TAMMY FAYE Previews- Page 11

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 11:27am

BETTY22 said: "Will great reviews turn his into a hit.

Looking a very weak sales...ouch"

This show will be lucky to get mixed reviews. Nothing is saving this show.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 11:29am

BETTY22 said: "Will great reviews turn his into a hit.

Looking a very weak sales...ouch"

It's obviously not going to get great reviews so that question is moot. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 11:31am

They also have plenty of tickets available for opening night, too. That's never a good sign.

[bway1430]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 12:38pm

ACL2006 said: "BETTY22 said: "Will great reviews turn his into a hit.

Looking a very weak sales...ouch"

This show will be lucky to get mixed reviews. Nothing is saving this show."

Clear as it is that so many on this board are praying for TAMMY FAYE to fail spectacularly, in all fairness, the box office figures for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, SWEPT AWAY and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, also in previews, aren't exactly setting the world on fire either and they are playing smaller theatres than The Palace. 

???

 

Updated On: 11/2/24 at 12:38 PM

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 12:40pm

bway1430 said: "ACL2006 said: "BETTY22 said: "Will great reviews turn his into a hit.

Looking a very weak sales...ouch"

This show will be lucky to get mixed reviews. Nothing is saving this show."

Clear asit is that so many on this board are praying for TAMMY FAYE to fail spectacularly, in all fairness, the box office figures for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, SWEPT AWAY and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, also in previews,aren't exactly setting the world on fire either and they are playing a smaller theatres than The Palace.

???

"

You've just discovered that a season can have multiple flops. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 12:44pm

bway1430 said: "ACL2006 said: "BETTY22 said: "Will great reviews turn his into a hit.

Looking a very weak sales...ouch"

This show will be lucky to get mixed reviews. Nothing is saving this show."

Clear asit is that so many on this board are praying for TAMMY FAYE to fail spectacularly, in all fairness, the box office figures for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, SWEPT AWAY and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, also in previews,aren't exactly setting the world on fire either and they are playing smaller theatres than The Palace.

???

"

You know what a smaller theatre means? Smaller rent...

I don't think people were praying for anything, they're just observing it failing...

[bway1430]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 12:50pm

I don't think people were praying for anything, they're just observing it failing..."

Is that what it's called? 

Hmm...Luckily, Elton/David have some rather deep pockets so while it might eventually fail, don't count on it happening before it opens. 

[Kad]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 2:45pm

I think the age of things closing in previews- or even immediately after opening- is over.

Updated On: 11/2/24 at 02:45 PM

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 3:11pm

This will limp along for a month or two after opening, close in January, and have the theater empty for another show to open this season (maybe Ragtime, maybe not). Elton’s pockets may be deep, but there’s only so much he can do to bail out a rapidly sinking ship. Their advance - even by today’s standards of last-minute ticket buying - is shockingly bad. The mezzanine for tonight’s show is only about 20% filled, let alone the coming days.

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 3:40pm

Kad said: "I think the age of things closing in previews- or even immediately after opening- is over."

Agreed -- the last musical that comes close to that definition was Glory Days, which opened and closed on opening night in 2008. And the last true production that "closed before opening night" was the play Bobbi Boland in 2003. In this age of pretty meticulous budgeting and funding of Broadway productions, not to mention the pockets of Elton John, I highly doubt any production doesn't have the necessary funds to complete its preview period and open. Even if the producers believe it doesn't have the creative acclaim, I strongly doubt they'll pull the plug before opening. 

[rburton66]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 4:21pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "The mezzanine for tonight’s show is only about 20% filled, let alone the coming days."

The Palace hasn’t been this empty since that Ben Platt residency. 

[ivy3]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 4:43pm

ACL2006 said: "They also have plenty of tickets available for opening night, too. That's never a good sign."

Actually it seems like they very recently opened the balcony for public sale. They weren't offering tickets to the opening night before. 

 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 4:44pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "This will limp along for a month or two after opening, close in January, and have the theater empty for another show to open this season (maybe Ragtime, maybe not). Elton’s pockets may be deep, but there’s only so much he can do to bail out a rapidly sinking ship. Their advance - even by today’s standards of last-minute ticket buying - is shockingly bad. The mezzanine for tonight’s show is only about 20% filled, let alone the coming days."

To be fair, he also Devil Wears Prada which may be the priority to him -- and another show that may need his $$$ more

[Kad]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 4:45pm

Well... he certainly didn't seem to prioritize it much when it was in Chicago.

[Mitch101]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 6:00pm

Hi everyone. Saw a preview last night. What a disappointment. It is a show so confused in tone, so unclear in its intent, so overblown and yet totally lacking in every way. The Brits do love to skewer America, and usually shower accolades on themselves when this happens...anyone remember the play "Enron" a few seasons back. A huge hit in London. A total failure in New York. It is sad to see any show fail this miserably, considering how many people will soon be out of work. This is a case of Brits missing the boat entirely on how to tell an American story to Americans. The lyricist is the only American on the creative team. The less said about the music and lyrics, the better. Not to kick a dead horse, but this has to be Elton John's worst score since Lestat. A wonderful lead performance is not enough to save this. 

[east side story]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 7:02pm

I bet Andrew Rannells feels like a million bucks nowadays.

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 11/2/24 at 7:18pm

Paging Ken Mandelbaum, we have the title for your sequel to “Not Since Carrie”.

Rannells must have been advised by his team to not under any circumstances do this show on American soil.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 12:40pm

Opening Night tickets are available through Audience Rewards. Don't think I’ve ever seen that before. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 12:41pm

Some people can't even give it away!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 12:49pm

Wonder why they thought to open here instead of moving to the West End first.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 1:52pm

RippedMan said: "Wonder why they thought to open here instead of moving to the West End first."

It's idiotic. Same situation as American Psycho (though that show was far far superior). American Psycho would have done great in the West End, this one however, I don't even think it would catch on.

[yyys]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 1:52pm

'Cause they thought they have a hit ?  

RippedMan said: "Wonder why they thought to open here instead of moving to the West End first."

 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 2:51pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Opening Night tickets are available through Audience Rewards. Don't think I’ve ever seen that before."

Yeah I just got that email 1500 points and $66. Never seen that.  

 

[inception]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 3:48pm

Not a good use of points as the most expensive seats in the balcony that night are only $79.75 on Telecharge. 

[theatretenor2]

Posted: 11/4/24 at 3:51pm

I can't even sell my orchestra seats for tonight for $50. LOL