Rosie O'Donnell's Response to Grey Garden Closing.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:41pm

R writes:

I can;t believe GREY GARDENS is schedule to close on July 29 — some one should save this show for a few more months, don’t cha think?





Rosie:

yes
especially since i am one of the investors

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:43pm

k ro

[juice23]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:43pm

so that's why she plugged it so hard on THE VIEW? BC she had money in it?

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:47pm

My 1st thought was the same you had, but really, she plugged Spring Awakening a lot more, predicted it was going to win the Tony, and then some other shows like The Apple Tree, or A Chorus Line were promoted on The View, as much as Grey Gardens.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:48pm

Ebersole is also one of Rosie's close friends.

[juice23]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:49pm

Gotcha. I'm not bashing her for promiting GG at all, it was a terrific show. I am sad to see it go, but am glad I saw it when I had the chance.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:51pm

i hope i see Rosie at the closing performance!

[jaimiecheno]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:59pm

you just might see her there! i saw rosie at a matinee performance of "the apple tree" the day before kristin guest co-hosted on the view. she was sitting a few rows behind me.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 11:59pm

hmmm maybe Rosie can push to have it filmed and released on DVD.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 12:11am

I was half expecting when clicking on this thread for Rosie to have said something that would have ended up on the evening news.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 1:07am

k ro
Ljay, that made me laugh so hard.

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 7:54am

Every time Spring Awakening was on The View, the credits would show "the producers of Spring Awakening" as a promotional sponsor. She was paid to promote it.

[Wicked63]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 8:56am

Come on Rosie fork out for this to be kept on DVD forever! If you love it that much.......

[mightydog]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 8:59am

I thought any time a "guest" provided items to be given away to the audience they were listed as a promotional sponsor? Not just Sprinng Awakenign but any show that provided tickets, T-shirts, hats, CDs etc are all promotional sponsors aren't they?

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 9:00am

Yes.

[sally1112]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 9:01am

If you think Rosie plugged this show for Money, or that she does anything for money, then you don't know Rosie.
Besides, you could tell she loved GG just by the way she spoke of it.
I remember once after one of her verbal fights with Trump was getting out of control, she came in and said how she went to see GG again, because it makes her forget all her troubles, and just takes her away to a dream world.

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 9:05am

Yes, but I saw an episode where nothing was given away, but it was pointed out that Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff were in the audience (of course mentioning the show they're in), and the producers were listed as sponsors.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 9:31am

I am very disappointed with many of you. After everything Rosie has done to promote Broadway to mainstream America, you accuse her of having intentions to make money off of Broadway shows??

She knew she was going to lose money from TABOO. I bet she knew she would lose money for GREY GARDENS. It doesn't matter to her! For three reasons: 1) She cares about her friends; 2) She cares about the art; 3) She can afford to lose money.

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 9:43am

I'm not accusing Rosie of anything. I have no problem with anything she's done, and admire her support of the community. Someone said Rosie plugged GG because she had money in it. Someone else said she plugged SA more, and I was just pointing out that The View might have taken advantage (not in a bad way) of her love of Broadway to give shows a chance to promote themselves on a popular daytime show.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:15am

and so what if she promoted it--Bottom line : GG is an excellent show and kudos for Rosie for having a part of bringing GG on Broadway. I admired her more now Leave her alone ! I love Rosie ! Im sure she was just joking when she answered it...

CapHook- youre my favorite poster again today

J*


Updated On: 7/3/07 at 10:15 AM

[elphaba.scares.me]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:21am

Rampant speculation here, but I highly doubt ABC News (even if The View is not technically a production of ABC News, Barbara Walters certainly has a pie in that oven) would permit one of its employees to accept money to plug shows. Especially after the Star Jones wedding fiasco and the bad will it generated.

You know the Paris Hilton we-don't-pay-for-interviews thing that happened with the networks? From the perspective of a news division and its legal department, this falls into that category too.
Updated On: 7/3/07 at 10:21 AM

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:42am

If the producers of The View were paid by any show producers Rosie, in turn, was paid by those producers with that money. I never said there was anything wrong with it. I never said it was underhanded. I never said she shouldn't have fought to promote shows. If the shows did indeed pay to be plugged, Rosie was doing her job by doing it (as well as supporting an art form she loves) and therefore she was "getting paid" to do it. All I said was that the producers of these shows were "promotional sponsors" of the show. I didn't say Tom Hulce was slipping her a 20 before the show!

Since when is it bad to get paid for doing something you love? I think she found a good way to promote Broadway AND make money.