Anyone think Cher will be at the last Cher Show on Sunday?

[quizking101]

According to one of my friends who is a dresser on the show, the closing was more shocking to the cast. Many thought it would be going until at least the holidays and close in January.

Hey, in an oversaturated market, 296 performances and two won Tony Awards when it wasn’t even nodded for the top prize is pretty respectable IMHO

[Impossible2]

It flopped...massively...deal x

[SweetLips22]

Impossible2 said: "It flopped...massively...deal x"

That really came across as very insensitive--maybe the x was to soften your words.

[Impossible2]

SweetLips22 said: "Impossible2 said: "It flopped...massively...deal x"

That really came across as very insensitive--maybe the x was to soften your words."

[BJR]

^This one clearly doesn’t work in the industry.

[Sarah329]

so...getting back to the topic...was Cher there?

[ACL2006]

Sarah329 said: "so...getting back to the topic...was Cher there?"

 

Judging by social media, I'm going to say no.

[Robbie2]

No ~ Here's her Tweet:

SENT VOICE MESSAGE 2 BELOVED CAST 2DAY.TRIED NOT 2BUT DIDNT QUITE MAKE IT.THESE AMAZING ARTISTS,WERE ABLE 2 BRING”MY LIFE,2 LIFE”& IT WAS DIFFICULT.I’VE&EVERY TIME I’VE SEEN”THE CHER SHOW”.2DAY IM,BUT GRATEFUL THAT PPL GOT A CHANCE 2 SEE IT. THANX FLODY&JEFF ME

[jeffrey2]

No , her was not there. Bob Mackie was and came out at the end and there was a 15 minute curtain call. The audience was pouring out the live for the cast about 5 standing ovations , one for Mackie who was sitting in the audience.

[haterobics]

massofmen said: "Anyone find it interesting that the tony award performance from CHER isn't up on youtube anymore or the link to it isn't available on broadwayworld? every other performance from the tony's is up."

They probably had a certain amount of time to air it and, after that date, it came down. Why would CBS pull a video on which they were earning ad revenue for some nonsensical reason? The nominees probably all had one contract, and shows that bought their way in had another.

[UncleCharlie]

BrodyFosse123 said: "Of course she will. Just like she was on opening night. She’s one of the producers and expect a nice curtain call speech. She’s quite proud of her show and the nice run it had. She will be there to close it. "

"Of course she will.  She will be there to close it or she'll send a nice tweet. Definitely one of the two. Pretty sure at least a tweet."

There, fixed it for you.

[PatrickDC]

Some random thoughts and notes:

Show started late, about 3:20, line didn’t move outside until 2:45. Mean Girls across the street was completely in before we reached the Neil Simon front door a few moments before 3:00. An usher said it was due to a technical glitch, she didn’t elaborate. 

Incredible energy in the audience. 

Didn’t recognize any celebs in the audience, but after the fashion show segment, SJB pointed into the audience and Bob was there. He got a very long SO, then was on stage during the post bows speeches. 

SJB got an extended 2-3 minute SO on first appearance. Teal and Miceala also got SOs. I don’t recall if Jarrod got one or if so, it wasn’t the full house. About 6 or 7 other SOs following some numbers, including Ashley’s Dark Lady scene. 

Not many off-book moments. SJB had to make a few comments — in character — to calm and sit the audience.

Micaela seemed close to tears at the end of the movie/Oscars sequence. 

Happy to see my favorite chorus boys Charlie, Sam, and Chris one more time. Really one of the hottest ensembles on Broadway in my opinion (though Moulin Rouge is close...hello, Benjamin Rivera!) 

Jason and Rick both spoke post bows. They both gave some hints that sort of maybe implied Cher would come on stage. She didn’t. Speeches lasted about 10 minutes. Rick in particular sounded very emotional recounting his involvement and experience. I was partially bummed about this, but as I’ve never been the most rabid Cher fan, it was ok. 

A fire alarm or something kept beeping softly during the second half of Act 2. I thought it might have been a mic issue. Some audience members turned and looked but no one on stage or managing the house seemed concerned. Performance was never stopped. 

Come out of the theater to thunder, lightning, and big rain storm. Dashed to a bar on 8th to wait it out and chat about the show. 

Farewell, The Cher Show. Saw it twice and while a far from perfect show, I had a blast both times and came away quite entertained. 

 

 

 

 

[Patty3]

PatrickDC said: "Some random thoughts and notes:

A fire alarm or something kept beeping softly during the second half of Act 2. I thought it might have been a mic issue. Some audience members turned and looked but no one on stage or managing the house seemed concerned. Performance was never stopped."

 

The beeping was flash flood alerts going off on phones during the second act.

The most touching moments for me were Stephanie's standing ovation at the start of the show and Bob Mackie's part way through the first act. 



 

[PatrickDC]

Ah, that makes sense. My cell is not registered in NYC so I did t get the alert. Guess that’s why no one in the audience seemed too concerned, since I assume most in the audience are from the NYC area.

[LizzieCurry]

The alerts are based on where you're located, not where your phone is "registered." A while back I was visiting DC and got an amber alert for Silver Spring.