Avenue Q closed last evening on Broadway, but at that performance the producers announced that they would move the show to off-Broadway at New World Stage.
Genius!
The show is losing attendance and cannot make the nut it needs to run on Broadway. But it is a more off-Broadway show anyway, and after 6 years and recouping, it has such a reputation that it can move to off-Broadway. Variety reported it is the first Broadway show to transfer to off-Broadway.
I personally think this is a great move. They have the sets, costumes, and puppets and have recouped the cost, so why not keep it running! My hats are off to the producers, and may they have a long run off-Broadway.
One thing I try to do every morning as I wake is check out the news. I click the TV on CNN and listen to what is going on in the world, and then, when I get out my computer to check my email, I check three sites.
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I read the headlines and some of the stories so that I know what is going on in the theatre world. This comes in handy more than you know. Nothing is more embarrassing than being in a meeting with the leadership of your company when they are discussing the latest show to open in New York and you have no idea what they are talking about.
Also, this knowledge could come in handy if you are with someone you want to impress; you can bring up something new that happened that day and be knowledgeable enough to discuss it with him. With today’s web-enabled phones, it is becoming too easy to have this information.
Avenue Q closed last evening on Broadway, but at that performance the producers announced that they would move the show to off-Broadway at New World Stage.
