[title of show] closing October 12 — Page 4

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It's at least nice to see the show got to Broadway. I can only imagine how emotional "Nine People's Favorite Things" is going to be during the closing performance. If Amy Morton's last performance in AUGUST: OC weren't that day, I'd make the trip to see [TOS] the day it closes. Oh well, I'm sure lots of people will give a detailed report.

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I'm sad to see this show closing. Hopefully they will continue with the Title of Show Show on youtube. I have to know who shot Mindy!

Slightly OT: Does anyone know if they are selling the window card at the theatre? Last time I was there in August they weren't.

Sad but inevitable. I won't go to 10/12, but I'll see it once more before it closes.

So sad to hear it's closing. I'm just greatful to have seen it on my last trip. And I must say, I LOVED every minute of it. joe

I think it would be totally {tos}ome, if Title of Show hosted the Tonys this year! How fun would that be!

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Updated On: 9/20/08 at 10:10 AM

I think this show would be perfect for a Star Trek like fan outpouring of support. For those who don't remember, Star Trek was cancelled, but ended staying on another television season because the fans demanded it.

Maybe a small protest down at the theater.

"I don't think this show is closing because it didn't live up to the expectations of the audience and thats an absolutely asinine insinuation to make."

My apologies, it was not an insinuation. It was a fact. If audiences loved the show the way many on this board did, they would have told their friends, seen it over and over again and it would have kept running, ala "Avenue Q", ala "Spelling Bee", ala "Urinetown". Instead, it played to under 40% grosses. The fact that the show did not live up to audience expectations is not the only reason the show didn't run, but it's the main one.

This was the first show I've seen in a very, very, VERY long time that I have absolutely loved. I will be so sad to see this go.

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"My apologies, it was not an insinuation. It was a fact. If audiences loved the show the way many on this board did, they would have told their friends, seen it over and over again and it would have kept running, ala "Avenue Q", ala "Spelling Bee", ala "Urinetown". Instead, it played to under 40% grosses. The fact that the show did not live up to audience expectations is not the only reason the show didn't run, but it's the main one."


Again, completely illogical, bordering-on-stupid comment. Most audiences who saw [tos] DID love it. The problem is most of its audience was young theatre fans who -- I don't need to tell you -- tend to only see shows using student rush, lottery, or way cheap balcony seats. My parents, for example, saw "Spelling Bee," "Avenue Q" and "Urinetown" and had no interest in [tos]-- it didn't have the luxury of being launched during Tony Award seasons, and thus, having nominations to help market it, and it was never going to become a universal cultural phenomenon like those shows (well, kind of) were.

It was a difficult show to sell other demographics on, and unfortunately, young theatre enthusiasts as fans can only get one so far financially.

Updated On: 9/20/08 at 12:44 PM

"I just didn't feel that the show was fit for a broadway house. As others have said, it would have had a verryy long run if it had stayed off broadway. I just didn't think it was broadway ready, and needed to close."

YEAH! I KINDA FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT "13", WICKED_BEAST.

No. It's closing, SingingCats.

The news just came out. It will take about 2 - 4 days for them to fix that. There was a similar problem with XANADU.

Sad to hear it is closing, but glad I have a ticket for October 6th.