What shows will be around in August?
What shows will be around in August?
Sawyer86
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/08
#1What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:07pm
Hey Guys,
Any idea what will be on Broadway in August?
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:09pm
WICKED
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
THE LION KING
THE LITTLE MERMAID
MARY POPPINS
MAMMA MIA!
At the rate shows are unexpectedly closing, all the others are fair game at this time. As for new shows opening like 9 TO 5: The Musical, the revival of WEST SIDE STORY and the others... I wish them all the luck in the world.
Sawyer86
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/08
#2re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:12pm
Yikes!
That line up looks a bit sad. I know Shrek is coming for a bit, but chances are it will be gone in August.
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jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#3re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:18pm
Um, did you see the grosses they had last week at Shrek? Doubled the previous week's AND set the house record for a single day on the 29th.
If The Little Mermaid survived the dismal reviews it got, Shrek most definitely will.
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Sawyer86
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/08
#4re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:22pmThat is very true. It seems like the Little Mermaid was a bad idea by Disney. I would be very happy if Shrek is still around in August.
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#5re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:24pmIn The Heights should be around... Hopefully. I think this crisis will be somewhat solved by then so I think some of the new shows can survive.
#6re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:28pmAll you can really do is wait and see. There are always new shows opening up, and also shows are closing quickly now. It is almost pointless to decide now on what to see 9 months from now. Not that it was a bad idea, just with the economy.
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#7re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:31pm
'The Little Mermaid' and 'Mary Poppins' aren't so much of a sure thing, and I wouldn't put... *lots* of money on 'The Lion King' being a sure bet. If Disney will kill 'Beauty & the Beast' after 13 years and 'Tarzan' after not very many, then they could do anything. Although at least there aren't any apparent new Disney musicals in the works that could encourage the closure of any of these three. Unless they get spooked and decide 'High School Musical' belongs on the Great White Way after all. XD
And it'd be nice if the global economic crisis were over and done with by next summer, but it's been in the making for something like twenty years, so while there might be some semblance of stability as people have come to terms with and started working around it, I'll be VERY shocked (but ever so grateful) if it's actually *over* by then.
Updated On: 12/1/08 at 01:31 PM
#8re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:31pmDon't use last week to judge a show's future success. It was Thanksgiving week, typically a big week for everyone (tourists).
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#9re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 1:32pmDon't use last week to judge a show's future success. It was Thanksgiving week, typically a big week for everyone (tourists).
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jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#10re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 2:08pm
Well, not even looking at that, it's got big name recognition and appeals to boys and girls alike. I stand by my statement that if The Little Mermaid has made it as long as it did on the crappy reviews it got, I have a feeling Shrek will be around for a while.
And yes, Thanksgiving is a traditionally high week, but the Black Friday grosses in retail still say that people are not spending a lot, so it's still a good sign that in this economy when many people cut back on travel plans and spending it made what it did.
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#11re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 3:18pm
Wicked, Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, 9 to 5, Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot
Not sure if The Little Mermaid can survive...
I think West Side Story or Guys Dolls might be able...
...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#13re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:05pm
I had trouble finding '9 to 5' tickets during the American Express pre-sale, judging from that it should still be around in August.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
Updated On: 12/1/08 at 06:05 PM
#14re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:12pmBilly Elliot will be around for a long time to come....
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xerotheory7803
Stand-by Joined: 10/16/06
#15re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:13pm
None of them.
Starting in August of 2009, all Broadway theaters will be turned into movie theaters, showing filmed versions of different Broadway musicals from all different time periods, even new musicals will be rehearsed and filmed and then released for 2 week periods. Tickets for all movie-shows will start at $59 and can be as much as $234. plus service charges. Since the performances will be filmed, autographed playbills, posters, and photos in which you can paste your own face next to the stars, will be sold in vending machines in the lobby following each showing, thus keeping the tradition of stagedooring alive, because thats really what Broadway is all about: autographs and photo keepsakes.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#16re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:14pmwishingonlywounds2 ~ If I'm not mistaken, with almost every show that's had an AmEx pre-sale, a good number of (often better) seats were released after the tickets went on sale to the general public. Seems like in most cases those tickets are in limited numbers so as not to punish the majority of people who don't have an AmEx card for whatever reason.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#17re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:18pmAt the rate they are closing, I would say at least 10 theaters will be empty by August.
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WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#18re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:19pmOh, well I just checked for the same date, being the general public can now buy tickets... it's offering a worse seat, the same seat was listed after I got mine (I checked back the same day I got the ticket to see if it pulled one of those things where it lists a better ticket after I bought the one listed as 'best available'.)
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#19re: What shows will be around in August?
Posted: 12/1/08 at 6:35pm
I haven't done an official study ~ it just seemed like that at least with Billy Elliot and Shrek people reported finding better seats after the pre-sale.
Perhaps it's being limited to one date that's the problem?
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