shows that don't/do deserve a closing

only for shows within the last year.
shows that don't
-spring awakening- great show. don't know how i will survive without this show. amazing storyline and come on it won a tony (8 of them). should have had a longer life.
-hairspray- one of my favoritest musicals. i love the way the charachters are especially how they get a guy to play edna.-my mom didnt even think that was a guy when we saw it
-rent- a brilliant show that had such a warm place in everyone heart
-legally blonde- one of those shows that come around one in a while. a show that you can have fun watching no matter how many times.
-young frankenstein- truly one of the most funniest shows that i have seen.

shows that do
- a man for all seasons- thank god it is a limited run. what a bore and i dont know how anyone could extend it
- boeing-boeing- from the ads on tv this show looks so stupid.
- 39 steps- this makes the lowest gross on broadway and i have no clue how other shows are closing instead of this


so what do you think does and doesn't deserve a closing

You're an idiot. And you will get trashed.

Shows That Don't:
-Spring Awakening: My favorite show on Broadway. It's moving, energetic, and it's one of the few shows out there that allow for teenagers to really shine.
-Boeing-Boeing: (I know it doesn't have a closing date.) A flat-out fun show that deserves to break the idea that only musicals should have years and years of running. I haven't laughed so hard in a theatre.
-American Buffalo: Is it amazing? Not really. But it's for sure a shame that the cast isn't being given the chance to grow. I saw it yesterday and it was enjoyable and I could see how great it could be given just a couple more weeks. Shame.

Shows That Do:
-13: ...No comment.
-Rent: Enough was enough.
-Phantom: Ditto.
-Legally Blonde: Poor casting and loss of energy. One of those shows that just made one wrong move that brought the show under. Fun show, but it was time.

Every show listed in the opening post as not deserving to close should be switched to the other list and vice versa.

ther OP is clearly out of his/her mind.

Spring Awakening is TERRIBLE.

Also, nice grammar, "the most funniest" That's a classic.

So this thread is basically to trash shows you hate and lament over ones you liked

My thoughts on your list -

Legally Blonde - This has one of the worst scores on Broadway in a generation along with a "book" that's taken right from the film script only eliminating the best parts. I'm honestly surprised it didn't close on opening night and the fact that the tour is going strong is proof that people will pay to see anything again and again.

Young Frankenstein - Truly one of the most unfunniest shows EVER. For a fan of the film this was another example (like above) of taking a fantastic script, copying some of the jokes and inserting a horrendous score to flesh it out. This needs to move out anyways so SPIDERMAN can move in next year.

Spring Awakening - After the original cast left, this show has no life in it whatsoever. The current cast is so disconnected from the material they all seem as if they are in their own little worlds and their own little shows. If this show has any chance of a life after Broadway, they best shut it down PRONTO so enough people can have their fond memories of it instead of what's passing on that stage right now..

Rent - The show isn't really relevant anymore, WDWFREAK. It's a really good show with great music in parts but 12 years after it's opened it doesn't really get the same message across as it once did. The fact that it has played to so many people and gotten such a huge number of those people interested in musical theater speaks volumes to the shows success, however it's time for it to sleep now.

Hairspray - This show stopped being good entirely the day the original cast left. Each and every performance thereafter (and I've had to see it many times) has been a pale imitation of what was a truly fantastic evening at the theater 6 years ago. It suffers from the same problem as Spring Awakening: the cast is so disinterested and disconnected from the material that it comes across almost like a community theater production.

It's time for all of these shows to be laid to rest....for now.

"You say "Boeing-Boeing" and "The 39 Steps" deserve to close, yet you haven't seen them."
...hmmmmm...sound familiar...? PiraguaGuy2, I guess it looks like some on this board actually believe in "mystic" guidance for their criterias in judging some shows, uh?

This thread is hilarious.

PiraguaGuy2...sorry, did I lose you? I was actually agreeing with you. I quoted you to make a point, as it seems a lot of people here critique shows without having seen them first.
...Yankeefan...glad to make you laugh BTW...I'm a BIG Yankee fan also...baseball, that is...

Oh the hilarity ensues!

..."Oh the hilarity ensues!"...agree, read on...

"i think poto need to colsed but not young f or rent i love rent"

...no kidding, this is getting hilarious I AM having fun!

You do realize that each show has a separate group of producers with different sized pockets? Broadway is not a committee, dear.

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Mildred Plokta, if you were talking to me, yes I did know that. i was implying to the producers in the 'loss of money' statement.

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