Sideshow is closing

[RW3]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:03pm

I'm ********* pissed!!!!
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[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:07pm

This is sad, I just don't know why they decided to do this show when it was a flop in 1997. This show has now closed on January 4th both times on Broadway.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:11pm

Why is no other site reporting this? (He asks as he vainly holds out hope this is not true and will indeed still be running in February when he can actually make it to the city to see it!)

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:15pm

Not surprising. It just couldn't sustain. Simple math. Too bad.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:16pm

WHAT?!?! But, it has a great following!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:21pm

Same as original production. Subject matter hard to sell and opened at the wrong time. This will be another victim in a big January slaughter. To bad but this is the new reality of Broadway.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:22pm

Yeah, it was the wrong time of the year for this one. But, it's never been successful so there's that.

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:23pm

To be followed by a few others. Just a matter of time. Too bad.

[Fantod]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:40pm

That's sad, and I feel bad for all the out of work actors, but not entirely surprising due to the grosses and subject matter. I don't know why they decided to open such a risky show in the fall though, especially because that is when the original flopped. This revival will last even less time than the original...

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 11:59pm

Maybe this would have been successful at a small, off Broadway theater. There are now like 5 or 6 shows closing that day.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 12:18am

I'm curious as to why this myth that "opening in the spring=success" continues to pervade, especially after we've seen just as many shows open during that time and flop just as hard: Bridges of Madison County, 9 to 5, the revival of Jekyll & Hyde, Wonderland, A Catered Affair, Cry Baby, Glory Days, the revival of Guys and Dolls, the list of flops that opened in the spring is endless. The time of year you open does not have nearly the impact that some people around here seem to think.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 12:22am

Hell of a lot better than Jan/Feb/March.

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[Fantod]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 12:22am

It's the possibility of Tony nominations and hopefully wins that would give it a surge in business.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 12:28am

You're wise beyond your years.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 12:28am

Bridges opened in February. That's not exactly spring.

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[haterobics]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 1:31am

It always seems optimistic that if a show would make it through Tony season, it would obviously win, and then people would want to see it. I mean, GGTLAM did follow that path, but there seem to always be too many shows thinking that is their same path.

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 1:50am

Also, when does this show officially seem cursed by the Hilton Sisters, who also died on January 4, the same day as the two mountings of the show about them?

I don't buy that this show would become massive if it only made it through Tonys, but in 2022, when they try this again, open so that closing on January 4 is a complete impossibility?

[somechrysanthemumtea]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 3:41am

sad to hear, i love the songs. but expected...

[Susanswerphone]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 5:46am

So very sad to hear this. And so very glad that I got to see it in DC! I'll have to catch it once more before it closes.

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 6:55am

This revival never should have happened in the first place. Having a cult following isn't going to keep you open for a year. Not surprised. Everyone in town told the producers this wasn't going to work.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 8:23am

"Should never have happened in the first place..." is a rather severe indictment. This is a business that still needs to ride the fumes of hope, from the fires lit by idealistic producers who believe in projects and don't give up. If it was doomed, so be it. "I told you so" is expected but easy and cynical. How many projects are a sure thing, other than Disney-backed stage editions of animated features? Nothing. A film version of a successful Woody Allen movie? Of a best-selling romance novel made into a hit film? Somebody has to believe in risk-taking. Or B'way will be even more corporate-decision driven. Bask in the "never should've been" all you want, but it will be a sad day when that sentiment shuts down someone who says "I must do this, odds be damned."

Updated On: 12/12/14 at 08:23 AM

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 8:45am

"This revival never should have happened in the first place. Having a cult following isn't going to keep you open for a year. Not surprised. Everyone in town told the producers this wasn't going to work."

Unfortunately - complete agree.
Saw this coming. Still was surprised when it happened so soon. Tried to have some hope.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 10:38am

"Bask in the "never should've been" all you want, but it will be a sad day when that sentiment shuts down someone who says "I must do this, odds be damned." "

I completely agree with this, Auggie. Producers take on projects for all kinds of reasons, and I rue the day when passion and love for a piece is not one of them.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 10:42am

This flopped yet Disney themed shows flourish for the most part. Today's theatergoer wants fluff and not substance.

[hanabana]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 10:50am

Oh no! I was really rooting for this one! I have not seen it, but based on the music that I've heard, I thought it was wonderful. Hopefully I'd be able to catch it before its closing date.