Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

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Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:49pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=32947

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:50pm

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#3

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:50pm

Sh*t. Times are tough, y'all.

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#4

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:52pm

I have to say, I'm shocked...

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:54pm

Why????????????

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:55pm

"The producers released a statement saying that the decision to close the show early was made to avoid losses in the current economic climate."

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:58pm

Its a business and its a business half of you shouldn't go into if this is your attitude to it!

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A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

#8

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 1:58pm

I am beyond right now...

PS: none of the people that work at the Helen Hayes know... well I guess NOW they do.
I can't.
I just can't.

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:00pm

Sad. I feel bad for the people who made travel arrangements for October 12. Getting their money back from telecharge will be the easy part. Refunding hotels/flights will be a horse of a different color.

I got tickets for Saturday night. As I said in the now-deleted thread it's more important that my little sister get to see it on stage than be there for the closing.

The only problem is that I'm going to see College at 1pm. I have to get back to NJ after that to get her and then head back up to the city. Fun times.

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:00pm

Well this has completely ruined my day, I only hope I can get tickets refunded and I send my best to the wonderful cast of Xanadu!

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:07pm

This is crazy... and just so wrong

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< Patty Duke (the original Neely O'Hara) & me (March 8, 2010)

Updated On: 9/24/08 at 02:07 PM

#12

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:07pm

Its a business and its a business half of you shouldn't go into if this is your attitude to it!

What attitude is that? What are you talking about?

PS - Here are your missing apostophes: ' '

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Updated On: 9/23/08 at 02:07 PM

#13

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:08pm

how is it possible that Kerry won't play the last performance? that seems strange. I'm sure she'll be there.

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:08pm

Kerry won't be at the performance? This whole thing strikes me as bizarre.

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:10pm

Kerry could be out for a special reason, if she had a prior engagement. I'm sure this knocked everyone off their rockers at the Hayes!

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:11pm

Now I hear she def won't be there Sat night. She might be back in time for Sunday's last show... who knows. It's all so sudden and crazy and sad

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< Patty Duke (the original Neely O'Hara) & me (March 8, 2010)

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:11pm

I agree to a certain extent, WB2.

There's nothing wrong with the mezz in that theatre. So, it's not your normal onstage, first 5 row seats. Big freakin' deal. If the show meant so much to you, you wouldn't care where your seat was. Only that you were there.

I guess they should've reserved a block of seats for the real fans.

Any why would you not get a refund BNN? If your tickets are for a date after Sunday, they HAVE to refund it.

You people crack me up.

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Updated On: 9/23/08 at 02:11 PM

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:11pm

This is where Kerry is scheduled to be, but I bet she'll stay.
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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:13pm

ruined my day

I have my flights booked, my hotel paid for...even my signature changed...I still have a lot to look forward to I guess, sad, sad day

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#20

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:13pm

"I refuse to buy another ticket in row O or the mezzanine for Sunday... last performance or not"

I felt the same way - especially if I was going to bring my sister who hasn't seen it before. I don't want her first and last time to be in partial view seat. I found some full price row P center seats online but when I tried to use the discount code they became partial view seats. With ticketmaster you can call and ask for a center seat and then give them the code but with telecharge if you call you give them the code first and they only offer icky seats.

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#21

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:16pm

This just in- Xanadu officially closed two weeks ago!

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re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:17pm

"Its a business and its a business half of you shouldn't go into if this is your attitude to it!"

WTF!

#23

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:17pm

I've never had that experience with Telecharge. I have more issues with Ticketmaster

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I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#24

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:18pm

It's not that I am upset that there is no stage seating left; I just find it odd. I found out the show was closing over two hours ago now, ran down to the box office and stage seating was already gone (which wouldn't be too unusual if stage seating was usually sold out on weekends except that there is stage seating for Saturday's performances).

Well, whatever. I got two seats in Center Mezz. I am sad the show is closing, and really hope that Kerry will be present as she really is so genius in the role.

#25

re: Xanadu now closing this Sunday, Sept. 28th

Posted: 9/23/08 at 2:19pm

Kad--that was actually really funny!