UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT OTHER Sets April 23 Closing Date on Broadway- Page 2
UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT OTHER Sets April 23 Closing Date on Broadway
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#25SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 10:30pm
I know they aren't making any money, but that has yet to stop In Transit
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#26SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 10:35pm
I disagree with brdwybound. No show will close without at least two weeks notice. As soon as they announce closing they'll know they have at least two weeks of good sales for last minute people and tony voters to get in. It's not like anything is going In this close to Tony's deadline.
You've got at least two weeks to see it.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#27SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 10:38pm
IntoTheWords said: "No show will close without at least two weeks notice."
That's not true, and in fact, short-spanned closing notices go up all the time. Last season, off the top of my head, American Psycho posted I believe a week and a half before closing. Disaster! posted barely a week prior. The year before, Honeymoon in Vegas posted the Tuesday before its Sunday closing.
One week is the amount I'd say you could ever safely predict being able to see a show without a potential closing notice going up. Two weeks is cutting it close.
asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#28SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 11:04pm
Tuck Everlasting also announced and closed within a week.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#29SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 11:07pm
Tell the producers I want to see the Sunday evening show, and plan to bring two other people. I'm sure that will change everything.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#30SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 11:24pm
Alex Kulak2 said: "I know they aren't making any money, but that has yet to stop In Transit
"
The difference between Significant Other and In Transit, though, is that Significant Other stands to pick up some Tony noms. No?
"No show will close without at least two weeks notice."
Untrue.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#31SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/2/17 at 11:34pm
IntoTheWords said: "I disagree with brdwybound. No show will close without at least two weeks notice. As soon as they announce closing they'll know they have at least two weeks of good sales for last minute people and tony voters to get in. It's not like anything is going In this close to Tony's deadline.
You've got at least two weeks to see it."
Ask the company of Glory Days or Ellen Burstyn and the crew of The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All how that "at least two weeks notice" worked out for them.
Islander_fan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#32SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 8:34am
If memory serves, producers can close the show whenever they like. they don't have to have a publicly announced two weeks notice before they pull the plug. However, if they don't do that then they have to pay everyone involved for those final two weeks.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#33SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:43am
They only have to pay for one week--- not two.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#34SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:44am
My guess: since they aren't selling tickets past June, they are trying to give a sense of urgency. I'm sure/hoping they'll at least stay open until nominations, and if they get a few key noms...then until the Tonys.
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BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#36SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:55pm
Kind of surprised they announced a date four months from now.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#37SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:59pm
July 2nd? After this week's numbers? We'll see about that.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#38SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:59pm
Kad said: "Kind of surprised they announced a date four months from now."
Same. When I clicked on the article on Facebook, I was fully expecting it to say it would close this coming Sunday or something. Three months is weirdly early to post for a show that doesn't have a lot of demand to begin with.
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#39SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:59pm
So they're going to keep bleeding money for three months? Okay!
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mfaye9
Stand-by Joined: 7/19/10
#40SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:04pm
And why are they closing eight days before the Tony's? If they're gonna burn money for that long they might as well burn it for another eight days and see if they can pick up any wins...
#41SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:05pm
They're closing a few weeks after the Tonys. The Tonys are 6/11.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#42SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:05pm
mfaye9 said: "And why are they closing eight days before the Tony's? If they're gonna burn money for that long they might as well burn it for another eight days and see if they can pick up any wins..."
They've posted for July, not June (even though I'm doubtful it'll last until either month).
AntV
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
#43SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:05pm
Pretty sure Broadway.com just saw this topic here, looked at the onsale until date and created this story themselves. Actual fake news.
What they did actually announce today is some matchmaking contest for the 13th, so it'll at least be open until then.
mfaye9
Stand-by Joined: 7/19/10
#44SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:07pm
Kad said: "They're closing a few weeks after the Tonys. The Tonys are 6/11.
"
Oh, you're totally right. Just had a bit of a stupid moment....
Still! Why are they waiting that long?
Willie4316
Leading Actor Joined: 9/12/16
#45SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:25pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Kad said: "Kind of surprised they announced a date four months from now."
Same. When I clicked on the article on Facebook, I was fully expecting it to say it would close this coming Sunday or something. Three months is weirdly early to post for a show that doesn't have a lot of demand to begin with. "
It could do what An American in Paris did and depending on demand, cut down on the number of performances left.
#46SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:26pm
I'm surprised it is running so long. I saw this play and liked it enough, but it didn't have the hallmarks of a Broadway caliber piece. I found the protagonist mostly unsympathetic, the premise terribly stilted (his friends just happen to start dropping like flies to marriage), and almost no development of any of the peripheral characters outside of their quips and archetypes. I think the only person worthy of an nomination is Mendez who walks away with the play.
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Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#47SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:36pm
I don't understand why they've posted "Final Performances" on their site when they are nowhere near final performances! July 2nd is 3 months away! Final MONTHS...perhaps...
Updated On: 4/3/17 at 04:36 PM
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#48SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 4:47pm
I commend the producers for trying to keep this open even in the face of financial losses. They obviously are hoping for an awards bump, which I hope they accomplish. Is it eligible for the other theater awards this season?
#49SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Announce Broadway Closing?
Posted: 4/3/17 at 5:08pm
I imagine not, as it is, for all intents and purposes, the same production that premiered in 2015.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
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