by NYBroadwayTours | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
Many of this year's critically acclaimed shows have most recently and are gearing up to close later this summer. The reason why is because the productions failed to impress an audience and no one is filling the seats…. yup disappointing low ticket sales. Because of all this, many producers and investors behind some of these great productions are set to loose $100 Million. What A Shame!!! Thoughts?
Broadway Investors Set To Lose $100 Million As A Dozen Shows Close
All told, 16 shows are set to close between the Tony Awards and Labor Day. What happened?
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
THE PARTY IS OVER! It has just been announced that due to receiving 0 wins at this year's Tony Awards and disappointing low ticket sales, the smash hit original musical comedy The Prom is set to close this summer. The show will have its last dance at Broadway's Longacre Theatre on August 11th, 2019 after 23 previews and 310 regular performances.
However, the party that shows the world that LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE may be coming to an end on Broadway. However, the fun is not even over. As previously announced, THE PROM will launch a North American National Tour beginning in 2021 and Theatrical Rights Worldwide has just secured the rights for the show set to be performed in schools, community, and regional theaters everywhere. In addition, Ryan Murphy will be transforming the musical into a film for Netflix.
Who is sad for another great show coming to an end?
THE PROM Will Close On Broadway This Summer
BroadwayWorld has learned that The Prom will have its last dance on Broadway August 11th. Upon its final performance, THE PROM will have played 23 preview and 310 regular performances.
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by NYBroadwayTours | May 23, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
WORDS FAIL to say this. It has just been announced that due to low and disappointing ticket sales, the sit-down Toronto company of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit Dear Evan Hansen is set to close this summer. The final performance is set for July 21st, 2019 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
However, the show will continue to wow audiences on Broadway and on Tour across North America (which we know it will return there with that company). International productions including London's West End is set to launch this Fall 2019.
Who is sad to see this motivating underdog story leave Canada?!!
Toronto Production of Dear Evan Hansen Will Close in July
Robert Markus stars in the title role at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
SHE'S READY FOR HER CLOSEUP…. for real!! Award winning stage and screen legend Glenn Close is planning to reprise her Tony Award winning performance of "Norma Desmond" in the upcoming film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. While on the Red Carpet of the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party, Close was interviewed and announced that filming is expecting to begin in 2019 with a possible 2020 release.
Close began her experience as "Norma Desmond" in the haunting musical back in December 1993 as part of the show's North American premiere in Los Angeles at the Shubert Theatre. Her performance earned her rave reviews and also had the minds changed of the critics (who initially gave the show's initial world premiere in London's West End negative reviews). In addition, the creative team decided to change things up for its road to Broadway with Close as the original Broadway "Norma" and they also fired its initial original leading lady from the show's world premiere in London's West End… Patti LuPone. SUNSET BOULEVARD officially arrived on Broadway in 1994 at the Minskoff Theatre earning rave reviews for both Close and the production. It went on to receive 7 Tony Awards in 1995 including Best Musical. Most importantly, Glenn Close (who also hosted the ceremony that same year) won as Best Leading Actress in a Musical. She departed the Broadway production in July 1995 to start working on more Film and TV roles including her portrayal of the wicked "Cruella de Vil" in Disney's live action reboot of One Hundred and One Dalmatians. She was replaced by fellow Tony winner and Broadway legend Betty Buckley.
23 years later since last playing the role, Glenn Close went on to reprise her performance of "Norma Desmond" in an acclaimed semi-staged revival of SUNSET BOULEVARD at the English National Opera in London. For a triumphant comeback to the role since her 1995 departure, critics raved Close's performance saying that she still has it. The ENO production was a huge success, it transferred to Broadway's Palace Theatre in the Winter of 2017 playing for a strictly limited engagement.
Who is excited to see Glenn COME HOME AT LAST to her signature role now done on the big screen?
VIDEO: Glenn Close Offers Insight on SUNSET BOULEVARD Film, Saying ‘We Hope to Start Shooting This Year’
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by NYBroadwayTours | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Broadway
WHAT’S THE USE OF WOND’RIN? Due to recent low ticket sales, this year’s acclaimed Award winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s legendary dark musical Carousel on Broadway (starring Tony nominees Joshua Henry, Ren?e Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, and Tony winners Jessie Mueller and Lindsay Mendez) is set to BLOW HIGH, BLOW LOW one last time on September 16th, 2018 at the Imperial Theatre. Following the final bow, the production will have played 47 previews and 181 regular performances.
In addition, Carousel will have made history playing a complete total of 1,561 performances in New York City. That consists of…
the original 1946 production’s 840 performances,
the 1949 New York City Center production’s 68 performances,
the 1954 New York City Center production’s 79 performances,
the 1957 New York City Center production’s 24 performances,
the 1993 Tony winning Lincoln Center Theater revival’s 322 performances,
and this current revival lasting a total of 228 performances.
Thank you once again for a REAL NICE CLAMBAKE and to remind us that no matter where we go, WE’LL NEVER WALK ALONE.
Who is sad to this beloved dark musical end its run?
CAROUSEL to Close on Broadway September 16th
The acclaimed revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical Carousel, directed by three-time Tony Award? winner Jack O’Brien and choreographed by 2018 Tony Award winner Justin Peck, announced today that the show will play its final Broadway performance at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th St…
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