CINDERELLA to close in January
CINDERELLA to close in January
mFabila
Chorus Member Joined: 5/31/10
#1CINDERELLA to close in January
Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:39pm
according to NYT
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2014/09/03/rodgers-hammersteins-cinderella-to-close-on-broadway/?smid=nytimesarts
Updated On: 9/3/14 at 05:39 PM
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#2CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:42pm
Sad news. 
Congratulations to cast members past and present and the production team on a great run!
#3CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 5:53pmNeNe Leakes will join the cast in November.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#4CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:02pm
I thought Robyn Goodman will work her magic once again
well now this leaves the Broadway open for the spring!
Updated On: 9/3/14 at 06:02 PM
#5CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:04pmIs Miss Saigon ready to move to Broadway for the spring to its original home, the Broadway?
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#6CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:05pmCongrats to all involved! They really couldn't have presented a more fabulous production. The legacy will continue on the road, and I bet it won't be too long before they start licensing it. I wonder if it will recoup?
#7CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:12pm
What a great run this one had. I'm glad that I got to see CINDERELLA in person before it closed, and I'm sure Keke would make a wonderful Ella to close the show.
The heat is on in Saigon for sure.
Updated On: 9/4/14 at 06:12 PM
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#8CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:18pmI'll never forget the magic I experienced during one of the first previews, sitting in the front orchestra watching Laura Osnes give her all with this role. What a great production, glad it will have run for as long as it will.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#9CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:19pmNeNe isn't playing Ella she is playing Madame replacing Sherri beginning in November.
mFabila
Chorus Member Joined: 5/31/10
#10CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:20pmWhile Patina was a great in Pippin, Laura should've won the Tony.
#11CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:22pmI think Cinderella has had a more then respectful run and will be successful on the road. The closing isn't a surprise to anyone in the community. I think that in the end, people will recognize this incarnation of the show as a success.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#12CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:25pmThis was the first Broadway show I saw in New York. It will always hold a special place in my heart. It had a great run and I look forward to seeing the tour.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#13CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:26pmWonder why Sherrie is only doing such a short stint? Although I have to say NeNe is a big draw for me.
#14CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:26pm
"While Patina was a great in Pippin, Laura should've won the Tony"
What does that have to do with anything?
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#15CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:28pm
^^^ Regardless of what it has to do with, it's completely wrong. The insane stuff Patina was doing was far more challenging than playing Cinderella.
I think people will now wait for NeNe and skip Sherri.
Updated On: 9/3/14 at 06:28 PM
#16CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:37pmWell this had a great run. It has not recouped yet though, has it?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#17CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:42pmI was SO against seeing this, but I was desperate during a trip to NYC and was stupid and got to TKTS at the worst hour possible. AKA all that was left musical-wise was Cinderella (and probably some other stuff I didn't want to see). Don't regret it at all. Took my mom and we had a blast. It was so much funnier than I thought it would be and SO much more adult-like. And the entire original cast was just great. Judging by other peoples comments throughout their run, I definitely think it was a successful run!
#18CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 6:46pmIt's always sad to see a show with so much promise fall by the wayside. I hope to see Cinderella when it tours.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#19CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:01pm
It was a good run but can't say I'm surprised. I'll be going back for NeNe. I'm guessing Keke Palmer will be there til the end. NeNe and Keke! You know Kandi mad she didn't make it to Broadway before NeNe. A Mother's Love? Nope.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#20CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:41pm
"Well this had a great run. It has not recouped yet though, has it?"
If it does not recoup by the time it closes, then maybe the tour will help it recoup. That's what happened with 'Into the Woods'.
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#21CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:43pmI wonder what will move into the palace? Either way, I'm glad that this desecration of such a great musical will finally be gone from Broadway.
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JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#22CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:48pmWhat does the Palace Theatre have to do with the closing of Cinderella?
#23CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:54pmWow mjohnson2, I can understand people's opinions of certain things but "desecration" is too strong a word, don't you think? I thought Douglas Carter Beane's work was a much BETTER revision than the terrible and unspeakable revival of FLOWER DRUM SONG, Hawng should be banned from doing revisions ever again.
#24CINDERELLA to close in Januarya
Posted: 9/3/14 at 7:55pm
I wouldn't call this a desecration, nor would I call either incarnation "a great musical." This version of the Cinderella story has always been a few great songs, a handful of decent to forgettable ones and little to no book or character to string them together.
This one is better than some of the previous tries, no worse than any others.
