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what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive back?

Posted: 8/20/05 at 1:45am

same question as above. cause I was thinking about Chorus Line and how it is coming back after only 15 years. Most people have been saying that revivals shouldn't come back for like 20 years. it still feels like Chorus Line closed.
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#6

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 2:10am

why do people do that? that makes no sense.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre-
You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~

There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~

It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
#7

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 2:14am

In some cases, like Dreamgirls and some earlier shows (Oliver! and West Side Story, that I know of) have 'return engagments' of the original productions. They're basicily the same production, just a couple of years later. They usually don't run too long, but that's life, I guess.
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Updated On: 8/20/05 at 02:14 AM

#8

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 2:22am

Jam_Man, I don't think Dreamgirls was considered a return engagement of the original production. I belive it was a scaled-down version that came straight from the national tour.

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Updated On: 8/20/05 at 02:22 AM

#9

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 3:45am

SHOW BOAT

The original production opened in 1927 and closed in 1929. The first major revival opened in 1932. There were subsequent revivals in 1946, 1983 and 1994 plust limited run revivals in 1955 and 1966.

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#10

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 6:33am

The Scarlet Pimpernel was interesting...

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Minskoff Theatre, (10/10/1998 - 5/30/1999) Scarlet Pimpernel 2.0 (revised version)
Neil Simon Theatre, (9/10/1999 - 1/2/2000) Scarlet Pimpernel 3.0 (revised version)
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#13

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 8:41am

PETER PAN:

Nov 23, 1998 - Jan 3, 1999
Apr 7, 1999 - Aug 29, 1999

ONLY THREE MONTHS!!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#15

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 11:21am

Sweeney Todd didn't have as fast a turn around as some of the others listed, but it does fall into that category.

Sweeney Todd 1979-1980

Sweeney Todd 1989-1990 (scaled down version at Circle in the Square)
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#16

re: what has been the shortest time ever for a show to close then to revive

Posted: 8/20/05 at 12:21pm

The Gypsy revival in the late 80s, early 90s. I believe Linda Lavin closed the show and the show re-opened a few months later with Tyne Daly returning as Mama Rose.
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