JoJo appears blindsided after Broadway show cancelled 2 days before her debut

[TaylorSwift 161,251]

JoJo appears to have been blindsided by the news that Broadway’s Chess is going to close in June, just two days before she was scheduled to join the cast.

The 35-year-old “Too Little, Too Late” singer was previously announced as the next Florence Vassy in the acclaimed musical, replacing Lea Michele after her final performance on June 21.

JoJo‘s casting was announced back in March and she was hyping up her Broadway return just one day ago on Instagram. On Monday (May 25), she shared footage from playing the Forever Mine Festival in Chicago, which she said was her “last show before I go into Chess. Very different worlds that I’m so lucky I get to inhabit.”

Now, after the news of her planned Broadway return being canceled, JoJo is speaking out.

 

 

 

[Bronco 23,337]

I thought Chess was popular, Broadway is really struggling atm. 

[Ladle Ghoulash 49,942]

1 minute ago, Bronco said:

I thought Chess was popular, Broadway is really struggling atm. 

Having the same problem as the concert industry, but with an increasingly shrinking target demographic. Economy is in the shitter, Broadway is niche, but ticket prices are still exorbitantly high. 

[Bronco 23,337]

2 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Having the same problem as the concert industry, but with an increasingly shrinking target demographic. Economy is in the shitter, Broadway is niche, but ticket prices are still exorbitantly high. 

Its interesting because the West End is doing significantly better and its not even like its tickets aren't high (although it does vary by show). 
Like Cabaret was forced to close on Broadway because of high running costs & falling sales, yet the West End production is going from strength to strength and still regularly selling out. 

[holy scheisse 22,880]

I feel like her whole career has been a series of unfortunate events lol 

[PartySick 172,054]

8 minutes ago, Bronco said:

I thought Chess was popular, Broadway is really struggling atm. 

I've been using Duolingo to get better at it lately. I've been smoking randos online but I can't get my ELO above 900

[Ladle Ghoulash 49,942]

1 minute ago, PartySick said:

I've been using Duolingo to get better at it lately. I've been smoking randos online but I can't get my ELO above 900

The way this comment made my head spin until I remembered that they offer chess on Duolingo 

[Bronco 23,337]

I still can't get over the fact that people don't want to pay to see Aaron Tevit
 

[REALITY 80,011]

Why did I think this was gonna be about Jojo Siwa?

[JohnPokerface 409]

1 minute ago, REALITY said:

Why did I think this was gonna be about Jojo Siwa?

same, I was like no wonder they decided to cancel before she set her foot on that stage 

[loveandpeace 1,374]

jojo siwa the only jojo we care about 

[loveandpeace 1,374]

2 hours ago, JohnPokerface said:

same, I was like no wonder they decided to cancel before she set her foot on that stage 

 

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,394]

It's not a very good show so I understand why they're closing, but to do it so quickly after hiring performers and making them put in that work for nothing is disgusting. Poor Jojo. 

This trend needs to stop and we need a Broadway overhaul.