'THE COLOR PURPLE' closes on Broadway. Can we keep this to 1 thread not 50- Page 4
'THE COLOR PURPLE' closes on Broadway. Can we keep this to 1 thread not 50
#75re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 5:45pmWhere is it written that 'Shrek' will have these huge gigantic sets that everyone is talking about???
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#76re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 5:47pmYeah I just saw that...So maybe I should change my mind and say XANADU
Other than that, did you enjoy the play Mrs Lincoln?
#77re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 5:50pm
XANADU will "probably" (-key word) close if it does not pick up any TONY Nominations after May or award after JUNE then go to on TOUR>
I can't believe I said that ! I hope I am WRONG !
J*
#78re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 6:44pmJay, don't let WonderRobbie hear you say that!!!! :)
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#79re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 7:14pm
DANG
I expected it was gonna close, but not this soon!
I imagined they would try and stunt cast it out some more with some bigger names than yea, the current 'stunt casts' in the show now (forgot their names, sorry).
Well this is actually pretty disappointing, I think it'll be sad to see it go. I wish I could make it to New York to see the final show... 
Best of luck to the cast and crew in their final month or so!
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#80re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 7:15pmAny chance LaChanze would return and do Celie to close the show??
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#81re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:03pmThey'd probably schedule her, but she'd miss it.
#82re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:35pmI'm shocked. CP is such an incredible show. It seems so odd that its closing so abruptly. I don't understand...
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
#83re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:36pmYou dont understand that its a business!!!
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
TheatreBuzz2
Featured Actor Joined: 8/24/07
#84re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:46pm
I am quite shocked I have to say.
I thought it would close this year, it has had a wonderful run, but not so early! Sad to see this heartfelt musical go. I am sure it will live forever.
Wonder whats more immediate for The Broadway Theatre (lets hope they rename it soon for starters!) - Shrek maybe at the end of 08...but it will need a show for about 4-6 months unless it plans on being dark for long ol' time
#85re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 8:49pm
Too bad. I really enjoyed The Color Purple. And I thought Oprah would keep it going just for her own ego.
I know to some it seems like an unusually large amount of shows are closing. But this is fairly typical of this time of year. It happens all the time.
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#86re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/24/08 at 9:49pmI'm surprised it's closing so soon. I do hope to see it again before it closes but I'm disappointed that I have not heard that great of reviews for Chaka Khan. Can anyone who has seen it with Chaka convince me that it is worth it?
#87re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:26amI too have to add that I'm surprised the show is closing this soon. I knew it wouldn't run forever, but I thought it would close at the end of this year. I might have to make a trip to see it again.
#88re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 6:19amBump
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#89re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 2:34pmbump
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
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#90re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 4:16pm
I am sad it is closing.
Always really lifted my spirit when I saw TCP and made my heart soar.
Kudso all, on a spirited run!
B
A lover of theater for decades. Teacher by day. Family man by night. See more theater than most, oftentimes a hesitant plus one.
#92re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 5:57pm
bump
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
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#93re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/25/08 at 10:35pmI never saw the show and never had any desire to see it, but I'm a little sad to see it go-- it's a show that gave a lot of black actors work, and there aren't that many all-black cast shows.
There's a lot I am not certain of...
#94re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/26/08 at 2:19pmOprah's got the bucks, she should get Fantasia back for the last week with Chaka and do an HD taping. She could make it back in cable and DVD sales easily.
#95re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/27/08 at 10:18amThat would be cool. she's got the money to do a few more for us too.
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
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hilltop
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#97re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/27/08 at 11:40am
The surprises keep coming. Elisabeth Withers is leaving the show this Thursday. From her myspace:
ELISABETH WITHERS....FINAL PERFORMANCE AS SHUG AVERY...THE ROLE SHE CREATED...AND RECEIVED...MEMORABLE AWARDS...AS DEBUT ACTRESS..TONY NOMINATED... HER FINAL BOW....JANUARY 31ST....AFTER PARTY TO BE ANNOUNCED. . . . .
This all seems so sudden.
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#98re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/27/08 at 11:43amIs her contract up at that time?
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
hilltop
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#99re: The Color Purple closes
Posted: 1/27/08 at 11:56amMaybe, but I could have sworn that she re-upped back in December. It was on her myspace, I believe, but now I can't find it.
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