#1
Posted: 5/14/18 at 1:18pm
Updated On: 7/11/18 at 01:18 PM
UPDATE: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Moves Closing Date from Aug. 26 to Jan. 6
#2
Posted: 5/14/18 at 1:53pm
Sad to see this go as I had such a hilariously fun time - and it was a perfect show to recommend to Broadway neophytes or someone who just needed a good belly laugh - but it has definitely run its course.
-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."
#3
Posted: 5/14/18 at 2:25pm
I saw this in previews and it ran like a well-oiled machine and did come very close to peeing my pants. This was very well-done farce and I'm happy it had such a decent run
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#4
Posted: 5/14/18 at 2:27pm
Sad to see it go. I agree that it was a good show to recommend to anyone in need of a show slot to fill.
Have they recouped? It's pretty low-budget show, but their margins were not great.
#5
Posted: 5/14/18 at 2:45pm
No surprise. Hopefully it can hang on through the closing date. Odds are whatever is taking the Lyceum in the Fall is wants to make an announcement soon.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#6
Posted: 5/14/18 at 2:55pm
I fully expect a tour announcement soon.
#7
Posted: 5/14/18 at 2:57pm
ChairinMain said: "I fully expect a tour announcement soon."
It was announced last November.
http://www.playbill.com/article/the-play-that-goes-wrong-will-launch-north-american-tour
#8
Posted: 5/14/18 at 3:20pm
Happy that we'll be getting something new at the Lyceum.
The show had a healthy run.
#9
Posted: 5/14/18 at 3:28pm
I had a feeling this was coming. Hold on through summer. Take a break, and then re purpose everything for the tour.
#10
Posted: 5/14/18 at 3:50pm
Sad to see it go but glad I got to see it. Just straight up hilarious. Hope I can catch it again before it goes.
#11
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 5/14/18 at 4:47pm
It was nice to see a long-running play, instead of the come-and-go star vehicles.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#12
Posted: 5/14/18 at 5:39pm
This is the first big show of our Broadway in Pittsburgh 2018/2019 season playing Sept. 18-23. Looking forward to seeing it! :)
#13
Posted: 5/14/18 at 6:18pm
It had a great run - had a chance to see the original cast. Let's hope this paves the way for more farces and giving shows a chance. Awards don't hurt either! HA AH AHA This play had an amazing marketing campaign which is also a reason for it's success!!
#14
Posted: 5/14/18 at 6:52pm
It will be touring in Toronto for the 2018/19 Mirvish season. Looking forward to it as I couldn’t squeeze it into my recent Broadway binge trip.
#15
Posted: 5/14/18 at 7:45pm
Finally!!!! This ran WAY too long.
#16
Posted: 5/14/18 at 7:51pm
Those should have put the wrong closing date to keep up the 'things that go wrong' theme
#17
Posted: 5/14/18 at 8:07pm
Excited to see this in Toronto, I watched the BBC version of Peter Pan Goes Wrong and laughed until my ribs hurt.
#18
Posted: 5/14/18 at 8:18pm
This was one of the funniest shows I've ever seen on the stage. I truly don't understand how some didn't find this anything other than roaringly hilarious. I'll be recommending the tour to everybody.
#19
Posted: 5/14/18 at 10:27pm
Really good show. I hear it is close to recouping. Yes, the weekly running expenses were incredibly low. They made some profit almost every week.
#20
Posted: 5/14/18 at 11:07pm
Was hoping this might go off-Broadway. But guess makes more sense to use everything for the tour. Curious how they'll stage it with the stage manager bits in the house in the bigger venues.
#21
Posted: 5/15/18 at 2:25am
RippedMan said: "Was hoping this might go off-Broadway. But guess makes more sense to use everything for the tour. Curious how they'll stage it with the stage manager bits in the house in the bigger venues."
For what it worth, I am sure that they have all that figured out by now. Keep in mind, aside from still going strong in the West End, it's also in the middle of a UK tour as well.
#22
Posted: 7/11/18 at 12:57pm
Update: now closing in January 2019!
#23
Posted: 7/11/18 at 12:59pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Update: now closing in January 2019!"
Source?
#24
Posted: 7/11/18 at 1:00pm
It was capitalized at $4.25 million, according to documents filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. In November, producer Kevin McCollum told Broadway News the play was more than 50% recouped and was making distributions as it ran.
Since the closing announcement, the show has seen a small uptick in grosses and attendance, however it has not been reaching its full gross potential. Last week “The Play That Goes Wrong” brought in 53% of its gross potential, reaching 81% capacity across the week.
https://broadway.news/2018/07/11/the-play-that-goes-wrong-will-no-longer-close-in-august/
#25
Posted: 7/11/18 at 1:00pm
https://broadway.news/2018/07/11/the-play-that-goes-wrong-will-no-longer-close-in-august/
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