CHAPLIN to Close on Broadway January 6

[Rob]

Click Here to Read Breaking News: CHAPLIN to Close on Broadway January 6

[Deena Jones]

OUCH!

[showchoirguy]

Aw.

[macnyc]

I'm sad about this because I really like Chaplin and thought it was very well done.

[newintown]

If you could only have convinced 200,000 other people, mac, it might have returned its investment...

Personally, I found nothing redeeming in the material, although McClure deserves some commendation for working like a horse to try to give the show a semblance of life.

[Wynbish]

"Where are all the people?"

[Gmerchant123]

What'cha gonna do when the show falls down

[beautywickedlover]

It's grosses were not very good even on Thanksgiving week.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Aw, I loved Chaplin.

[CATSNYrevival]

Bummer! I really like it.

[wonkit]

It had a decent run. I liked it, especially Rob McClure, but the book and lyrics were seriously flawed.

[AC126748]

For those who liked it: a cast recording has been made, a tour has been announced (though we'll see if it actually comes to fruition), and there will likely be many regional/amateur productions in the future. As uninspiring as I found it, I imagine it will have a life after Broadway.

[ACL2006]

Scandalous should be next, there's no reason this show should still be playing.

[Phantom of London]

I imagine the show had a big fall in attendance this week and see the show as gone past the point of no return.

[theobsessed]

That's just a shame. I hope it gets remembered come TONY season (I expect at least Rob McClure will be nominated), but it's always sad to see a show as cool as this close. I never got to see it (one of the many inconveniences of living in the south)but from the clips I saw it was really something special.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

How is the news of a show closing, shared with the cast and staff? I've sometimes wondered about that. Best of luck to the cast of Chaplin. from RC in Austin, Texas

[wonkit]

I have heard of mean ways (e-mails just before performances) and nice (if nice is possible - the producers sitting down after a Sunday show, and telling the cast and staff in person and with humanity).

[Markecib]

Usually it's a meeting with the cast and producers at half hour. Not the greatest way as they cast has to do a show right after they were told it's closing.

Wish I got to see this show, but nothing really compelled me to see it.

[BR212]

I don't understand how Chaplin is closing and Scandalous is still running. Chaplin had far better attendance and per ticket average. KLG cannot be bankrolling it on her own...

[Mr Roxy]

Another good show bites the dust. You have to have a death wish to invest in Broadway.

[CATSNYrevival]

I've heard the cast recoding and it's wonderful too. It's being released digitally tonight.

[frankywhitley]

why is this closing and scandalous is still open? wtf.

[newintown]

Because Scandalous has the $$ of a big church behind it, and all Chaplin has is independent investors who put a bit of money into this show despite the fact that it's never received anything but bad notices in its prior incarnations, leaving one to wonder if those investors can't read or were just seeking a (finite) tax write-off.

Short form: Chaplin's investors are finished with their show; Scandalous' aren't yet.

[CATSNYrevival]

^They're not finished. They do plan to tour it, but not until 2014 which makes me think it'll end up being on of those tours that gets announced and never materializes.

[Movidude742]

"I have heard of mean ways (e-mails just before performances) and nice (if nice is possible - the producers sitting down after a Sunday show, and telling the cast and staff in person and with humanity)."

I know of one ensemble member who was on vacation when her show posted a closing notice so she found out via facebook newsfeed

[wonkit]

I usually resist responding to most posts, but not today. Must be the weather. Newintown - investors do not invest in shows looking for (or even being satisfied with) tax deductions. To have a useful tax deduction, one must have income and a high marginal tax rate: most high net worth individuals and businesses have PLENTY of tax carryovers from 2009, thank you very much. As far as my research indicates, investing in theater requires the same skills as investing in anything: what am I willing to put at risk, what do I think about the product, how long am I willing to wait to see any of my money back. If there is a story/music/book/production that has possibilities, investors invest expecting to make their money back. They can and do read, understand and weight the risks. Just be glad they are willing to do it because otherwise you would have nothing to spew your venom at. You are so consistently negative about shows and the industry in general that I wonder at your lack of gratitude for those who make it possible in the first place. You will be visited by three ghosts...