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#28

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:32am

"...but I wouldn't morn (sic) the loss of either, if there were a viable hit show to come in and replace them"

I'm not sure "Evita" would be a viable hit show. It has been touring, like "Cats", for years and last year's Equity tour was not a big hit. ALW is not the draw he once was. Leave "Hairspray" where it is!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
#29

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:33am

I wrote to the press office and Richard Kornberg told me:
"It is bull****, Hairspray is doing better than ever"

So stop the madness. Hairspray is here to stay!-Corine's Corner the lover of Broadway. Put away your cleaver, butcher.
#30

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:36am

Thank God! I HATE EVITA with a passion. I've given it so many chances to like it, and each time hated it more. I would be so upset if it replaced Hairspray-my favorite show in the entire world. So move your bloomin' arse somewhere else Lloyd Webber!
"I'll eat some breakfast, then change the world."
#32

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:36am

Thank God! I HATE EVITA with a passion. I've given it so many chances to like it, and each time hated it more. I would be so upset if it replaced Hairspray-my favorite show in the entire world. So move your bloomin' arse somewhere else Lloyd Webber!
"I'll eat some breakfast, then change the world."
#33

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:37am

GRAIN OF SALT! ^^
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.

"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"

"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#34

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:39am

"I wrote to the press office and Richard Kornberg told me:
"It is bull****, Hairspray is doing better than ever".."

That's great news! I've seen it many times in NY and on tour and it is always wonderful!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
#36

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:43am

The man with the cleaver gives me heart ache on a weekly basis.
I have seen Hairspray four glorious times.
It is one of my favorite shows of all time.
I AM GETTING SICK OF THE CLEAVER. It is not funny anymore.
IT MAKES ME ANGRY.
#37

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:46am

The BUTCHER STRIKES AGAIN.
I am the LOVER OF THEATER.
He is the BUTCHER.
A LION IS EATING MY FOOT OFF. SOMEBODY CALL A COP.

The man with the cleaver gives me heart ache on a weekly basis.
I have seen Hairspray four glorious times.
It is one of my favorite shows of all time.
I AM GETTING SICK OF THE CLEAVER. It is not funny anymore.
IT MAKES ME ANGRY.

Jesus, Corine, forget the cop, someone call Betty Ford. It's not even NOON and you are already DRUNK? Sad, sad, sad.
PEACE.
#39

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:52am

Why is Riedel a monster for saying that HAIRSPRAY may close by the end of the year?

He never said he didn't like the show - one's speculation has nothing to do with how they feel about the show at hand.

I adored TABOO, but knew it would close within a few months.

Again, speclation has nothing to do with taste.

Riedel's speculating that HAIRSPRAY may be gone by the end of this year is not completely unlikely - nor is it irrational, mean, cruel, or absurd.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson
#41

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:54am

Why do people always go nuts over waht Riedel says? Relax, damn it. He never offcially said Hairspray is closing.

You people love to hate Riedel because he announces things about shows/performers you love. But the truth is, a lot of things he announces.. well turn out to be true!
#42

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:56am

Thank you, ljay.

There is a reason that Broadway producers and insiders read the post Wednesday and Friday mornings with clenched teeth.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson
#43

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:57am

Lets hope Evita comes to broadway! I have heard from friends in London that it is wonderful, and we need another Lloyd Weber show to grace broadway! Hope it comes!
...What happened next, was stranger still, a woman breathless and afraid, appeared out of the night, completely dressed in white. She had a secret she would tell, of one who had mistreated her. Her face and frightened gaze, my mind cannot erase...But then she ran from view. She looked so much like you...
#44

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:58am

Riedel is a sick freak. I don't want Hairspray or any show to close, i personally like the show, but if it closed, it had a run of over 4 years. Which is a very long run and i don't think people should freak out. It has had a great run, but i doubt it will close anytime soon, the show is almost sold out everyweek.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-
#45

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:58am

Sue,
I was quoting from Mel Brooks. The 2000 year old man.
It is called humor. Additionally, I don't drink at this hour.
I just get upset when he stirs lies up.
It upsets me.
I love Hairspray, Avenue Q and he seems to go after all the shows dear to my heart.
Enough, already.
He has a nickname the BUTCHER.
Well, mine is the LOVER of Broadway.
#46

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 11:59am

I do not understand how Riedel is a "sick freak."

He never said "The horrendous Broadway debacle HAIRSPRAY should close soon."

He said "Hairspray may close soon."

CHILL OUT.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson
#47

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 12:00pm

I don't think Hairspray will move from The Neil Simon, with 1428 seats, and all the way up there on 52nd St.
Fall of 2007 is still some time off, and The Palace is available. I could picture a short run for either Mame or Hello Dolly, and then...
Or maybe The Broadway Theatre, Evita's first home. The Color Purple is doing great there now, but for how much longer?
Anyway, I'm very exited about this production of Evita coming to NY. The origional was my 2nd Bway musical, and I've been hooked ever since!
#49

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 12:01pm

Criag i am all for everyone's oppinions but i just feel it is a lackluster show. I saw it once when it opened and i saw it again recently and i feel like it has already "run down". I just feel like it has fallen into disrepair of what it use to be.
#50

re: Riedel says: Evita coming, 'Hairspray' going!!!! Say it ain't so.

Posted: 6/28/06 at 12:01pm

And he also DID announce that EVITA may open in New York.

So you are all like "Great! I love Riedel! EVITA is coming!"

Then, "Boo! I Hate him! HAIRSPRAY might close!"

I think we all know who the freaks are...
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

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