Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th

[Trish2]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:02pm

NY TIMES
Young Frankenstein closes

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:04pm

Thats sad.
This board will now explode with some of the nastiest. most pointless comments ever!
Take it away kids......

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:06pm

I guess they figured Jan/Feb & March would be worse than normal & it would be suicidal to try & fill that huge barn

A shame it did not succeed as it was, to us, quite enjoyable.

They are dropping like flies. We may have something not seen in many years - a glut of empty theaters.

Updated On: 11/23/08 at 06:06 PM

[elphabelle07]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:06pm

pardon me while i faint with shock
(note the sarcasm)
i do feel bad for 'em though. once they lost mullullay, foster, and and martin it was doomed.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:08pm

Oh well.

[pab]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:08pm

Okay then I'll start, even with Mullullay, Foster, and Martin I thought it was doomed.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:19pm

I'm surprised it lasted this long.

Oh well, who's excited for Blazing Saddles, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre starting October 2009? Christian Borle, Kelly Ripa and Roger Bart are already signed. Also, a Dracula: Men in Tights musical is in workshop stages. And get psyched for the Producers revival coming in 2010? Hasselhoff, Danza and Christopher Fitzgerald are in talks to star.

[pab]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:20pm

Oy!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:22pm

I think it will be awhile, if ever, before Brooks tries again.

[jagfkb]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:25pm

Just a question, has ANY show at the Hilton made back it's original investment?

Sorry to hear it close so soon, so what's... oh right... Spiderman.

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:25pm

Another one bits the dust

But the question is what will be taking all these empty theaters?

[jordangirl]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:26pm

So many shows closing on that day. Which one are you going to coolkid?

[Robert Taylor]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:27pm

I kept planning on seeing it NEXT TIME I went to LA, instead seeing Xanadu, ToTC and All My Sons. Now I guess I won't have the chance to. Ah well, I would have liked to see it for the comedy and the spectacle, but I could have lived without it. I have a feeling it's closing because most audiences felt the same way I did.

Think it will tour?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:27pm

If so, it will be greatly scaled down.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:28pm

hopefully Avenue Q is next on the hitlist

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:31pm

Yeah, lets start wishing that every remaining show closes while we are at it.

Since you do not like it, it needs to close . I guess all the people who have seen it & liked it over the years are stupid. I guess the Tony committee are idiots for awarding it best musical.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:32pm

I actually think Kelly Ripa could do very well in the Madeline Khan role(s) in BLAZING SADDLES.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:34pm

I'm so happy Beth Leavel is going into a new show.

[clarkstallings]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:41pm

This is a shame. It's a shame that a foolish move, the presumptuous premium pricing, started a snowball of bad sentiment for a show that while not the best, was certainly entertaining and enjoyable. This should have run a lot longer, but what can ya do? Young Frankenstein, you'll be missed.

[broadfan327]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:43pm

It is funny that both the NY Times and Playbill.com articles state that The Producers ran much longer than YF. It seems Mel has made a lot of enemies.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:44pm

His sending advance people into the theater when Pirate Queen was still running there was bad form.

What goes around comes around.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:45pm

I'm happy for Beth Leavel too...I hope MINSKY'S is a good show (I love Charles Strouse!)

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:45pm

Not that I'll miss this show, but Broadway doesn't need another dark theatre.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:47pm

<< I'm so happy Beth Leavel is going into a new show >>

Kept thinking about her the other night, while watching Channing (who is pretty good) in "Pal Joey"- Oh, she would have been perfect !!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:49pm

I wonder what's next for the Hilton Theater? any guess?

J*