I sure hope it's open when I get to NYC. I saw Chita in Kiss of the Spider Woman and even had the chance to meet her. A truly delightful woman and a major Broadway icon. I'm hoping to have the chance to see her in this.
qolbinau and ljay889, do you foresee the other elements of the show being received positively? It's been fascinating watching people's reactions to the show over the years. I'm sincerely hoping that McNally's spare and economical book and of course the beautiful score get the same acclaim we all suspect Chita will!
I adored the Williamstown production, and have had the good fortune of seeing every production of The Visit since the beginning....and it's always kind of surprised me how what some people find beautiful and moving are dull and boring to others. At WTF the woman sitting next to me complained to her companion about the set at the end: "I was expecting more, it didn't even change or move. feh!"
I look forward to the cast album to finally hear the score (or what is left of it) in this version.
Love Chita but I think this may suffer the same fate as either The Scottsboro Boys or new musicals in general as of late. Hopefully, I am wrong. We shall see.
Unlike Scotsboro Boys, The Visit will be opening much closer to awards season, so we'll see if any possible Tony nominations will end up giving the show a box office boost!
None of the press releases or articles I've seen mention anything about this being a limited engagement.
Will it be a limited engagement? Have the producers changed their minds in favor of an open run? Are they being cagey? Have they just not announced the closing date yet? Am I missing something?
She then seemed to start reflecting on whether “The Visit” might be a swan song. s be – it doesn’t feel like it – but is the universe painting a picture for me? I’m wondering, is this going to be sort of like – no, I’m not going to say it. I feel like I’ve been given a gift with this show, and when you’re given a gift, you really respect it,” she said.
"Will it be a limited engagement? Have the producers changed their minds in favor of an open run? Are they being cagey? Have they just not announced the closing date yet? Am I missing something?"
Limited engagement is usually just a marketing term to corral people into thinking they better go see it sooner rather than later. Newsies was originally 12 weeks only when it opened, but as soon as tickets started selling, it became an open run. Shows like The Elephant Man or The River can be limited based on the availability of their Hollywood types, but if this show were to become a hit, they would just open up another block of tickets.
They still might say it is a limited engagement, though, as it tends to sound better in the long term to say you added two months to a limited schedule than closed an open run 4 months sooner than you anticipated and had been selling tickets...
