Another concert canceled due to poor ticket sales this time its the Apollo in Harlem. Shame as Mary was talking about her gown book.
Another concert canceled due to poor ticket sales this time its the Apollo in Harlem. Shame as Mary was talking about her gown book.
Well she’s used to this
I had thought this evening of laughter, music and joy [[as it was advertised) would proceed. Between the venue, the connection to WQXR/WNYC, the popularity of Terrance McKnight and the link to Diana Ross and the Supremes I was sure at least the floor seats could be occupied.
It's only a blip - Mary has never been in such demand before and her fan base is stronger than ever! x
Is there a link or something stating the event was cancelled due to poor ticket sales?
Love or loathe her what is really sad is that people take pleasure out of a cancellation of a show of a 75 year old woman.
A show that some people would have purchased tickets for and wanted to see.
there obviously is a demand for her as DWTS booked her , she’s just published a new book, regularly tours Europe either solo, as a support act or part of a ensemble....
I think it was a scheduling conflict did she have t dance wts on t 16th and would she have t fly to NY for t apollo event on t 17th. Could t dwts event get booked after t apollo event was scheduled. I bought a ticket so did my friends rashawn and Kevin. And I have my book which I was taking to t apollo for Mary t sign a friend went to t apollo Tuesday and was told there r no more tickets. Let Mary have her moments in t sun she's earned it.
That's right Fran. It was a scheduling conflict. Mary was booked to appear at the Apollo in advance of being chosen to appear on Dancing With the Stars. Didn't Mary have a similar engagement at the Apollo in 2017? She'll just have to re-schedule this visit for a later date.
I'm 20 minutes from The Apollo and I was not aware that she was scheduled to appear there. If I had known I would have purchased a ticket. I'm sure that part of the problem was poor advertising. I did not see any ads at all.
Here's the event she did at the Apollo in September 2017:
https://www.insideaccess.com/mary-wilson-2017/
Ignore him REYnoldo he is nothing but a smart assed D.
She has a book signing event here in NY Metro area the following day. Will that be cancelled too?
Well, up until yesterday, Mary was still expected to appear at the book signing according to their website, where she was still listed. But today, the site is listing her appearance as cancelled, although they do have some signed copies.
Yet, in a video here posted here this week by Marv, Mary was still saying in an interview that she will fly to NY area next week for a book signing event. Hours later, the book store site lists it as cancelled. I don’t know who manages Mary’s bookings, but they could do a better job. Mary accepting a better paying gig at the last minute is good, but don’t leave prior commitments hanging til the last minute. Mary has known for a few weeks about her new commitment to DWTS
It is believable that the Apollo did not cancel the show because of slow ticket sales, but that Mary asked to be released from the commitment in order to take the DWTS gig which could be worth up to $ 300,000 to her, much more that she makes on the oldies circuit. Perhaps it was mutual as it benefitted both the Apollo and Mary. Who can blame Mary for wanting to opt for the better-paying gig and perhaps the Apollo was relieved when they saw the slow ticket sales. Turns into a win win. And although I am not a fan of DWTS, I did watch it yesterday in FF speed til Mary was on. It was fun to watch her. I also couldn’t help to also fast forward to Sean Spicer to watch him. That was sad.
This was on the book store's site today. Up until yesterday, she was still going to appear there
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen scheduling circumstances however, we do have signed copies!
Mary Wilson
One of the Founding member of THE SUPREMES, Mary Wilson, will sign her new book:
Supreme Glamour
If I were Mary, I would cancel everything until after her run on "DWTS". She can do the book signings later. This publicity is going to have a huge positive impact on her book sales.
Mu guess is that the publisher will not be lovin' this latest Cancellation Mishap, but perhaps the signing will be rescheduled. She does draw a decent crowd at signings.
I've had one experience where I actually got to the venue for a show [[Cissy Houston) only to find it it had been canceled due to poor ticket sales and refunds would be issued by mail if we would surrender our tickets and leave our addresses. Eventually I did get the refund.
Another time, however, I went to a show where the two headline acts [[Carla Thomas and Sam & Dave) did not show up at all and were replaced by The Delfonics, but this was not announced until the opening acts had finished their sets. One of the opening acts was billed as Honey Cone but in actuality was a bogus group who called themselves "The Honeycombs," but in the ads for the show the erroneous name was displayed. After the show I contacted the Better Business Bureau and the Office of Consumer Affairs to see how I could get a refund from the promoter, and was told there was virtually no way that would ever happen. I see that this sort of thing is still going on. There's no excuse for it.
Uh uh, no they did not know. The day or two before Jones Beach was cancelled, that show played MSG [[Madison Square Garden) in the city. For weeks on Long Island there was a "silent" campaign going on against that show and that tour! LOL! By the time it came to New York, the folks out on Long Island had decided that Diana Ross could go pound salt!
Call the credit card company and protest. Sometimes that works.
On Mary's website, there is a schedule showing Mary doing DWTS this past Monday, then she is in NY area doing book signings and an appearance at a Niagara Falls casino. She is booked the entire week on the East Coast and then the schedule shows her going to the west coast this weekend to do DWTSS on Monday. So when would she rehearse?
https://www.marywilson.com/schedule
I think it took a week's rehearsal for Mary to realize that she has to be one hundred percent devoted to this if she expects to do well and it was only then that she realized that she couldn't keep these commitments.
DWTS is s good gig for her. She is performing [[although not singing) in front of a national audience, something that she has not had for some time
Her gig at Senaca is 99% sold out and I’m sure she’ll play it.
I live in a small city in Canada. I only saw Aretha Franklin once near Minneapolis [[6 hr dive for me) outside venue, and she was awful. She exuded a didn't want to be there attitude, didn't take off her coat, did a perfunctory phone in performance. However, she did show up on time. After that when she was headlining, Jazz Festivals in Montreal or Toronto, I wouldn't go, she was cancelling more than she was performing.
Diana Ross I travel for and she is a sure thing and gives more than 100%. Saw her this year in Las Vegas and in Toronto.
I have seen Martha Reeves and Ronnie Spector in a small club in Minneapolis, which is a 7 hr drive, and they were professional and the audience had a great time. Me too!
I would see Mary Wilson if she ventured close to me, I know she comes from the stock of appreciating her fans and putting on a good show. She would do well in this Minneapolis venue.
People fly and rent hotel rooms to see entertainers they like, so it's a big expense, not just gas money.
Last edited by drlorne; 09-19-2019 at 09:30 PM.
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