West Side Story??? — Page 3

Such a shame. Hopefully this is not the end for this production and Ivo van Hove will be able to bring it to Europe. I live in Amsterdam, where he has his theatre company, so there is always hope. Lazarus played here as well (even though it was also cut short because of covid).

Michael Riedel? Say a bad word about his good friend Scott Rudin? pshhh.

We can infer that the "story" is a combination of the following: it had a cast of 50 and an orchestra of 25; the general manager's sales projections showed that it would bleed money for the first few months of reopening, especially with Delta and Winter; the $10M stimulus would run out quick, and Barry Diller and David Geffen didn't want to pour any more money into a show that would never recoup its investment.

On top of that, the movie is coming out this December, and most people will choose the Spielberg movie over the mixed-reviewed Broadway show...

Updated On: 8/9/21 at 02:00 PM

Disappointing as I thought it was thrilling but not surprising. The "story" is not about Rudin (he's gone just as he is from his shows that are reopening) but about 2 key factors. The producers have another major revival iron in the fire and the last thing they want is competition for their megahit. Also, as noted, the SVOG money, while appealing to the less well-heeled among us, is a trap and these savvy producers are right to be wary. Other producers are not and this will become a chapter in the case book for management students for years to come.

Sooo Beetlejuice on the Broadway?

everythingtaboo said: "Wow, I can't believe I missed this by like a week and a half because of the shut-down.

And they won't even be eligible for the Tonys. It'll be like it never happened. What a shame, especially for this young and I'm sure so excited cast."

Could you please explain why this show won’t be eligible for the Tonys? I have an understanding of how the Tonys voting works but shutdown has made everything confusing to follow!

What a complete and utter shame. One of the greats is revived with a new vision and then this happens. The reviews were mixed but word of mouth and overall audience reception were still to be determined. Still, this is a revival that no doubt would have thrived after a live Tony performance.

In situations like like –much like the Virginia Woolf revival that will certainly go down as a mythological production for the hundreds who saw it– I do wish they would simply film the d*mn thing and distribute it to streaming somewhere before tearing down the set.

I know, I know it's never that simple and that all the unions make the option prohibitive... but godd*mn what a complete and utter shame.

Jordan Catalano said: "The set? You mean the projector and the sprinklers?
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I mean they have to make sure they remember what Rubbermaid box they put the sprinklers in before putting it up in the attic if they wanna use them again.

I know Jordan is being facetious, but in fact this WWS had elaborate sets for the bridal shop, Doc's soda shop, the apartment house staircase and bedroom etc. Unfortunately half of them were permanently set up offstage and were only in view via the giant video screen. I'm not disparaging this choice anymore-- the rest of the performance was so thrilling, I've forgiven the odd choice of what sets are in view of the audience and what sets aren't. Not having this show come back is huge loss for the theater-going public, period.

Someone in a Tree2 said: "Not having this show come back is huge loss for the theater-going public, period."

This is not the only show that would have bled money, they’re just the first ones to be realistic.

Great comment, they knew they would never recoup so they made the right decision.