closed by Christmas

[Unknown User]

closed by Christmas#0

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:42pm

what shows that are currently playing do you think/know will be closed by Christmas?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: closed by Christmas#1

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:42pm

Dracula
Wonderful Town
TBFO (obviously)

[KMF_NYC]

re: closed by Christmas#2

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:43pm

can't sneak anything past you, can they WR...

"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie

[Unknown User]

re: closed by Christmas#3

Posted: 8/30/04 at 6:54pm

when do Producers close, i heard they were going to soon...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: closed by Christmas#4

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:02pm

And yet another uncalled for comment from KMF!

tabo:wicked- I doubt The Producers will close anytime soon. Its doing pretty well and it has set box office records in the past, so I give it around 7 or 8 more years; maybe more.

[adp22]

re: closed by Christmas#5

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:04pm

also, the frogs and aida

[Chip1012]

re: closed by Christmas#6

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:27pm

I didn't think KMF's comment was uncalled for.

[MargoChanning]

re: closed by Christmas#7

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:33pm

"The Producers"??? You must be joking. It's the 5th highest grossing show on Broadway right now, still doing over 90% weekly attendance with weekly grosses in the $700 - 800K range (that's a HUGE weekly profit). And they're doing it with no stars and no discount ticket offers, 1400 performances into the run.

I'd give it another 5 years, minimum (especially considering the bump it's likely to get when the movie comes out late next year).

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 8/30/04 at 07:33 PM

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

re: closed by Christmas#8

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:38pm

Dracula- I hope not though.
Wonderful Town
Frogs
Bombay Dreams

"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"

[Tiny-Toon]

re: closed by Christmas#9

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:49pm

haha..
WICKED will be runing for more then 8 years! I want my children to see it!! :)

And Soon to Close is Wonderful Town, Dracula and Bombay Dreams

http://www.BrooklynTheMusical.info

[mominator]

re: closed by Christmas#10

Posted: 8/30/04 at 7:51pm

Sadly I think WT will close w/o Donna.
Things don't look so good for Dracula (too bad I love the
Belasco!)
Also I think Bombay Dreams will also close (for me no great
loss)

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[Unknown User]

re: closed by Christmas#11

Posted: 8/31/04 at 4:49pm

i must've been thinking about the Toronto producers...who knows...

[NBRISBY]

re: closed by Christmas#12

Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:00pm

AIDA, Bombay Dreams, Mario Cantone's show, Wonderful Town, Dracula.

Someone explain to me how Bombay Dreams is still open and Caroline is closed?

[Unknown User]

re: closed by Christmas#13

Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:11pm

oy, don't get me started.

[musicalfandukie]

re: closed by Christmas#14

Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:12pm

there was a rumor for awhile that producers was closing but i think it was only a rumor.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: closed by Christmas#15

Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:52pm

Oh, and add Bombay Dreams to my list as well.

[Unknown User]

re: closed by Christmas#16

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:04pm

Dracula should stand the test of time Halloween will help sales and you can't judge because we are entering the hardest month for musicals.

WT I think is on it's last limb, I think Phantom will be there during Christmas, but I think it is close to its final bow.

[My Fair Lady]

re: closed by Christmas#17

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:06pm

I think Phantom will end up being the longest running musical.

[millie_dillmount]

re: closed by Christmas#18

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:10pm

Bombay Dreams
Wonderful Town
Dracula
Rent (maybe not by Christmas, but sometime next year...sorry Rentheads, I'm basing judgement on box office grosses)
Movin' Out (maybe)

Obviously:

The Boy From Oz
Aida
42nd Street (Jan. 2nd)

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

re: closed by Christmas#19

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:18pm

I second My Fair Lady on the subject of POTO. It is doing good, and with the movie to come out in December, it will most likely help the ticket sales. Its not going anywhere anytime soon.

And just out of curiousity, Margo, you said that "Producers" is the 5th highest grossing show on Broadway right now. What are the others?

Though scattered and divided we are still its heart...AIDA SEPTEMBER 5th, 2004...one more longing backward glance... I AM NOW "TGIF!"

[MargoChanning]

re: closed by Christmas#20

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:53pm

Just last week's grosses:

1. Wicked ($1.2 million)
2. The Lion King ($1.16 million)
3. The Boy From Oz ($1.06 million)
4. Mamma Mia! ($803K)
5. The Producers ($712K)
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88151.html

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

re: closed by Christmas#21

Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:54pm

thank you!

Though scattered and divided we are still its heart...AIDA SEPTEMBER 5th, 2004...one more longing backward glance... I AM NOW "TGIF!"

[mallardo]

re: closed by Christmas#22

Posted: 8/31/04 at 8:36pm

Fiddler, I would think.

Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!

[Derek2]

re: closed by Christmas#23

Posted: 8/31/04 at 9:08pm

Fiddler on the Roof
Bombay Dreams
Wonderful Town (depending on Brooke Sheilds' review)
Dracula (might make it a few months past, im not sure)
Movin Out (I think it will be almost dead by next spring)
Golda's Balcony

shows that will run at least 3-5 more years:

The Producers (probably another 3)
Avenue Q (probably another 2)
Wicked (I have no idea, but long)
Hairspray (Again I dont know, depends on the movie)

[MargoChanning]

re: closed by Christmas#24

Posted: 8/31/04 at 9:14pm

Golda's Balcony is scheduled to close here January 2nd and re-open in LA in February.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney