theatre now.
Yeah- I would expect an official announcement pretty soon.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
EatTheBrownie
Stand-by Joined: 2/6/12
#11PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:40pmThank God... I'm sick and tired of those girls walking around Times Square in that silver drag queen getup. It's almost as embarrassing as the Chicago girls. If another girl pretends to do Fosse for me while handing me a flyer, I'm going to Rich Man's Frugue her a$$ to Jersey.
spicegirlsaloud
Understudy Joined: 11/3/10
#12PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:40pm
Congrats to everyone involved on a great run! One of the most fun nights I have had in a theatre in a long time.
Sincerely hope the Tony Sheldon will be Bernadette on the National Tour!
#13PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:54pmThank you, EatTheBrownie!! I have always felt that the Chicago flyer girls were not only hideous, but a blight on Broadway with their pathetic faux Fosse-esque moves.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#14PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:15pmI'm uncomfortable knowing the cast of Annie will occupy the same dressing rooms occupied by Priscilla.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#15PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:16pmI've yelled at the Chicago flyer girls before for being turned out when 98% of Fosse choreography is turned in.
#16PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:41pmCongrats to them on a very respectable run
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sklabam
Stand-by Joined: 11/27/11
#17PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:56pm
Really? What made it respectable?
It lost most of its investment.
It was coarse and unwatchable.
It was a "B" in London, turned into a "D" on Broadway.
I think you're giving "respectable" a bad name.
#18PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:59pm
Goodness gracious. Some of you are spewing some mean-spiritness. Those Priscilla and Chicago "girls" are doing their job. They can't be faulted for that. How would you like to be called "hideous", merely because of the job that you are doing? I don't think you'd like it. Those Priscilla/Chicago ladies add color and vibrance to the whole Times Square experience. If you don't like seeing them when you pass them by, take a Dionne Warwick moment and walk on by. Geez! from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 5/16/12 at 07:59 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#19PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 8:09pm
Don't worry. The dressing rooms will be sprayed down throughly and cleaned. The orphans will be fine.
TheatreKid3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/12
#20PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 8:10pmI don't mean this to sound snarky, but the only color the Chicago girls ever added to times square was black, lol (and occasionally some red).
#21PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 8:48pm
RC, honey, now you know I love especially in spite of the fact that the revival of Chicago is your favorite show, but I have to draw the line somewhere. That line is the Chicago flyer girls. I live and work and the city and to see them day in and day out has worn out my tolerance for their schtick.
I had to bite my tongue when it comes to Priscilla, so we'll just leave it at that.
Updated On: 5/16/12 at 08:48 PM
Bwaydide92
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/12
#22PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:00pmPatti Lupone FANatic, I agree. People shouldn't bad mouth the people that are passing out fliers. I'm sure they'd rather not be doing that but Chicago's sales are usually quite moderate and they could use the boost that fliering could possibly bring. They're just doing what they're employer makes them do. I can understand complaining about the actual practice of having actors pass out fliers.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#23PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:06pmThose aren't actors. They are hired ONLY to pass out flyers. THAT'S their job. (Well, they might WANT to be actors, but they are not in the production they are hawking -- which would also explain why they might not have any idea what they are doing physically.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Bwaydide92
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/12
#24PRISCILLA Closing June 24th
Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:29pmI had a feeling that they might not be actors. I wouldn't want to do that if I was in a Broadway show. But it is still their job and not necessarily something the employees agree with. It's a practice that could bring in more people. Not everyone that visits New York is going for Broadway but might receive a flyer and be intrigued enough to actually see the show.
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