Ragtime
Ragtime
lisa902652
Stand-by Joined: 4/10/05
#2re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:32pmThe Kennedy Center cast has been told to keep the fall free. Currently the producers are working towards booking a theater. The Marquis (should 9to5 not last) or the Simon are the front runners.
Other than that, did you enjoy the play Mrs Lincoln?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
snowskittle
Leading Actor Joined: 1/10/09
#4re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:52pmIt is coming. 100%
Other than that, did you enjoy the play Mrs Lincoln?
#5re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:56pm
I believe they have booked the Neil Simon, but if 9 to 5 closes, I could see them switching over.
I suspect 9 to 5 will be around until the end of the year, though, making Catch Me if You Can a much more likely tenant for that theater.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#7re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:44pm
"I believe they have booked the Neil Simon, but if 9 to 5 closes, I could see them switching over."
They booked the Neil Simon. Why would they switch to the Marquis?
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pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#10re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:59pm
>They booked the Neil Simon. Why would they switch to the Marquis?<
Even though the Marquis sucks balls in every way shape and form as a Broadway theatre, it has 200 more seats than the Simon and a better location.
Anyway though, the point is moot. Ragtime will open at the Simon.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#12re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:07pmWhere to begin? It's hideous. It has no natural sound ambiance the way the old theatres do. Everything has to be pumped and piped in and mixed within an inch of its life. You have to enter the hotel to access the theatre. Once inside, you could be anywhere - you might as well be in any Marriott anywhere in the world, instead of on Broadway. And the Marriott Marquis Hotel itself is a soul-crushing dispiriting construction that absolutely ruined the heart of Times Square with its concrete natural light blotting ugliness, not to mention the three active Broadway theatres and two former Broadway theatres and the Piccadilly Hotel being torn down to build it.
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#13re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:10pmHas this been officially announced? Or just speculated because of the casting notices that went out?
#14re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:18pmWhy does everyone think 9 to 5 is going to close? It's making above its' nut.
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#15re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 3:00pmjust speculation because of the casting notices.
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#16re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/27/09 at 5:51pm
Just some more Marquis criticism-
I don't despise it the way a lot of posters do, but I do feel as if I'm on a cruise ship whenever I visit. So with that being said, I'd hope Ragtime takes the lovely Neil Simon and 9 to 5 stays put.
bwaybabe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/08
#18re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/28/09 at 3:21pm
Well, I've never been inside the Marquis (though I might this summer if my friend gets tickets to 9 to 5) but I do remember when I saw Hairspray two years ago how beautiful I felt the Neil Simon was. It'd be really nice if Ragtime moves there.
But regardless of what theatre it'll be in, the fact that this amazing production is being transferred is amazing!
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#19re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/28/09 at 4:13pm
While the Neil Simon is a beautiful theater, if Ragtime production is a big one, it's gonna have an awfully tough time of fitting in there. The wing space at the Neil Simon is TINY.
And I do agree with everyone else. There is this sort of fake/sanitized/plastic feeling to the Marquis theater. However, the sight-lines are great from pretty much everywhere.
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#20re: Ragtime
Posted: 6/28/09 at 6:39pmThe Marquis is the number 1 choice because there is no space limitation. The Simon is a bit more problematic, but it might be the only available option.
Other than that, did you enjoy the play Mrs Lincoln?
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