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#26

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:15am

I hope tomorrow!! I know someone who ushers there. Hopefully they'll be informed soon!

On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo

#27

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 9:55am

Well, at least now we know for sure:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87204.html

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Thank goodness I bought my ticket for the 18th!

Everybody goes down well with beer.

#28

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:18am

NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh!! I had my hopes up it would extend!!!! July 18th is too soon!!

Now I can't see it!

I have my books and my poetry to protect me...

#29

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:22am

The Roundabout should be ashamed. I am going to write a letter.
They really need to get their act together. First they blew Cabaret, then they overblew Nine, and now they can't handle what they have with Assassins.
Too many stars, not enought payroll.

It's too bad.

#30

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:24am

grrrrrrrrrrrr.
I REALLY wanted to see this. The 18th is WAY to soon.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#31

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:27am

Yes, but PLEASE keep THE LION KING open for a decade! Christ, nobody has any taste anymore.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#32

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:38am

I know there are tons of areas where other shows are quoted, but can anyone name some good Assassins ones? I have a horrible short term memory, and I know I laughed a lot when I saw it on Sunday, but I can't remember any of the lines specifically.

"I'm a cuber, I'm a cuber, I'm a cuber, I'm a cuber, I'm a cuber, I'm a cuber. Please don't take me to the pickle farm."- Brak

#33

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:54am

OK I am offically bummed. I never liked Wednesdays anyway!

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

#34

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:01pm

>> Christ, nobody has any taste anymore

Well, we are talking about Broadway here.

:: running away real fast before someone gets out the flamethrower :: :)

"That duck was a sexual toy, and it was on display!" -- an unknown Nashville town leader

#35

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:04pm

I just don't understand. Hasn't Assassins been playing to near-capacity houses since the Tonys?

Thank goodness I got tickets for the 17th. Crappy tickets, but still tickets.

#36

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:11pm

There aren't any real crappy tickets to this show. Seeing it from anywhere is amazing. I saw it from the top row of the balcony (the "bar" seats") and it was still amazing . Seeing it from that far away allows you to see the show as a whole. You can appreciate the directing even more from the back because you have a better view of th entire stage and everything that is happening. I was blown away. I hope to get there this weekend to see it once more before it closes. Hopefully I can still get tickets today for a performance this weekend. Enjoy the masterpiece!

#37

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:55pm

Jamie Hat- good luck with that letter!

This is an outrage! Bombay Dreams is still open, yet Assassins is closing?? WTF? There's definitely a problem here!

I have my books and my poetry to protect me...

#38

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 12:59pm

Thanks, FinnFanatic. :) I don't really mind sitting far away for this show; I just want to see it. And Studio 54 isn't the biggest theater out there anyway.

-Plum, confirmed Sondheim Fanatic

#39

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:04pm

so sad. i really wanted to see this

#40

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 1:20pm

I'm so mad! Ugh, you guys are right. Assassins is one of the most creative, thought-provoking, and unique shows on Broadway and I am sad to see it leave.

#41

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 4:07pm

it was one of the most powerful experiences maybe if you guys can sell them out again we can keep the show open forever!!!!hahahahahahahahah

"Look on the Bright Side Not on the Blackside get off your backside shine those shoes! This is your golden opportunity: Your the lightning and the news!" -Assassins

#42

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 4:19pm

But that's just the thing- they've been playing to more than 90% capacity houses for weeks now. What's the deal? If they're complaining about advance sales, maybe the fact that they made the extension tenuous rather than definite turned people off buying tickets beyond the 18th. Duh.

#43

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 4:24pm

exactly. to be exact, PLUM, they were at 94% capacity last week...and they're CLOSING? crazy.

There are some people in the world who say that writing stories, or composing music or dancing sparkly dances is easy for them. Nothing interferes with their ability to create. While I celebrate their creative freedom, a little part of me just wants to punch those motherf*ckers in the teeth...[tos]

#44

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 7:21pm

MargoChanning posted about this on another thread- the problem was average ticket prices. Too many audience members were subscribers and others using discounts.

And certain musicals I won't name roll on and on and on...makes you wonder where theater snobs are coming from.

#45

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 7:24pm

MargoChanning responded to a post about Cabaret also being a limited run but playing for years:

But when Cabaret was about to shift from Roundabout's LORT contract to the standard Broadway Production Contract (a substantial increase in weekly running costs) it had an advance of over a million dollars, so it made sense for Roundabout to continue on with the show in an open ended run. It was reported that "Assassins" has an advance of $90,000, so once all the subscribers have seen the show (which is very soon -- the reason grosses look so high is that Roundabout has something like 50,000 subscribers), weekly grosses will drop substantially and the show would start losing money. Single ticket sales have been extremely weak, so Roundabout, being a not-for-profit not willing to sustain huge losses, is doing the financially prudent thing and closing the show.

I have my books and my poetry to protect me...

#46

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 7:27pm

They're closing because if they can't make over $400k a week they'll be losing money. Somebody isn't bedgeting well if you need to be at 90% to break even.
Write letters!
Want some quotes...?
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"I think there's a new perfume called Charlie"
"He didn't come here to get shot"

#47

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/7/04 at 11:33pm

I am so cranky right now... I love this show so much. I'm thrilled to have seen it 3 times, and my last time on Friday was just PERFECT. A hell of a way to go out. Damnit.

Quotes?
"And next week I'm going to be the ambassador to France!!"
"You've been shooting at your lunch."
"I think you should get a different job!"
"Your son's an a**hole!"

I guess it's obvious who my favorite character is. Hee.

#48

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/8/04 at 1:15am

The 4th of July show was amazing.

#49

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/8/04 at 2:15am

I MUST see it again before it goes away.
I'm pissed that all the good shows leave and money hoarding sucky shows stay.
GAHHHHHHH

On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo

#50

re: TUESDAY: The Fate of Assassins

Posted: 7/8/04 at 2:25am

"I'm pissed that all the good shows leave and money hoarding sucky shows stay."

Amen. This isn't fair.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

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