Save Priscilla!!!
Save Priscilla!!!
krcasteel1986
Chorus Member Joined: 4/26/12
#1Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:40pm
Hey everyone! If everyone can please take a moment to sign this petition that would be great. Priscilla should simply move to a smaller theater!
http://www.change.org/petitions/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-stay-on-broadway
Pass it along!!
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:43pmIt had a nice run. It is time for other shows to come in.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
showchoirguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
#4Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:48pm
Priscilla has had its last dance. Last chance for romance.
Let her drive in the sunset on tour.
"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"
#5Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:49pm
Priscilla has had its last dance. Last chance for romance.
Let her drive in the sunset on tour.
"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"
#6Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:50pmIt's time to shoot this wounded horse. This awful, boring, wounded horse.
#7Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:56pmIf people want to see it, they will buy tickets. I left at intermission.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#8Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 8:57pmThere is no such thing as "simply" moving to a smaller theatre. It's not simple at all.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
showchoirguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
#10Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 9:13pm
Oh, come on!
It is a mediocre show with a mediocre cast. What is the point of mounting a show based on a great film if you cannot at least match the quality of the film?
I guess now Nick Adams can peddle his wares at the Townhouse.
Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?
#11Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 9:14pmI love the show, but even I know that won't work. None of these online petitions work.
"I don't want the pretty lights to come and get me."-Homecoming 2005
"You can't pray away the gay."-Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy.
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#12Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 9:26pmMOVE IT TO NEW WORLD AND MAKE PRISCILLA A FORD ESCAPE!!!!! It could totes werkkkk!!!! Save Prizcilua!!!!
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
THEATRICAL100
Featured Actor Joined: 9/12/10
#13Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 9:29pm
First of all...there may not be another theatre that's increasingly smaller to make a difference. Also, it would be extra difficult to transport everything the show currently uses to a different theatre. Broadway shows are well oiled machines, and quite honestly, you can't really tamper with them too much or they'll fall apart.
Moving to a different theatre would just be a bad idea. It will make a boatload on tour.
Marla: I have to go sing about a life I never led.
Bwaydide92
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/12
#14Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 10:13pm
Priscilla has been averaging less than half of its gross potential even though it's usually above 50% in attendance. That means people are seeing it, they just aren't willing to pay too much money to see it. Frankly, from what I've seen of it, I'm surprised it's run this long.
But, even if you think it's a great work of art doesn't mean a petition to keep it open is a logical things to do. It's not being forced to close. It's not being profitable anymore. Broadway isn't just a place for art, it's a place of business. The producers want money, not signatures (unless they're for credit card receipts).
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#15Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 10:18pm
Actually, I don't htink it will make a boatload on tour. There really aren't that many people that know the movie, yet alone the show.
An online petition -- lololol. This isn't political, it's financial. I'm sure if you wanted to cough up a few million dollars THAT might keep it afloat. But unlikely.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
TheaterBoy7777
Broadway Star Joined: 1/28/06
#16Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 11:10pmAlso you have to consider that the producers include the Nederlander name. Even if they were willing to cough up the money to move it they would most likely want a Nederlander house which at this point isn't available. Wishing it the best on tour!
#17Save Priscilla!!!
Posted: 5/21/12 at 11:26pm
So close to one million signatures, the producers have to take notice!
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
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