Virginia Woolf posts closing notice

[Avigdor]

Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#0

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:34pm

rumor has it they posted this afternoon

[442namffug]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#1

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:35pm

that sucks.

[umgeoboy]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#2

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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[BwayTheatre11]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#3

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:38pm

Yep, they are advertising "FINAL WEEKS," but no date has been set.

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[RentBoy86]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#4

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:47pm

what did the Longarce use to be called?

[442namffug]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#5

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:50pm

Aside from the bad balcony, why is it a hard theatre to fill?

[BobbyBubby]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#6

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).

[umgeoboy]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#7

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.

"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

[munkustrap178]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#8

Posted: 6/16/05 at 4:56pm

I've sat in the balcony - it's hardly terrible.

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[MusicalDirector109]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#9

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.

[Pinguin]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#10

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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[MargoChanning]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#11

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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[buskeat]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#12

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.

[StickToPriest]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#13

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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[Avigdor]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#14

Posted: 6/16/05 at 5:22pm

i preferred Woolf myself. i thought Doubt had some overall weaker moments..just my opnion

[MargoChanning]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#15

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).

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[Liz_Bennet]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#16

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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[Plum]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#17

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.

[Mr Roxy]

re: Virginia Woolf posts closing notice#18

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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