Tonight's The Night to Close in London
by Broadway Staff • Jun 4, 2004
The big-budget West End musical, Tonight's The Night, which features the songs of Rod Stewart, will close this fall after less than a year of performances, according to The Daily Mail. No exact closing date has been set for the tuner, but it is currently booking through October 2.
Tonight's The Night, which features a book by Ben Elton, centers on Stu Roderick, a quiet, shy guy, so hung up and tongue-tied that he cannot even find the courage to declare his love to Mary, the sweet, wholesome girl of his dreams. One night, alone and desperate, Stu reflects that if he could only be more like his idol Rod Stewart then Mary would surely be his and for that, Stu would sell his very soul. Soon an agent of Satan turns up ready to make a deal.
Tonight's The Night, which features a book by Ben Elton, centers on Stu Roderick, a quiet, shy guy, so hung up and tongue-tied that he cannot even find the courage to declare his love to Mary, the sweet, wholesome girl of his dreams. One night, alone and desperate, Stu reflects that if he could only be more like his idol Rod Stewart then Mary would surely be his and for that, Stu would sell his very soul. Soon an agent of Satan turns up ready to make a deal.
The musical, directed by Elton, opened at the Victoria Palace on November 7, 2003 to mostly negative reviews. Matt Wolf of Variety wrote of the show: "Those curious about the sort of rock back-catalog musical one could write on the back of a napkin should pay a visit to Tonight's the Night, the latest in a predominantly British genre of rapidly diminishing returns, except where it matters most--the box office."
Reportedly, Billy Elliot - The Musical, which premieres at the Newcastle Opera House on November 29, will be the next tenant at the Victoria Palace. It is expected to begin performances in the prime West End house in March.