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[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:38pm

This show is not going to hold up once the cast levaes. THe plot is good. But the songs are stupid. and the play is stupid. Not in the good way. I LOVE the movie. And thats all Im saying.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:40pm

I hate to say it but a la Wicked, Mamma Mia, and The Lion King, this will be a hit with or without its original cast members. The show MAY experience a drop in ticket sales/attendance but it wont be anything to complain about.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:41pm

when I say hold Up I mean the wont sell full houses without that cast.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:44pm

Maybe not but, if not it will still probably run at percentages in the 90s at least.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:45pm

The same thread is on the off Topic board

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:15pm

There are so many tons of out of work former sitcom stars and stand-up comics out there, they will have NO trouble filling these roles after the OBC cast departs.

Besides, "Monty Python" is the star here and what attracts the crowds, not Tim Curry or David Hyde-Pierce.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:25pm

Time will tell Margo. We shall see . If you are right, I will tip my hat to you

[BwayBoy25]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:27pm

do yourself a favor and tip your hat now

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:30pm

Nope - I will wait a little - Have nothing to lose but I will tip my hat to Margo in general as a fountain of knowledge & one of the more literate & thoughtful posters on the board from day one. The board would be a barren place indeed without her insight

Hat just tipped

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:23pm

Even without the cast - Monty Python has such a cult following! I have faith that Monty Python fans will continue to see this no matter who is in it. Even as a non-huge-Python fan, I loved the show just for the fun factor!

Edit: Margo put it perfectly.

Updated On: 7/9/05 at 03:23 PM

[EdmundOG]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 1:23pm

When I did SRO to see it, it looked like Tim Curry was out. Turned out he wasn't, but David Hyde Pierce was. But as my brother put it, "We didn't come for Tim or David, we came for Monty." So I think it'll keep doing well.

(By the way, that's not entirely true. We also came for Alan Tudyk. We're big "Firefly" fans.)