PRISCILLA Closing June 24th

[pli1018]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:49pm

Via The New York Times: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/broadway-musical-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close/?src=tp

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 4:52pm

Can we congratulate the producers for keeping it open that long?

Congratulations on a respectable run.

[CarlosAlberto]

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

[bwayphreak234]

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!

Updated On: 5/16/12 at 04:57 PM

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:02pm

Not too surprising. It was a nice run lengthwise although I don't think the show recouped, right?

[florida theatre kid]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:23pm

Sad 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!

[OKBroadwayFan]

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!

[Marianne2]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 5:40pm

I loved it. It was such a great time at the theater. Wonder what my sister's friend will be up to next now.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:04pm

Looks like 'Annie' is MOST DEFINETELY going to play at the Palace Theatre now.

[gfaustswa]

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.

[bwayphreak234]

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.

[EatTheBrownie]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:40pm

Thank 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]

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!

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 6:54pm

Thank 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.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:15pm

I'm uncomfortable knowing the cast of Annie will occupy the same dressing rooms occupied by Priscilla.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:16pm

I've yelled at the Chicago flyer girls before for being turned out when 98% of Fosse choreography is turned in.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 7:41pm

Congrats to them on a very respectable run

[sklabam]

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

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

Updated On: 5/16/12 at 07:59 PM

[RippedMan]

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]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 8:10pm

I 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).

[Kalimba]

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]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:00pm

Patti 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]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:06pm

Those 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.)

[Bwaydide92]

Posted: 5/16/12 at 9:29pm

I 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.