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WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
#50WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 11:28am
Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery! Joint replacements are rough, but she is an amazingly tough woman.
#51WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 11:34am
Considering this is a star(s) vehicle, I am sure when the producers have Key man insurance on both Ms Lupone and Ms Ebersole. As we all know the production is barely if at all making ends meet, so I am sure when Patti brought her hip replacement needs to the attention of the producers, they saw $$ since they could now cash in their policy and recoup a lot more of their investment then they would of playing to December 30th.
Unlike Shuffle Along which tried to do the same thing when Audra became unexpectedly pregnant, I expect the insurer to actually pay out for War Paint. Thus I think we might now have to define War Paint as a "hit".
Unlike Shuffle Along, which is currently having to sue their insurer to cash in on their policy after Audra unexpected pregnancy.
#52WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 11:39am
Smart move though. Hip replacement surgery can take anywhere from 4 weeks to 6 months to recover from. She should be fine for London.
Here's wishing her a successful surgery and a full recovery.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Updated On: 10/13/17 at 11:39 AM
#53WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 11:59am
I love how they just slyly mentioned Douglas leaving!
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#54WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 12:18pm
That very likely explains why she was out on Sunday the 8th. Her understudy was great, and by the end of the show she had won over the audience.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#55WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 1:12pm
Looks like all discounts have been pulled. 
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#56WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 1:50pm
Here's the release...they will be "face to face" until Nov. 5th!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Patti-LuPone-to-Undergo-Surgery-WAR-PAINT-Closing-Date-Pushed-Up-20171013
"Ok ok ok ok ok ok ok. Have you guys heard about fidget spinners!?" ~Patti LuPone
kevbo425
Swing Joined: 1/31/06
#57WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 2:23pm
Anyone have experience with the $40 best Available (Orchestra or Mezz.) offered on Today Tix?
Gizmo6
Broadway Star Joined: 6/16/17
#58WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 2:33pm
I'm quite sad, I had hoped to see this in November.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#59WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 3:57pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I love how they just slyly mentioned Douglas leaving!"
Is Douglass Sills still in the show? Didn't read anywhere that he has left.
#60WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 4:39pm
The Playbill announcement mentioned that Doug Sills left the production.
http://www.playbill.com/article/war-paint-starring-patti-lupone-and-christine-ebersole-moves-up-broadway-closing-date
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#61WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 4:40pm
ArtMan said: "Call_me_jorge said: "I love how they just slyly mentioned Douglas leaving!"
Is Douglass Sills still in the show? Didn't read anywhere that he has left."
Playbill states it. Broadwayworld: not so much.
http://www.playbill.com/article/war-paint-starring-patti-lupone-and-christine-ebersole-moves-up-broadway-closing-date
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#62WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 4:44pm
kevbo425 said: "Anyone have experience with the $40 best Available (Orchestra or Mezz.) offered on Today Tix?"
Friends of mine did it and they said even though the mezzanine was half full they were given Row N in the Rear Mezz on the side.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#63WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 4:59pm
Is there a reason why Helena Rubinstein could not just be in a Rascal Scooter? She could just roll right down that gangplank for Back On Top.
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
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#64WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 5:11pm
Thanks for the info. Coming to NYC for less than 48 hours. I only had option for two shows. Got a free ticket to The Band's Visit through Audience Rewards. Was considering War Paint, M Butterfly or Time and the Conways for the second slot. With Douglas's departure and Patti's hip, my short list just got shorter.
Updated On: 10/13/17 at 05:11 PM
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#64WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 5:11pm
double post
Updated On: 10/13/17 at 05:11 PM
#65WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 7:33pm
What a great show and great performances. I will miss War Paint.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#66WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced
Posted: 10/13/17 at 11:50pm
Saw the show tonight and Patti was indeed clearly having some difficulty walking quickly. They seemed to incorporate it well, by allowing Helena to lean on someone (or a desk) as she stood, and there were a couple moments when she barely made it off stage in time.
She was wonderful, all the same, of course. Brought down the house more than once. (As did "Pink," too, of course.)
As many have said, it's not a perfect show, but those two women are giving master classes in musical theatre and it's beautifully produced.
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