'The Story Of My Life' to close February 22.
'The Story Of My Life' to close February 22.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#1'The Story Of My Life' to close February 22.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:18pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126565.html
Looks like playbill was first...
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
Updated On: 2/21/09 at 03:18 PM
#2re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:22pmNever like seeing actors and stagehands going out of work. Only 5 regular performances. FLOP!
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#3re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:23pm
At least they went longer than GLORY DAYS
that's an accomplishment...
#4re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:23pmI am really disappointed. I am making my annual pilgrimage to NYC in May and really wanted to see this one. Now I just need to talk my friends into going to see Next To Normal instead...
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#5re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:25pm
I'm really upset by this! I was gonna go next weekend, but I guess not anymore. From the demo, the songs just seemed really beautiful I especially love "The Butterfly Effect".
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
broadwayguy4
Understudy Joined: 6/21/06
#6re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:25pmCan't Will Chase get a break? I mean, name a show where he originated a role that wasn't a flop.
#7re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:25pmI truly feel sorry for Will. With High Fidelity having a short run and now The Story of My Life, I wish him the best! Hope Malcolm finds new work as well.
"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."
#8re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:26pmaw, that's too bad! but hopefully Malcolm Gets' next gig is as Og in Finian's Rainbow in March.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#9re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:27pmThat's really too bad.
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#10re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:28pm
Malcolm had taken such a long hiatus from the Broadway stage and now he comes back and look what happens!
Mr. Gets is a brilliant performer and singer. I'm more upset about losing him than the show. Hopefully he picks up something else soon...
#11re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:28pmI feel bad for Chase also...his voice gives me chills every time he sings. He's so talented.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#12re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:29pmAs far as Will goes Aaron is leaving Wicked soon which could be a reliable job for him.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#13re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:31pmIsn't every former Roger required to play Fiyero?
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#14re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:45pmNo but Will would be good Fiyero
broadwayman17
Broadway Star Joined: 10/27/07
#15re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 3:47pm
I feel sorry for the members of the production because all their hard work will probably end with them being declared "ineligible" for Tony Consideration. Will is one of my favorite performers and I hope after Lennon, High Fidelity, and now this, his new musical unlucky streak ends. On the bright side at least it lasted 4 more performances than Glory Days
Yes, but sometimes people have a third deeper layer thats the same as the first. Like pie. Dr. Horrible
Updated On: 2/21/09 at 03:47 PM
#16re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 4:00pmI saw Glory Days. This show does not deserve the same fate. I never expected it to last long, but this makes me so sad. I just got tickets for tonight.
ShowOff2008
Chorus Member Joined: 5/11/08
#21re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 4:16pmToo bad. I feel bad for Chase as well. I wonder if he will ever have a hit-the problem is that these tiny, 2-7 cast member shows rarely do well on Broadway-would possibly have been a different story if it was off-broadway. I wonder how long it will be until we get another Myspace rant from him...if only he learned after doing the intimate High Fidelity.
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#22re: The Sotry Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 4:19pm
Damn...I was really curious about this show, too.
But really, why do producers DO this? It didn't even really get a chance.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
LadyDramaturg2
Featured Actor Joined: 8/21/08
#23re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 4:53pmWhy did Taylor change the name of this thread?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#24re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 4:56pm
I'm not Taylor, and I wanted to.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
Updated On: 2/21/09 at 04:56 PM
#30re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 5:31pmthis pisses me off. Could they not wait one more week? I had a ticket for this Tuesday, dammit!
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#31re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 5:33pm
I was going this Wednesday...
=(
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#32re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 5:40pmIf you guys are already in the City, tomorrow isn't sold out. I found a few orch and mezz seats. One being Row A, center mezz.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#33re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 5:42pm
I wonder if he will ever have a hit-the problem is that these tiny, 2-7 cast member shows rarely do well on Broadway
It's not the size that matters. It's what you do with it.
I don't buy the assumption that small cast shows won't succeed on Broadway. They will if well done and if they get the support of the critics and theatre community.
Based on reviews alone, LITLE MERMAID would have closed in 5 days as well BUT it had a recognizable title that has sold and continues to sell tickets to a show that is (from all reports) sub-par.
STORY OF MY LIFE is a small show with a much lower break-even yet could only sell $78 K worth of tickets in its first week of previews. (It would need about double that to break even.)
Why were sale so sluggish? The economy, perhaps. The lack of a recognizable title, and two leads that while well known ion theatre circles are not big marquee draws.
The critics listed the show's shortcomings, but the reviews did not focus on some of the aspects the show did well. Notably a rich score, loaded with character detail. To churlishly damn the show for sounding too much like Sondheim, well is there anyone better on Broadway for new writers should emulate? Would you really rather they try and copy Frank Wildhorn??
Ultimately we get the Broadway we deserve and if the critics enjoy hammering away at an underdog show, we can look forward to a long line of stage retreads of already established movies with pre-sold audiences.
But that doesn't bode well for the state of the art.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#34re: The Story Of My Life to close February 22- Officially.
Posted: 2/21/09 at 5:43pmyeah,I think I'll be spontaneous and get a ticket for tomorrow!
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