What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

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What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 1:57pm

So last year Grey Gardens announced its closing in the weeks after the tonys...what shows do you think will announce their closing by the end of the month, or will there be none.

P.S. I LOVE PATTI LUPONE!

#2

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:00pm

IN THE HEIGHTS, of course.

13 nominations and only 3 awards? Clearly they were NOT the "Spring Awakening" of the Tonys this year. Such a shame. Heh.

#3

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:01pm

Passing Strange.

C-YA!

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#4

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:03pm

Whatever.

Updated On: 6/17/08 at 02:03 PM

#5

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:03pm

Whatever.

Updated On: 6/17/08 at 02:03 PM

#6

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:03pm

I disagree. At least they won Best Book. It won't help but it won't hurt them.

XANADU, I'm sad to say, will probably be the first to close.

PS has a smaller budget.

#7

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:07pm

Cry-Baby

#8

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:08pm

Passing Strange
Cry-Baby
A Catered Affair
Xanadu (though I have a feeling this will stick around for a while)

#9

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:08pm

Cry Baby...followed by Passing Strange, which has been doing consistenly worse than Xanadu. I mean, when's it's 50% vs 60%, it's kind of an apples and oranges thing, but I hope last night's performance sells some tickets.

#10

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:10pm

"I'm hoping A Catered Affair will close by the end of next month"

What a profound statement to make.

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#11

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:12pm

^ i know. isn't s/he kind?

#12

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:15pm

Why would ACA close? I thought the grosses had been pretty good as of recent.

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Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:16pm

Updated On: 5/3/09 at 02:16 PM

#14

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:17pm

Passing Strange
A Catered Affair
Cry-Baby
The 39 Steps
Xanadu

#15

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:23pm

Sadly, I don't think PS will last -- it wasn't my favorite show by any stretch, but it was well-performed and true to its own style of music. Cry-Baby and A Catered Affair probably won't be around for too long, I feel.

IMO, Xanadu's performance on the broadcast will give the box office some kind of lift. Everyone I talked to at work today was commenting on it and Gypsy (favorably). Gypsy's going to run of its own accord, but I'm hoping that Xanadu's will give the (well-deserved) push it needs. Cheyenne, you did some great stuff last night!!!!

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#16

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:23pm

Cry Baby...followed by Passing Strange, which has been doing consistenly worse than Xanadu. I mean, when's it's 50% vs 60%, it's kind of an apples and oranges thing, but I hope last night's performance sells some tickets.

Actually, Passing Strange has been doing better than Xanadu for the past month or so. Percentage of the potential audience has nothing to do with number of tickets or actual sales. 50% of the Passing Strange house is more people than 60% of the Xanadu house. The only apples/oranges issue would be the weekly nut each show has to cover with relation to their weekly earnings. I'm just hoping the Tony broadcast could inject some life into the Xanadu weekly earnings.

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#17

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:30pm

When people say they WANT the show to close I think they mean if one show had to close they would choose that one because they liked it the least.

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#18

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:30pm

Probably CRY-BABY and then PASSING STRANGE...I hope (especially after that really mediocre at best performance on the Tonys) A CATERED AFFAIR will last a while.

#19

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:32pm

LMFAO

24 hours ago everyone is gearing up to celebrate the best of Broadway at the Tonys and cheer the shows on.

24 hrs later people are chatting about which show will close

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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#20

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:33pm

Ha...thanks toodarnhot.

#21

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:33pm

Ha...thanks toodarnhot.

#22

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:36pm

The shows I think are in danger which I'm sad about are

Xanadu, A Catered Affair, Passing Strange.

#23

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:38pm

"I'm hoping A Catered Affair will close by the end of next month. I have tickets to see it and want to see Gypsy instead."

So go buy a ticket to see Gypsy if you want to see it. What's wrong with seeing both shows? There's no reason to bash A Catered Affair just because you regret buying a ticket for it. Sell it to someone else, or just suck it up and go see it.

Updated On: 6/16/08 at 02:38 PM

#24

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:38pm

Point taken Matt...I tend to look at the percentages over the money not thinking of operating budgets, theatre size and that stuff.

Which in turn makes "Cry Baby" most likely the first to close.

#25

re: What Show Will Announce Its Closing?

Posted: 6/16/08 at 2:41pm

Passing Strange, unless it gets a ticket sales bump in the next couple weeks, will probably close at the end of the summer.

A Catered Affair... probably a few more months.

And lay off. The original poster just meant that it would be convenient for him/her if it closed, because it would allow them to get a refund and buy a ticket to a show they would rather see. No ill intent was present.

Jeez, everyone's so testy around here today!