The Official "HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17" Thread- Page 2
The Official "HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17" Thread
Joined: 12/31/69
#25re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:32pm
I wouldn't call it devastating - I loved it, but I knew from the moment I walked out that it wouldn't be a universal hit. I can't say that I saw it coming quite this soon, but I'm not entirely surprised.
I know this sounds silly, but does anyone have any idea how closing notices affect lottos/rush? I'm planning to do lotto with a friend on Friday - it doesn't seem logical that there would be a rush of people looking to see it before it closes, right?
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#26re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:32pmMaybe that was one reason why the understudy went on 12/10 for the lead. They probably knew than & wanted to give him a chance to play the role
Poster Emeritus
#27re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:36pm
it wasnt a great show but i know tons of people who love it.
this is kind of ridiculous.
like i could understand with the times they are a changing, because it was almost identical movin out, and really sucked.
but oh well, broadway can do without it.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#28re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:38pm
Oh, I didn't know they had a Sunday evening show
That would make about 33 performances total, including previews
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#29re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:38pmNah, it's not ridiculous, laura is broadway. I thought the show was hysterical, but the show's humor isn't universal and there's little left to fall back on other than a few catchy songs. I'd much rather see it close than hover around 40%. Again, I think it would have done better Off-Broadway than playing on Broadway, in a relatively large theatre at that. Updated On: 12/12/06 at 06:38 PM
#30re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:44pmI just got two tix on TDF for the Saturday matinee. I am excited.
...What happened next, was stranger still, a woman breathless and afraid, appeared out of the night, completely dressed in white. She had a secret she would tell, of one who had mistreated her. Her face and frightened gaze, my mind cannot erase...But then she ran from view. She looked so much like you...
#31re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 6:57pm
Wow. Someone on the board definitely called December 17th, don't remember who. Edit: Alright so just about everyone called it. Back to original post... I thought it would close fast, but not this fast. I caught it on December 9th at the matinee. I thought it was fun. Not the best theatre I've ever seen but not totally dreadful. Oh well.
And now...Billy Elliot? 
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Updated On: 12/12/06 at 06:57 PM
#34re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:01pm(see my post on the other HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17 board.)
#35re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:01pm
Umm, I really liked it.
So much for seeing it again.
DevDev
Understudy Joined: 5/16/06
#36re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:08pmSo I guess this means no cast recording? That's the biggest bummer of all.
#37re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:10pm
I'm not surprised, but I thought they would at least hold out till New Years. I hope the cast and crew will find jobs again soon.
I wonder what's going into the Imperial now. If I'm not mistaken, Billy Elliot is supposed to take the Imperial next season, so I hope they can find something to fill it up during the time in between. I'd hate to see the theatre sit dark until then.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
bwaybud
Chorus Member Joined: 10/26/06
#38re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:10pmSeriously I had such a great time...i thought it was better then wedding singer and a bunch of things playing now...damn reviews and their power.
#39re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:11pmSo what's next for the Imperial? The Wiz, perhaps?
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#40re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:12pm
SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what happens when you open a show like that without any stars in a fifty billion seat theater.
being.jeremiah
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#41re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:15pm
Billy Elliot doesn't have the Imperial until the fall, or so.
Updated On: 12/12/06 at 07:15 PM
#42re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:16pm
The Imperial was WAY to big for them.
Updated On: 12/12/06 at 07:16 PM
#43re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:17pm
So why the hell did High Fidelity (a risky project to begin with) book the Imperial knowing they'd have to move in the Fall anyways?
This show smelled floppy from the word go.
#44re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:18pmI love the score, so angry there won't be a cast album now.
#45re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:26pm
How the HELL did that happen?!?!
(proceeds to laugh ass off)
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#46re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:30pmugh, i serously wanted to see this! gah.
"Wishes come true, not free..."
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#47re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:34pm
Next for the Imperial, according to Mike Riedel, is, (I believe!) Coram Boy, another imported British play which earned raves in London. Again, I believe that's the title, though I could be very wrong.
As far as the reason for the closure, I'll blame it on the poor word of mouth, reviews, and lack of ticket sales.
The producers would have been smarter to close it out of town, like Mambo Kings. However, they do have a very nifty tax write-off.
#48re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:37pmI'm still confused how people who read this board every day find this shocking...
#49re: HIGH FIDELITY CLOSING 12.17
Posted: 12/12/06 at 7:54pm
It wasn't great theatre, but it was fun! I've never laughed so hard at a show. However, a major fault with the show was always: who the hell were they planning to sell $111 tickets to?!
And characters seriously shouldn't sing music they loathe.
*sigh* I shall miss High Fidelity. 
Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to
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