I'm A Little Blue...
I'm A Little Blue...The Drowsy Chaperone will be put to rest December 30. That is the official word today from Playbill.
Winner of five Tony Awards, the show had already seen wildly fluctuating box office totals throughout the fall, ranging anywhere from 50 to 70% capacity prior to last month's stagehands strike.
But it never managed to attract more than 50% once Broadway was back in business.
Even attempts at stunt casting proved fruitless with capacity falling to a yawn-inducing 39.3%. Bob Saget, best known as Danny Tanner on the 80s/90s sitcom "Full House," came on board October 19, while poor Cindy Williams -- Shirley Feeney from 70s sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" -- joined the cast just a week ago Tuesday.
When The Drowsy Chaperone closes at the Marquis Theatre, it will have enjoyed 674 regular performances. While the short-lived London mounting closed earlier this year after treading the West End boards less than two months, the North American tour continues. It just departed Cincinnati on Sunday and will resume January 1 in Fort Lauderdale.
While this wasn't the greatest show I ever saw, it certainly entertained. The closing notice has me feeling a little like the lonely Man In Chair -- a little blue.
This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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Putting London's Drowsy Chaperone To Bed (July 26, 2007)
Go East, Young Musical, Go East (July 27, 2007)
Did Chaperone Keep London's Aging Critics Awake? (June 19, 2007)
West End Drowsy Chaperone: Another Great Paige Turner (January 19, 2007)
The Drowsy Chaperone (The SOB Review) (October 3, 2006)
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Labels: Bob Saget, Box Office, Broadway, Cindy Williams, Closing Notices, Musical, Stunt Casting, The Drowsy Chaperone
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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