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Rosie Sheds Tears As 'Taboo' Goes Dark
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Posted on 02/09/2004 4:43:51 PM PST by GulliverSwift
Rosie Sheds Tears As 'Taboo' Goes Dark
Show Closes After Dismal Ticket Sales, Reviews
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POSTED: 1:24 PM EST February 9, 2004
UPDATED: 2:08 PM EST February 9, 2004
Rosie O'Donnell wiped tears away from her face minutes after the final performance of the Broadway musical "Taboo" over the weekend.
The $10 million production was funded entirely by O'Donnell. It told the story of gender-bending pop star Boy George, but folded after three months of mediocre ticket sales and negative reviews.
Fans shouted "Thank you, Rosie!" and held playbills and posters for her to sign.
The former talk show host vowed that someday the show would return.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fatty; lesbian; porky; taboo; thearts
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No, Rosie, don't cry! You'll give in to the fascist male chauvanist pigs! Show them you don't cry like a helpless housewife!
It told the story of gender-bending pop star Boy George, but folded after three months of mediocre ticket sales
All the liberal freaks may make a fuss and rave about it, and although they make a lot of noise and get lots of media attention, they still are few in number.
To: GulliverSwift
"There's on crying on BROADWAY!!!"
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:45:37 PM PST
by
LisaMalia
(Buckeye Fan since birth!!)
To: LisaMalia
^NO
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:45:52 PM PST
by
LisaMalia
(Buckeye Fan since birth!!)
To: GulliverSwift
Rosie's an idiot. Boy George is an idiot.
To: GulliverSwift
You know, if this piece of pop culture sewage couldn't make it in one of the epicenters of societal freakishness, it must have really sucked (no pun intended).
To: GulliverSwift
It told the story of gender-bending pop star Boy GeorgeWhat's to tell? Sissy-boy wears dresses and sings like Michael Bolton's sister while getting hooked on heroin. Is this more than a one-act play?
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:49:59 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I got my 401(k) statement - Up 28.02% in 2003 - Thanks to tax cuts and the Bush recovery)
To: GulliverSwift
TaBOO-HOO...And broke, too
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:51:25 PM PST
by
FreedomFarmer
(WARNING: Exceeds RDA of Acerbic Acid!)
To: All
Rosie is a cry baby!! Ring around the Rosie! All fall down!
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:52:54 PM PST
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: GulliverSwift
There's a Krispy Kreme donut for every broken heart on Broadway. (A case or two in Rosie's case).
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:55:02 PM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(Making hasenfeffer out of bunnyrabbits since 1980)
To: GulliverSwift
Chin up, Rosie. You could always try starting a magazine.
To: Viking2002
I hear the next remake of the "Producers" will substitute "Springtime for Hitler" with "Taboo".
In a departure from the orignal, Bialystock and Bloom will walk away millionaires after the play closes during the second act.
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:56:15 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(JIHADISTS FOR KERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: GulliverSwift
First Rosie, then on to Oprah; You know its Oprah's birthday January through March???
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:57:08 PM PST
by
Porterville
(Traitors against God, country, family, and benefactors lament their sins in the deepest part of hell)
To: GulliverSwift
If I lost ten million dollars I would cry too.
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:57:36 PM PST
by
sgtbono2002
(I aint wrong, I aint sorry , and I am probably going to do it again.)
To: Leroy S. Mort
You mean "chins up," don't you?
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:58:36 PM PST
by
GulliverSwift
(Saddam's WMD were sold/hidden while we were bogged down at the UN.)
To: sgtbono2002
But the reason why she was crying was because she had to skip a few meals to finance it.
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posted on
02/09/2004 4:59:23 PM PST
by
GulliverSwift
(Saddam's WMD were sold/hidden while we were bogged down at the UN.)
To: GulliverSwift
Perfect example of someone with more money than brains.
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posted on
02/09/2004 5:03:06 PM PST
by
LADY J
To: GulliverSwift
GFR!
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posted on
02/09/2004 5:03:12 PM PST
by
blackdog
(Democrat Party? Democratic Party? Democrat Candidate? Democratic Candidate? Wassup wit dat?)
To: GulliverSwift
The former talk show host vowed that someday the show would return. Good, hope you blow another $10 million. The less money you have, the less chance "show bidness" people will pay any attention to you.
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posted on
02/09/2004 5:04:15 PM PST
by
hattend
To: GulliverSwift
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posted on
02/09/2004 5:07:12 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
To: GulliverSwift
Funny stuff though! The thought that Janet Jackson's nipple stretching apparatus and boob drew more audience in one second than Rosie's dopey exploit drew in six months.
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posted on
02/09/2004 5:07:21 PM PST
by
blackdog
(Democrat Party? Democratic Party? Democrat Candidate? Democratic Candidate? Wassup wit dat?)
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