Shows closed during republican convention

I heard that some shows might be closing during the convention because they don't want to preform for them! Does anyone know any more information on this? My cousins are going this sunday and I hope they don't miss the show, it is their first show.

From what I've heard, most of the convention members were simply not buying tickets for shows that could 'offend,' like The Q, or I'm Gonna Kill...

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Actually, I Am My Own Wife is now closing permanently...not just for his vacation.

Other shows that have announced closings have done so because August numbers were really bad for the tourism season...no one was coming to NYC because of heightened alerts, etc. and we are looking at September (which is typically a bad month for occupancy) so...a lot of shows just can't sit out the doldrums.

Between the RNC being in town and everyone LEAVING town or not planning to come to shows because of the hassle, there is no way we are going to see good box office over the next month or so.

As if NYC hasn't already been through enough economic downturn since 9/11. Thanks a lot, guys!

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I know a lot of people were crying "conspiracy" when "Assassins" and "Caroline, or Change" posted that they were closing months or weeks before the convention began (not to mention the fact that many other less offensive shows are also closing or have closed). While many are justifying it with the fact that ticket sales are never high right now, I do wonder if there is any possibility that the convention could be somehow related. Not that I'm saying that Cheney pulled strings or anything, I know how ludicris it is that this administration, or anyone assosicated with it would care about a liberal braodway show (bigger fish to fry and whatnot), but that doesn't neccessarily mean that politics didn't have some sort of effect on the fates of these shows. It just makes me wonder, that's all (then again, I'm more than half way through "The Da Vinci Code" and at present, everything seems shady to me )

Updated On: 8/28/04 at 07:37 PM

I'm still a bit suspicious about Assassins closing, but if it happened because of Republican pressure, I doubt it came from the national levels. Unless Karl Rove was feeling bored and wanted someone to pick on.

Caroline, on the other hand, just wasn't making money and decided to close before the down period the convention would bring. No conspiracy there, unless you count a conspiracy of people unwilling to try something new.

Anyway, I would like to conclude this post by thanking the Bush Administration. After NYC got attacked, you witheld relief and counterterrorism funding, and now you're coming to throw a big fat party in the city to take advantage of patriotic feelings associated with 9/11- a party that will only damage NYC's economy even more. What a great bunch of people.

Updated On: 8/28/04 at 08:11 PM