[title of show] [tos]timonials: #1 Bebe Neuwirth

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 8:49am

[tos]timonial #1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUrOUglE6E

Updated On: 9/25/08 at 08:49 AM

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 9:06am

I think that makes my month.

And yes, I can see a very valid comparison to A Chorus Line.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 12:16pm

Yeah Bebe!!

[Parks]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 12:27pm

So they are suggesting that the show will stay open if they can get people to buy tickets? That's nice to know... if only Xanadu could have done the same. This is great that they are trying to get it to stay open as opposed to just letting it close.

[shh282]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 5:15pm

can anything they do at this point honestly make a difference?

[NGD2225]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 5:21pm

It could if they know something we don't.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 5:31pm

NGD, I LOVE your avatar.

But on topic, I'm going tonight to see it (probably the last time I'll see it before it closes) and can't wait.

[Dancin Thru Life]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 6:11pm

I loves me some Bebe as much as the next gay...but for the love of all humanity...

LET THIS SHOW DIE NOW!!!

[logan0215]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 9:25pm

I made the ACL connection as well when I saw it the first time when my friend and I talked about the reality of people needing to be replaced as the run continues.

Obviously ACL is a little more watered down version of the stories told by the people in the audition room to Michael Bennet, but [tos] is also a heightened version so it carries the same premise. A musical based on the story of real people can be told by other actors.

[GIZMO2]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 11:02pm

[tos] the same as Chorus Line?

Sadly, the differences between these two shows FAR outweigh the similarities, starting, first and foremost, by the fact that none of the 27 original actors or musicians appeared on stage under their own names, nor did any one of them do a lick of self promotion on YouTube or otherwise.

They simply allowed their talents, stories, and dreams to shine in their production; then and only then were they accepted by New York theatergoers.

Read on:

During its years on Broadway, A Chorus Line celebrated a long string of triumphs and made theatrical stars out of the original 27 cast members and celebrities from the small army of the 483 replacements who followed them. The show's total New York box office gross was well over $149 million. Having already surpassed Hello Dolly! and Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line reached yet another milestone on September 29, 1983, celebrating its record-breaking 3,389th performance by surpassing Grease to be Broadway's longest running musical to date at that time. This special performance featured past cast members rejoining their current counterparts on stage, including a parade down the aisles in the gold-sequined costumes they all wore for the show's finale. It was one of the most magical theatrical moments in Broadway's history.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 9/25/08 at 11:57pm

Contrary to popular belief I do not HATE this show. I have actually liked a couple of songs in it. But I've got a question.

How many of the people working so hard to save it have paid full price for all (or even one) of their tickets?

My guess is most have used lotto and other discounts every time (and yes, that does include those they sold on that first day...that was a discount), which doesn't keep a show in profits. Believe me, I know how tight money can be. But all the campaigns and flyers in the world can't save a show like putting money in the coffers via full price tickets.

And yes, I would say/have said/will say that about any show. And yes, while I have used various discounts myself, I have bought at least one full price ticket for every show I've loved ~ usually more than one.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 9/26/08 at 1:12am

I love [title of show] and have seen it many times, but I hope they let it end with dignity rather than continuing to do these somewhat unfortunate YouTube clips. The show is closing. They made it to Broadway, for however long. They should be savoring the end of this amazing experience rather than trying for something that is next to impossible to happen.

Then again, the show is about achieving the next to impossible, so I suppose I can't blame them for trying.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/26/08 at 7:28am

jordangirl, to answer your question that you seem to feel you already have the answer to, the first two times I saw [title of show] on Broadway, I paid full price.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 9/26/08 at 7:41am

Foster, I was asking honestly. And if you notice I did not say all. I'm happy to know that some are paying full price. :) I meant nothing bad by it ~ just asking an honest question (which has been raised about other shows as well.)

Thanks. :)