Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

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Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:12pm

It seems that since the two Wonderful stars(Donna Murphy & Jennifer Wesfeldt) of the Tony Award Winning Musical "Wonderful Town" are leaving or have left.
DM is leaving soon and JW has left.

Will the show still go on? I think it can, but could it make a comeback?
I will miss both of them... but i adore Nancy Anderson... and is Brooke ready to "CONGA"!!!

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:13pm

Les Mis closes so I guess, yeah anything is possible.

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:14pm

i dun think brooke is ready to CONGA cause i mean i have never heard her sing a note in her life and i think reason being of Brook Sheilds the show will eventually come to a end SORRY

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:15pm

English class called, it can't wait to hear back from you.

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:17pm

it seems to be down that path with the missed perfs and then Westfeldt (i met her and she is an angel in person) leaving the show all of a sudden. It is sad, i saw it and LOVED IT!!!
Even though this probably wont happen, i wish that Donna and Jenn could go on tour with it so that everyone across the U.S. could experience Wonderful Town...

srry for such a long post

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:36pm

um so yeah.. cuz i think like she cant but on the other hand she might but singing wise maybe i guess yeah so no...

#7

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 7:48pm

Just wondering about this week at WT: will Nancy Anderson be Eileen? Has Donna Murphy recouperated from illness or still out? I've grown very fond of this show and its current cast and will miss them a lot...

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#8

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 8:50pm

Of course SHWUNDERFUL TOWN will close. It sucks. I havn't seen it. I just think it sucks. lol

#9

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 8:50pm

I think it will close 2-4 months after DM leaves.

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:32pm

I think it may not close so fast because the new cast will get some attention and people will (hopefully) be curious and go see the show. Who is the mystery actor replacing Jennifer W.? Any news yet?

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#11

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:32pm

I give it till christmas--unless it miraculously gets a boost from the holiday season.

#12

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 10:30pm

Will it close? Yes.
When? Who knows...maybe by Christmas, or if they're lucky, in January/February.

But all shows eventually close.

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#13

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 10:31pm

wicked will never close.
N E V E R

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#14

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 10:33pm

Brooke went to Junior High with me.
We shared home room. She actually is a great singer and a very nice person. Very tall over 6 feet.

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 10:34pm

I heard that Jennifer Westfeldt will be replaced by Jennifer Hope Wills who is now in Beauty and the Beast as a Belle understudy. She's lovely as can be.

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 10:35pm

Did you hear this from the garbage man's sister's niece's brother-in-law's friend's lawyer?

Seriously, where did you hear that?

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/6/04 at 11:32pm

Is it true? Who is this other Jennifer? Please tell us more...

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re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 12:48am

I love how some of you are experts and know when shows will close. Especially when you haven't seen it, bronxboundexpress. Glad to know you have psychic abilities to know whether or not a show sucks without actually seeing it.

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#19

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 1:08am

Some people are basing it on weekly grosses.

#20

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 1:10am

Like me. I saw it the other day and thought it was okay--but if a show is only selling 49%, it won't last too long.

#21

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 1:20am

Now, now JRB, I am sure that Bronxbound person was just kidding around, don't you think so? In any event, can't you just give us some good news about this show? Please tell us that Donna is feeling much better and is coming back this week and the show will not close any time soon, OK? Oh, I'd feel so much better knowing that WT is back on track... and I definitely want to see it one more time before Ms. Murphy leaves.

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"If you walked on the moon or you flew by a star, is that any more remarkable than here where you are? Who would have thought it?" W. E. Kennon

#22

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 9:13am

dancinfan - can you tell us where or how you heard about the possible replacement for Jennifer Westfeldt?

#23

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 10:30am

Right after Brooke "sings" Conga on the Macy's Day Parade preview show.

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#24

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 11:03am

I really don't think you can say a show sucks until you've seen it for yourself. I just saw this show about a month ago and loved it. I think it has not caught on as well as some of the other shows but thought the show was WONDERFUL. Give it a chance and don't say it "Sucks" until you've seen it...

#25

re: Wonderful Town - Will it Close ?

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:24pm

Jennifer Wills IS replacing Jennifer Westfeldt. All of you who criticized dancin, owe an apology

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