R+J Extended

[RW3]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 8:19pm

Wait, I thought they were selling tickets into January???? And its doing well enough for an extension??????
n-Broadway-20131119>https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ROMEO-AND-JULIET-Starring-Orlando-Bloom-and-Condola-Rashad-Extends-Through-December-n-Broadway-20131119

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 8:22pm

I thought it was doing pretty poorly at the box office.

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 9:02pm

According to the Broadway grosses it only reached 38% capacity last week.

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 9:06pm

Yes, R&J has been selling tix thru January 12. So this "extension" is actually an early closing!

Just when you thought advertising couldn't get any more, er, inaccurate.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 9:28pm

Just an error by BWW. It's closing Dec. 8 instead of running until January 12.


ROMEO + JULIET CLOSING DEC. 8

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 11/19/13 at 9:44pm

Talk about BWW spin!

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 11/20/13 at 2:24pm

It's not a BWW error or spin. It looks like BWW just printed the show's press release, which chose to ignore Jan. 12, and was hoping people wouldn't realize 'Romeo' is actually closing early. As late as last night, the show's website still listed the holiday schedules for the Christmas and New Year's weeks, often the most lucrative times of the year. Based on the faltering box office, one can only assume the producers decided to cut their losses.

[promisespromises2]

Posted: 11/20/13 at 2:58pm

I went on Sunday, and I don't know if it was because we went to the matinee on a Sunday or what, but I've never seen so many empty seats in a theatre before. I'm talking about at least 3-4 rows of empties.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/20/13 at 3:03pm

I'm sure it's obvious to some, but was it really too much trouble to type "omeo" and "uliet"?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/20/13 at 4:32pm

Not a shock. When all the fan girls of Orlando went away, they weren't left with anything. The Classic Stage Company production was so much better, and the cast choices actually made sense. Meaning, there wasn't a 40 year old playing Romeo, a teenager's part. Yikes. I don't see New York theater for actors from Hollywood. How silly.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/20/13 at 11:50pm

Is it worth seeing with a rush ticket?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/21/13 at 12:17am

Worth what exactly? Your time? Nah.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 11/21/13 at 7:14am

^ "omeo and uliet"

LOL. For a second I thought I needed to borrow Billy Crystal's grandfather's hearing aid.

[eperkins]

Posted: 11/21/13 at 2:03pm

I thought the set was worth the price of a TDF ticket.