I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
#0I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:09pmi dont wish anyone to close....i mean....i would hate to see talented dancers on the street...but i hated "movin out" and i dont think it should be categorized as a bway show...becuz it aint...and lion king is a circus,more than a musical..and "the producers" sux.and "bklyn" is just horrible....anyone is with me? still i do not wish them to close.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
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#1re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:12pmWow harsh words! Ya know something will be closing here by Sept. My friend's sister is going to Broadway in a musical called Princesses and they have a theatre but the name hasn't been disclosed neither has the date because it's in a theatre that is currently occupied. I don't wanna see any of these close but I could see Movin' Out leave soon or Brooklyn with the low rates of ticket sales. Who knows though.
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MissNY
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/05
#2re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:13pmThere is never any show I wish would close. If I don't like it I would just stay away. Why would I wish hundreds of people out of work because of my personal preferences. Besides even a show you hate has fans, so some people are enjoying it...
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:13pmRent. It's time has passed.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#4re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:15pmRent is timeless....nah!!! haha
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#5re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:15pmGirl Group Time Travelers needs to close after the first preview.
#6re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:16pmwhat show is that?
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#7re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:16pmcatstage,missny and gotham...very good comments...im glad u understood my thoughts.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#8re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:19pm
Its a show that is set to open in the summer i think...choreographed by Debbie Allen...her first bway show since Carrie. With a title like that, it is bound to be a flop. Here is the synopsis from playbill.com:
GIRL GROUP TIME TRAVELERS
Theatre: TBA
First Preview: July 2005
Opening: TBA
Director: Debbie Allen
Choreographer: Debbie Allen
Cast: TBA
A new musical with pop songs about a 1960's singing trio who bring a lovelorn teen back in time.
#9re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:24pmok....again...i do not wish anyone to close....i know how much hard work it takes to put on a show. ok? just saying which show u would think has been on for too long.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#10re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:25pmrent, phantom (although it can stick arund the beat cats), little women, good vibrations, movin out, mamma mia
#11re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:26pmby the way ,the fact that a sleeper like "phantom of the opera" is the show that has been on bway the longest,its embarrassing too...love andrew lloyd webber...hated the phantom.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#12re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:28pmand i forgot to mention webber's wife....that i love her too...i love real marriages.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#13re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:31pm
Well, I don't *wish* any shows to close -- the actors need the work.
HOWEVER...I didn't shed a tear when Les Miz, Cats, or Saigon finally shuttered.
I did shed a tear (figuratively) when A Chorus Line and Fantasticks closed, though. It was so hard to imagine the Shubert not having ACL, and not having Fantasticks running.
I'm an ol' fart, I know.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#14re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:34pm
"With a title like that, it is bound to be a flop."
Forget the title. With Debbie Allen as both director and choreographer, it is guaranteed to flop. Debbie Allen is a dancer, she is not a choreographer.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Updated On: 3/2/05 at 02:34 PM
#15re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:36pmhaha gothampc, you're probably right...i can't wait to see it!!
VIETgrlTerifa
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
#16re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:36pmGirl Group Time Travelers? Who the heck was willing to finance a show with that title?
"I've got to get me out of here
This place is full of dirty old men
And the navigators and their mappy maps
And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes
While you stare at your books."
#17re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:38pm
I don't wish the show to close to put people out on the streets, but in the effort to introduce new talent on the great white way as well as new composers, lyricists, writers, and shows, I'd say that Brooklyn should go, as well as Good Vibrations and Phantom.
I think Rent is still too...it still speaks to so many people - it's like, a stage of life for people in theatre - you get to middle/high school and are a fanatic of rent, it's just something you do as a right of passage almost.
Phantom I don't think is enough of a classic (just my opinion) worth occupying a space that a bright new show could take, and Brooklyn - well, why is it even still there? It had it's chance and now it's just taking that space away from something else that deserves a chance to make it or break it. Why keep that show in there on life support rather than letting in a breath of fresh air? Same with Good Vibrations.
just my opinion. I don't wish anything ill on any of the performers but...I mean, you gotta do some spring cleaning every once in awhile, right?
even the best of shows have closed, just part of the business.
If I show you the darkness I hold inside, will you bring me to light?
#18re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:39pmexactly...it is going to be a flop. it's going to be the next carrie or moose murders or prymate. well, actually it'll prolly be the next bobbie boland...since it might close in previews! maybe we'll all be suprised and it'll be a huge hit? who knows.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#19re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:40pm
"Girl Group Time Travelers? Who the heck was willing to finance a show with that title?"
Somebody went to a workshop, got plied with cheap wine, got a bit too tipsy and signed on the dotted line before they realized what they were doing.
Unfortunately, it happens quite a lot on Broadway. But at least the Champale people are making a bundle.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#20re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:47pm
Girl Group Time Travelers is a Debbie Allen revision of the Off-Broadway review, Beehive.
Since when has Movin' Out had low ticket sales? Rarely has it dipped below $500k and has lately been over $600k per week. And how could it not be classified as a Broadway show? Any show that plays a Broadway house whether it is a play, musical, solo performance, magic act, stand-up comedy, opera or anything else is a Broadway show. It's actually a ballet, not a musical, but it certainly deserves to be on Broadway as much as anything else and it obviously has stood the test of time. It was a risky venture that paid off and has turned into a hit. Sounds a bit more deserving of being a Broadway show than some others that have recently run despite nearly unanimous scathing reviews from both critics and audiences. Movin' Out has proven that its place on Broadway is well-deserved.
To say that The Lion King is a circus means you obviously have either never seen The Lion King or never been to the circus. Or perhaps the artistry in its costumes, designs, and choreography were lost on you.
I don't wish any shows to close. Every show closes eventually and every show has its admirers. To wish closure on a show simply because you dislike it is not only selfish and immature, but it shows complete disregard to the hundreds of people who earn their living from each and every performance of that show. If each show closed that someone didn't like, Broadway wouldn't exist.
My only beef are the long-running shows that morph into phoned-in factory performances that have lost virtually every aspect of the original production. If the performances drop, then the price should as well. What I saw of Rent last summer was not worth more than $25 and it was one of my favorite shows.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#21re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:49pmWhy not wish a bad show to close? If the people in/on it are that good, then they should be free to work on a show that's better suited to their talents.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#22re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:57pm
I really don't wish that any Broadway show would close at the moment. I do think that there are a few productions who have gotten tired and outstayed their welcome.
A closed production would mean another vacant theatre.
#23re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:59pm
another vacant theatre? There are currently no theatres that are vacant without a show already announced for them. The only way for anything new to open is for a show to close.
That being said I will never wish a show to close, I find it rude to actors, and all the people associated with the production.
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"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#24re: I know its wrong.But do you wish any Bway show to close?
Posted: 3/2/05 at 3:01pm
I would never wish closing upon a show.
But gosh the St. James and the New Amsterdam would look grrrreat with new marquees.
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