Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#2re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:04pm
Thats sad.
This board will now explode with some of the nastiest. most pointless comments ever!
Take it away kids......
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:06pm
I guess they figured Jan/Feb & March would be worse than normal & it would be suicidal to try & fill that huge barn
A shame it did not succeed as it was, to us, quite enjoyable.
They are dropping like flies. We may have something not seen in many years - a glut of empty theaters.
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 11/23/08 at 06:06 PM
#3re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:06pm
pardon me while i faint with shock
(note the sarcasm)
i do feel bad for 'em though. once they lost mullullay, foster, and and martin it was doomed.
"I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!"-Funny Girl
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#5re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:08pmOkay then I'll start, even with Mullullay, Foster, and Martin I thought it was doomed.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#6re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:19pm
I'm surprised it lasted this long.
Oh well, who's excited for Blazing Saddles, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre starting October 2009? Christian Borle, Kelly Ripa and Roger Bart are already signed. Also, a Dracula: Men in Tights musical is in workshop stages. And get psyched for the Producers revival coming in 2010? Hasselhoff, Danza and Christopher Fitzgerald are in talks to star.
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#7re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:20pmOy!
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:22pm
I think it will be awhile, if ever, before Brooks tries again.
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jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#9re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:25pm
Just a question, has ANY show at the Hilton made back it's original investment?
Sorry to hear it close so soon, so what's... oh right... Spiderman.
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#10re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:25pm
Another one bits the dust
But the question is what will be taking all these empty theaters?
Rent
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jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#11re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:26pmSo many shows closing on that day. Which one are you going to coolkid?
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#12re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:27pm
I kept planning on seeing it NEXT TIME I went to LA, instead seeing Xanadu, ToTC and All My Sons. Now I guess I won't have the chance to. Ah well, I would have liked to see it for the comedy and the spectacle, but I could have lived without it. I have a feeling it's closing because most audiences felt the same way I did.
Think it will tour?
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#13re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:27pmIf so, it will be greatly scaled down.
Poster Emeritus
#14re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:28pmhopefully Avenue Q is next on the hitlist
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:31pm
Yeah, lets start wishing that every remaining show closes while we are at it.
Since you do not like it, it needs to close . I guess all the people who have seen it & liked it over the years are stupid. I guess the Tony committee are idiots for awarding it best musical.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#16re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:32pmI actually think Kelly Ripa could do very well in the Madeline Khan role(s) in BLAZING SADDLES.
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#17re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:34pm
I'm so happy Beth Leavel is going into a new show. 
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clarkstallings
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#18re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:41pmThis is a shame. It's a shame that a foolish move, the presumptuous premium pricing, started a snowball of bad sentiment for a show that while not the best, was certainly entertaining and enjoyable. This should have run a lot longer, but what can ya do? Young Frankenstein, you'll be missed.
broadfan327
Broadway Star Joined: 3/20/08
#19re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:43pmIt is funny that both the NY Times and Playbill.com articles state that The Producers ran much longer than YF. It seems Mel has made a lot of enemies.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#20re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:44pm
His sending advance people into the theater when Pirate Queen was still running there was bad form.
What goes around comes around.
Poster Emeritus
#21re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:45pmI'm happy for Beth Leavel too...I hope MINSKY'S is a good show (I love Charles Strouse!)
#22re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:45pmNot that I'll miss this show, but Broadway doesn't need another dark theatre.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#23re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:47pm
<< I'm so happy Beth Leavel is going into a new show >>
Kept thinking about her the other night, while watching Channing (who is pretty good) in "Pal Joey"- Oh, she would have been perfect !!
#24re: Young Frankenstein to close Jan. 4th
Posted: 11/23/08 at 6:49pm
I wonder what's next for the Hilton Theater? any guess?
J*
