Deep Throat's Abrupt Closing

It's never good when a production has to close unexpectedly due to horrible reviews or low ticket sales.  But when circumstances beyond your control bring about the demise of a show, it just SUCKS!  That's how I'm feeling today regarding the news of the unexpected closing of The Deep Throat Sex Scandal due to a landlord-tenant dispute with the theater.  Read the Broadway World article here.

This is just another way to show that those of us involved in this business must either really love it or be nuts!  I'm guessing it's a combination of both.  We go through so much just to get cast in a show but once that happens, there's always the chance that the producers will decide to go another direction and replace you OR that the production will be cancelled before it even gets to opening.  It can be such a hateful and unforgiving business at times but, for those involved there's nothing else we'd rather be doing.   

My heart goes out to the people involved with DTSS because I personally know some of the people on the production team. The show had JUST had its official opening this past Sunday and had only played two regular performances. This business is hard and shows close all the time but, not usually because the performance space has been seized by the bank.  

So here's hoping that everyone involved in the show will find something new to fall into quickly and that the show itself (which I thought was fun, if not great) will find its legs in another space sometime in the future.  I know they're all professionals and know that this is the nature of our, sometimes cruel, business.  But for today, it sucks!

Until next time...