Shows you believed closed prematurely...- Page 2

[chewy5000]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#25

Posted: 7/3/10 at 9:44pm

Cats

[K8eeyore]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#26

Posted: 7/3/10 at 9:53pm

TRIUMPH OF LOVE. It was a goofy show, but with that cast it deserved better than a two month run.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#27

Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:20pm

THE TIMES THRY ARE A CHANGIN'

[inick122492]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#28

Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:22pm

Pirate Queen
Young Frankenstein (A more modest upbringing)

[Luv2goToShows]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#29

Posted: 7/3/10 at 11:46pm

Wish I got to see Young Frankenstein, Title of Show & Fame (had tickets but it closed) Also it was a shame that Ragtime closed so soon.

[Scott Briefer]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#30

Posted: 7/4/10 at 12:11am

Taboo
Big Deal
Chess (OBC)


More as I think of them...

[bwayphreak234]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#31

Posted: 7/4/10 at 5:14am

9 to 5
Shrek
The Little Mermaid... I only say The Little Mermaid because it could have had a very successful run if the show had been done better.
Beauty and the Beast... Yes it ran for a long time, but I think it should have been around longer.

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[Mark_E]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#32

Posted: 7/4/10 at 5:30am

Xanadu, I remember being very shocked when it announced closing.

[millie_dillmount]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#33

Posted: 7/4/10 at 7:12am

Definitely Beauty and the Beast, especially since it was still doing good business.

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

[ghostlight2]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#34

Posted: 7/4/10 at 7:47am

I agree with those who said Chess, [title of show], and Taboo. I also think Jelly's Last Jam and Titanic should have gad longer runs.

[CandiceElyse]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#35

Posted: 7/4/10 at 11:56am

-Thoroughly Modern Millie, because it became one of my favorites years after closing and I want to see it.
-I absolutely adored 9 to 5, I think it just fell victim to the large theatre and a highly competitive summer. during its time, over 10 shows were grossing over one million a week. i bet it would've done much better this summer, but ohhh well that's showbiz!
-Legally Blonde was such a cute show. i was so sad it closed. but i didnt like bailey hanks as elle at all.

Judy Garland & Gene Kelly <3

[CapnHook]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#36

Posted: 7/4/10 at 12:43pm

There's also a plethora of shows that closed due to 9/11, so one could say those closed prematurely.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[philly03]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#37

Posted: 7/4/10 at 1:26pm

A lot of these sound like the fans of the show not being thrilled with the length of the run...

A show closing prematurely would be do to reasons out of control of the show. Such as 9/11, the economy crash, theatre owners, etc. I suppose one could take it the fan route too, but I'd hardly think there's any show that someone thinks closed prematurely unless it became Broadway's Longest running.

Another long run, but Jekyll & HYDE also closed prematurely... the producers shut it down when they couldn't get a celebrity name to replace David Hasselhoff, who had even been a bit of a failure ticket-wise.

Xanadu was certainly one due to the economy crash, and I suppose Legally Blonde could go in that route too, but I don't remember them doing any smash business at the time!

[timrobb]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#38

Posted: 7/5/10 at 7:19am

I totally agree w/ Triumph of Love ... it was a really fun show and had a great cast!
Updated On: 7/5/10 at 07:19 AM

[justafan2]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#39

Posted: 7/5/10 at 10:09am

Young Frankenstein and Drowsy Chaperone.

[Unknown User]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#40

Posted: 7/5/10 at 11:08am

Next Fall and Enron. Two of the best shows I saw this past season.

[ghostlight2]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#41

Posted: 7/5/10 at 11:32am

"There's also a plethora of shows that closed due to 9/11, so one could say those closed prematurely."

At least one of those, Rocky Horror, reopened, though I don't believe it ran for a terribly long time after that.

[beautywickedlover]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#42

Posted: 7/5/10 at 11:42am

Ragtime (Revival)
9 to 5
Shrek the Musical

"I guarantee you Disney now regrets closing Beauty and the Beast in favor of the financial and artistic disaster that was The Little Mermaid."

How could I forget that? "Beauty and the Beast" should never have closed. Thomas Shumacher was such an idiot for doing that.
Updated On: 7/5/10 at 11:42 AM

[julesboogie]

Shows you believed closed prematurely...#43

Posted: 7/5/10 at 12:15pm

ill jump on the passing strange bandwagon! That show was inspiring!