Cry-Baby announced pretty quickly it would close. And close it did this afternoon. It really is a shame, you know-- It had a prime spot on the Tonys as the first to perform (after the extremely relevant and important Lion King number, sarcasm intended), I think it performed less than 20 minutes in. The number was ok-- not great, maybe not even good-- but seemed like it would be enough to buy some time through tourist season. Apparently not.
And A Catered Affair announced that it will be closing in July. An even bigger shame. I almost wish this show had found an intimate off-Broadway house that would really support a longer run without as much overhead as a Broadway house. Actors like Faith Prince and Leslie Kritzer deserve to be working in solid shows.Guys and Dolls was the first Broadway show I ever saw.
(The revival, not the original. I'm not that old.)
I don't remember a whole lot about it-- I remember Nathan Lane, I remember little stage business things here and there. I remember I saw Tom Wopat (also soon to be unemployed when Catered Affair closes) as Sky because Peter Gallagher had already left. But most of all, I remember Faith Prince. I remember thinking she was the coolest, funniest lady I had seen in real life-- second to Carol Burnett who I had seen only on TV.
Please find another job on Broadway for Faith Prince. Soon.
And lastly, Harvey Fierstein is, above all else, a talented and eccentric man who seems to want nothing else than to celebrate the old style of Broadway through shows with solid, character driven stories. He is, by all accounts, the kind of Broadway star that we should celebrate-- his work ethic is well-known, he loves to surround himself with talented co-stars both well-known and should-be-well-known. Catered Affair seems to have been a great labor of love for him, and its all a big fat shame.
All of that being said, again, its a very interesting season when only two shows close after the Tony Awards. Let us hope that these are the only two to go.
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