WICKED IS coming to LA!!! — Page 2

If you are talking about the Wilshire theater where 700 Sundays is going to be, that is in Beverly Hills and that theater sucks. I don't like the layout of it at all...and the sound is horrible, at least it was years ago when I saw Dreamgirls from the balcony.

I miss the Shubert in Century City

Updated On: 10/26/05 at 02:48 PM

For those of you not familiar with L.A., "Hollywood" is a term that's used to describe all of the movie biz, but it's also a designated region in Los Angeles. It's not a full-blown city, and is a part of Los Angeles. The Pantages (where the Wicked tour played) is in the heart of the area known and defined as Hollywood, on Hollywood Blvd. But there are other theatres in Los Angeles that "Wicked" could "sit down" in. Some are in Hollywood, and some are in the surrounding area that makes up L.A.

The "Hollywood" of movieland, includes Hollywood, Burbank, Universal City, Studio City, Culver City, Century City, the West Side and Los Angeles in general. (and others)

I know it's a bit confusing, and I've lived out here for years.

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No one connected with the show is interested? How would you know this? I believe several of the producers of "Wicked" might be interested, since they are L.A.-based. So is Stephanie Block (and others).

And there are few (million) people in Los Angeles that didn't get to see Wicked when it was in town. They might be interested in a sit-down, as well.

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I never said that. So don't make presumptions. I said where has it been mentioned? Not one person involved with Wicked has mentioned the possibility of a sit-down in LA.

Really? Why are they going to do another open-ended run in LA when they have NYC and Chicago and a tour...and London in 2006. A lot money set wise.

Though I hate to say it, with the way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if Las Vegas got the show.

Though it may be too long for the Casinos to make enough money off of it. I don't see how you can cut Wicked into an hour (though I am sure many on this board would not mind a bit if it was cut to 90 minutes).

link? please?

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Oh goodness, that's what got me in trouble the first time... the Pantages was just so close to me.... City Walk is even closer! HA

yeah i miss the shubert.. saw mamma mia there... why did they close it down? it was great... yeah, the wilshire ain't that great... and i don't really like its location... pretty crappy area... i've always wondered if they had a sitdown production of ANY show where they would have it here... Ahmanson, as someone said, housed Phantom for four years then renovated and brought Miss Saigon for 9 months (which I believe was a highly successful production) and we've had Lion King for like a year and then Producers for six months or so... anyways...

how come the Wicked Tour is playing for like six weeks in all these cities but then it hits san diego and is there for like two weeks... that's dumb...

The Shubert closed down because the whole ABC Entertainment Center was torn down to make room for a new office building.

Here is a story about the razing of Shubert and the ABC Entertainment Center

Razing the Shubert

Updated On: 10/26/05 at 06:07 PM

I know it's total specualation right now, but I bet they'll do something similar to what they did with "The Producers." I'd be willing to bet money that the Pantages will announce that after their 2005-2006 season, "Wicked" will come back for a 6-9 month run. Or, at the end of the current tour dates on the books right now, the tour will come back to LA for a large chunk of time.

Having a long run with a end date set right off the bat tends to work in LA, especially if you have a TV or Movie celeb in one or two roles. Both times I saw "The Producers," it was on Wednesday nights, and every seat was taken, partially due to the long but limited run and due to the two stars (Jason Alexander and Martin Short).

yep, 2007 makes more sense.

as of now the producers are expecting the chicago company to be there for another 2 - 3 years. They won't start focusing on LA until they have London 06 ready and rolling.

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