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#51

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:00pm

Random, but they just came out with a new commercial- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZJrlM747jI&feature=sub

Sounds like they *did* record I'm A Believer professionally... I guess that's what they're adding to the highlights cd.

#52

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:00pm

Capn, it opens at New World Stages on Feb 2.

EDIT: It could be from a soundboard recording.

Updated On: 10/21/09 at 08:00 PM

#53

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:05pm

Really sad. Love the show.

#54

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:08pm

That's what I thought at first, but 1, when I listened closer, it just sounded way too clear for that (I could still always be wrong).
And 2, what else is the point of releasing this Highlights CD?

#55

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:11pm

For the money...

#56

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:12pm

"Catch Me if You Can" is probably going to get to play at the Broadway Theatre which would be fine with me. I hope it's not something lame like "First Wives Club."

#57

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:13pm

"And 2, what else is the point of releasing this Highlights CD?"

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

The Highlights CD will be a cheaper alternative to the full cast album. It will entice people to buy something rather than walk away empty-handed because they thought the regular cast recording was too expensive.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#58

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:16pm

With this closing, and the recent closing of The Little Mermaid, maybe this will end the trend of overblown cartoon musicals.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

#59

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:17pm

I blame it on the fact that Brian and Sutton are both leaving. I couldn't picture the show without them. I'm really getting sick of this. Wicked and Next to Normal better stick around.

#60

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:21pm

Are you stupid? They haven't broken even WITH Brian & Sutton.

#61

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:21pm

"I blame it on the fact that Brian and Sutton are both leaving. I couldn't picture the show without them."

Most people who live outside of NYC may not know who they are.

#62

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:23pm

I thought Sutton was staying till Jan anyways...

#63

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:24pm

Oh I'm well aware of the money factor haha
All I'm saying is it just seems silly to do this without spicing up a bit.

#64

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:26pm

If "First Wives Club" goes to the Broadway Theatre it will proably last just as long as "Story of My Life."

#65

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:34pm

"I hope it's not something lame like "First Wives Club.""

For Shame!

Up Out My Face!

FWC is OUTRAGEOUS CONTAGIOUS entertainment!

P

In case you forgot...

Updated On: 10/21/09 at 08:34 PM

#66

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:38pm

"I hope it's not something lame like "First Wives Club."

For Shame!

Up Out My Face!

FWC is OUTRAGEOUS CONTAGIOUS entertainment!"

Francesca Zambello's first musical, The Little Mermaid, was a flop. It got bad reviews during it's tryout run and didn't quite have a long run on Broadway. FWC was PANNED by critics, so it will probably have an even shorter run than TLM.

#67

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:45pm

ANYTHING will pale when compared to FIRST WIVES' - EVEN THE LIL MERMAID!!!

I'm Red-Day for FWC!

"FWC was PANNED by critics, so it will probably have an even shorter run than TLM."

Show me proof! I don't believe it!

P

Updated On: 10/21/09 at 08:45 PM

#68

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:47pm

The First Wife's Club wont be coming to Broadway.

When they announce the leads for Promises, Promises. They will also announce the Theatre. Which will be the Broadway theatre

#69

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:49pm

"The First Wife's Club wont be coming to Broadway. "

THE FIRST WIFE'S CLUB IS LIKE THE BEST MUSICAL EVER THOUGH!

P

#70

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:56pm

Ok, FWC would be, like, totally outrageous contagious. I'd be there at the first preview!

So, FIRST WIVES CLUB or CMIYC for the Broadway.

P

Dibs on SISTER ACT for this theatre!

"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid

#71

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 9:15pm

Do the producers or the powers that be behind PROMISES, PROMISES really think they could turn a profit at the Broadway? I'd assume that means the production is relatively big and expensive.

Hayes and especially Chenoweth are hardly gonna sell out the barn that is the Broadway. Or do you guys disagree?

#72

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 9:20pm

I don't disagree. There's no way Promises, Promises would make it at the Broadway.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

#73

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 9:21pm

But what about FWC, blaxx?!

#74

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 9:21pm

"I blame it on the fact that Brian and Sutton are both leaving. I couldn't picture the show without them. I'm really getting sick of this. Wicked and Next to Normal better stick around."

It has NOTHING to do with that. No one outside of the theater community really knows who Sutton Foster and Brian d'Arcy James are. Shrek is based on a popular movie, and that was the selling point of the entire musical. Why do you think they added "I'm a Believer" into the show's ending? Because it was in the movie (not to mention a well-known song). So just because you cannot imagine the show without them doesn't mean they were the driving force behind ticket sales.

By the way, Sutton will be with the show until the end of the run, so you couldn't blame the closing on her anyway.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

Updated On: 10/21/09 at 09:21 PM

#75

re: SHREK closing Jan. 3rd

Posted: 10/21/09 at 9:22pm

I think the Lyceum Theatre might be good for Promises, Promises because it isn't a huge theater or a tiny one.

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