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SO MARY STOUT REALLY WAS HIT BY A HOT DOG CART?!?!?! Did they really hear her screaming in Macy's?!?!!?! That's insane!!! CurtainPullDowner, what else do you know and how do you know this??? Did you ask Hunter/ Jeff?

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camp_actor: I hope that the productions you've mentioned don't close. I, for one, have yet to see Phantom of the Opera. In fact, MANY people haven't seen it, or the other plays you've mentioned. And yes, you are correct, the reason why these shows are running so long is because they're popular and it means good business. But, hey, Broadway is a business as much as it is an art. Also, just because some tourists want to see a show doesn't mean the play loses its integrity. That's such an insult to the show. Just because you've seen these shows and you're just so bored with them doesn't mean that they should be discontinued. And last I heard, new plays are still being made while the old classics exist.

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Wow, things you say come back to haunt you.

MyNameInLights, to answer your question: Yes, I do. I do enjoy these shows. Go back, read my comments thoroughly before you jump down my throat.

Flicker - Yes, there are new things coming, but it is almost impossible for them to move in anywhere because there are so many old shows limping along. I'm not saying the shows aren't good to an extent. Of course they are. Closing them on Broadway and the West End isn't the end of the world. There'll still be touring productions and regional productions. Shows don't die just because they have gone from the Great White Way. But shows must move out so that new shows can come in (it's the Circle of Theatrical Life...you might say!). There are many new shows that, though excellent, are finding it impossible to move on from where they are because there aren't enough theatres/funding. Producers are more happy to keep on something which has been playing relatively solidly for a quarter of a century than to take a risk on anything new. It's a problem.

"Just because you've seen these shows and you're just so bored with them doesn't mean that they should be discontinued."

I'm only bored with them because they seem to be bored with themselves. I'm serious when I say that these shows are nothing like the standard and energy that they used to be. How can they be when they don't even have directors any more. They are sloppy - of course they are, the stage managers now take over the directors job - "This is your track...you go here...the last girl did this..."
How is that a creative process? It is an imitation of an imitation of an imitation of the original performance. And like a photocopy of a photocopy it loses it's detail.

What I am saying is healthy. Change is healthy. These shows wont die. They will stay being loved and being performed, but they should move out so that change and evolution in theatre can occur.

jjoey, it depressed me too.

So now that everyone is mourning the closing of Beauty and the Beast, I want to take a moment to specifically mourn the closing of the show that gave us "Mary Stout was hit by a hot dog cart!" rumors.

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What about these guys?! Are they okay?!

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