Breaking News: ROCK OF AGES Sets Broadway Closing Date

[Rob]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:07am

Click Here to Read Breaking News: ROCK OF AGES Sets Broadway Closing Date

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:13am

Can't say I'm surprised.

Ah well, it had a nice long run. Longer than many expected.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:22am

Wow, new productions are really taking over. Newsies, Once, Cinderella, Pippin, and now this one. Congrats on a great run!

[gstrus2]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:27am

Is Nerds really coming in? The Visit? Dames at Sea? Heathers? What is next for the Helen Hayes?

[Green_Flash]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:50am

Isn't 2nd Stage buying the Helen Hays?

[Fantod]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 10:51am

Isn't Second Stage buying the theatre?

EDIT: Whoops, someone already said that. Updated On: 11/18/14 at 10:51 AM

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:02am

Christmas came early today!

This is great news for anyone who respects theater!

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:08am

Don't be an ass. This is not a victory for sophistication, it's a victory lap for Rock of Ages; a little show that could, targeted to the audiences that Broadway usually repels.

Has a licensing house picked up this show yet?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:10am

It certainly had a great run. Nothing to be ashamed of at all.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:14am

Yep, 2nd Stage owns the Helen Hayes. From what I understand they were waiting for ROA to leave and then planned a renovation (which it desperately needs) and then have their own shows there. Wonder which of the recent past shows at 2nd Stage could be a hit on Broadway.....Dogfight perhaps?

[little_sally]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:21am

I saw this show twice and had a great time both times. It wasn't a masterpiece but it was a well-done, fun show. Congrats on the great run!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:31am

Don't be an ass. This is not a victory for sophistication, it's a victory lap for Rock of Ages; a little show that could, targeted to the audiences that Broadway usually repels.


Agreed. I didn't really like this show, but it found an audience that adored it and had a great time.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:38am

This show was a lot of fun, not my favorite by a long shot, but when you ain't looking for nothing, but a good time, how can you resist? It don't get better than this...

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:39am

With Second Stage company taking over the residency, could it be possible that American Psycho could be going in?

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:44am

Is Second Stage going to leave it as a Broadway house or do they need for some reason to take out seats and make it off-Broadway? (I thought I read someplace they had to make it an off-Broadway house.)

I think its first tenant will be American Psycho-which is slated for a fall 2015 opening from what I understand. (I'm guessing they're going to renovate that theater.)

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:48am

I assumed it would be a Broadway house since the have an off-Broadway one a couple of blocks away. Why would they make it something other than Broadway?

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:55am

I thought it had to do with the status of the company or some such thing.

There was also some mention made of the mission of Second Stage and that they didn't want to be commercial (I thought taxes were involved somehow as well).
Updated On: 11/18/14 at 11:55 AM

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:57am

The commercial producers of American Psycho are no longer in contract with Second Stage. That was the whole point of dropping out of their season.

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 11:59am

neon-I wondered if they were in contract or not with SS. Also, the theater is going to undergo major renovations, is it not?

[Kad]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:12pm

I don't think there's been a public update on Second Stage's acquisition of the Hayes for two years or so.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:13pm

Yes, from what I was told major renovation. All I know is Second Stage was very eager to get it empty. As for tax purposes they are collecting rent on a Broadway house right now, right? What's the difference?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:13pm

Never saw it.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:15pm

Kad, I was told by someone at Second Stage that they own it. This was at least a year ago.

[Kad]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:27pm

The last update, albeit public, was that SS owns the right to purchase it, but has yet to do so.

[MusicAndPassion]

Posted: 11/18/14 at 12:50pm

Then let's get the first Broadway production of The Last Five Years, starring Kendrick and Jordan in the 2nd Stage revival of the show.

Updated On: 11/18/14 at 12:50 PM