WICKED LA CLOSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phantomo88]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:19pm

Phantom will replace wicked LA at the Pantages!


Phantom tour schedule:



25-Feb-08 2-Mar-08 San Antonio, TX 954 Majestic Theatre
3-Mar-08 10-Mar-08 " "
11-Mar-08 16-Mar-08 " "
17-Mar-08 23-Mar-08 " "

24-Mar-08 30-Mar-08 Costa Mesa, CA 1,366 Orange County PAC
31-Mar-08 6-Apr-08 " "
7-Apr-08 13-Apr-08 " "
14-Apr-08 20-Apr-08 " "

21-Apr-08 27-Apr-08 Saskatoon, SK 1,766 Sid Buckwold Theatre
28-Apr-08 4-May-08 " "
5-May-08 11-May-08 " "
12-May-08 18-May-08 " "

19-May-08 25-May-08 Sacramento, CA 1,605 Community Center Theatre
26-May-08 1-Jun-08 " "
2-Jun-08 8-Jun-08 " "
9-Jun-08 15-Jun-08 " "

16-Jun-08 22-Jun-08 Tulsa, OK 1,751 Chapman Music Hall
23-Jun-08 29-Jun-08 " "
30-Jun-08 6-Jul-08 " "
7-Jul-08 13-Jul-08 " "

14-Jul-08 20-Jul-08 San Diego, CA 1,475 Civic Center
21-Jul-08 27-Jul-08 " "
28-Jul-08 3-Aug-08 " "
4-Aug-08 10-Aug-08 " "

11-Aug-08 17-Aug-08 Portland, OR 1,115 Keller Auditorium
18-Aug-08 24-Aug-08 " "
25-Aug-08 31-Aug-05 " "
1-Sep-08 7-Sep-08 " "

8-Sep-08 14-Sep-08 Seattle, WA 174 Paramount Theatre
15-Sep-08 21-Sep-08 " "
22-Sep-08 28-Sep-08 " "
29-Sep-08 5-Oct-08 " "

6-Oct-08 12-Oct-08 Spokane, WA 279 INB Performing Arts Center
13-Oct-08 19-Oct-08 " "
20-Oct-08 26-Oct-08 " "

27-Oct-08 2-Nov-08 Tampa, FL 2,923 Carol Morsani Hall
3-Nov-08 9-Nov-08 " "
10-Nov-08 16-Nov-08 " "
17-Nov-08 23-Nov-08 " "

24-Nov-08 30-Nov-08 San Francisco, CA 2,871 The Orpheum Theatre
1-Dec-08 7-Dec-08 " "
8-Dec-08 14-Dec-08 " "
15-Dec-08 21-Dec-08 " "
22-Dec-08 28-Dec-08 " "
29-Dec-08 4-Jan-09 " "


5-Jan-09 11-Jan-09 LAYOFF (possible San Francisco extension)
12-Jan-09 18-Jan-09 LAYOFF


19-Jan-09 25-Jan-09 Los Angeles, CA 388 The Pantages Theatre
26-Jan-09 1-Feb-09 " "
2-Feb-09 8-Feb-09 " "
9-Feb-09 15-Feb-09 " "
16-Feb-09 22-Feb-09" "

23-Feb-09 1-Mar-09 Denver, CO 1,015 Buell Theatre
2-Mar-09 8-Mar-09 " "
9-Mar-09 15-Mar-09 " "
16-Mar-09 22-Mar-09 " "

23-Mar-09 29-Mar-09 Kansas City, MO 603 The Music Hall
30-Mar-09 5-Apr-09 " "
6-Apr-09 12-Apr-09 " "
13-Apr-09 19-Apr-09 " "

20-Apr-09 26-Apr-09 Hartford, CT 1,330 The Bushnell Theatre
27-Apr-09 3-May-09 " "
4-May-09 10-May-09 " "

11-May-09 17-May-09 Minneapolis, MN 1,323 The Orpheum Theatre
18-May-09 24-May-09 " "
25-May-09 31-May-09 " "
1-Jun-09 7-Jun-09 " "

8-Jun-09 14-Jun-09 Charlotte, NC 1,203 Belk Theatre
15-Jun-09 21-Jun-09 " "
22-Jun-09 28-Jun-09 " "
29-Jun-09 5-Jul-09 " "

6-Jul-09 12-Jul-09 Dayton, OH 466 The Schuster Theatre
13-Jul-09 19-Jul-09 " "
20-Jul-09 26-Jul-09 " "
27-Jul-09 2-Aug-09 " "

3-Aug-09 9-Aug-09 Milwaukee, WI 389 Uihlein Hall
10-Aug-09 16-Aug-09 " "
17-Aug-09 23-Aug-09 " "
24-Aug-09 30-Aug-09 " "
Updated On: 3/18/08 at 01:19 PM

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:47pm

LIKE OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG MY LIFE IS OVER NOW. OMG WICKED IS LIFE. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO1?!?!?!?!?!??!?

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:48pm

HAHA o well, its not like there aren't enough productions in the world.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:51pm

Okay, so it's March 18, 2008 and Phantom won't be in Los Angeles until January 2009. Hmmmm.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:53pm

Um, like it was always known that WICKED wasn't going to be a permanent resident production at the Pantages.

Its closing has no reflection on its popularity status or ticket sales at the Pantages.

[legally_popular]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 1:59pm

I heard that it would close by the end of this year and is moving to San Fran, but haven't heard/read any official announcement.

Updated On: 3/18/08 at 01:59 PM

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:05pm

Oh well, I heard that Legally Blonde will play the Pantages in the summer...

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:05pm

It had a great run!

[mll85]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:15pm

I heard that it would close by the end of this year and is moving to San Fran, but haven't heard/read any official announcement.

Rumors about that happening have been around for awhile. Supposedly it's already been scheduled to be in SF for atleast a year.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:24pm

LIKE OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG MY LIFE IS OVER NOW. OMG WICKED IS LIFE. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO1?!?!?!?!?!??!

lol thank god it is gone

[singtopher]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:56pm

Will this be the first production of Wicked to close?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 2:58pm

I don't think it's technically "closing."

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 3:02pm

Legally Blonde CANNOT be playing at the Pantages in the summer. The show doesn't even go into rehearsals until mid August and the show begins its run in September.

[mll85]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 3:03pm

Will this be the first production of Wicked to close?
No, more like moving.

[jarretSF]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 3:14pm

It had a good run for LA, and will move on to SF and hold on to one of our best touring houses for a year and force all the big touring shows into the Golden Gate.

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 5:44pm

Has this ever been a secret?

And the thought of nearly all the big tours going into the GG ticks me off. Put WICKED at the Gate! Never happen, I know.

[nealb1]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 5:50pm

This has never been a secret. When "Wicked" came back to LA, it was common knowledge that a 2 year run would happen at The Pantages.

Nothing's changed. Not real sure what the "panic" is all about.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 6:38pm

"This has never been a secret. When "Wicked" came back to LA, it was common knowledge that a 2 year run would happen at The Pantages.

Nothing's changed. Not real sure what the "panic" is all about."

I am a bit surprised. When the Chicago production opened, they estimated a one year run and then a transfer to L.A. But when it did better than expected, they decided to let it play out. Could they just not get an open-ended agreement with the Pantages? I mean it is strange that they would already have a booking of a show that has defied all expectations well over a year in advance, when the show is still selling strong. Like I said above, they didn't expect it to run longer than a year in Chicago, so why did they determine a hard line for L.A. at 2 years?

And yes, this will be the first production of Wicked to actually close. Since it is technically not a tour, it doesn't
"transfer."

[IAMmyownMUSICAL]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 6:54pm

I announced this MONTHS ago

[Khashoggi]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 7:22pm

MUST you be so frivolous with your exclamation marks?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 7:34pm

Yeah. I mean, there are kids in Darfur who live their entire lives without seeing a single exclamation mark.

[phantomo88]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 7:49pm

"And yes, this will be the first production of Wicked to actually close. Since it is technically not a tour, it doesn't
"transfer.""


Not true! The LA production of Phantom was considered the 1st national tour, even though it stayed in LA for a few years, and moved to SF for eight more before closing.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 7:51pm

Phantom was NOT in San Francisco for 8 years. It closed about a month after its 5th anniversary.

[Shawk]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 7:58pm

It just felt like eight years...

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/18/08 at 8:11pm

oh snap