Shoulda Been You: Closing August 9

[gcal]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:18pm

https://twitter.com/playbill/status/616006223012433921

[Mr Roxy]

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.

Updated On: 6/30/15 at 06:25 PM

[mattporter17]

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

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

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

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 6:56pm

Probably. Neither one does anything for me.

[HogansHero]

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...

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

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.

[FindingNamo]

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.

 

 

[mattporter17]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 7:29pm

In the BWW article they say that they're gonna start licensing through MTI.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:32pm

Another reason a cast album was done.

[NewsiesForever]

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

[Jon_sense]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:54pm

Because if the show were staying open, they wouldn't record an OCR?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 8:56pm

The cast album plus the fact that the grosses have been horrible.

[Auggie27]

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. 

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:33pm

Sad. Loved this show and was really hoping that it would start to catch on.

[NOB88]

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

[A1st]

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. 

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 9:49pm

A rather optimistically far-off sate, but maybe that's a wise move.

[Phillypinto]

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. 

[evic]

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?

[newintown]

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.

[Broadway Joe]

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. 

[aj88]

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.

[Mr Roxy]

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.

[JRybka]

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.