#1
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:34pm
rumor has it they posted this afternoon
Virginia Woolf posts closing notice
#3
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:36pm
It never sold over 50%. The longacre is a hard theatre to fill. It has a terrible balcony that no one wants to sit it. It's a great revival but it's time is done.
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"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#4
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:38pm
Yep, they are advertising "FINAL WEEKS," but no date has been set.
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#5
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:47pm
what did the Longarce use to be called?
#6
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:50pm
Aside from the bad balcony, why is it a hard theatre to fill?
#7
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:50pm
I am pretty sure it has always had the same name.
Longacre Theatre - 1564 Broadway @ 46th Street. Built in 1913 as the Longacre Theatre. Notable Productions include Leave it to Jane (1917), The Butter and Egg Man (1925), Waiting for Lefty (1935), Mark Twain Tonight (1966), The Me Nobody Knows (1971), The Ritz (1975), Ain't Misbehavin' (197
, Harrigan 'n Hart (1985), Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam (2002).
Longacre Theatre - 1564 Broadway @ 46th Street. Built in 1913 as the Longacre Theatre. Notable Productions include Leave it to Jane (1917), The Butter and Egg Man (1925), Waiting for Lefty (1935), Mark Twain Tonight (1966), The Me Nobody Knows (1971), The Ritz (1975), Ain't Misbehavin' (197
, Harrigan 'n Hart (1985), Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam (2002).
#8
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:51pm
The Longacre has been called the longacre since 1913.
Really its just hard to sell because of the balcony. The balcony is almost the same size as the Mezz.
Really its just hard to sell because of the balcony. The balcony is almost the same size as the Mezz.
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#9
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:56pm
I've sat in the balcony - it's hardly terrible.
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#10
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:56pm
THIS REALLY STINKS!!! What a wonderful revival. I guess people really aren't in to seeing heavy drama anymore. This was an outstanding revival and it should have won the Tony. I hope it doesn't close before the week of June 27 - July 3. I want to see it again for the third time.
#11
Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:59pm
It's sad that they haven't been able to pull audiences in. Poorly advertised maybe?
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#12
Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:03pm
I've seen plenty of ads. It's just the fact the audience for serious drama has been shrinking for years and it's very rare for a non-musical to run very long or turn a profit. A lacerating, intense three hour drama is simply not what most tourists want to see when they're on vacation and tourists make up two-thirds of the audience).
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#13
Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:08pm
This is a real shame. I loved the show. AND I sat in the balcony. AND I was a tourist! I must be some kind of a weirdo.
#14
Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:11pm
Also, a good chunk of it's key audience is probably opting to see Doubt instead.
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#15
Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:22pm
i preferred Woolf myself. i thought Doubt had some overall weaker moments..just my opnion
#16
Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:53pm
There also has been an awful lot of play revivals this season, more than the current play-going audience can support. While Julius Caesar and Twelve Angry Men have been very successful, and Glengarry and Streetcar are doing OK at the box office, Woolf, Glass Menagerie, Steel Magnolias, and On Golden Pond have all struggled (as did Night Mother earlier this season).
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#17
Posted: 6/16/05 at 6:20pm
I was really hoping to see this on July 8th. Do you think it will still be around then or does "final weeks" imply that it's going to be out sooner?
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#18
Posted: 6/16/05 at 6:21pm
I really liked this production; all four actors were very strong. And the balcony wasn't that bad.
#19
Posted: 6/16/05 at 6:43pm
The bottom line is, despite the killer reviews, it is getting harder & harder to sell drama to tourists. WHat a shame . It was really a great revival
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