#1
Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:18pm
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Shoulda Been You: Closing August 9
#2
Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:25pm
Another pleasantly entertaining show bites the dust.
It will not be the last. It was not great but it was a fun night at the theater.
It should definitely have a life after Broadway.
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Updated On: 6/30/15 at 06:25 PM
#3
Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:35pm
So with this, is On the Town the last show from this past season that's struggling? Cause all the other shows (Fun Home, Something Rotten, AAIP, The King and I & Finding Neverland) are all killing it at the box office.
It's a shame, but not an unexcepeted one.
Updated On: 6/30/15 at 06:35 PM
#4
Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:42pm
Ridiculous. Such a great night at the theatre. I wonder if the Brook Atkinson will be the home of American Pyscho or maybe Tuck Everlasting
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#5
Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:56pm
Probably. Neither one does anything for me.
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#6
Posted: 6/30/15 at 7:05pm
The timing of this suggests that the departure is not about the producers unwillingness to continue losing money but rather the landlord's desire to free up the theatre for a new tenant in the fall...
#7
Posted: 6/30/15 at 7:23pm
This show was made for community theater. If the powers that be are smart, they'll start licensing this ASAP.
#8
Posted: 6/30/15 at 7:26pm
Another pleasantly entertaining show bites the dust.
It will not be the last.
That is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo true, youguys.
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#9
Posted: 6/30/15 at 7:29pm
In the BWW article they say that they're gonna start licensing through MTI.
#10
Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:32pm
Another reason a cast album was done.
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#11
Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:39pm
When I heard the announcement that they were making a cast album, I knew the show was closing!
Happy Closing and best wishes to cast and crew
#12
Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:54pm
Because if the show were staying open, they wouldn't record an OCR?
#13
Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:56pm
The cast album plus the fact that the grosses have been horrible.
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#14
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:30pm
I agree with those who forecast a bight future in community and some regionals. And stock. And colleges. I think like the popular Joe DiPietro plays which clean up everywhere, it has wide appeal.
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#15
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:33pm
Sad. Loved this show and was really hoping that it would start to catch on.
#16
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:46pm
"The timing of this suggests that the departure is not about the producers unwillingness to continue losing money but rather the landlord's desire to free up the theatre for a new tenant in the fall..."
Yes
#17
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:49pm
"Ridiculous. Such a great night at the theatre. I wonder if the Brook Atkinson will be the home of American Pyscho or maybe Tuck Everlasting"
Tuck is going to a Shubert house, and not sure about American Psycho.
#18
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:49pm
A rather optimistically far-off sate, but maybe that's a wise move.
#19
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:54pm
American Psycho is also going into a Shubert house. Maybe Dear Evan Hansen, or Little Dancer, or First Wives Club, or Ever After.
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#20
Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:55pm
Gotta give credit to the rich producers who kept this show running.. I guess they are willing to flush another million down the toilet. What will the total loss be-10 million?
#21
Posted: 7/1/15 at 7:37am
Good riddance to a hackneyed, cliché-ridden, moronic, cheaply-produced mediocrity.
Good luck to the cast and creative team on their next projects.
#22
Posted: 7/1/15 at 9:12am
"Good riddance to a hackneyed, cliché-ridden, moronic, cheaply-produced mediocrity.
Good luck to the cast and creative team on their next projects."
Gotta agree here. I really didn't enjoy this show at all.
#23
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:53am
I saw this show last night thanks to someone providing me with a free ticket.
While I didn't hate the show by any means, it certainly wasn't anything special either.
At best, I would call the show pleasant. The material was definitely cliche at times and the music was often forgettable, but I think a lot of the actors helped keep the material somewhat bearable.
I think the plot twist might make it a little harder of a sell in more conservative areas, but despite that, this show is the definition of what I can see succeeding splendidly in community and regional theatres.
At most, I chuckled maybe twice but other wise I spent most of the show either cracking a slight smile or not really responding...the audience ate it up though.
While I didn't hate the show by any means, it certainly wasn't anything special either.
At best, I would call the show pleasant. The material was definitely cliche at times and the music was often forgettable, but I think a lot of the actors helped keep the material somewhat bearable.
I think the plot twist might make it a little harder of a sell in more conservative areas, but despite that, this show is the definition of what I can see succeeding splendidly in community and regional theatres.
At most, I chuckled maybe twice but other wise I spent most of the show either cracking a slight smile or not really responding...the audience ate it up though.
#24
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:56am
How would the plot twist keep someone from seeing it because it is surprised?
I am , I would guess , a moderate. The twist did not bother me on the slightest. Never assume.
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#25
Posted: 7/1/15 at 10:58am
I thought it looked really cute. Something that would probably go over well with the PBS crowd. Perhaps they can record it and put in on during the fundraising time.
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