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NEWS: High Fidelity, Low Return

Rahodeb

Los Angeles, CA

March 2006

DEC 13, 2006 01:11 PM

CELEB: Nick Hornby Has High Fidelity, Low Return

Only 11 days after opening on Broadway, the stage version of Nick Hornby's novel-turned-movie High Fidelity has been cancelled.

The show opened to poor reviews on December 7 and will end its run at the Imperial Theater on December 17, the producers said in a statement on Tuesday. It began previews on November 20 and will conclude having played 18 preview performances and 14 regular performances.

High Fidelity is the second ill-conceived Broadway musical to flop recently. Last month The Times They Are A-Changin' was yanked after less than a month.

Sources (read: the voices in my head) state that Bob Dylan has sent a letter of sympathy to Hornby, along with a top-five mix tape.

The track listing is:

"It Hurts Me Too"
"Dignity"
"Stage Fright"
"Ain't A-Gonna Grieve"
"Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"

Perhaps the Queen musical will fare better when it arrives in North America next year.

Trevallion

Murfreesboro, TN

February 2004

DEC 13, 2006 05:10 PM

YES! Sweet revenge. That'll teach 'em to sully High Fidelity.

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA

July 2004

DEC 13, 2006 05:25 PM

Trevallion said:
YES! Sweet revenge. That'll teach 'em to sully High Fidelity.

Yes. Fuck them right in their goddamned collective ear.

Also, I've heard the Queen musical is quite good.

TomG

San Diego, CA

October 2005

DEC 13, 2006 05:31 PM

Subrosa said:
Also, I've heard the Queen musical is quite good.

Too easy.

jimmy_the_worm

San Diego, CA

July 2006

DEC 13, 2006 05:43 PM

Who woulda thought boring indie-rock twats wouldn't go over on Broadway?

madreindeer

New York, NY

January 2005

DEC 13, 2006 05:49 PM

Funny enough, I caught this show opening weekend. I went because I had free tickets. "High Fidelity" is one of my favorite books of all time but I wasn't crazy about the movie and figured this would be worse. Fortunately, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting and there were a few decent tunes. It was also packed, which is why I'm surprised it closed so quickly. I think the losers in all of this are the performers, who do a hell of a job and are now out of work.

LastSerenade

Bensalem, PA

November 2003

DEC 13, 2006 06:16 PM

isn't the Queen musical already in Vegas???

AcidEvangelist

Minneapolis, MN

March 2004

DEC 13, 2006 07:35 PM

Trevallion said:
YES! Sweet revenge. That'll teach 'em to sully High Fidelity.

Yes. Fuck them right in their goddamned collective ear.

Also, I've heard the Queen musical is quite good.

Let's hope Paul Rodgers has nothing to do with it.

Sean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

DEC 13, 2006 10:39 PM

this article was great, i love dylans top five

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NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

DEC 13, 2006 10:42 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No but really I feel bad for Hornby, and for the actors. But seriously guys, it wasn't mean to be.

pmonkeyEsquire

I'm lost

May 2004

DEC 15, 2006 12:51 PM

Meanwhile "Movin' Out" continues to butts in the seats!!!

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NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

DEC 15, 2006 06:09 PM

pmonkeyEsquire said:
Meanwhile "Movin' Out" continues to butts in the seats!!!

Never try to argue with a crazy mama(-mamamama). You ought to know by now!

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA

July 2004

DEC 15, 2006 06:17 PM

pmonkeyEsquire said:
Meanwhile "Movin' Out" continues to butts in the seats!!!

I saw that. It sucked.

illstabyou

Brooklyn, NY

March 2004

DEC 15, 2006 08:02 PM

I will admit that I did enjoy the book when I read it way too long ago, Nick Hornby's a good writer. At the same time, I can't imagine a musical adaptation of a guy who sits around doing nothing in a record store most of the day being even remotely interesting.