Ginger Minj and Jinx Monsoon from Drag Race in Xanadu Tour- Page 2

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 5:39pm

The main link of the website says the whole tour has been put on hold. And I looked at the local stop in Red Bank, NJ and it was cancelled

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 5:42pm

quizking101 said: "The main link of the website says the whole tour has been put on hold. And I looked at the local stop in Red Bank, NJ and it was cancelled"

The Buffalo tickets are no longer on sale  This makes me sad  

 

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 8:24pm

Have a friend in this. Such a bummer. Wonder why if it was selling well? I’d def see it.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 8:58pm

To be honest, I could see why this flopped before it opened. Though some areas might have been easy to play to, this is an intimate show that could be a very hard sell for larger theatres and one night stands, even with somewhat recognizable names.

The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ has a seating capacity of 1543, which is roughly the equivalent of three full performances in the show’s original Broadway home.

It’s sad though

[gleek4114]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 8:59pm

The dates in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Columbus are grossly undersold. It’s a bummer but I think they over estimated the appeal this would have.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/19/19 at 9:52pm

Oh see I was thinking this was playing like cabaret spaces etc in major cities. They should have gone the night club route.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 12:25am

They were booked in a theatre in Buffalo that seat 610 and they had almost sold out 6 performances. I wish they planned the stops better.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 12:39am

Should have done smaller theaters in big cities, and extended if the demand was there. Sucks that this is cancelled, I don’t care for Xanadu as a whole but was really interested in this

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 4:07am

SouthernCakes said: "Have a friend in this. Such a bummer. Wonder why if it was selling well? I’d def see it."

Wouldn't you just ask your friend what is going on and then tell us all?

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 7:49am

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Should have done smaller theaters in big cities, and extended if the demand was there. Sucks that this is cancelled, I don’t care for Xanadu as a whole but was really interested in this"

You can't extend on a tour - it's all planned in advance. You can add additional dates to the city by coming back the next season.

[Midnight Radio]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 9:14am

I adored the Broadway production, and thought the casting of Jinkx and Ginger was inspired.

However, the choice to cut half the cast of an already small scale show is baffling to me. Couple that with booking a mostly forgotten show from 10 years ago with no recognizable names to even the theater community, and booking houses that would absolutely eat a 5 person production. This was a recipe for disaster.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 10:12am

I mean... I don’t want to bring it up...

[Loopin’theloop]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 11:27am

Broadway Bob* said: "darquegk said: "I’ll bet this is the new small cast version with five actors and a singing, sometimes dancing band. It played Pittsburgh a few years ago and was hysterical."

This show was never a huge cast show to begin with... Was there really a need to whittle it down?!?! Weird!"

What’s weird about it? A smaller cast, with the band doubling is hugely cheaper to tour. 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 12:56pm

Midnight Radio said: "I adored the Broadway production, and thought the casting of Jinkx and Ginger was inspired.

However, the choice to cut half the cast of an already small scale show is baffling to me. Couple that with booking a mostly forgotten show from 10 years ago with no recognizable names to even the theater community, and booking houses that would absolutely eat a 5 person production. This was a recipe for disaster."

I completely agree with you. They planned poorly. This would have sold well in small theatres in large markets. They botched this. In Buffalo we had six nights almost completely sold in a 600 seat theatre. That’s about the Max size for this show playing well. I think the Hayes where it ran on Broadway holds 800. Xanadu relies on audiences being able to see the faces for the comedy. It’s a show for expressive actors who can improv. It’s a hoot when done well. The casting absolutely inspired. Jinkx and Minj would have killed. This would never work in conventional theatres. 

Also I think audience fatigue is setting in with the drag stars. They tour non-stop, always have their hands out to fans for these exclusive meet and great and VIP tickets and you have to pay to meet them at drag con. 

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 1:47pm

I think it’s more so a case of over booking. Big cities, smaller spaces, and it might have done better.

[BenjaminNicholas2]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 3:23pm

Drag Race is popular, but people have short memories.  Those two aren't marquee names and they've been off TV long enough for the kids to have basically forgotten them.

 

To remain relevant, you've got to have relentless social media drive...  And neither of them are doing it quite like some of the more long-term popular contestants.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 3:45pm

Jinx’s show did well off-Broadway but against that was a cabaret space. With Peppermint in Head Over Heels, I think people aren’t exactly dying to see these queens act & sing outside of a night club setting.

[LeftofLinus]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 4:11pm

SouthernCakes said: "I mean... I don’t want to bring it up..."

 

SouthernCakes...Ginger is that you?

 

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 9/20/19 at 6:15pm

From the production’s Twitter account, retweeted by both Jinx and Ginger:

 

“Though disappointed we will not be able to share this production across the country now, we remain in awe of the talents of @TheGingerMinj, @JinkxMonsoon and the entire @XanaduTheTour company. We can’t wait for you to see these two queens in this production soon. #Xanadu2020”

Updated On: 9/20/19 at 06:15 PM

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/22/19 at 4:14pm

I had a friend go to the run through yesterday which seems odd if the show is postponed, no?

[temms]

Posted: 9/22/19 at 4:34pm

I’m sure the run-through was for the actors so they could at least do the show once for some family and friends before they pack up for good. “Nerds” did one after the same thing happened. Try and get some small semblance of closure since it happened so suddenly and they’d put all that work in already. This has happened too many times recently; producers need to get their act together before they mess with people’s lives and careers like this.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/22/19 at 6:09pm

Gotcha! Makes sense!

[Joviedamian]

Posted: 9/22/19 at 8:32pm

I read on Facebook that the tour is now postponed and not cancelled. We shall see!

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 9/22/19 at 9:08pm

Yes it is postponed, not cancelled - posted two days ago:

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "From the production’s Twitter account, retweeted by both Jinx and Ginger:

“Though disappointed we will not be able to share this production across the country now, we remain in awe of the talents of @TheGingerMinj, @JinkxMonsoon and the entire @XanaduTheTour company. We can’t wait for you to see these two queens in this production soon. #Xanadu2020”"

 

[perfectliar]

Posted: 9/23/19 at 10:59am

Bettyboy72 said: "I completely agree with you. They planned poorly. This would have sold well in small theatres in large markets. They botched this. In Buffalo we had six nights almost completely sold in a 600 seat theatre. That’s about the Max size for this show playing well. I think the Hayes where it ran on Broadwayholds 800. Xanadu relies on audiences being able to see the faces for the comedy. It’s a show for expressive actors who can improv. It’s a hoot when done well. The casting absolutely inspired. Jinkx and Minj would have killed. This would never work in conventional theatres.

Also I think audience fatigue is setting in with the drag stars. They tour non-stop, always have their hands out to fans for these exclusive meet and great and VIP tickets and you have to pay to meet them at drag con."

The Hayes actually holds fewer than the theatre in Buffalo at 597. And I agree with the latter point that Drag Race tour fatigue is setting in, especially on the larger markets. Several queens are doing or just wrapped solo tours (Bianca, Trixie, Katya, Jinkx and Dela's Christmas tour, Bob and Monet's podcast) and then the group tours are non-stop (Haters Roast, Christmas Queens, Werq the World). Add in large events (2 Drag Cons) and residencies (Las Vegas, Provincetown, even the Laurie Beechman), and I can understand this argument being a decent part of the equation.