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 Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 8/29/2004 at 4:27:37 PM ET
Now this is not good-not for our new theater and not for Phantom.
Phantom news
| Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 8/29/2004 at 4:35:51 PM ET
Reminds me of The Producers in Toronto.
|  Mandy
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8/14/2003 | posted: 8/29/2004 at 5:35:44 PM ET
ooohhh...that isn't good news at ALL. It is such a nice theatre. I have tickets to see Millie there in November!
~Mandy
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|  hutchandsuch103
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washington, dc | posted: 8/30/2004 at 2:53:05 PM ET
has there been any update to why phantom is leaving early? hopefully this won't mess up other shows coming to hippo.
damn, she's cool.
| Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 8/30/2004 at 3:39:18 PM ET
As published in the Baltimore Sun here are excerpts:
By Mary Carole McCauley
Sun Arts Writer
Originally published August 27, 2004
"The Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster musical [Phantom of the Opera] will leave the Hippodrome Theatre Sept. 19, instead of on the previously announced closing date of Oct. 3, according to Marks Chowning, executive director of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, where the theater is located.
That shaves the run from eight weeks to about six.
It's not unusual for a show's run to be lengthened or reduced - or in this case, both. On July, 1, it was announced that the show would be extended from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 because of strong advance ticket sales. On Wednesday, it was announced that the extra weeks would be canceled because the producers decided to give the company a two-week vacation.
Asked to explain the sudden change of plan, a spokeswoman for the tour was noncommittal.
"The original production had been booked for six weeks," says Jenny Bates,
assistant press representative for the tour. "While sales continue to be
strong, the producers decided that the best course of action would be to
play the originally scheduled six weeks so that we have a strong and successful engagement."
Asked if there was concern about lower-than-expected ticket sales, Bates responded, "I really couldn't say."
Phantom has been selling 80 percent to 85 percent of the available seats for each performance, comparable to The Producers (82 percent overall) or Mamma Mia! (85 percent.) "I think the show would have continued to do great business."
"We anticipate having a busy fall and an equally busy spring," he[Chowning] says.
About 6,000 theatergoers have already bought advance tickets for shows between Sept. 21 and Oct. 3, the two weeks that were just scrapped.
"This was the tour's decision," Chowning says. "It wasn't our call. We're not at all excited about displeasing patrons who wanted to see the show and may not be able to come during the three and a half weeks left. We'll try to accommodate everyone as best we can." "
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Well, that advance isn't very good--6000 tickets for the 2 weeks, when the theater seats, what, 2200 or so? I'm not a lawyer, but aren't there some contract issues here?
J
| Mandy
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8/14/2003 | posted: 8/30/2004 at 4:50:25 PM ET
A friend of mine just told me she won tickets (at the MD State Fair) to see Grease at the Hippodrome sometime in August. I can't seem to find anything saying it is playing there though. I wonder if that had anything to do with Phantom closing early...to allow enough time before Millie comes to squeeze Grease in that brief time slot.
~Mandy
"I've been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revived. And I'm not dead!" BP
| hutchandsuch103
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washington, dc | posted: 8/30/2004 at 6:37:04 PM ET
when does millie come to hippo ( i just like calling it that because hippos are so cool)? because nothing good is coming to dc really... i mean why does national have to have mamma mia for another eight years? oy vey.
damn, she's cool.
| Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 8/30/2004 at 7:13:47 PM ET
OK, it looks like we'll have to start our own DC-Maryland-Virginia thread.
TMM (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
will be at the Kennedy Center Dec 7 - 26, 2004; it will be at the Hippo (I like it) Nov. 2-14, 2004. I assume you're looking for musicals, but have you checked Arena and Signature, which also do great work, sometimes revivals and sometimes new work.
For example, Arena is doing "Hallelulah, Baby" December 10, 2004 through February 13, 2005; Signature is doing "The Highest Yellow" October 26 – December 12, 2004.
And, before the Mamma takes up residence, you might want to check out "Movin Out" at the National Theater, November 19 through December 19, 2004.
| hutchandsuch103
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washington, dc | posted: 8/31/2004 at 6:58:37 PM ET
thanks jean. i knew about most of those, but we'll see what happens. there's also a lot of good community theatre around here, but jah. dc metropolitan area represent.
damn, she's cool.
|  Chip1012
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yay Baltimore theatre.
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| daedreams
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6/21/2002 | posted: 9/10/2004 at 12:11:06 AM ET
for those in the area...it is worth the money for millie....the touring cast is amazing and the person playing millie looks and sounds alot like sutton. and not much has been changed from broadway to the tour except minor costumes and then only by color....so go see it
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|  Rose
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| posted: 9/10/2004 at 12:33:56 AM ET
I saw it it's definately worth it.
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