THE LYONS to close on July 1
THE LYONS to close on July 1
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/14/12 at 7:04pm
Too bad. I really enjoyed this play.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/anything-goes-will-be-gone-from-broadway-on-aug-5/
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#2THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/14/12 at 7:13pmEhhh. But it was nice to see Lavin on stage again...
#2THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/14/12 at 7:16pmI really enjoyed it, but I'm not surprised, it never really had 'long run' written all over it. Great to see Lavin and Latessa and though I haven't been since he left, I can't imagine there wouldn't be a big Esper shaped hole left.
#4THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/15/12 at 10:28amDid anyone see Nicky Silver's sweet message on Facebook?
#5THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/15/12 at 10:36amWhy "too bad?" Every play closes sometime. They were lucky to get a Broadway transfer, I'd say, and I enjoyed it. But I certainly wouldn't expect it to run a year...
#6THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/15/12 at 11:04amI really enjoyed this, but I'm not surprised.
defyinggravity2
Stand-by Joined: 1/16/12
#7THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/15/12 at 12:58pmToo bad, it was a nice production. But I agree with peachesr82, I don't think anyone ever expected it to run for too long.
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#8THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/15/12 at 1:59pmEnjoyed it as well. Agree with everyone else about run length.
#10THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/17/12 at 6:52pm
I really love this play, and think it's one of the funniest thing I've ever seen in a long time, but I went for one last time the other night and found Kate Jennings Grant absolutely God awful. She overreached and overacted the whole time. Has she always been like this? I didn't notice it the other time I went, maybe because I was caught up in the brilliance of Lavin and Nicky Silver.
The rest of the cast were all quite wonderful, and of course, Lavin is supreme.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#11THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/17/12 at 7:03pm
"...and think it's one of the funniest thing I've ever seen in a long time..."
What?
#12THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/17/12 at 7:09pmDo you not understand English, willep? I thought it was funny. It was a black comedy. Was I not supposed to laugh?
Bwayman2
Understudy Joined: 6/17/12
#13THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/17/12 at 7:34pmWhat a shame. It was a very nice production. I saw it twice and loved it both times. But, as some others said, it really never was expected to be the longest running show on Broadway.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#14THE LYONS to close on July 1
Posted: 6/17/12 at 9:34pmHere, I'll break it down for you, jv: something can either be one of the funniest thing (sic) you have ever seen, OR it can be one of the funniest thing (sic) you've seen in a long time. But it can't be both.
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