TOMMY To Close on July 21, 2024 — Page 2

bigbelterbaby said: "I have a feeling this would have benefited from an outsiders viewpoint and the creative team from the 1993 original, while making some big changes like cutting the Uncle character, didn’t manage to make magic on stage to win over new fans of the show. My mom is in her 60s and knows the album by heart, I’m in my 30s and have no interest in this type of music, or shows that are abstract and have muddy plots. I would say this will probably never be revived on Broadway again, so def check it out if you’re interested. The creators are all in their 80s (Des McAnuff, Pete Townshend) etc and won’t be with us forever."

Nobody was going to get away with cutting anything that major.

Also, McAnuff is 72 and Townshend just turned 79. Neither are “in their 80s”

To my understanding, BVSC has its eyes on a Shubert Theatre to be announced for Spring, possibly the Broadhurst, Booth, or Golden pending how things shuffle with Stereophonic (if it becomes an open run) and Operation Mincemeat

The entire run of shucked was in the 700s.  I’m assuming Tommy was making some money but felt it wouldn’t last in the fall.  Wouldn’t be surprised if they extend a few more weeks through the summer. 

i enjoyed parts of this production but its hard to feel sorry for them: without bringing in anyone to look at the show with new eyes, this show was performed for solely for an audience of revisiting fans, and not anyone approaching it for the first time. thats malpractice, but predictable if you let the same person egomaniacally put on "his" show again and again...

 

a cast album would have been nice though, because those voices were mostly sublime.

Have to admit I feel a little bit of validation over this news. I saw the original and to this day remember it as one of the best things I've ever seen on stage. This revival was so "meh." I didn't understand the point of reviving something and keeping the staging almost exactly the same, except less colorful, less dynamic, and with cheaper, minimalist design. It was like, "let's stage a replica of the original show, but make it worse on purpose in almost every way." But then all of the praise for it was making me wonder if I was being too harsh in comparing it to the original. Now I see that plenty of others must also feel "meh" about if they're deciding to close up shop.

I will say that having only known Pinball Wizard going in, I did enjoy this show a good amount and I'm debating whether I want to catch it again before it closes now that I know more of the music.  It was an interesting spectacle, even if the storytelling seemed to kind of disappear at the end, but I'm glad I saw it and it was interesting seeing how many people had jumped to their feet before Listening to You had even officially started.

I'm wondering though that if they're close to their breakeven (and presumably could've afforded to run for a few more weeks) that if that means there's another show already lined up for the theater.  It could also just be that they want the sets/costumes for the tour and everything but closing in the middle of summer (when there would be a lot of tourist traffic and I assume nostalgia buyers) seems a little odd to me, since I figured most shows would hold steady until at least Labor Day.

What sucks even more is that this production everybody was so excited about forced Shucksd out of its theatre and closure when it was finally getting traction and making money. 

Did Tommy really force Shucked out? Didn't think Shucked was making money so they had to close. 

Updated On: 6/26/24 at 12:32 PM

yyys said: "Did Tommy really force Shucked out? Didn't think Shucked was making money so they had to close."

The reality of SHUCKED is that if it had not closed on January 14, its grosses probably would have continued to dwindle throughout the winter and into the busy spring months, and it would have ended up closing in March or April at a greater loss than when it actually closed. So the Nederlanders might have pushed the SHUCKED producers' hands in favor of TOMMY, but not every show can burn money, and this is a business run on goodwill and compromises.

Something can look good on paper and not succeed; something can also look bad on paper but still make it to Broadway. Thats the gamble of being a landlord or producer. I don't know if any of us would have predicted SUFFS and STEREO outgrossing NOTEBOOK before these shows opened.

Anyone attend the final show? 
 

I still can’t get over the fact that there wasn’t a cast recording of this production. Truly a missed opportunity 

I was there. It was electric. Des gave a lengthy speech at the end.  All the best to this cast, especially Ali. I cannot wait to see what he does next. 

scripps said: "I was there. It was electric. Des gave a lengthy speech at the end. All the best to this cast, especiallyAli. I cannot wait to see what he does next."

I can see him starring in Dear Evan Hansen, as Barnaby in Hello, Dolly!, and as the wannabe boyfriend in Next To Normal.

I'll try to come up with some others.

I think that he's extremely talented.

someoneinatree2 said: "scripps said: "I was there. It was electric. Des gave a lengthy speech at the end. All the best to this cast, especiallyAli. I cannot wait to see what he does next."

Let's finally bringChessback to Broadway - Ali would sell the hell outta that score"

Wasn't there a rumor awhile ago that Chess would come back with Lea Michele?

Ali would be perfect for Chess. I don’t think he’s Russian but I don’t think anyone would complain if he was cast as Anatoly. I’d love to hear him sing “Anthem.”