"Tale" Closing 16 November — Page 4

Ooh, it'd be great fun to do a show like "Tale" at my high school. It's got a lot of interesting roles and fun ensemble parts. Maybe they'll have rights available in a year or two.

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I am so upset. I thought it was a great show. It was so moving and when James walked up the stairs at the end it made me cry. It will be greatly missed and I am so mad that they didnt give this a chance! Everyone keeps seeing the same thing again and again(Wicked, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia) that are all doing so well that they don't even feel like seeing something else cause everyone is like " Oh my god! I love Wicked so much! Wicked Wicked Wicked!" Let it go and see something new for a change. Personaly i did not like Wicked, Jersey Boys or Mamma Mia but loved Tale so maybe its me. I am just saying people need to spread their horizon and see more than one thing which is doing very well and stayng strong for about 3, 4 or 5 years.

I think it should have come to broadway but they need to stop closing things so soon its so stupid. Give something a chance! No everything is gonna make a million dollors like Wicked did in its first week. Nothing does that! Tale should have at least stayed passed the hoildays it would have done really well during then. Can anyone who was there expand on how the announcment went down at the theater. How did James react?

Were they told mid-performance?

Tale of Two Cities still in my opinion gained a fan base obviously it is not even close to that of Wicked or Rent but it had supporters who really loved it. It opened in the worst of times no pun intended.

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"Tale of Two Cities still in my opinion gained a fan base obviously it is not even close to that of Wicked or Rent but it had supporters who really loved it. It opened in the worst of times no pun intended. "

Unfortunately, I don't think the fanbase is as big as everyone says it is. I don't really know what Jill + Crew couild have done, besides attach someone's name to it for a while and try to tour it perhaps, such as Jekyll & HYDE did with Linda Eder and the pre-Broadway tour. Then the fanbase builds and people from Idaho and North Carolina, etc. etc. get tickets and build the advance and then let the usual NYC fanbase build, which was quite large for this one, and so on.

Also, despite what everyone keeps saying, how many people do you know that liked the novel A TALE OF TWO CITIES? How many people want to see a musicalized version of it? Why spend $120 for a somewhat depressing/in-depth story, when they could go see 3 Tony Award winners in one show, a musical that people know it exists and would make their friends/relatives jealous about/etc.! I'm just being honest, and while I loved the show: I never had read the novel.

And just about everyone on this board looks for some way for a cheap ticket everytime. For all we know, the people who have seen it 5 times paid twice, once with a discount and once a rear mezz seat, and comped 3 times. It's unfortunate, but that's how it's happening right now with the economy.

All I can hope is that the national tour will do well. I agree with whoever said that thing about the midwest states: they'd probably love to get another one of these"MEGA" musicals out there.

Of course, this could change, but James Barbour said again tonight that show closing 16th.

I have tickets for this Sunday already just in case...

I think the poster meant it will either close after one week (this Sunday) or two weeks (Sunday the 16th).

screw this. my friend and I are skipping class at college tomorrow to drive 3 hours so that we can see it for a second time. so worth it.

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I find it funny that the person who posted this would rather spend hundreds of bucks to become "cultured" in other countries rather than support theater...its MTF3's fault it's closing! Oh noez!!!!

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Schmerg, "word on the street" is that Samuel French has already acquired the rights to Tale. So schools may have the chance to perform it before we know it.

As for the argument that has popped up a few times about people reading the book and that giving theatre goers the lack of motivation to see the show. Let me tell you about a conversation with a good friend of mine who is not much of a reader. When I told her about seeing the show, she freaked out saying that she loved the book. People love the book and I do not think the story is confusing as some on here have claimed it to be.

While the numbers don't lie, I just don't think it was the best time for this show to be put on Broadway. Which is a shame...and even more of a shame if we never get a recording out of it.

may be closing this Sunday....waiting for announcement

**likely to be closing this Sunday

Updated On: 11/6/08 at 11:51 AM