In spite of Broadway.com's recent poll, which closing show are you most upset to see close?
The closing shows, tell me if I'm missing any are:
Scottsboro Boys West Side Story Promises Promises In the Heights A Little Night Music Next to Normal Bloody Bloody Fela (Even though it's a limited run) Women on the Verge
Next to Normal Scottsboro Boys A Little Night Music First two are shows that have dealt with difficult topics in brilliant ways, and the third is a classic which is a fine example of what a Broadway musical should be
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
Definitely Next to Normal. I've had a lot of great experiences with that show and it means a lot to me.
And I wish Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and The Scottsboro Boys, both were able to find their footing and had longer runs. But I'm very grateful I got to experience them both while they were on Broadway.
Quizking are u a member of TDF? BLOODY is up there almost every performance until the end of December.. If I remember correctly u said u were from Jersey, I'm sure with winterbreak coming up u can find a time to sneak in and catch it
I'm not happy to see Next to Normal go, but I'm not all that sad because it has an excellent run with two excellent casts. I am saddest to see the brilliant Scottsboro Boys close. It does not deserve the fate it is getting.
It's sad when good ones close. Besides the many people who have done such a superb job to make the shows meaningful, there are also those of us from out of town who miss the shows altogether.
Scottsboro. Without a doubt. Such a beautiful work that not enough people got to see. THIS is the kind of work many of us yearn to see on b'way and yet when it gets here, the audience stays away.
Isn't this what happened last year: nearly nothing from the fall season surived the long haul? I'm predicting fewer and fewer shows opening in the fall until in about 10 years from now, we will only have a spring season of openings. (IMHO)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
I feel extremely fortunate to have seen all the productions, but one. I'm sorry to see nearly all of them shutter. Although I feel Scottsboro and Bloody Jackson deserve longer runs, I'm heartbroken over losing Brief Encounter which I thought to be the most clever and appealing show I've seen in ages. In fact, I plan on seeing it again before it's gone.