The Elephant Man- cancelled performances

Just got an email from telecharge saying the the show I bought premium seats for had been cancelled. According to the email, these shows have been cancelled: Saturday, February 7 at 8pm, Sunday, February 8 at 3pm, and Sunday, February 22 at 3pm.

Anyone know why?

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Updated On: 1/21/15 at 06:34 PM

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Thanks guys...

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One more question since we already got our train tickets, so we're scrambling to find a show. We're thinking of getting "Curious Incident..." as a consolation. Would that be a wise move? Looks like it was well reviewed.

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Gator: Curious Incident is definitely worth seeing! If you can get front row mezzanine tickets, that's a great place to sit!

I don't get it. When Ellen Burstyn won her Academy Award for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, someone accepted for her because she was in NY doing a play-Same Time Next Year. And just yesterday I read that Jean Stapleton didn't attend Carroll O'Connor Mass because she was doing a play. Seems odd to cancel some final performances in a short limited run.

it's a shame they did this and didn't at least reschedule the performances for either a Monday evening or even a Thursday matinee.

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Updated On: 1/21/15 at 08:58 PM

I saw it tonight and I thought it was a snooze fest to be honest. He's great in the role, but the role doesn't really allow him to show any real "acting." One you get the deformity down, you're good to go. I kind of feel like a lot of other actors could do what he's doing. He's not bad by any means. He's just not the stand-out I thought he would be. I rather liked Clarkson. She gave the show some needed energy. And Nivola was the standout to me. He gave so many shades to a rather dull character and felt so natural in the roll.

For those interested, I got standing room at like 6pm.

Shouldn't someone have realized they scheduled closing night the same night as the Oscars a long time ago? I mean, it's not exactly a secret for what night the Oscars happen...

Cooper was not a lock for a nomination. In many circles the other four nominees were locks, and the fifth slot could have gone to any number of actors who gave good performances. Have you seen Mr. Turner or Selma for instance? Sniper with 6 nods including Picture, Actor and Screenplay came as a bit of a jolt.

Cooper will attend not because he's going to win (Put your money on Keaton), but because it is good politics to be there.

As for Curious Dog (as I seem to end up calling it), it is selling very well and like any show, weekends will go first, so get cracking. What others have said is true, mezzanine is preferable over orchestra. If it is sold out already, look at Disgraced which packs a wallop. The Audience is pretty good too.

When Ellen Burstyn won 40 years ago, there wasn't the pressure to get the nominees to the awards like there is today. There always seemed to be at least one winner who wasn't there.

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Dumb question: I know for other, less "prestigious" award shows, often people do satellite or pre-taped speeches if they do win and are working or on tour, etc. Would it be terrible to do that for the Oscars? Some quick "hey i'm in my dressing room, getting ready for the last show, thank you to..." or something?

It's not that big of a deal, but I think it would have said something if he had stuck with the final show. Being a professional and sticking to a commitment would be a good PR move, if not better than zooming in on his "oh I didn't win but GOOD FOR THAT GUY..." smile.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Cooper stepped up to the dough dish to cover potential losses for this generosity from the producers. Or maybe, because he has made them so much money on this production, they instigated it in thanks.

Weirdest post of the day.

Hepburn never attended-has 4 Oscars. (She did show up once-to give the Thalberg Award.)